Watch as Coach Scott Christensen explains that there is a psychological force that shapes both the individual and the team. The team concept is the collective synergy of the mental toughness of the runners. Purpose is a key word as it involves passion plus grit. It means sticking to the task and seeing it to the end.
Coach Scott Christensen has retired from the head coach position at Stillwater Area High School (MN). His teams have been ranked in the national top 10 eight times since 1995. His squads have accomplished multiple Minnesota State Championships. Four Stillwater alumni have broken 4:00 in the mile since leaving the program. Scott has coached 13 Minnesota State Championship-winning teams and 27 individual Minnesota State Champions with 7 of those in the 1600 meters. He was the 2003 USA Junior Team Leader and 2008 USA National Team Leader for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and is a 17-year USATF Level II Endurance Lead Instructor and a 7-year USTFCCCA Endurance Instructor.
