Stevie T @ram_strength1 Twitter profile

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Stevie T

@ram_strength1

10 years

No matter what happens, this needs retweeted, to infinity http://t.co/8fgpNNqIyy

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@ram_strength1

5 years

Probably one of the biggest problems I’m seeing in HS athletes.

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@ram_strength1

4 years

Youth sports: Lets play 11 games this weekend! Yeah!! Strength coach: let’s lift twice this week. Youth sports: Nah lifting might be too much.

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@ram_strength1

4 years

Seems a good time to repost this

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@ram_strength1

4 years

If you do not think PE is an important part of your curriculum, ask a group of freshmen to perform some jumping jacks. You might just change your mind.

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@ram_strength1

3 years

After using words like strength and power during an interview with a VB coach I was lectured by said coach that VB is NOT a strength and power sport. I turned down the job and she was fired a year later. Win-win.

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@TexasAP

3 years

‘Tis the SZN 🏆🏐 @TexasVolleyball

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@ram_strength1

3 years

“My kid doesn’t feel “pushed” in the weight room.” Well Karen, you’re kid comes 1x/week, is late and has to be told over and over to tie her shoes and actually give a 💩.

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@ram_strength1

2 years

Everyone wants to lift heavy....until you tell them to load up RDLs.

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@ram_strength1

3 years

We don’t sit between sets. We don’t wear gloves or belts. We do keep our shirts on. We trap bar deadlift and do curls in the squat rack. We Olympic lift and jump and throw stuff, sometimes. Anything else to 💩on? Oh, and we sprint w/out timing them. Merry Xmas S+C Twitter.

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@ram_strength1

4 years

No “explosive lifts”, no jumping, no squatting. Cleared for practice and running. Sincerely, a kids ortho today. Seriously, what are we doing people.

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@ram_strength1

4 years

First day back for girls soccer. I’ve got a weight room full of weights so we’re using them. Never understood why people want to “focus on movement “ with only BW exercises and running. .⁦ @RAMSSPORTS ⁩ .⁦ @girls_badin ⁩

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@ram_strength1

3 years

Common issue in the HS setting is balancing between kids/teams that really want to get after it and kids whose parents take them on vacation during the season.

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@ram_strength1

5 years

PSA: I do not design training around the "extra" workouts you're doing that you haven't told anyone (me) about.

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@ram_strength1

6 years

Wonder how many club/summer coaches played in college. If they did, they wouldn’t be telling kids to not lift or do school team activities. People, the highest levels strength train. Year round.

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@ram_strength1

4 years

You'll never convince me that a youth athlete needs a "specialized" training program if they cannot stabilize during a push up or perform a chin up. Or perform a lunge without falling over. Or touch their toes. Or skip. Or......

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@ram_strength1

3 years

We (society) are normalizing things like skipping class, practice, weights, being late, not communicating. Remember when being on a team meant that you actually went to practice?

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@ram_strength1

6 years

Im not training football players or golfers or basketball players or baseball players. Im training kids. Kids who struggle with push ups and pull ups. The sport is immaterial. Wanna throw 94?? Perform a pull up first.

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@ram_strength1

4 years

Sergio plays baseball and has been overhead pressing all fall. His shoulders are not turning into sawdust. Be like Sergio. @BadinBaseball @RAMSSPORTS

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@ram_strength1

3 years

I cannot be the only coach that demonstrates a 2pt, staggered start then have 28/30 kids line up in something that looks nothing like what was just demonstrated.

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@ram_strength1

3 years

This needs to be repeated: If you have a culture of consistent, year-round strength training you do not need to be scared of lifting the day/night before or on game-day. Coaches/parents please realize we are not dragging bodies out of the WR after lifts.

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@ram_strength1

6 years

Ive noticed that those who do not contribute much to the weight room effort contribute little to the success of their team but contribute much to the failures.

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@ram_strength1

4 years

Coaches dont want to hear this but watching a kid hop, skip or jump will answer a lot of questions about who has a shot at playing at a high level.

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@ram_strength1

5 years

This is Dallas. Dallas plays baseball. Dallas also regularly performs Hang Power Snatches and his shoulders don’t explode. Be like Dallas. @BadinBaseball

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@ram_strength1

5 years

20 something year old coaches who think its important to workout WITH your athletes, please explain why. Will you still have that mentality at 40? 50? 60? I never wanted to see my 50 year old coach in the squat rack. Really, I didnt.

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@ram_strength1

4 years

Throughout my career I’ve often been asked “what’s a big difference you see between training men and women?” Easy. Women tend to actively listen.

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@ram_strength1

6 years

Strength training is not an after school club activity where you come once a week to get the latest update. It requires consistent, diligent effort and commitment. Every day missed is a lost opportunity.

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@ram_strength1

2 years

Im becoming more and more convinced that having S+C as a class is the most effective way to deliver your program in the HS setting. Effective in as much as the kids are in class and have to participate. No "family thing" popping up 20 minutes before lift.

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@ram_strength1

3 years

If the weight prescribed is 90 and you do 95 instead, no big deal. If the weight is 90 and you try 185 and almost maim yourself is when I have a problem.

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@ram_strength1

3 years

Script called for 115 bench. Kid tried 135. Guess how it turned out?

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@ram_strength1

5 years

Waking up sore 2 days after your first training session in 8 months does not mean you are hurt or injured. You do not need a boot. You do not need a back brace. You do not need 2 weeks of " core strengthening" with a PT. You R SORE.

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@ram_strength1

3 years

Our football team is lifting today, day before regional finals. I'm not going to tell you if we did a snatch, clean, barbell squat jump or trap bar squat jump. 😬😬 You wont be able to tell tomorrow anyway.

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@ram_strength1

5 years

I called my dentist and I was able to change my appointment. Living proof right here kids that these appointments can be changed.

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@ram_strength1

4 years

Not necessary to spot a front squat. Or even try. Change my mind.

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@ram_strength1

5 years

Strength training is the one area where anyone, literally anyone thinks they can just do it on their own and not follow professional advice. Do math teachers have this problem? English? Do you got to a restaurant and cook your own groceries?

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@ram_strength1

5 years

Unpopular opinion: Year round travel/club programs are not necessary for you to make the high school team. Convince me otherwise.

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@ram_strength1

2 years

I work with HS kids and my #1 KPI is attendance. We can debate laser 40's, big squats, aerobic capacity, TB deads, OL and the like all we want. Which is better? Doesnt matter if they aren't here. Honestly, we rarely, if ever, "test."

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@ram_strength1

4 years

Power cleans need to be coached. Front squats need to be coached. This is why kids want to “lift on my own.” There is no real accountability when a kid is by themselves or with a buddy.

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@ram_strength1

5 years

What’s your standard? @RAMSSPORTS

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@ram_strength1

5 years

When we eventually do return to sport, coaches please do not try to make up the lost time the first week back. We all like to think kids are getting after it over the shutdown. Reality is closer to them not doing much.

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Stevie T

@ram_strength1

7 years

Strength coaches need to accept that simple linear progression works with probably 90% of the athletes they work with. Maybe more.

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@ram_strength1

3 years

I will die on this hill of "self-organization." Kids do not know what they do not know. Spare me the lectures on open vs closed drills. You don't drop an airline pilot in and expect him/her to self organize. There has to be an elementary level of teaching first.

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@ram_strength1

6 years

ATTN athletes: every little minor cut, scrape, bruise, ding, tweak, allergy or whatever your daily ailment is......does not require the attention of the athletic trainer.

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@ram_strength1

4 years

We have 30 minutes to get 25 kids in and out of the weight room before practice. We focus on the main course and try not to tie up too much time with the appetizers. Warm up is <5m #reality

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@ram_strength1

4 years

If you do not think sports are that important to the fabric of a school, look your seniors in the eye after their last game.

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@ram_strength1

5 years

I’m getting the “coach, can I get in and lift on our off days too?” I like the enthusiasm, but bro, you’re not eating or sleeping enough to realize tangible gains. But what do I know after 20 years of doing this 😏

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@ram_strength1

1 year

Eli plays football. Eli does Cossack squats. Eli is in my advanced strength and conditioning class 5 days per week. Be like Eli. @RAMSSPORTS @BHSfootball4

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@ram_strength1

3 years

S+C Twitter be getting mad. If a kid can play, doesn’t matter if you squat, split squat, tri-phasic, conjugate, OL lift, throw med balls, run gassers, smoke cigars. They’ll play. @ me.

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@ram_strength1

2 years

Parent: "please stay on my kid about lifting. He really likes it but gets distracted." Me, today: "Your kid hasnt been here since April."

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@ram_strength1

5 years

People it’s ok if we have days that aren’t very productive. It’s a new reality. It’s not “who is the busiest strength coach” olympics.

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@ram_strength1

4 years

Current struggle: Athletes becoming so reliant on me that they do not know how to get started when they walk in the weight room. Thinking of athlete led warm ups....Thoughts?

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@ram_strength1

3 years

I rarely, if ever, hear employed adults say that their alarm didn’t go off as a reason for them not showing up.

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@ram_strength1

4 years

Real world: 30 athletes. 10 NEVER been in weight room. 10 < 3 months experience. 10 > 2 years experience. All at same time. 30 minutes is all you have. Figure it out.

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@ram_strength1

6 years

I firmly believe in multi-sport athletes. I firmly believe it should not be 7 days a week year round. At any age.

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@ram_strength1

3 years

Shin splints should never be “part of it.”

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@ram_strength1

3 years

Seems like Covid-related financial problems only affect college athletic departments when they are not hiring a head football coach.

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@ram_strength1

4 years

Heard the unilateral police were in force on social media today. Doing our part to keep the streets safe. . @RAMSSPORTS

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@ram_strength1

5 years

Small twist on our snap down progression. @BADINVOLLEYBALL . @RAMSSPORTS

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@ram_strength1

2 years

Observation: The same kids who want to go 30# over prescription on squats/bench/deadlifts are the same who refuse to use any appreciable weight on split squats/lunges/RDL's.

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@ram_strength1

2 years

Son: “dad how can I create better separation?” Dad: “deep squats are the only path to victory.”

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Stevie T

@ram_strength1

7 years

If I tell you your squat wasnt deep enough, please do not look at me like I'm speaking to you in a foreign language.

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@ram_strength1

3 years

I've never watched a kid do a set of turkish get-ups and think, "man, he/she got better."

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@ram_strength1

5 years

People are banging the drum that you really aren't sprinting if you aren't timing. Well, the best I could do is get 51 kids to run as fast as they could in a 94 ft court space this morning. Then repeated. No stopwatch.

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@ram_strength1

4 years

I don’t get all the commotion over tik tok. ⁦ @RAMSSPORTS ⁩

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@ram_strength1

5 years

Pretty certain 2000yds of sprint volume is inappropriate for an offensive lineman. But I’m just a high school strength coach 😏

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@ram_strength1

3 years

"Really likes lifting and fitness" hardly qualifies you to teach 30 freshman girls how to back squat.

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@ram_strength1

2 years

I was not hired to provide the same experience you’d want/get by working out at Planet Fitness by yourself.

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@ram_strength1

3 years

Coaches-Hear me out. Weight Room tryouts to gain entry. First test.....must have 100% attendance for 1 week. Who is with me?😬😬

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@ram_strength1

5 years

Athlete: “coach, how can I find out about changes to the weight room schedule?” Me: “Attend regularly.”

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Stevie T

@ram_strength1

7 years

I believe that if you want a Master's Degree and 3+ years experience, you need to offer up more than an unpaid internship.

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@ram_strength1

2 years

"Ok boys, gonna hit some heavy singles today. No failed reps. If you gotta grind a rep and almost die DO NOT ADD WEIGHT TO THE BAR. Ok? NO FAILED REPS!" Any guesses on what happened?

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@ram_strength1

2 years

HS S+C: You train a team all summer then 6 rando's show up the first day of In-season lifting b/c "I didn't know we had lifting."

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@ram_strength1

3 years

“Coach, my back is really hurting during these squats.” I saw you struggling, what’s your weight supposed to be? “120lbs.” Why did you have 150 on there? 🤦🏼‍♂️

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Stevie T

@ram_strength1

3 years

Someone needs to hear this: co-ed sleepovers are not something parents should be normalizing.

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@ram_strength1

2 years

I’ll say it…I’m not doing the workouts my athletes are. I don’t think, at my age, it’s important to do so. I’m not snatching or cleaning. I will do certain exercises but I’m not doing the whole plan. And we’re doing just fine.

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@ram_strength1

6 years

S+C Coaches, what are some firmly held beliefs that you have done a complete 180 on? A couple of mine which I no longer firmly believe, 1) Squat or die 2) Olympic lift or die 3) Squat and deadlift are all the core training you need. There are others..

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@ram_strength1

3 years

Sorry. No sleeveless hoodies or Youth Medium polo for this strength coach.

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@ram_strength1

2 years

The S+C program succeeds when: 1) Head coach driven. Messaging starts at the top. Why is strength coach chasing kids? 2) Athlete accountability. Unrelenting effort by each member of the team to improve physically and succeed.

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@ram_strength1

5 years

This is Evan. Evan plays baseball. Evan regularly performs Hang Power Cleans and does not spontaneously combust. Be like Evan. . @BadinBaseball

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Stevie T

@ram_strength1

3 years

Working with high schoolers I see no need to prescribe odd percentages. 67% 73% 58%. Nonsense

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@ram_strength1

5 years

Can coaches be crazy? I once had a coach argue with me after a conditioning session that the way I blew my whistle wasnt specific enough to what her team needed during a lacrosse game.

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@ram_strength1

4 years

I’ll believe “team culture starts in the weight room” when strength coaches have a say in playing time.

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@ram_strength1

3 years

Undervalued piece in my opinion. Kids can load horizontally and really stress the posterior. #pendulum has a great machine too. Don’t be afraid to use machines my functional-training friends.

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@ram_strength1

2 years

HS strength training in a nutshell. 😂

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Stevie T

@ram_strength1

4 years

If you're training HS kids and have programmed 3x10 pull ups....You're doing it wrong. Don't @ me about band assisted either. Few, if any athletes could pull that off regardless of age.

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@ram_strength1

2 years

People, your child working out “on their own” is not the same as what I do. No matter what they tell you. Did your kid train neck, spring-ankle, hip 90/90’s? Resisted starts and bounds?

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@ram_strength1

5 years

General life rule: If you use something, put it back where you found it.

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@ram_strength1

5 years

I hope the squat police don’t yell at us for doing unilateral squats today 🤓

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Stevie T

@ram_strength1

2 years

Hair appointment and a club coach telling a kid not to lift b/c of a "big game" coming up. Happy Monday everyone.

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@ram_strength1

3 years

No words to describe this experience. Thankful for all of these young men and the time we get to share.

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@ram_strength1

2 years

ATH: "Coach, I wont be at lifting. Family has the flu and they don't want me to potentially get people sick." Me: "Then why are you at school?" ATH:

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Stevie T

@ram_strength1

2 years

I feel like someone paid someone off here 😬

Badin High School

@BadinHS

2 years

Congratulations to the Dec Staff member of the month - Coach Craig Cheek! He is also one of the most highly nominated staff members yet. Many students note Coach Cheek’s attention to detail & the fact that he helps them achieve their personal best. #BadinProud

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@ram_strength1

5 years

Cleared to sprint but no lower body lifting. 🤔

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@ram_strength1

7 years

Parents, if club coaches can demand your child attend club team S+C sessions, you can demand they hire a competent coach to administer said session

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@ram_strength1

5 years

Leaving a HS weight room unsupervised is like leaving a toddler alone in the front yard. A lot of bad can happen.

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@ram_strength1

7 months

Me: "Today, we are moving the weight as fast as possible. I know you can do more but today is all about speed. Don't ask to increase your weight." ATH: "Coach I know you just said not to ask, but can I do more?" This is high school on the daily.

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@ram_strength1

3 years

Team attendance for last week. Let’s keep raining these numbers

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@ram_strength1

4 years

Majority of kids would rather run 2-3 miles “on my own” than follow a programmed interval sprint training program. Change my mind.

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@ram_strength1

3 years

Long way from our midnight runs to Taco Bell. #45 and #6 got it done. You may be done coaching but you’ll always be a coach @CoachStrock

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Stevie T

@ram_strength1

6 years

When a parent tells me “I need you to be harder on my kid.” My usual response is “I need YOU to be harder on YOUR kid.”

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@ram_strength1

4 years

Lot's of feels today. Youngest started High School, in person. Fall sports are able to proceed. The start of a new school year is one of my fav times and couldnt be possible without the tireless efforts of our faculty/staff and admin. . @RAMSSPORTS . @BadinHS

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