The Gill Athletics Track and Field Connections Podcast

Tomorrow night, December 12th 2022 at 6pm CENTRAL, we're going LIVE on YouTube to do our first ever LIVE taping of the Gill Connections podcast! There's two ways you can participate. If you are in Denver, show up to the Gill Athletics booth at 5pm local time. We'll sit down with every coach, Dir of Ops, athletic director, timer, that wants to and do 5-ish minute fun interviews in front of a live audience on YouTube!

If you aren't in Denver, you can still participate by watching, commenting, giving us questions on the live taping on YouTube. Join us at the link below at 6pm Central time. We'll have all the coaches lined up with some fun surprising questions. Let's have some fun!

YouTube Live Link: https://youtu.be/6KFGtH8l5TU

December 12th, 2022

4pm West Coast

Going thru the intricacies of the transfer portal with the tiles as we get ready for the new legislation to have an effect on moves in the coming year.  But what then?  What do we think the SAs need to be considering as they prepare to make the leap of "faith" to find their better pasture.  Lastly, let's talk about where the biggest gap of them all is...click on the link to find out what we close out the topics with!  See ya in a few!

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Can a distance coach become a successful sprints/jumps coach? Can an athlete who only runs one year of college cross country (because of poor grades) become a successful high school and collegiate coach? We explore these questions and more as we sit down with Connor Green to learn his journey in this great profession. Find out how he turned the trials and tribulations of working to become a History teach into an Exercise Science degree that was used to break nearly 60 high school records and now coach athletes to the NCAA regional meet. So thankful for Connor's candor and authenticity as we received many valuable lessons from his career up to this point. ENJOY!

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It's that time of the week!  As promised, Sir Lucious gets his 5 minutes of college FB recap...don't fret, I was on alert for muting Clyde.  Though, he was well-mannered and didn't need to be muted!  As the nominations have been released, the tiles reflect on the most improved athlete for 2022.  We wrap up the convo with a little reflection of professional development.    We hope you all travel safe as we go into a holiday break!  Enjoy the time with those who you are surrounded by and care about.

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Do you remember when the coaching 'bug' bit you? Today we learn the journey of Village Tech School's Athletic Director/Head Track & XC Coach Ben Nicholas and how a fluke college assignment at a local high school turned into a career he'd never have guessed. We're grateful Ben had 'a miserable time' as a radio reporter/DJ as that led him to continue to pursue, to run after, a career in coaching. This passion allows him to build the Village Tech program up from scratch and culminated this year in a District XC championship, the school's first ever.  But first, we jump into the ocean and learn the background of the program's unique mascot, the Viper Squids!

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Happy Athletics LLC day!  Lot's to unfold this week in conversations...NFL and the hiring tactics, college football, and recruiting from the seats of the panel.  So buckle up and listen in...

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Join us today as we welcome a great guest with a great journey. We explore Joel's story from his 20/4 college degree program, his many years as a high school coach, and now his time at UNC-Asheville. We get into some really good conversations centered around being a coach who doesn't have college athletic experience, can a high school coach learn to recruit as a college coach, and leadership styles.

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We always say that there are so many good pieces for everyone to take away from each of the episodes but this one FOR SURE has at least one piece for all to walk away with.  I'm not even going to lead into any of it besides that fact that Kara Winger spends time with the tiles!

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On this episode we sit down with the new Director of Track and Field at The Ohio State University to discuss her journey. What starts out as an undergraduate athletic career as a Buckeye has come full circle in her new position. Along the way, Rosalind has worked as an Intern Coach at Auburn University, an assistant coach at her alma mater, and the head coach of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Her story is one of leadership, mentors, support systems, and determination. We get into important topics around being a mom as a full time track and field coach as well as how to prepare for your first head coaching interview. Tons of value packed into today's podcast, there's something for everyone to learn from.

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Hope everyone has enjoyed their week!  The tiles wanted to get back to the basics and give the audience their two cents regarding a few topics that keep popping up recently.  This is one for those who are looking for some growth, personally and professionally, might want to check out.  See you in a few!

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