EATON TRACK COACHING PHILOSOPHY

Many coaches use sport as a vehicle to enrich the lives and the  futures  of  their athletes. Their greatest reward is not the outcome of  winning but  rather the process of training and competition that  positively affects the  personal development of young athletes. It is  with these thoughts in my mind  that I try to be the best coach, mentor, and role model I can be for our  athletes at 
Eaton High School.

Participation in sports provides opportunities for  athletes to grow  physically, mentally and socially in positive ways. It is my responsibility as  a coach to provide the atmosphere that will  enable this growth to take place.

Competition is an important part of athletics but it  should never be a requirement for a young person to participate in a  sport. I encourage all  interested young people to join our program and  to experience the positive  growth that can come from that  participation. Our team is made up of 
competitors, who will get the  best training available to succeed in competitive situations and to  participants who will get the best training available to enjoy and grow from their sporting experience. I hope that our participants will one  day be our competitors.

I want our teams to win our meets, but I have a much  broader sense of  the term success and it is that term that I work  towards as your coach. When athletes and teams train hard to develop  their ability, give their best in competition and practice and show the will to push themselves beyond their
self-imposed  limits, they are  successful. We will strive for this success and have fun doing  it  everyday.