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Hey everyone, welcome back to another post here for Xathlon talking about decathlon, and today I wanted to write about how to deal with the grind.  Decathlon at the top levels is a daily grind of reading, memorizing, taking notes, making flaschards, whatever you can do to help learn the material better.  So, as a … Continue reading The Grind Begins

Hey everyone, and welcome back to another blog post on Xathlon!  For this one I wanted to briefly write about one of the fundamentals many coaches may struggle with- how do you get the kids to read? There are some very simple answers to this- the most tried and true method of most teams I … Continue reading Decathlon Basics: Keeping the kids working

Welcome back everyone, and sorry for the delay.  At Dulles we have changed rooms up this year, so with the school year starting next Wednesday I have had to focus on that.  But now, I want to take another look back at 2018 in Texas without delving super deep into statistics, and just get a feel … Continue reading 2018 Texas Wrap-Up Part 2: Trends we can Learn From

Was 2018 the most successful year in Texas history?  Or were the high scores a symptom of inflation? Let's look back and see if we can quantify the year that was in Texas.   Starting at the very top, Lubbock was the one of the highest scoring state champions in Texas history, only being beaten … Continue reading 2018 Texas Wrap-Up Part 1: The Top