Excited to tell you about a FREE online Track and Field clinic starting tomorrow December 12th and continuing all day on December 13th.

Our friends at Glazier Clinics have set up a fantastic clinic for ALL EVENTS absolutely FREE. Tell a friend and make sure no one gets left out of this valuable Coaching Education opportunity.

Go online HERE to register for the event. That's all you have to do, then look at the amazing schedule featuring MANY Gill Connections Podcast alums.

Every year at the USTFCCCA Convention, we do a LIVE taping of the Gill Connections podcast. Leading up to this year's LIVE taping on December 15th, we'll be showcasing last year's interviews.

Look for information on where we'll be hosting this year's event, as we typically host on YouTube LIVE but are also looking at potentially adding Twitch to the mix.

Check out the new Twitch.tv Gill Athletics channel in the meantime and we'll see you on December 15th!

Every year at the USTFCCCA Convention, we do a LIVE taping of the Gill Connections podcast. Leading up to this year's LIVE taping on December 15th, we'll be showcasing last year's interviews.

Look for information on where we'll be hosting this year's event, as we typically host on YouTube LIVE but are also looking at potentially adding Twitch to the mix.

Check out the new Twitch.tv Gill Athletics channel in the meantime and we'll see you on December 15th!

Katie Follett is a National Champion in the USATF Road Mile and a World Indoor Finalist at 3000m. She competed as a pro for 13 years. Now she's giving back to the sport in many ways including serving as a Mental Skills Coach and more. Just as the indoor season heats up, she shares how to build a strong, healthy mindset to excel in competition. This is part four of a five-part series on mental resilience that Katie will present here.

If you've got a topic to share, contact David Mitchell to learn more.

🏆 From small-town Alabama to the USTFCCCA Boys National Coach of the Year, Richard Anderson’s journey is anything but ordinary.

In this episode, Coach Anderson shares:

🏃 His unlikely path into track & field after years as a football and baseball coach

🏗️ Starting a program from scratch with no facilities—just painted lines, dug holes, and pure determination

🤝 Building culture at a 265-athlete program where distance runners, throwers, jumpers, and sprinters learn to support each other

🥈 The sting of four straight runner-up finishes—and the joy of finally breaking through to a state championship in 2025

📚 How coaching education and mentorship shaped his evolution from “football coach who did track” to “track coach, period”

💬 “If you don’t have joy in what you’re doing, don’t do it. That’s what I tell my staff, that’s what I tell my kids, and that’s what I remind myself every single season.” – Richard Anderson

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Every year at the USTFCCCA Convention, we do a LIVE taping of the Gill Connections podcast. Leading up to this year's LIVE taping on December 15th, we'll be showcasing last year's interviews.

Look for information on where we'll be hosting this year's event, as we typically host on YouTube LIVE but are also looking at potentially adding Twitch to the mix.

Check out the new Twitch.tv Gill Athletics channel in the meantime and we'll see you on December 15th!

Every year at the USTFCCCA Convention, we do a LIVE taping of the Gill Connections podcast. Leading up to this year's LIVE taping on December 15th, we'll be showcasing last year's interviews.

Look for information on where we'll be hosting this year's event, as we typically host on YouTube LIVE but are also looking at potentially adding Twitch to the mix.

Check out the new Twitch.tv Gill Athletics channel in the meantime and we'll see you on December 15th!

Every year at the USTFCCCA Convention, we do a LIVE taping of the Gill Connections podcast. Leading up to this year's LIVE taping on December 15th, we'll be showcasing last year's interviews.

Look for information on where we'll be hosting this year's event, as we typically host on YouTube LIVE but are also looking at potentially adding Twitch to the mix.

Check out the new Twitch.tv Gill Athletics channel in the meantime and we'll see you on December 15th!