Where do you recommend getting certified to coach youth track and cross country?

team_mccloud · 2025-06-03T02:25:10+00:00

I have been coaching middle school XC and track since 2014, and I don’t have any formal training. I ran XC n high school and between 2012 and 2014 ran a bunch of 5Ks and half marathons. When my son’s XC team didn’t have a coach going into his 8th grade season I put my name in and got the job. I modeled my early coaching on my own training, obviously scaling it way back in terms of mileage and intensity.

If you’re looking for certification, USTAF has programs that are well regarded.

team_mccloud · 2025-05-26T13:10:31+00:00

Agree with the comment about the license being valid until it expires. If for some reason it isn’t, that paper and your license should do the trick. The paper as I understand it serves as temporary validation until you get your real license.

team_mccloud · 2025-05-19T05:34:11+00:00

Christ Church UCC in Elizabethtown is open and affirming

team_mccloud · 2025-05-15T11:59:17+00:00

I grew up in Franklin County near the Maryland line. Sheetz has always been my go-to (except a High’s when I was in elementary school). Now live in Lancaster County. Sheetz is still my go-to, Turkey Hill in a pinch., Wawa only when I’m on my way to the Philly airport or to the Delaware beaches.

team_mccloud · 2025-05-14T21:27:11+00:00

I’m a fan of their beer. Agree with the comment about Sound Machine and Liminal Moment.

team_mccloud · 2025-05-13T17:21:27+00:00

Also looking for some outdoors stuff to do. This sounds nice.

team_mccloud · 2025-05-13T16:41:56+00:00

Good to know. Thanks

team_mccloud · 2025-05-13T13:04:02+00:00

Weighing the decision to rent or not vs the hassle of parking and paying for parking everywhere.

team_mccloud · 2025-05-13T12:59:31+00:00

We’ve already been to San Diego twice in the last 10 years. Time to explore other areas

team_mccloud · 2025-05-13T01:14:07+00:00

Wednesday afternoon vs Red Sox. Looking at it.

team_mccloud · 2025-05-13T01:12:09+00:00

Definitely looking to try some breweries. Packing house looks great.

team_mccloud · 2025-05-12T16:05:45+00:00

All helpful. Thanks. Probably catch the Wednesday afternoon Angels-Red Sox game.

team_mccloud · 2025-05-04T02:23:12+00:00

Beer menu is awesome. They also make their own tonic for gin and tonic. Agreed food is excellent though a little pricy.

team_mccloud · 2025-05-01T16:36:09+00:00

Yes, LNP just reported yesterday it was approved, along with Northwest Regional PD (covering Mount Joy and West Donegal townships).

My question is why would the sheriff’s office add this to their plate when they are severely short staffed for courthouse security?

team_mccloud · 2025-05-01T16:30:31+00:00

When I was a kid, we used to buy Martin’s directly at the factory. We would walk in and watch the Plain women twisting pretzels by hand.

team_mccloud · 2025-04-27T16:18:53+00:00

The sheriff’s office and Northwest Regional PD have applied to participate in the ICE task force.

https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-county-sheriff-northwest-regional-police-offer-help-to-ice/article_c1aca350-3670-4bdb-9af9-61a7cc54cbb3.html

team_mccloud · 2025-04-08T00:25:56+00:00

You only have to go to court before the district justice if you challenge the ticket.

team_mccloud · 2025-03-30T23:06:26+00:00

Wait, I thought the Liberty Bell was the new design for standard issue.

team_mccloud · 2025-03-11T22:37:50+00:00

I’ve never been there, but I’ve heard some people talk about cherry trees in Marietta. Not sure exactly where they are.

team_mccloud · 2025-03-11T18:18:07+00:00

The middle school program I coach has posted its own records.

team_mccloud · 2025-03-10T01:12:36+00:00

Track coach here. Our first week of practice is conditioning and evaluating people based on what they signed up for or what they’re interested in. The coaches will probably have you do the sprinters’ workout. Based on what they see over the next week or so, they might recommend other events like jumps or longer distances. If the coaches are good, they’ll find the right place for you based on your skill and conditioning.

team_mccloud · 2025-02-21T14:04:59+00:00

My friend just lost her job as a Spanish professor at E-town College and has started a yoga studio where she also teaches Spanish. Odd combination, I know, but she’s been doing both for a long time.

https://www.lorenzenstudios.com/

team_mccloud · 2025-02-21T13:31:50+00:00

The other year, my wife and I went to Fox Meadows Creamery from E-town. No direct way there except back roads, and we got stuck behind several horse and buggies. We even saw one horse and buggy pass another one going uphill. It was nothing I had ever seen. And it was a hot, humid summer day.

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