The TrackReels blog

Plain-English guides to marks, rules and recruiting, written for athletes and the people helping them.

Wind-legal, wind-aided, NWI: what the number next to your sprint actually means

Why a 10.71 with a +3.1 tailwind will not appear on a rankings list, what NWI means, and which events wind applies to.

July 29, 2026 · 6 min read

What college track coaches actually look for in a highlight video

Coaches watch film differently from football recruiters. What to film, what to cut, and the mistakes that get a video closed in ten seconds.

July 24, 2026 · 7 min read

The track recruiting timeline, explained without the mystique

When coaches can contact you, when they actually start looking, and what to do in each year of high school if you want to compete in college.

July 18, 2026 · 8 min read