What happens when an entire athletic department decides to prioritize speed, eliminate mindless conditioning, and pursue the disciplined pursuit of less?

In this Feed The Cats Podcast episode, Bill Brindley, Tyler Thielges, and Brent Strickland share why Augusta Christian (Georgia) is becoming the first premier K–12 school to implement Feed The Cats principles across all sports and P.E. classes.

This isn’t just a football change.

This is a complete athletic culture shift.

We discuss:
- Why they’re eliminating traditional conditioning
- The disciplined pursuit of less
- Prioritizing speed in all things
- High performance practice design
- Recording, ranking, and publishing results
- Building buy-in across coaches and staff
- What it takes to implement Feed The Cats school-wide
- The risks, pushback, and long-term vision

This could be the first full-scale K–12 implementation of Feed The Cats principles in the country.

This episode is for athletic directors, head coaches, PE teachers, and school leaders who believe speed is trainable and culture is intentional.

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In this episode, legendary speed coach Tony Villani joins the podcast to break down what truly matters regarding game speed.

Tony has trained some of the world’s top athletes, including Travis Kelce, Randy Moss, Anquan Boldin, Jamal Lewis, and many more. His philosophy centers on making speed the priority, training with intent, and ensuring athletes are fresh when sprinting — principles that closely align with Feed the Cats–style training.

We dive deep into:
- What game speed really means (and why it’s misunderstood)
- Acceleration vs. max velocity development
- How agility training fits into true speed work
- Why being fresh matters more than volume
- Common mistakes coaches make when training speed
- Where traditional programs go wrong

This conversation is packed with practical insight for coaches, athletes, and trainers who want speed that actually transfers to competition.

🎧 Whether you’re training youth athletes or professionals, this episode will challenge how you think about speed development.

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What does it really take to build a championship distance program — and are miles enough?

In this episode, I sit down with Andy Dirks, head cross country coach at Plainfield North, fresh off a state championship, to break down how he develops complete athletes, not just distance runners.

We explore the parallels between distance training and speed development, including:

• Why sprinting still matters for distance athletes
• How strength training fits into a championship XC program
• Moving beyond “just logging miles”
• Developing athleticism that carries over to track, sprinting, and long-term performance
• Building resilient, adaptable athletes at the high school level

This conversation challenges traditional distance training models and shows how speed, strength, and smart programming can coexist with high-level endurance performance.

Whether you coach cross country, track & field, sprint athletes, or care about long-term athletic development, this episode is about going beyond miles.

🎧 Topics Covered:

• Cross country training philosophy
• Speed training for distance runners
• Strength training for runners
• Athlete-first vs mileage-first programs
• High school coaching and development