Lewis & Clark Head XC/Distance Coach Matthew Barreau & Assistant Coach Jeffrey Randall recap the #PiosXCTFHappyHour chat with Allison Halverson.

Intro

-2:20 - Meeting Allison Halverson

Making Track & Field a Priority

-2:57 - Intro to Allison Halverson & Curtis Beach’s approach

-3:59 - Jeff’s personal experience

-5:00 - Don’t short yourself on passion, but get good education

-5:45 - Does “student” always come “first” in student-athlete?

-6:27 - Not missing out

-8:24 - Not regretting focusing on the team

-9:00 - Take advantage of the TEAM as the opportunity

-10:12 - “College is the time of your life” does not mean party, it means maximize your experience

-11:52 - Choosing your college for your coach

-13:48 - You can get a good education anywhere, you can’t recreate the TEAM experience

-15:55 - Choosing not to continue your sport cannot be based on fears of unknowns

-16:57 - Maximize your experience, don’t let other things become excuses

-18:04 - Invest your full energy, or don’t do it

-19:15 - Turn down an opportunity because of anticipation

Management of time

-19:55 - use time productively, and there’s more time than you think

-21:00 - don’t use education as a crutch

-21:20 - Do you actually have priorities?

-22:30 - Make active choices with your time

-23:40 - Need to be better at process goals

-25:00 - If it’s that important, get the help you need

Focusing

-25:43 - Focus on the task at hand

-26:45 - Challenge to change

-27:37 - Insanity of improvements

-28:17 - Lessons from Multi-event athletes

-29:10 - Improving is not about the work, it’s about the recovery

-30:02 - Maximize your strength vs. minimize your weakness?

-31:40 - Accountability on your own = path to greatness

-33:15 - “Liberal arts” education from our sport

-36:00 - Importance of deepening our understanding

Next week

38:14 - Benefits of seeking out mental help

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