Michael Golden - Why Not Us?

by Texas Track & Field Coaches Association

Description

Are you ready to build a distance program that consistently wins state titles, regardless of your school's size or location?

Join Michael Golden, head coach at Dallas Covenant and architect of ten consecutive boys' state cross country championships, for a masterclass in program building. This course is designed for coaches who want to maximize participation, foster an elite team culture, and implement high-performance training in any environment.

He provides a blueprint for success that works in the real world, balancing rigorous academics, limited facilities, and multi-sport conflicts. This course isn't just about training plans; it's about building a self-sustaining culture of excellence that wins year after year.

Don't let your school's size or location limit your potential. Learn the systems, build the culture, and start your own decade of dominance today.

Lessons

1 Introduction & Credentials 1:15 2 Program Challenges (Context & Constraints) 5:14 3 Two Dimensions to Any Program: Culture & Training 2:01 4 Learning From Mistakes 1:43 5 Coaching Through Injury 1:37 6 Building a Winning Program 2:25 7 Culture Building: Traditions & Predictability 2:38 8 Examples of Covenant Distance Culture 4:31 9 Cultural Case Study: Sleep & Nutrition 2:30 10 Patience & Progression 4:02 11 Peripheral Aspects to Training 3:05 12 Mileage vs. Time Period 2:56 13 Two Week Snapshot 3:19 14 600's Workout 4:07 15 Death by 300's 1:52 16 Broken Miles 2:03 17 T -Shirts Relays 2:15 18 Future Vision & “Why Not Us 6:20 19 Q&A 1:20

The Coach

Texas Track & Field Coaches Association

Michael Golden is the Head Cross Country and Track & Field Coach at The Covenant School of Dallas, where he has built one of the most dominant distance programs in the state. Under his leadership, the boys' cross country team has achieved an unprecedented 10 consecutive state championships, while the girls' program has secured three state titles and eight top-three finishes. Michael’s coaching has produced over 40 individual All-State athletes, a testament to his ability to develop elite talent within a small-school environment.

With a background in education, Michael brings a unique perspective to coaching, viewing the track and the trail as extensions of the classroom. He is renowned for his ability to cultivate a high-participation culture, successfully recruiting over 25% of his high school’s population to the cross-country team each fall. His approach is defined by a commitment to holistic athlete development, balancing rigorous academic expectations and multi-sport participation with elite-level training.

Michael is a frequent speaker at coaching clinics, where he shares his expertise on building championship cultures, urban training strategies, and injury prevention. He is particularly noted for his innovative "T-shirt Relays," a workout that perfectly intersects high-intensity training with team-building. Inspired by legendary coaches like Ricky Baker and Doug Soles, Michael is constantly pushing the boundaries of what a small-school program can achieve, always asking the question, "Why not us?"

Whether he is navigating the challenges of training in a dense urban environment or fine-tuning the nutritional needs of his athletes, Michael Golden’s dedication to excellence and his athletes' well-being remains at the core of his coaching philosophy.

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Caterory:	Coach Development/Program Development
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Videos:	19