The Track and Field Performance Podcast
This podcast is dedicated to providing coaches, athletes, and fans of track and field with expert knowledge and insights from practitioners across various event disciplines and domains of human performance.
Episodes
Ross Jeffs: Profiling Sprinters and Jumpers, Preventing Hamstring Injuries, and Coaching in Realtime
In this episode, we sit down with Ross Jeffs — jumps and combined events lead coach at Aspire Academy in Qatar, and former sprints and hurdles coach with experience across the UK, Netherlands, and now the Middle East. Ross brings a deeply curious and evidence-informed approach to coaching, shaped in part by his own experiences as an athlete, working directly with coaches like Jonas Dodoo, and much
Jack Green: The Human Side of Athletic Performance and Coaching
Jack Green is a two-time Olympian, World and European relay medalist, European U-23 champion in the 400m hurdles, and now the lead coach for Saudi Arabia's long hurdles and sprint relay program.Jack's athletic career was shaped not only by his successes but also by his promise as an adolescent and the battles he faced thereafter. Now, channeling those difficult lessons combined with the
David Kerin: Fixing the Right Problem
David Kerin is a former collegiate coach, USA Track and Field national team administrator, and performance consultant. David brings a refreshingly unconventional lens to some of the sport's most persistent challenges. His articles on '2D, 2.5, 3D Coaching' and 'Fixing the Right Problem' and most recently, developing a provisional patent for an innovative movement analysis
Angus Ross: Enhancing Strengths & Weaknesses; Eccentric Training for Speed and Power
Angus Ross is the Strength and Conditioning and Power Physiology Lead with High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ), working with elite track & field athletes and multiple Olympic sports across lead coaching, s&c, and sport science. He is also a three-time Winter Olympian in bobsleigh and the full-time coach of New Zealand 60 m record holder Tiaan Whelpton.His PhD focused on sprint perfo
Dr. Christopher Stanley: Mental Skills for Managing High Pressure Moments
Dr. Christopher Stanley (CMPC) is a sport and performance psychology professor at the University of Western States, former Lead Sport Psychologist for USA Track & Field across the Tokyo–Paris Olympic cycle, and the Atlanta Track Club Elite.In this episode, Chris illustrates how coaches can implement mental skills training in track & field without adding extra time—covering practical tools
Ernie Clark, Bob Thurnhoffer, and Jason Wakenight: Training for the 400 meters
This episode brings together three coaches with documented success coaching the 400 meters and 4×400 m relay within the NCAA system.Ernie Clark, the Head Coach for sprints, hurdles, and jumps at Northern Arizona University, previously coached at San José State and Ashland University. He has guided athletes such as Trevor Bassitt, Myles Pringle, and Jeremiah Walker to 45-second performances, while
Craig Pickering: Developing Elite Sprint Relay Teams and High Performance Systems
Craig Pickering – former Olympic sprinter, Winter Olympian in bobsleigh, sport scientist, and now Director of Performance Sustainability at Athletics Australia – joins the show to unpack what it takes to build a world-class sprint and relay system. He shares insights on athlete transitions, skill acquisition, and the systems driving Australia’s sprint resurgence.We explore his journey from elite a
Marco Airale: Sprint Mechanics, Intensive Tempo Training, and Warm Ups
Marco Airale has been one of the fastest-rising elite sprint coaches of the past five years — and one of the youngest — guiding athletes like Reece Prescod, Andre De Grasse, Daryll Neita, Amy Hunt and others to fast times and global medals. With a background in physiotherapy and osteopathy, Marco blends therapy and coaching to maximise performance and keep athletes healthy. In this conversation, w
Paul Burgess: Vaulting from Elite Athlete to World-Class Coach
From being a 6 meter pole vaulter back in 2005 to coaching the 2024 Olympic gold medallist Nina Kennedy and 2023 World Championships bronze medallist Kurtis Marschall, Paul Burgess has transitioned from elite athlete to coach with huge success, particularly over the past 5 years.That journey, however, hasn’t been totally straightforward. In this episode, you’ll hear real humility from someone who
Eamonn Flanagan: Key Principles Behind Effective Plyometric and Jump Training
Eamonn Flanagan is the Head of S&C at the Sport Ireland Institute. In this episode, Eamonn shares deep insights from a career that spans elite Olympic (including track & field), Paralympic, and professional rugby environments. He is very well known for his work on jump or plyometric training with peer-reviewed research, online courses and much more on this form of training. We unpack a ran
Joseph Coyne: Giving the Athlete What They Need When They Need It
Joseph Coyne, PhD is the Director of High Performance & Sports Development, Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar and Strength & Conditioning Coach, Elite Sport Program & Swimming, Bond UniversityJoseph's experience in Track & Field extends far and wide; we dug into his time working with the Chinese athletics federation including his work supporting Olympic-level sprinters and jumpers
Chris Shambrook: How Psychological Preparation Fuels Performance and Resilience
Dr. Chris Shambrook, is a renowned expert in performance psychology with over five Olympic cycles of experience. In this episode, Chris shares his journey from earning a PhD in sports psychology to working extensively with British Rowing, Olympic athletes, and high-performance teams across various sports and business settings.We explore the evolving role of sports psychology in elite environments,
James Sandilands: The Art and Science of High Jumping
Athletics New Zealand track and field coach, James Sandilands is mainly known as the coach to the current World Indoor and Olympic champion in the jump, Hamish Kerr, but James's current crop of high level athletes spans far and wide from multi-eventers, sprinters, and horizontal jumpers.He is a former high jumper and hurdler himself with several years of experience as both a performance techn
Werner Prinsloo: Akani Simbine's Journey to 9.82 and 4th Place at the Paris Olympics
In this episode, I chatted with Werner Prinsloo, the coach behind South African sprinting sensation Akani Simbine who in his third consecutive Olympic 100m final, at the age of 30, ran a national record of 9.82 seconds to finish fourth place. Werner shares his unique journey into coaching, from a corporate career to becoming a full-time coach for one of the world’s most consistent sub-10-second s
Josef Karas: Nailing General Prep, Coaching Workhorses, and Battling Physiology
Josef Karas is a former Czech International Decathlete and a graduate of Kansas State where he worked under legendary coach Cliff Rovelto. Since transitioning into coaching, Josef has coached long jumper Radek Juska to 8.31m (NR), gold at the World University Games, Silver at the European Indoor championships and most recently, the Olympic final in Paris. Josef is a well known multi's coach w
Glenn Smith: Breakthrough Performances, Technical Qualities, and Coaching Philosophy
Glenn Smith is a former Canadian national champion and world championship semi-finalist in the 200m sprint. He holds a Master’s Degree in Exercise Science from the University of Texas at Austin and has nearly 20 years of coaching experience. His expertise spans developing All-American collegiate athletes and international-level competitors in the jumps, throws, multi-events, and sprints. A centra
Gordon Bosworth: Wisdom from 40 years of Physiotherapy with Elite Athletes
Being the Chief Physiotherapist to UK Athletics/British Athletics at the London Olympic Games (2012) is just one of many major roles that Gordon Bosworth has undertook during his professional career. He has played a key role in several national physiotherapy teams in winter and summer Olympic enabling Bobsledders like Kaillie Humphries to win Olympic gold.Gordon who owns his own practice 'The
Dan Pfaff: Horizontal Jumps, Performance Testing, and Debriefing
Dan Pfaff is widely regarded as one of the most influential track and field coaches of all-time with over 50 years of experience. His thought provoking insights on sports performance concepts always come with a lot of dept and in this episode, He spoke about the rationale for having a holistic knowledge base and how coaches can develop that. From there, we dove into debriefing throughout the seaso
Dublin Sprint: A Breeding Ground for Irish Olympic-Level Sprinters
Coaches Jeremy Lyons, Gerard O'Donnell, and Aideen Synott have created a high performing environment for sprinters in Ireland to thrive both collegiately and post-collegiately. Through years of hard work and collaboration, they've enabled the likes of Sophie Becker, Cillian Greene, and Jack Raftery to become Olympians, European medalists, and household names in Irish Athletics.In this ep
Stuart McMillan: Influencing Sprint Performance
CEO of Altis and world class sprints coach Stu McMillan came back on the podcast to talk about the importance of pursuing what is interesting to you as an individual, the core features of high level sprinting, trialing new methods with your athletes in an informed way, and much more.I hope you enjoy. Give Stu and Altis a follow if you haven't already. -Instagram: FingerMash and Altis-Altis We
Rolf Ohman: Elasticity, Transfer of Training, and Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD)
Rolf Ohman is a coach and innovator with over 35 years of experience in global sports such as Track and Field; he was a high level decathlete before beginning his coaching career. Between 2016 and 2017, he served as Head Coach for the Dalian Olympic Sports Center before becoming the Assistant Head Coach under Randy Huntington for the Chinese National Team in Sprints and Jumps, he then moved to a
Jim VanHootegem: Complimentary Training, Stabilising Technique, and Dynamic Coaching
Jim VanHootegem has over 20+ years of experience as a collegiate coach working at schools like Texas A&M, The University of Oklahoma, and Arkansas. He has achieved great success with athletes like Fabrice Lapierre and Julian Reid -- both who have achieved medals at World and European championships. In his career so far, he has guided his programs to 12 NCAA team championships and 27 conference
Justin Rinaldi: How to Run a Fast 800m
Very few coaches can say they've had five athletes run 1.44 or faster in the 800m. Joseph Deng and Peter Bol (among several others) have risen to the top of the event -- thanks to the guidance of Justin Rinaldi.His group named 'Fast8TrackClub' not only highlights their aim, but it matches how they get there -- they run fast, all year round, but the devil is in the details, so in thi
Sam Leslie: Physiotherapy for Rehabilitation, Health, and Performance
Sports and Exercise physiotherapist, to many of Australia's top track and field athletes, Sam Leslie, discusses his multi-layered approach to rehabilitating and reducing injuries as well as improving event specific performance. Sam, who works out of MyPhysio Evolution, in Melbourne Australia, takes an evidence based approach to help establish timelines for the returning to full health and sel
Daniel Davey: The Ingredients of a High-Performance Lifestyle
Daniel Davey is the Founder of DaveyNutrition and has over 15 years experience as a Performance Nutritionist, 9 of which were spent in elite sport environments with Dublin GAA and Leinster Rugby. We sat down to discuss topics like fueling and recovery based on individual demands like event groups in Athletics as well as creating processes to make nutrition feel like a fun and sustainable experienc
Steve Fudge: Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast
Coach to Olympic, Paralympic, World, European and Commonwealth Medalists, Steve Fudge has not just harnessed the talent of elite level prospects, but over the years he has developed a system that is building world class sprinters from a very earl stage in their career.In this episode, Steve spoke about how the initial movements at the start can impact the acceleration, the transition and max velo
John Shepherd: Examining the Winter Training Plan
John is a well-known coach, content creator, and writer on all things athletics, but perhaps most pertinently, he has a massive aptitude for horizontal jumps training. In his first few years of coaching he guided two men under the age 20 jump over 7.70m in the long jump -- one became European Junior Champion. Since that time, he has guided several more athletes to jump 7.70+, 6.30+ (for women) and
Boo Schexnayder: Accessing Elasticity
Boo is one of the worlds leading track and field coaches, educators, and rehab consultants. He's coached world champions, he's delivered coaching education workshops around the world, and now he primarily helps world class athletes return to their best. Boo coached 17 NCAA champions in his initial 11 year stint at Louisiana State University. During that time he led Walter Davis to becom
Keith Herston: Individualizing Training for Horizontal Jumpers
Texas Techs Jumps and Multi's Coach, Keith Herston, is quickly becoming one of the worlds top jumps coaches having had success with various national and international athletes across different event disciplines. Keith has coached , 3 Olympians, 4 World Championship Finalists, 1 NCAA Champion, 63 NCAA All Americans , and 6 Top-10 NCAA All-Time Performers (WTJ, WLJ, MLJ).Affiliated w/Output Spo
Ryan Banta: The Application of Sprint Training and Positive Psychology in the High School Setting
Head Coach, History Teacher, and Author of the Sprinters Compendium (among many other things), Coach Ryan Banta has been at Parkway High School for 20 years. During that time, he has successfully coached everything from cross country to the short sprints. In 2022, Coach Banta was named the Missouri TFCCCA girls coach of the year. In this episode, we talked about how he uses his background in Posit
Carrie Lane: Integrating Speed and Strength Training with Endurance Athletes
Coach Carrie Lane works with Under Armours Elite group of distance runners based in Baltimore Maryland. Prior to that, she spent several years as the Throws coach at the University of Wyoming and regularly lectures at the USTFCCCA coaches convention and other seminars on this particular topic. This episode provides insights into her current role as well as some of the key principles she uses to gu
Aaron Gadson: Balancing Trade-Offs in the Triple Jump
From former collegiate triple jumper at Cornell University turned Olympic-level coach; Aaron Gadson shows his passion and knowledge for the event across a multitude of subjects. His breakdowns of training and coaching are detailed and thoughtful making for a rich episode that both athletes and coaches can enjoy. Be sure to follow Aarons's Instagram page for much more content: @youngjumpsAffil
Mike Barber: The Coaching Process Behind 2x World Champion Kelsey-Lee Barber
Coach of 2x World Champion Kelsey-Lee Barber, Mike Barber (her husband), has a diverse coaching and sports performance background. Before becoming a Javelin coach he was a Decathlete turned Biomechanist working for the Australian Institute of Sport.Exploration captures many points of this discussion because Mike's coaching journey and the one with Kelsey-Lee comprised many moments of explorat
PJ Vazel: Navigating Failure and Unpredictability
Sprints and Throws Coach, Statistician, Researcher, and so much more; PJ Vazel has made some major contributions to the sport of Track and Field and in this episode, PJ provided a little glimpse into the internal workings of his great mind. Topics:-Journey to becoming a Hammer Coach-Coaching Philosophy & Influences-Learning from Failure-The Unpredictability of Sports Performance -Coaching the
Andreas Behm: The Training and Development of Elite Sprint Hurdlers
In this episode, Sprint Hurdles coach at Altis, Andreas Behm provides an overview of the physical and technical characteristics he looks for in elite sprint hurdling. Andreas talks about the nuances of in-practice coaching; cueing, session modifications, technical refinements and, complete revamps. Moreover, Andreas highlighted how he's remained inspired through the years -- even after guidin
Laurent Meuwly: Strategies for Developing World-Class Athletes
Whilst severing as the National Coach of the Dutch Federation, Laurent Meuwly has taken several sprint athletes and relay teams to international stardom. Prior to arriving at Papendal, Coach Meuwly worked with the Swiss Athletics federation, there he coached European champions like Lena Sprunger and Ajla Del Pointe (who he still works with today). In this episode, Coach Meuwly shared some of his
Kris Mack: Customizing Training for Multi-Eventers
The Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Centre is home to some of the best athletes in the world. Coach Kris Mack leads a group of world-class multi-event athletes at the center as well as several Paralympians. In this episode, Kris talks about his progression as a coach and how he applies a high degree of event-specific knowledge with other variables like the anthropometric of the athlete, trainin
Luís Mesquita: The Art of Specificity
Luis is the owner of 'The Peak' a sports performance facility in Porto, Portugal where mainly works as a Strength & Conditioning coach and Physiotherapist. He boasts an extremely well-rounded resume working with elite jumpers and throwers in Track & Field as well as Soccer and Volleyball teams. Our discussion comprised of multiple topics surrounding the principles of training spe
Harvey Maguire: Performance Therapy - A Perspective Shift
Harvey Maguire is a Performance Physiotherapist who operates out of the UK's leading university for Track & Field in Loughborough. He works with the track and field team to provide comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation strategies to facilitate the advancement of their health and performance. Harvey recently interned at Altis to advance his expertise and adopt a more integrative appro
Karl Goodman: Guiding a New Era of Sprinting Talent
Since joining Coastal Carolina in 2019, coach Karl Goodman has accumulated 12 All-American honors -- 11 of which were this season -- leading him to being promoted to Associate Head Coach this summer. That's not all, Melissa Jefferson, (one of the many All-Americans) won the US National Title in the 100m running 10.68 in the process. There is ton a value in this one, I hope you enjoy and thank
Mat Clark 'Track Strength': The Purpose and Application of Strength and Conditioning
Strength and Conditioning is a popular topic of discussion across all event disciplines within Track and Field. Decathlete and Strength coach for the University of Arkansas, Mat Clark shows his versatility by outlining the benefits of strength training, methods for building sound lifting technique to access those benefits, and prescribing training for athletes with varying characteristics. Importa
Danny Mackey: Taming the Beast(s)
Head Coach of Brooks Beasts Track Club, Danny Mackey has over 10 years of experience coach elite level athletes ranging from the 800m to 10k. Coach Mackey outlines the primary energy systems utilized in each of these specializations and how that looks in a weekly cycle. In addition, he describes his background in Bio-mechanics, enabling his athletes to move more efficiently and stay healthy.Affili
Nic Petersen: Building a Horizontal Jumps System
For the past 10 years, Coach Nic Petersen has led the University of Florida jumps program to so much success that it is widely regarded as 'Jumps University.' Coaching an array of high level athletes with varied experience and skills has given him a level of wisdom that is on full display in this episode. Coach Petersen discusses how he builds a foundation with his athletes; physically,
Dr. Brian Zuleger: Mental Performance Training for Track and Field Athletes
Sport is chaotic. During an athletic career, athletes are tasked with making a lot of decisions that compound over time and will dictate their trajectory.Dr. Brian Zuleger, is a Mental Performance Consultant who has worked with Track and Field athletes, both as a Coach and Sports Psychologist. In this episode, Dr. Zuleger explains how Mental Performance Training can equip athletes to navigate the
Stuart McMillan: Efficiency > Effectiveness
As expected, Stuart McMillan provided a deep-dive like others can only dream of. His contribution towards the lives of athlete and coaches across the world is growing by the day -- and it's no surprise why.Stuart provides a comprehensive overview of how the constraints of training in a variety conditions can improve learning, and thus creating a more adaptable athlete on all fronts. If you wa
Jason Wakenight: Fluid Training Methods for Long Sprinters
University of Iowa's coach, Jason Wakenight has guided an impressive number of All American in the Long Sprint events. Before we got on air, he described his approach as 'Fluid' and believes that he is not married to one entire system. Coach Wakenight discussed his training methods; like how he moves from a foundation that of more aerobic tempo and acceleration work to specific spee
Renaud Longuèvre: Teaching Technical Proficiency in the Long Jump
In this episode, High Performance Director of Israeli Athletics, Renaud Longuèvre provides a detailed overview of his coaching philosophy for the horizontal jumps. Renaud highlights the importance of the landing position and how he builds the technical model from that position. He also mentions how the double hitch kick provides the necessary coordination to combat over-rotation and maintain speed
Keinan Briggs: The Life Span of a High School Triple Jumper
Lead coach of Leap Squad Track Club, Keinan Briggs speaks about his holistic approach to developing high school jumpers.Coach Briggs discusses how he methodically implements and pivots his progressions and priorities to improve each individual athlete from their freshman to senior year.Thank you coach Briggs! Support the podcast: Track Barn: https://trackbarn.com/ | promo code: TNF10 Patreonhttps
Cliff Rovelto: 'Three C's of Combined Event Training'
In just under two hours, Coach Cliff Rovelto provided a masterclass overview of the combined events. We spoke about the physical, mental, technical, and tactical aspects of designing and managing training and competition. Coach Rovelto begins by providing his background in coaching and then moves towards his coaching philosophy; there, the conversation extends into topics like the compatibility be
Lennie Waite: Crafting an Authentic Athlete
Personality traits, attitudes, habits, skills - this one had it all. Dr. Lennie Waite spoke to me about her beliefs and strategies that she uses within her practice. These methods help athletes and coaches cultivate healthier behaviors to enhance their performance.Support the show
Alex Stewart: Relative Pathways to Success
Australia's lead High Jump coach Alex Stewart has many impressive accolades on his resume, he was the 2018 National Coach of the Year after guiding Brandon Starc to an Oceania Record of 2.36m, but perhaps his most impressive accomplishment was having two athletes (one male, one female) in the Olympic finals -- both in the High Jump.The road to the Olympics is often bumpy; Alex shares how they
Scott Simpson: Physical, Technical and Mental Preparation for Elite Pole Vaulting
British Athletics Pole Vault coach "Scott Simpson" speaks about the factors he considers when outlining his training throughout the year. Scott provides his stable yet individualized program for Olympians like Holly Bradshaw and Harry Coppell.Scott illustrates how he assesses his athletes' current physical and technical abilities. Doing so allows him to identify the area that needs
Shane McCormack: Creating a Performance Ecosystem
Coach of Irelands fastest female, Phil Healy, and 2019 All-Ireland Hurling Champions, Tipperary; Shane McCormack has 20 years of coaching experience and is an IAAF Level 4 accredited sprints and hurdles coach. Shane came on the podcast to discuss all of the moving parts within his system that has seen Phil Healy go from an International caliber athlete to World Class.Phil competed in three separat
Amin Nikfar: Stepping Outside of the Shot Put Circle
Track and Field coach and 2x Olympic Shot Putter Amin Nikfar is the current Throws coach at UNC-Chapel Hill. The reason I say "Track and Field coach" is because, throughout this episode, he highlights the knowledge and skills he has gained from coaching a multitude of events. A common debate is whether being an elite athlete makes a good coach; it is a complex question however, Amin wei
Glenn Smith: Biomechanics of Efficient Sprinting
Canada's own Glenn Smith sat down with me to explain pelvic and t-spine movement as it relates to efficient upright sprint mechanics. Coach Smith details how he observes and cues the athlete to move 'their' model in the right direction. This concept also reigns true in the long jump; the ability to apply force in the run can dictate some of the common errors at takeoff. There is a l
Derek Evely: Hammering the First Principles
Episode 12 was with throws, youth development, and coach education expert Derek Evely. Derek boasts (although you won't hear it from him) an impressive resume comprising of leadership roles in major governing bodies and global medalists in the hammer throw. This discussion had a lot of topics showing just how much knowledge Derek has. The timestamps provided are something I intend to do from
Todd Lane: High Expectations
LSU Jumps Coach and USTFCCCA course instructor Todd Lane came on the podcast and dove deep into his prerequisites for elite high jumping: Approach, Take-off, In-Flight, and Plyometrics. More importantly, Coach Lane articulated the reality of coaching -- beyond programming. He speaks about JuVaughn Harrison's rise and the difficulties they've encountered along the way.In conjunction with
Benke Blomkvist: Harnessing the Hurdles
With over 30 years of coaching experience, Benke Blomkvist has facilitated the success of household names such as Susanna Kallur and Andrew Pozzi. In this episode, he provides a well-articulated overview of his training philosophy. Benke emphasizes the various considerations he makes daily to develop the qualities to become an elite hurdler. It is little wonder why British athletics sourced his e
Jeremy Fischer: A Decade with the Worlds Best
The Olympic Training Center at Chula Vista, California has been home to the best field event athletes in the US for over a decade. The host of medals and all-time best performances in the jumps has been in no short part down to the work of coach Jeremy Fischer. After transitioning from the collegiate system to post-collegiate coaching, he realized that this setup allowed him to do what he loved be
Chris Neal: Developing for the Long-Run
Furman College is widely known as one of the NCAA's dynasties for distance running. There is little wonder why that is when you have coaches as knowledgeable and passionate as Coach Chris Neal. In this episode, Coach Neal outlines his philosophy on how he enables his athletes to optimize their performance in the long term - in long-distance running events,Support the show
David Tobin: Sports Nutrition | A Sustainable Approach
Sport Ireland Institute's David Tobin conveys his approach to improving athlete's nutrition - for the benefit of their performance. There is plenty of takeaways and scope that athletes and coaches can use to address this area to a better standard. David is a firm believer in creating sustainable habits that will last well beyond the coaching process. Some topics include:-Athlete to Perfo
Jonathan Ilori: Transitioning to the NCAA
I was able to sit down with one of Britain's top triple jumpers and Managing Director of RightTracks Sports Jonathan Ilori.The former Mizzou Graduate and NCAA All-American used his experience in the NCAA to create a service that prides itself on putting athletes - on the right track.We discussed the reality/expectations of becoming an NCAA athlete as well as the misconceptions about the syste
Cliff Mallett: The Process of Self-Regulation
Experienced Sports Psychologist, Professor, and Athletics coach Dr. Cliff Mallett provides a wealth of knowledge and experience regarding athletes mental preparation. Cliff articulates his journey as a professional; emphasizing the importance of self-regulation and adopting a process-oriented approach to sports performance. Topics:-Belief Systems-Neuropsychology -Self-Regulation-Process vs Outcome
David Maris: Programming Considerations for Sprinters
Sprint training and coaching enthusiast David Maris leverages his unique set of experiences both as an athlete, coach, and life-long learner to explore a variety of factors in prescribing sprint training. I attempted to contribute what I had learned from having the luxury of being surrounded by well-educated and accomplished coaches. These discussions and observations allowed me to convey what coa
Nick Newman: Optimizing Strength Training for Jumpers
Jumps specialist Nick Newman: jumps and multi's coach at USC provides his philosophy and considerations for the prescription of strength training. Nick discusses the role of an enlarged impulse for all athletes and how it can complement the key components to jumping performance. Outside of USC, he works with elite-level jumpers in various parts of the world. He also is working on his second b
John Ellis: Building Buy-In and Cultivating the Group Dynamic
Arizona State's Jumps and Multi's coach John Ellis describes how he interacts and builds relationships to get the best out of his athletes. John shares his experience at Southern Mississippi; his work there brought three first-team all-Americans during the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships back to Hattiesburg. John was also awarded southern region coach of the year by USTFC
Bob Thurnhoffer: The Role of Resisted Sprints Training in Acceleration Development
Bob outlines how he implements resisted sprints training for sprinters and jumpers at Loyola University Chicago. He describes the philosophies he has developed that allow him to cleverly organize different elements that encompass better-sprinting performance such as intensity, data feedback, and the technical model. Bob is an avid writer for leading athletic performance websites such as Simplifast
