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Nick Willis

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Darcy getting in some 3on3 pre-season work. by @willisnick

Wrapping up a fun weekend for Lachie at the USA Basketball gold camp in Pittsburgh. Two intense days with coaches and players from all over the country. He got a little swag, learned a ton, and made lots of new friends.

We weren't sure how he'd stack up, but it was affirming to see that the coaching he's received (shout out to the coaches Trumpour and @o3sports ) and the competition he's faced in Michigan had prepared him really well for this opportunity. by @willisnick

The squads have changed since we started in 2010, but the VNTC tradition hasn’t.

A hard Michigan to kick off spring workouts.

Fun hopping in for a few laps with the Very Nice crew. Sierra & Ron have them rolling.

📷 @dsn.pics by @willisnick

This is Lachie’s AAU team, The Academy. They are a close-knit group of boys from Ann Arbor and Saline who have stuck together with their same coaches for three years. This past weekend they played a big tournament in Grand Rapids where they took 2nd. They battled in the championship game against a super team comprised of the state’s top “ranked” players, from different teams. The 6th grade center of the opposing team was dunking!

Our coaches haven’t taken shortcuts to winning. They are focused on long-term development—teaching man defensive principles when most teams full court press and play zone, which can be cheat codes at the youth level.

They are now a top 5 team in the state, but they didn’t start that way. Every year they’ve improved, we’re really proud of Lachie and how hard he’s worked and how much this group pushes each other. The boys all have big goals in the sport — and fun fact: 9 of the players have parents who played college/professional sports, so the competitive spirit definitely runs deep.

The boys are running a March Madness Squares fundraiser to help cover tournament cost for their next season, and they’d love your support.

How it works:
▪️ 100 squares available
▪️ $25 per square
▪️ Numbers are randomly assigned after the board fills
▪️ Winners are determined by the last digit of each team’s score
▪️ $1,200 paid out during the tournament
▪️ $1,300 goes to support the team

📄 The completed square board will be shared two days before each round so everyone can track their squares.

If you’d like to support the boys, grab a square (or a few) by sending $25 per square via Venmo to @O3Sportstraining and include “6th Grade Academy” in the notes.

Thanks for supporting this great group of boys — and hopefully you’ll have a winning square during March Madness! by @willisnick

Big win for Lachie's team in the state homeschool championships today! by @willisnick

How's your NBA knowledge?

Wes knows ball thanks to his 7 year old big bro, Darcy, who is obsessed. by @willisnick

🎧Matthew Centrowitz and Nick Willis: Endurance preview

Through our partnership with @tracksmithrunning we’ve assembled an all-star line-up to preview 800m-10,000m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo - Rio 2016 1500m champion @mgcentro and double Olympic medallist @willisnick join Rich and Hannah to make their predictions.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts or watch on YouTube - all links in the bio.

PC: @guillaume_laurent_

#podcasts #running #wchtokyo25 #trackandfield #jakobingebrigtsen by @willisnick

Same trail, different kid, same inclination to start running. by @willisnick

More nervous for @dani.joness heat and final this weekend than for any of my own races! 5th after being knocked over by food poisoning was an amazing performance.

Dani came to Ann Arbor in December to be coached by @willis.sierra and Ron, and I couldn't be more impressed with how they have worked together. Can't wait to see how Dani goes with a full Fall of base training under their watch.

Great job, Dani, AND I'm also proud of my amazing wife. She's a much better coach than I could ever dream to be. by @willisnick

Tonight we kick off Very Nice Track Club's first ever summer youth programming The next 7 Sundays from 6-7:30pm at Pioneer HS, 1st-8th graders will test themselves over a variety of run, jump, and throwing events. We'll track each individuals marks each week, and points will be earned for PRs. Improvement and fun is the focus.

I'm coaching and have the support of alot of great volunteers from the HS team to help encourage our kids.

It's not too late to sign up and join the 30+ kids already registered. Hope to see some of you tonight.

Let's play track!

https://www.verynicetrackclubyouth.com/programming by @willisnick

The all-our-parents-ran-D1-except-Sierra 3on3 squad took 2nd place at the Y middle school tournement. Took a 200 pound bearded 8th grader to keep them from the top spot 👀

So great to reconnect with former Michigan teammates Seth and Katie Waits (Erdman) and have our sons play hoops together. by @willisnick

Big win over Swish from Grand Rapids, who are one of the top 3 teams in Michigan.

The boys have improved so much thanks to their dedicated coaches! No shortcuts (no relying zone/press defence), and now they're starting to reap the rewards.

Thanks Coaches! (Christine and Adam Trumpour) by @willisnick