Description: Transform from a nervous beginner into a confident competitor with this essential guide to mastering every discipline on the oval. From explosive starts to mental toughness, it provides the blueprint for chasing personal bests.
Brief description: Pathways Press is an independent publishing company based in Atlanta, Georgia, focused on practical, high-impact books for real life. Since 2020, we've partnered with coaches, educators, entrepreneurs, and subject matter experts to create clear, reader-friendly guides that help people build skills and confidence. Our Youth Sports Handbook Series is built for busy families and volunteer coaches who want simple plans, proven drills, and structure that works on any field. We believe clarity beats complexity, action beats theory, and a great season is about more than the scoreboard. Our goal is to publish tools readers can actually use, whether they're running their first practice, supporting their child, or leveling up their coaching.
Review Quotes:
"I coach a squad where half the kids have never seen a starting block. I told them to read the sprint chapter before our next practice, and for the first time they showed up actually knowing what a false start was. That never happens."
- Head Coach, U12 Track Club
"What got me was the tone. It doesn't talk down to a twelve-year-old and it doesn't drown a beginner in coaching terms. My kid read it on her own, no nagging, and started quoting the pacing tips back to me at dinner."
- Parent of a 12-Year-Old Sprinter
"I bought it expecting a drills book. What I didn't expect was the part about bouncing back after a bad meet. My son had been ready to quit after one rough day. This gave him a way to think about it that actually stuck."
- Parent of a 14-Year-Old Distance Runner
"Most sports books for this age are either baby stuff or written for college athletes. This one hits the middle that nobody writes for: the real beginner who still wants to be taken seriously. Been in youth sports twenty years and I haven't seen that done well until now."
- Middle School Track & Field Coach