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GATFXCCA Mentoring Program Information
Who: created by GATFXCCA, for all Cross Country/Track coaches in Georgia
What: Mentor Program
Why: to try and share knowledge and help both veteran and beginning coaches
Benefits: the mentors can pass along knowledge that they have gained through their experiences, helping to educate those that want to improve in their coaching. In many cases, these coaches had a mentor or mentors themselves, so they are trying to help others, like they have been helped themselves. The mentees can become more educated in coaching practices, or learn more efficient ways of doing things that they have done in the past. Also, together the mentor and mentee might be able to work together to come up with even better ideas than they could have on their own.
Goals of the Mentor Program
- Share knowledge with other coaches, just like others have shared with us in the past
- Help coaches to grow professionally
- Create professional relationships that can help us all to improve
- To endorse the association's vision/purpose of advancing Cross Country and Track in Georgia
- To endorse the association's mission to RACE (Represent coaches, Advocate for high standards, Communicate effectively, and Endorse excellence)
Below is a list of mentors for both beginner coaches and veteran coaches. Before contacting a possible mentor, please read the guidelines for mentors/mentees.
| Coach | School | Region | XC/T&F | Area of Expertise | |
| Lisa Pitts | Telfair County | 2-A | XC | General Overall Coaching | lpitt@telfairschools.org |
| Chad McDaniel | Wesleyan | 5-A | Both | General Overall Coaching | cmcdaniel@awesleyanschool.org |
| TC Jay | Washington Wilkes | 7-A | T&F | General Overall Coaching | jayt@wilkes.k12.ga.us |
| Scott Neal | Tallulah Fall | 8-A | Both | General Overall Coaching | scott.neal@tallulahfalls.org |
| Amy Eubanks | Westminster | 5-AAA | XC | General Overall Coaching | amye@westminster.net |
| Chris Mayer | Lovett | 5-AAA | Both | Organizing Summer/Offseason Plans, Progressive Training Plans | chris.mayer@lovett.org |
| Brad Kinser | GAC | 7-AAA | Both | General Overall Coaching | bkinser@greateratlantachristian.org |
| Tim Hamling | Woodward Academy | 4-AAAA | Both | General Overall Coaching | tim.hamling@woodward.edu |
| Chad Walker | Starr's Mill | 3-AAAAA | T&F | General Overall Coaching | walker.chad@fcboe.org |
| Eric Daugherty | Union Grove | 4-AAAAA | Both | Organization/Program Management | eric.daugherty@henry.k12.ga.us |
| Wesley Etienne | Clarkston | 5-AAAAA | Both | Management, Motivation for Higher Education | Wesley_Etienne@dekalbschoolsga.org |
| Jerad Johnson | Pope | 7-AAAAAA | T&F | Strength & Conditioning, Sprints & Relay Training | jerad.johnson@cobbk12.org |
| Danny Brock | Johns Creek | 7-AAAAAA | XC | General Overall Coaching | brockd@fulton.k12.ga.us |
| Nick Houstoulakis | Marietta | 3-AAAAAAA | T&F | Sprints & Relays, Program Orginization & Development, | nhoustoulakis@marietta-city.k12.ga.us |
| Jack Coleman | Marietta | 3-AAAAAAA | Both | General Overall Coaching | bluedevilsxc@gmail.com |
| Jonathan Gambrell | Hillgrove | 3-AAAAAAA | Both | Program Development, Training, Culture | jonathan.gambrell@cobbk12.org |
| James Tigue | Lambert | 5-AAAAAAA | Both | General Overall Coaching | coachtigue@gmail.com |
| Jimmy Sorrells | North Forsyth | 5-AAAAAAA | Both | General Overall Coaching | JSorrells@forsyth.k12.ga.us |