S2 E8 John O'Malley

John O’Malley is the longtime coach of Sandburg High School where he has sent two teams and a few individuals to the NXN Championship race.

John took over the program in 2003 and we talk about some of the changes and challenges he has gone through.

John coaches more than 50 boys, we talk about the staff he uses to manage that team size and how Good To Great has helped him build the coaching staff.

Culture is a big piece of the success of Sandburg High School. John talks in detail about building the culture and what that means?

John talks about recruiting and growing the team?

Before we get into training, great coaches develop their own system that works for them, but they all have influences too that have shaped them. Who are some of your coaching influences?

You throw some interesting things into your training. In the course of sound training, how do you switch things up that is specific to your team?What are some of the things you give the kids as they plan the race to set them up for success?

You are doing a lot to set your kids up for success. I’ve heard you stress before that your feet move fast every day, what does that look like for you, how are you working this into your program and is this from week one of summer running?

We talk about Dylan Jacobs who is running at NXN and Footlocker Finals.