Tyler Germain

@TrackCoachTG

Head Track and Field Coach at Kalamazoo Central High School: 2024 MHSAA Men's D1 State Champions

Kalamazoo, MI kctrackandfield.com Joined August 2013

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Tyler Germain @TrackCoachTG Jun 1

Since 2021 at Kalamazoo Central:

43 Events as Conference Champ
32 Events as Regional Champ
64 State Qualifying Events
23 All State Performances
4 Individual State Champs
46 School Records
2 Conference Champion Teams
1 Regional Champion Team
1 State Champion Team

#TRACKCITY

Tyler Germain @TrackCoachTG Oct 19

Everyone can get faster. Genetics may dictate the ceiling, but proper training is what gets you closer to hitting it!

Darren Hansen Verified account @CoachDHansen Oct 19

“My kid just isn’t fast.”

Speed is a skill. You can coach sprint mechanics, force production, and acceleration.

Most kids have never been taught how to run. That’s the opportunity.
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Tyler Germain @TrackCoachTG Oct 8

I have a jump mat, and I love it. But you don't need a jump mat to get a digital readout.

You can test CMJ or vertical with a single OVR timing gate and a Google Sheets formula by measuring air time.

Put air time in A1. Then put this formula in B1.

=((A1^2)*(9.81)/8)*39.3701

Tyler Germain @TrackCoachTG Sep 30

Good.

Kalamazoo Gazette @Kzoo_Gazette Sep 29

Matchhead Coffee, a downtown Kalamazoo cafe operating under Radiant Church's nonprofit umbrella, will close Wednesday, Sept. 30, after nearly five years in business. mrf.lu/2dBTB

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Tyler Germain @TrackCoachTG Sep 30

I always knew I liked this guy!

If your weather and facilities allows it, absolutely no reason not to be spiked up, on the track, sprinting at top speed TODAY.

Develop a base of speed and power now. Build other qualities on top of it later.

And don't make sprinters jog!

Bob Thurnhoffer @BobThurnhoffer Sep 29

Things that are still part of College Coaching Culture in the US that make no sense to me (speed power events)

-we spend the fall running miles
-we do long to short and focus on tempo
-we dont sprint until Dec
-we dont start jump tech until Dec
-we dont put spikes on until Dec
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