I was at my gym the other day trying to get in shape, thinking of maybe trying my hand at future highland games. I have noticed (like most gyms) a predominance of muscular meatheads and thought "probably some guys in here who would be great at highland athletics."

Well, the gym I go to has an outdoor walking track 400 meters around with a inner field. I thought this looked great for a practice area for hammer throw, WFD, caber toss, etc. I was thinking of getting together a "club" of guys to begin trying some of these events using the info and tutorials provided here. You know, a group to work with and learn together. When I checked with the manager, he says "That's a great idea, why don't we offer a class in this and YOU can be the instructor."

He was serious. I tried to explain that I know NOTHING about this and have NEVER done it before. Talk about blind leading the blind.

I don't know of any athletes (highland athletes) in my area. Any suggestions?
The best I could think of was looking for a local track and field coach who might have some generic tips since the shot put and hammer throw do exist in modern field events.