Coach every kid, at every level, with confidence
Put Me in Coach gives you the complete playbook — from age-appropriate drills and practice plans to injury prevention, child protection, and team culture — so every athlete you touch grows on and off the track.
"Every kid who steps onto your track deserves a coach who came prepared — this course is how you become that coach."— Leigh Baumann
What you'll learn
What you'll be able to do
- Design age-appropriate practice plans and drills that build the 20% of track and field skills responsible for 80% of athlete success
- Communicate effectively with youth athletes across all ages, ability levels, and learning styles — including neurodivergent and differently-abled kids
- Create a psychologically safe team culture built on positive reinforcement, inclusion, and genuine confidence building
- Recognize, prevent, and respond to common youth sports injuries and medical emergencies on the track or in the field
- Apply child protection best practices — setting appropriate boundaries, identifying warning signs of abuse, and fulfilling mandatory reporting responsibilities
- Partner with parents, manage team dynamics, and run competitive programs where every athlete feels valued and motivated to return next season
How it works
A school that adapts to you
This isn't a set of static videos. Every lesson is generated live and tuned to where you actually are.
We learn your level
A quick placement check tailors your starting point so you're never bored or lost.
Lessons adapt as you go
Each lesson is written for your pace and your goal, adjusting as your skills grow.
Your AI coach keeps you moving
Checkpoints, feedback, and gentle nudges turn progress into a real result.
The curriculum
What's inside your school
6 modules · 31 lessons
Know Your Role, Know Your Athletes
Establishes the coaching mindset, self-assessment, and the developmental framework for athletes ages 3 through high school.
- 1.1The Coach's Identity: Mission, Mindset, and ImpactIncluded
- 1.2Assess Yourself: Strengths, Gaps, and Growth AreasIncluded
- 1.3How Kids Develop: Ages, Stages, and Athletic ReadinessIncluded
- 1.4Choosing Your Age Group Focus: Tailoring Your ApproachIncluded
- 1.5Voices from the Track: What the Pros Wish They Knew FirstIncluded
Track and Field Fundamentals: The Sport, the Skills, the 20%
Builds coaches' technical knowledge of track and field — events, rules, terminology, equipment, and the highest-leverage skills that drive athlete success.
- 2.1The Sport at a Glance: Events, Rules, and TerminologyIncluded
- 2.2Equipment Essentials: Selection, Fit, and Age-Appropriate UseIncluded
- 2.3The 20% That Creates 80% of Success: Core Technical SkillsIncluded
- 2.4Event-by-Event Skill Breakdown: Sprints, Distance, Jumps, and ThrowsIncluded
- 2.5Drills That Deliver: Age-Appropriate Progressions for Every EventIncluded
Planning and Coaching Practices That Win
Equips coaches to design and run structured, purposeful practices and competition strategies that build a competitive, confident team.
- 3.1Building the Practice Plan: Structure, Flow, and Time ManagementIncluded
- 3.2Season Planning: Progressions from First Practice to ChampionshipIncluded
- 3.3Game Day Coaching: Meet Strategy, Event Assignments, and Relay DecisionsIncluded
- 3.4Managing Playing Time and Rotation: Every Athlete BelongsIncluded
- 3.5At-Home Training: Parent-Assisted Drills and Skill BuildersIncluded
Coaching the Whole Athlete: Communication, Inclusion, and Culture
Develops the interpersonal and cultural skills coaches need to reach every athlete, build belonging, and grow kids on and off the track.
- 4.1Communicating Across Ages and Ability LevelsIncluded
- 4.2Keeping Kids Engaged: Attention Spans, Energy, and EnthusiasmIncluded
- 4.3Coaching Every Athlete: Beginners, Advanced, Overweight Youth, and Kids with DisabilitiesIncluded
- 4.4Understanding Neurodivergent Athletes: ADHD, Autism, and Learning DifferencesIncluded
- 4.5Building a Winning Team Culture: Positive Reinforcement, Confidence, and InclusionIncluded
- 4.6Handling Conflict and Challenging Behaviors with ConfidenceIncluded
Safety First: Injury Prevention, Recognition, and Emergency Response
Prepares coaches to prevent, recognize, and appropriately respond to injuries and medical emergencies in youth track and field.
- 5.1Creating a Safe Training Environment Before Practice StartsIncluded
- 5.2Injury Prevention: Warm-Up, Cool-Down, Load Management, and Overuse AwarenessIncluded
- 5.3Recognizing and Responding to Common Injuries: Sprains, Strains, and FracturesIncluded
- 5.4Head Injuries, Heat Illness, and Cardiac Emergencies: When to Act ImmediatelyIncluded
- 5.5Medical Emergency Protocols: Plans, Communication, and AED BasicsIncluded
Child Protection, Parent Partnerships, and Building a Program That Lasts
Covers every coach's duty to protect athletes, partner with families, and build a sustainable, thriving program community.
- 6.1Appropriate Boundaries and Safe Coaching PracticesIncluded
- 6.2Avoiding One-on-One Situations and Safe Communication PracticesIncluded
- 6.3Recognizing Abuse and Fulfilling Mandatory Reporting ResponsibilitiesIncluded
- 6.4Partnering with Parents: Expectations, Communication, and Team CommunityIncluded
- 6.5Team-Building Activities and the Legacy of a Great CoachIncluded
Who it's for
Is this you?
First-time volunteer coaches
You said yes before you knew what you were signing up for — this course gives you a complete foundation so you can lead with confidence from day one.
PE teachers & school coaches
You know kids, but track and field has its own technical world — this fills the gaps with event-specific skills, drills, and season planning built for school programs.
Rec & community org coaches
When your roster spans toddlers to teens and every ability level in between, you need an inclusive, age-differentiated system — and that's exactly what this delivers.
Parents stepping up to lead
Your kid's team needed a coach and you raised your hand — now get the skills, safety knowledge, and child-protection training to do it right and do it well.
Experienced coaches leveling up
You've got the technical reps, but this course sharpens the parts most clinics skip: coaching neurodivergent athletes, managing team culture, and protecting every child in your care.
Church & faith community leaders
You're building more than a team — you're building character — and this course equips you to run a program grounded in safety, inclusion, and every athlete's dignity.
Questions
Frequently asked
Your teacher
A note from your teacher
Leigh Baumann
If you're reading this, there's a good chance you're already carrying more responsibility than you signed up for — and you're trying to do right by a group of kids who are counting on you to know what you're doing, even on the days you're not so sure.
I've been in that spot. Coaching youth track and field isn't just about knowing how to run a relay exchange or teach a proper shot put release. It's about showing up for a ten-year-old who's never won anything in her life and making her feel like she belongs on that track. It's about knowing what to do when a kid goes down on a hot afternoon and the nearest paramedic is six minutes away. It's about having an honest conversation with a parent who thinks their child is being overlooked — and walking away with a stronger relationship than when you started. That's the full job. And most coaching clinics only hand you a piece of it.
That's why I built Put Me in Coach the way I did — starting with you, the coach. Before we talk about drills or season plans, we talk about your coaching identity, your real strengths, and the gaps worth closing. From there, we build your technical foundation: the events, the skills, the 20% of fundamentals that produce 80% of athlete success, and the age-appropriate drill progressions that actually hold a kid's attention. We move into practice design and season planning so you stop winging it at 4:45 on a Tuesday. And then we go to the human stuff — communication, inclusion, neurodivergent athletes, team culture, child protection — because that's where good coaches become great ones.
I want to be straight with you: this course won't hand you a magic formula that turns every kid into a champion. What it will give you is a clear system, the right instincts for the hard moments, and enough confidence to coach every athlete on your roster — not just the obvious standouts — with intention and warmth. When your athletes look back on their youth sports experience ten years from now, I want your name to be the one they say with a smile.
You said yes to these kids. Now let's make sure you have everything you need to back that up. Come on in — let's get to work.
— Leigh Baumann
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