January 24, 2021
Some good news: I’ll be doing an online coaching clinic on Sunday March 7, 2021, from 1-4 pm, via Zoom. THE 1-4 PM IS EASTERN STANDARD TIME IN THE UNITED STATES, SO THOSE OF YOU FROM OTHER TIME ZONES AND OTHER COUNTRIES, PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY. The event was the brain child of my good friend Dave Shaw, an assistant track coach at Mountain Ridge High School in Frostburg, MD. Half the proceeds will go to Coach Shaw’s charity organization, the David H. Shaw Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund, which he founded in 1999 in honor of his son, who tragically passed away in a car accident. In the clinic, I will be detailing my approach to coaching hurdlers from beginners to elites. I will be discussing and showing video clips of workouts and drills that I use to develop technique and rhythm and speed. It promises to be a very informative session. Here is the essential info about the clinic:
Date: Sunday March 7, 2021
Time: 1-4pm (Eastern Standard Time in the United States)
Format: Zoom (after you register and pay, you will receive the Zoom link)
Cost: $25 per school (All coaches from a single school or club can join at this cost. What a bargain!). (Athletes and parents are encouraged to join as well).
Registration: Clinic Registration Form
Payment Method: payment can be made via check or PayPal. Here is the PayPal link: Payment through PayPal
Below is the email that Coach Shaw is sending out to coaches in the Maryland region where he lives. It includes online registration information as well as details regarding the information above.
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Hello fellow track coaches,
My name is David Shaw, Assistant Track Coach for both men and women at Mountain Ridge High School in Frostburg, Maryland. Every year since 1999 my family has sponsored two scholarships in honor of our deceased son, David H. Shaw Jr., to two graduating seniors at Mountain Ridge who are outstanding academic students and dedicated athletes. In the past 22 years, our family has donated over $50,000.00 to deserving students to help fund their college costs. We have had various fund raisers over the years to keep this fund active. During this difficult Covid-19 time, The David H. Shaw Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund is pleased to sponsor a virtual clinic for coaches on the art of hurdling. This clinic is for all coaches who want to get a jump start on the upcoming track season for their men and women hurdlers.
Our presenter for this clinic will be the outstanding and renowned hurdle coach, Steve McGill. McGill started his high school coaching career in 1995 at Ravenscroft School in Raleigh, North Carolina. After 19 years in this capacity, he left high school coaching and started coaching privately which he continues to do today. Throughout his coaching career, McGill has coached many state champions and national champions on a youth and high school levels. Many of McGill’s hurdlers have gone on to have major success at the collegiate level and beyond, including the present world record holder in the women’s 100 M Hurdlers(12.20) Kendra Harrison. Coach McGill has written several books on hurdling, with latest being The Art of Hurdling, which can be found on Amazon in paper back or Kindle eBooks. Until the outbreak of Covid-19 last year, McGill had conducted numerous Team Steve Hurdle Camps. These camps brought hurdlers from all over the United States and Canada to JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem North Carolina and Mercersburg Academy Hale Field House in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania to train with McGill. Coach Steve’s passion for hurdling is second to none. His enthusiasm and love for the sport started when he saw the great Renaldo Nehemiah run back in the day.
One of the most outstanding traits of Coach Steve McGill that separates him from other great coaches is that he gets the same amount of satisfaction and gives the same effort getting his 17-second hurdlers to be the best they can be as he does with all his champions and world record holder. He considers hurdling an art form and he is truly a great hurdle specialist on the track with his athletes. I think you will find this clinic informative and something you do not want to miss. Video examples of Coach McGill:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTBtu-FGHK0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rth60O6OIHQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VufwKPjC5Yg
The virtual hurdle clinic for coaches will be held on Sunday, March 7, 2021 from 1pm.-4pm. The cost will be just $25.00 per school. You can reserve your spot by mailing your payment and registration form to:
David Shaw
22718 Horse Rock Rd. Sw.
Westernport, MD 21562
Make checks payable to David H. Shaw Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund
Or by filling out the registration electronically at: Clinic Registration Form
And payments are also accepted through PayPal: Payment through PayPal
VIRTUAL HURDLING CLINIC FOR COACHES
MARCH 7, 2021
1P.M – 4P.M.
REGISTRATION FORM
Cost $25.00 per school
Name of Coaches(es):________________________________________________
School : _______________________________________________________
School Address: ______________________________________________________
Email address: ______________________________________________________
Number from School Attending: __________________________________________
Coaches’ Contact Information:___________________________________________
Address:____________________________________________________________
Phone:_____________________________________________________________
