Category: Power Up for Learning

The mother of one of our athletes sent me an email before the season. Her son had never participated in track and wasn’t currently doing any sports. He mainly sat on the couch playing video games after school with limited social interaction. Since … Read more

One of my students got his GPA up above a 3.0 and had zero behavior issues during the season.

One student was new to track. She was unsure of herself at the beginning. She improved steadily throughout the season. She identified her strengths and weaknesses as a runner and transitioned from short distance to long distance. She found success in… Read more

Thank you so much for your help getting my son registered in track! He attended his first track training this afternoon and LOVED IT!

I was happy to have a learner-athlete who is obese join our team. We added a new coach and made adjusted workouts so that they would have appropriate training. We focused on areas of strength, but also they were able to try a relay and the 100. They … Read more

I was also super proud of one of my athletes the day of our championship track meet. This boy had been a bit of a troublemaker throughout the season but when he saw that one of his teammates (that is also special needs) was sad and upset to learn he … Read more

It was a fun afternoon and I’m super proud of how my son did in his events. He was initially resistant to joining track but it seems like he is really enjoying it now.

Thank you for making this so inclusive! My son’s goal is to shave 30 seconds off his 400 by the end of the season. He had a lot of fun yesterday and he is looking forward to the long jump today.