Coaching Series Episode 6: Diljeet Taylor – Head Women’s Cross Country Coach, Associate Director of Track & Field at BYU (IHA Episode 455)

In today’s episode of the I’ll Have Another Podcast coaching series, we are joined by Diljeet Taylor! Diljeet is the Head Women’s Cross Country Coach and Associate Director of Track and Field at BYU. She also recently started coaching an elite group called Taylor Made Elite. Diljeet has been at BYU since 2016 and they have had huge success under her leadership including a 2021 NCAA Cross Country National Championship. She also coached individual cross country national champion, Whittni Orton, who will be on this podcast soon! Diljeet also coached 5 other individual national champions including Courtney Wayment in the 5,000m, indoor 3,000m, and 3k steeple, Anna Camp-Bennett in the 1500m, and the DMR in 2021. You’ll get to hear about her goals and dreams with BYU when she started this job. We also get to hear about her own choice to run in college and become a coach. She also shares about believing in her athletes and the value of that. Thank you to V.O2 for sponsoring this series of the podcast! Go to VDotO2.com and use the code “Lindsey” for 20% off the Adaptive Trainer service. If you want to learn more about utilizing V.O2 for coaching, email me at Lindsey@sandyboyproductions.com. What we talked about: 5:25- What training looked like today 6:10- Long winters and the snow 7:00- Taylor Made Elite 9:05- Creating a team culture and her coaching style 13:05- Goals when starting to coach at BYU 17:45- Winning the national cross country title 19:30- What makes her team successful 21:45- Working with athletes through disappointment 26:15- Managing an athletes progression 29:00- Walking with a woman through body changes 30:20- Her passion for coaching 31:30- Her own running and coaching trajectory 35:45- Following your dreams 37:20- Diljeet’s faith 38:35- “The dark place” in races and celebrating women in big moments 42:30- How various coaches had an impact on her career 46:15- The support that she feels from the entire athletic department 47:50- Infusing gratitude into her program 49:15- Motherhood 52:45- What’s next for Taylor Made Elite 54:15- End of podcast questions Show notes: Author suggestion: Colleen Hoover Taylor Made Elite on Instagram Diljeet on Instagram Diljeet’s coaching bio Connect with Lindsey: Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows: Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast The Ready to Run Podcast Sponsors: V.O2 Use code “Lindsey” for 20% off the Adaptive Trainer service. If you want to learn more about utilizing V.O2 for coaching, email me at Lindsey@sandyboyproductions.com