FIELD NOTES / SUMMER 2026
ON THE TRACK.
BEYOND THE FINISH LINE.
Inside a Connect Sports ATL track camp built around movement, mentoring, and the confidence to keep going.
CONNECT SPORTS ATL / 2026 TRACK CAMP
Track & Field · Youth Development · Community
A starting line for more.
A young runner clears the first hurdle. Across the field, another waits for a turn while a coach calls out encouragement. The scene captures what Connect Sports ATL set out to make possible this summer: a place where practice and personal growth happen together.
01 / THE PRACTICE
Learning one stride at a time.
The 2026 track camp brought young athletes onto the field for focused instruction and healthy competition. Coaches Stripling, Gordon, and Coleman guided the experience, helping participants work on technique while learning to support one another.
The camp plan paired track training with character-building themes, including leadership, sportsmanship, and goal setting. These ideas are part of the same lesson: progress takes effort, attention, and people who keep showing up for you.
The finish line matters. So does the person a young athlete becomes on the way there.
CONNECT SPORTS ATL / PROGRAM REFLECTION
02 / THE PEOPLE
Coaching that reaches beyond the lane.
Connect Sports uses sports as a setting for mentoring. At camp, that means coaches do more than explain a drill: they make space for encouragement, accountability, and teamwork. Young people get to test a new skill, hear what they did well, and try again.
The camp led toward a final meet, giving athletes a chance to put their practice to work. The official Connect Sports ATL recap offers a look at the energy on the field and the people who helped make the experience possible.
WATCH / CAMP & MEET
See the story in motion.
Watch the official Connect Sports ATL track camp and meet recap.
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