The Gill Athletics Track and Field Connections Podcast
Unlock the world of track & field coaching with The Gill Connections Podcast! Host Mike Cunningham brings you inspiring stories, real conversations, and coaching insights from leaders at every level. Discover a new coach's interview every Monday. Plus, don’t miss the Ted Talks of track/field podcasts with our NEW Gill1918 Project episodes Tuesday-Sunday — short, powerful lessons from top coaches to help you grow on and off the track.
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 75 minutes
- Episodes
- 719
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
#35: Scott Richardson-Auburn University
This episode we talk with Auburn assistant coach in charge of vertical jumps and combined events Scott Richardson. We explore his coaching career through Eastern Kentucky, West Point, on to Auburn fo…
01:31:52 |
Wed 13 May 2020
BONUS: Considerations When Planning a Track Renovation an ASBA presentation to NIAAA
In today's bonus episode, we bring you a webinar put on by the American Sports Builders Association (ASBA) to the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA). While this was …
01:27:53 |
Mon 11 May 2020
#34: JJ Downs-Center Hill (Miss.) High School
JJ is the head coach of a small high school in the state of Mississippi that won their first ever state championship team title in 2018. In this episode we'll explore JJ's college coaching roots, why…
01:50:49 |
Fri 08 May 2020
#33: Blake Boldon-Franklin P. Johnson Director of the Drake Relays
Blake has been a state champion, college conference champion, sub-4 minute miler, college coach, and so much more. In today's episode, we learn how Blake got into track and field, his journey to a Ha…
01:40:09 |
Mon 04 May 2020
BONUS: Virtual DIII Coaches Panel from April 30th, 2020
Originally airing 4/30/20 live on the USTFCCCA's Facebook page, Emma Delira of Pomona-Pitzer, Kari Kluckhohn of North Central College, Katie Wagner of UW-La Crosse, Kenneth Cox of Birmingham-Southern…
01:22:39 |
Fri 01 May 2020
#32: Joe Frontier-Madison Throws Club
Joe does it all for the throwing world. Throws coach at James Madison Memorial High School, director/coach/co-founder of the Madison Throws Club and host of the 'throw BIG throw FAR podcast', there i…
01:27:54 |
Thu 30 Apr 2020
BONUS: Gary Aldrich-Carnegie Mellon...'Virtual Throws Conference' Episode #1 presented by MF Athletics
MF Athletics and the National Throws Coaches Association (NTCA) present a Virtual Throws Conference featuring Gary Aldrich. Gary is the head coach (and throws coach) at Carnegie Mellon University as …
01:22:51 |
Wed 29 Apr 2020
BONUS: Tim Glover-'Through The Point' podcast episode 8
Today we bring you an awesome episode of the world's number one (and only) javelin podcast 'Through The Point'. Hosted by Scott Fuchs, he brings you javelin throwers from around the country. In epis…
01:09:14 |
Wed 29 Apr 2020
#31: Todd Gongwer-Author of 'Lead...for God's Sake!'
Todd was the keynote speaker at the 2018 USTFCCCA Convention in Orlando. For nearly thirty years, Todd has built his expertise in leadership and team dynamics by serving in a variety of senior level …
00:47:55 |
Mon 27 Apr 2020
#30: Mike 'Mouse' Holloway-Univ of Florida
The Evolution of Mike 'Mouse' Holloway - From Buchholz HS to the University of Florida and Beyond
In this captivating episode of the Connections Podcast, host Mike Cunningham sits down with the reno…
00:57:36 |
Wed 22 Apr 2020
#29: Peter John L. Thompson-Spirit of Oregon
A real pioneer in athletics coaching and coaching education, Peter Thompson joins us today to discuss his roots from Europe to Eugene. We had a great time discussing the club system in Europe and how…
01:11:59 |
Mon 20 Apr 2020
BONUS: DIII CC Coaches Panel from April 16th, 2020
Originally airing 4/16/20 live on USTFCCCA's Facebook page, Bobby Van Allen of Johns Hopkins, Matthew Barreau of Lewis & Clark, Jordan Carpenter of Pomona-Pitzer, Dan Moore of SUNY Geneseo and Jeff S…
01:16:40 |
Sat 18 Apr 2020
#28: Nickolas Davis and Derek Stanley-Univ of Wisconsin-La Crosse
With the 2020 track season cancelled due to COVID19, Nick, Derek,and the entire UW-LAX program created a virtual dual track meet with their rivals at UW-Stevens Point. They join us today to talk abou…
01:05:48 |
Fri 17 Apr 2020
#27: Harry Marra (p.3)-Story Time! The Eatons, world records and Olympic medals
In the conclusion of this wonderful three part series with Harry Marra, we talk about the magical time of coaching Olympic medalist Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen-Eaton. We pick up where part 1 (ep…
02:11:06 |
Wed 15 Apr 2020
#26: Harry Marra (p.2)-The Four Principles Necessary to Fully Develop the Art of Coaching (PKTC)
Harry Marra's Four Pillars - Crafting the Art of Coaching
In the second installment of a three-part series on the Connections Podcast, host Mike Cunningham is privileged to delve deeper into the coa…
01:15:26 |
Mon 13 Apr 2020
#25: Harry Marra (p.1)-Coaching Career
The Storied Journey of Harry Marra - From Humble Beginnings to Legendary Coach
In this insightful episode of the Connections Podcast, host Mike Cunningham is privileged to converse with the legendar…
01:36:43 |
Thu 09 Apr 2020
#24: Bryan Fetzer-life after 20+ years of collegiate coaching
Ever wonder if you should (or could) transition from coaching track and field to working in the business world? Bryan joins us today to talk about his transition; he coached in spots such as Cal-Berk…
00:37:29 |
Wed 08 Apr 2020
#23: Joseph Blue-Cal Poly Pomona
Coach Blue is the throws coach at Cal State Pomona for the past few years. We had a blast learning about his time as an undergraduate at Fresno State and Cal State-Northridge. Did you know he played …
00:53:28 |
Tue 07 Apr 2020
#21: Adam Pennington-Northwestern State University
Had a blast today getting to know Adam, the sprints/hurdle coach at Northwestern State University in Louisiana. He has had some amazing success these past few years including having a men's 4x100 run…
00:43:49 |
Fri 03 Apr 2020
#20: Marissa Chew-Coaches Collab Facebook Group
When the NCAA track and field season was cut short in the middle of March, Marissa sprang into action. She created a Facebook group on March 17th titled 'Coaches Collab'. Her goal was to bring a few …
00:25:52 |
Thu 02 Apr 2020
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