TRAINING
Training Ideas

Sprint Training

800m Training

 Developing Aths
Sprints

Middle Distance

Trunk training

Pro - Coaching


Subscribe to a monthly message containing 400-800-1500m
Training Ideas.

Enter your e-mail address: 
(privacy respected) 

400/800/1500 Ideas Archive

An e-group hosted by eGroups.com


Oztrack Email List
600+ members and growing. Australian T & F Discussion and Results.

Send a message here to subscribe

 

 


Coaches of Sprints & Relays
  Steve Bennett
webmaster@oztrack.com
Blue Mountains, NSW , Australia
Mobile 0415 641083

Level 2 (Level 3 pending). Coaches a squad of National level athletes called the Flyers Particular interests are the training of sub 11.00 sprinters, 400/800 athletes & female distance runners. Has coached athletes in 800m to 1:48.01 male and 2:05.40 female. 400m male to 47s. Trains n Mondo at Blacktown Olympic Centre. Webmaster of the Sydney Athletics and List Administrator of Oztrack - The Australasian Track & Field Mailing List.

Greg Halberg.
Greghalberg@hotmail.com

Trains athletes in a variety of sports- tennis, soccer, american football, golf, track and field, particularly interested in increasing speed.

Brian conton
Bconton@aol.com

Coached sprints for tenyears now also coached conbined events. Coached 38.91 semifinalist Olympic relay team with guys at 10.33, 10.39, 10.42,10.42. Special interest in designing specific weight training programs for different types of events from sprints, 400/800, throws to tennis.

Brenda Smith
castaway@midcoast.com.au
Taree, NSW, Australia +61 65 532428

Currently managing a consortium of Coaches on the Mid-North Coast of NSW,Australia called the "Castaways",involving a Squad of 60+ athletes. Special interest in distance education/training and programming for multi-events. Level 1 Sprints, Hurdles, Relays.

Loren Seagrave
SeagraveLo@AOL.com
3503 Runelle Place SW, Lilburn, GA 30047 USA
Tel: (1) 770-972-5755 Fax: (1) 770-972-5645

Co-Founder of Speed Dynamics. Sport consultant to a variety of sports for the development of speed and quickness. High performance consultant to numerous professional teams and federations.

Bryan Lambert
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
phone - 1-613-545-6286 fax 1-613-545-6478
remote-printer.Arlington_Hewes/Room_403@16135456478.iddd.tpc.int

I am currently the sprints/relays and hurdles coach at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario Canada. I am also involved in the Ontario Track & Field Association and I coach High School Cross Country and Track & Field.

Name: Patrick McHugh
pmchugh@nscds.pvt.k12.il.us
Winnetka, IL, USA

Has run 2:26:40 for the marathon. Coaches at high school and college level.

Tapani Keranen
tapsa@kihu.jyu.fi
Jyvaskyla Finland
Phone: + 358 14 603148 (w) + 358 14 245 825 (h)

Research Assistant in the Research Institute for Olympic Sports in Jyvaskyla Finland, Finnish National Team assistant sprint coach. Main interest speed, strength and power. Coached mainly sprinters, but also other power athletes. Coaching daily five national team athletes.

Ian Dube
ian.dube@worldnet.att.net
(770)592-8834 tel & fax
Georgia USA

Head Track Coach Morris Brown College Coaching Several Elite Jumpers (Carla Shannon) Head Coach Elite Division Quicksilver Track Club Kennesaw, Georgia USA USATF Level II Certification USATF Lead instructor USATF National Certified Official.

Name: ALLEN GILMAN, CSCS
GILDER1966@AOL.COM

Description: I have been involved in Athletics since 1963 in high school and college track and cross country and road racing (2:29.25 marathon PR) and for the past 17 years as a coach of girls track and cross country.  I have coached at my current high school for ten years and won 3 consecutive State Championships (89 to 91) and coached one girl who won the National Junior Olympics and National Junior Championships in the Heptathlon.  As the head coach I am heavily involved in every event which now includes the pole vault.  The girls I coach are from 12 to 18 years old.  I am also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.  I  look forward to hearing from other coaches from around the world.

Location: Byron, Minnesota
 

Name: Craig Daly

Email: cdaly@nishimachi.org

Description: Present  sprints and high jump coach at
Sacred Heart School in Tokyo

Location: Tokyo, Japan
 
 

Name: Mike Antoniades
mike@nickelodeon-cs.com

Description: Speed & Conditioning Coach Soccer Coach

Currently working with Professional Soccer, Clubs and running Speed Workshops in the UK and Europe.

Location: London , UK

telephone: Tel: +44 181 245 0949 fax +44 181 492 0321

Name: E.Henlon
ehenlon@ccm.howardcc.edu

Description: -coached sprinters and hurdlers at high and junior college level.-coached female high schooler to 14.12 100m hurdles.-coached 800mr/1600mrelay to state champion.

Location: columbia maryland usa

Name: Steve LeBlanc
zeppo@is2.dal.ca

Description: Presently coaching Dalhousie University sprint team. Interested in all aspects of speed and power, particularly sprints and horizontal jumps. Experience working with athletes from other sports to develop speed. Master of Science thesis on the use of active landings in horizontal jumps.

Loaction: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Name: Patrice A. Wilson
zexus@pipeline.com

Description: Coach Hinsdale Central High School (sprints, hurdles, and jumps). Head coach CASA track club. Level II certified coach.

Loaction: Chicago, IL USA

telephone: 630-887-9638

Name: Eric Suender

funkman@calcon.net

Description: 3rd in Illinois High Schoo State Cross-Country Meet (1986), State Qualifier (Class AA, Track & Field) 1-mile run and 2-mile run (1985 & 1986) Full Scholarship Athlete at Bradley University, Peoria , IL. Division I All-American - Cross-Country & Track/Field (Steeplechase) Head Boys Cross-Country and Track/Field Coach - Mundelein High School, Mundelein, Illinois, USA (5 years)

Location: Mundelein, IL, USA

telephone: (847) 526-0869, Fax# (847) 949-0599

Name: Dick Moss
pedigest@cyberbeach.net

Description: Level 3 Middle Distance/Distance Coach with Track North Athletic Club, in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Also coaches some sprinters/hurdlers/heptathletes. Publishes Physical Education Digest magazine.

Loaction: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

telephone: Tel:705/675-7055 Fax: 705-675-5539

Name: John Quinn
quinnjohn@msn.com

Description: Currently the Head Coach of the Tasmanian Institute of Sport (Australia). Event specialty sprints and relays. Coach to numerous teams including Australia's 1996 and 1998 World Junior Team and 1995 & 1997 World University Games Team.

Loaction: Hobart Tasmania Australia

Sprints and Relays: on

Name: Bruce Blizard
BlizardB@aol.com

Description: Running Event Coordinator,Richland High School Top teenaged athletes I have Have coached: Female 100 meter runner, 11.86;Male Mid Dist - 1:52.4/4:12, 48.8/1:53.7; Female relays 48.7, 1:43.8, 3:56.7; Particular intertest in strength training for runners: weights, plyometrics, biomechanics, etc

Loaction: Richland, Washington, USA
 

Name: Goran Tepsic

Description: The head coach for sprint events in Track & Field club "Novi Zagreb" in Croatia. I am also the author of book "Sprint" published in Croatia.

Loaction: CROATIA

telephone: 003851250449
 

Name: Hakan Andersson

Email: hakan@sgci.com

Description: Swedish sprintcoach. Has coached Swedens top sprinters
at championships and on a daily basis. Is presently living in Ontario, Canada.

Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
 

Name: Ron Johnson

Email: Rljtrack@tenet.edu

Description: 23 Coaching experience at High school - College & Club
NCAA Qualifier in College

Location: Houston Texas USA

telephone: 713-9841461 phone & fax
 

Name: Jason Lindsay

Email: jwlindsa@acs.ucalgary.ca

Description: I coach with Calgary Track West - a club in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
I am a full level 3 coach in distance and level 2 in all the other diciplines of athletics.
I have coached a number of athletes to the National age group championships in Canada.
I am a former team Alberta coach.
I ran with Track West from age 11-22.  I was a decent provincial level distance runner, but whose interests were in the intermediate hurdles and steeple chase.
I also act on a number of provincial T&F committees.
 

Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

telephone: ph: (403) 680-2232   fax:  (403) 282-2729
 

Name: Ray Reinertsen

Email: RREINERT@staff.uwsuper.edu

Description: Head track and Cross Country coach at the University
of Wisconsin at Superior. Teaching coaching courses and
looking to expand our program internationally. Any ideas?

Location: Superior, Wisconsin, USA

telephone: 715-394-8409phone  FAX 715 394 8110
 

Name: Duncan J McHugh

Email: djmchugh@tuscola.k12.il.us

Description: Head Girls Track and Assistant Boys Track at Tuscola Community High School.
 

Location: Tuscola, Illinois, USA
 

Name: David Ponas

Email: DPonas@aol.com

Description: High School Coach: Oakland High School, Oakland, California, USA.
USAT&F Coaching Education Level I lead instructor.
California Coaches Assn. member

Location: Oakland, California    USA

telephone: USA code     area code (510)  530-4544
 

Name: Bill Rowan

Email: Name: Bill Rowan

Email: rowanbms@cdsnet.net

Description: Have coached track and field for 20 years at every level through high school.  Am currently the head coach of a growing program involving 100 athletes at South Medford High School, the same school where Dick Fosbury and Bill Bowerman got their start many years ago.  I am interested in ideas on how to better promote the sport and sharing new and inovative ideas in training and team organization.

Location: Medford, Oregon   USA
 

Name: Eric Cross

Email: coach@satellite.co.nz

Description: New Zealand Level 3 middle distance coach.
Coaching a squad of athletes 15yrs to 25yrs Also coach 2 400m athletes and 3 race walkers. Chairman of Auckland City Athletic Club

Location: Auckland, New Zealand
 

Name: Marty Ogden

Email: DHSTFCOACH@aol.com

Description: Danbury High has won 4 indoor and 3 outdoor FCIAC titles in the past 5 years.  Coached New England record holder in the 300m (Jason Newton 34.8) and Class LL runner up in indoor and outdoor 1996.  Level 1 certified, co-meet director for the FCIAC championships and O'Grady Relays

Location: Danbury, CT USA

telephone: (203)431-1244
 

Name: Adrian Faccioni

Email: faccioni@science.canberra.edu.au

Description: Coaching Track and Field for 11 years.
Main interest in the development of maximal running velocity in sprint athletes. (Completed my masters on this topic)
Currently undergoing my Level 3 in Sprints and Relays
I Run a couple of businesses:
Faccioni Speed & Conditioning Consultant
Specific Sports Testing (work in ACT and NSW)
Faccioni's Foundation Fitness (speed, agility, coordination of young athletes).
Have spent time with Charlie Francis (Coach of Ben Johnson), John Smith (Drummond, Bolden, Green, Mitchell, Perec) and Bob Kersee (FloJo, Devers, Joyner-kersee)
Distributor of Charlie Francis' Training for Speed in Australia and New Zealand

Location: Canberra  ACT   Australia

telephone: 612 62012936 (phone + Fax)
 

Name: Randy Huntington

Email: hunt895wr@aol.com

Description: Univ of Oregon,  Univ of Ca /Berkeley.  Coached Mike Powell to world record in long jump.  Coached Willie Banks to 18.20w.  Kathy Rounds.  Others - Joe Greene, Gwen Loud, Leo Williams, Darren Plab, Sheila Hudson, Al Joyner, Gordon Laine, Sharon Couch.

Location: USA

telephone: 510-888-2210
 

Name: Chet Fullmer

Email: Gunner4040@aol.com, topdawg@lycosemail.com

Description: High School Football, Wrestling,1988
Golden Gloves State Champion, 1987,88 Utah Summer Games
Gold Medalist in Boxing.Bingham Ute Conf. Football Coach
for 4 years.

Location: South Jordan Utah, USA
 

Name: Ed Crawford

Email: tcrawfor@nmsu.edu

Description: Head Women's Track & Cross Country Coach
New Mexico State University

Location: Las Cruces,  New Mexico, USA

telephone: (505) 646-1538
 

Name: MICHAEL D. BOURDEAU

Email: BOURDEAU.M@NISK.K12.NY.US

Description: HEAD COACH HIGH SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS X COUNTRY, INDOOR AND OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS.
USATF CERTIFIED LEVEL 2 COACH - ENDURANCE, WORKING ON LEVEL 3 ENDURANCE.
ATHLETES OF NOTE: ANDY BLOOM; NYS HIGH SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER DISCUS 202'9"
                  4TH AT THE '96 OLYMPIC TRIALS
                  PAUL LUPI; RUNNING FOR SANTA MONICA TRACK CLUB - 800M AND 1500M.
                  NYS HIGH SCHOOL 800M CHAMPION.
STATE CHAMPIONS IN POLE VAULT, SHOT PUT, 200M DASH.

Location: NISKAYUNA, N. Y. -  U. S. A.

telephone: 1 - 518 - 382 -2511 EXT. 362
 

Name: Chad DuVall

Email: cduvall@seidata.com

Description: Head Coach- Southwestern Girls Track & Field

Location: Hanover/Indiana/United States
 

Name: William M. Welch

Email: william.welch@rose-hulman.edu

Description: college coach, former high school coach, 30 years, 16 years at college level. have coached in middle east for '64 olympic games. now at div. III engineering school in terre ahut, indiana.
 

Location: terre haute, indiana
 
 

Name: Dan Jystad

Email: djystad@hotmail.com

Description: HS-1985 #48 in USA 300m IH(39.0 FAT)
12th year as a HS Track Coach--Specialize in
Hurdles and Sprint Mechanics--Student of LSU's
SPEED DYNAMICS
Searching to become more knowledgeable(sp?) in the
middle distances

Location: Monroe, NC

telephone: 704-283-5903
 
 

Name: Catherine Wasley

Email: Wasleyscott@taunet.com

Description: Level 1 coaching, Bachelor of Human Movement and Recreation. Currently coaching

husband in Sprinting in Darwin Northern Territory, Australia.

Location: NT, Australia
 
 

Name: Craig Perkins

Email: hperkin@shenessex.heartland.net

Description: I coach girls track.

Location: Shenandoah, Iowa 51601

Middle Distance:Hurdles: Long Distance: Long Jump: High Jump: Shot Putr: Discus:
 
 

Name: Andrew Maclennan

Email: amaclennan@staff.christscollege.school.nz

Description: Coaching 10.50s 100m and 20.50s 200m male sprinter

and 24.50s 200m and 54.50 400m female sprinter.

Interested in developing as much speed and power

as possible!!!

Location: Christchurch, New Zealand

telephone: 0061 03 377 8230 (phone) 0061 03 364 5296 (fax)
 
 

Name: mario plaza

Email: mplazarctc@juno.com

Description: Personally ran track in the the 80's. Workinng on Exercise Science

degree. Coach with my brother Juan Youth Track Club (years).

Location: bossier city, La 71111

telephone: 318-747-1730

Long Jump: Triple Jump:
 
 

Name: Robin Kerr

Email: robinkerr@enterprise.net

Description: Ex athlete - Now coaching

Location: Cumbernauld, Scotland, United Kingdom
 
 

Name: Ambro van Oosterhout

Email: ambro_ajax@hotmail.nl

Description: I'm head-coach of the (sprint)youth of LGD since 3 months. I am a sprinter since I

started as runner. I am doing this for 12 years now (I'm 20 years old). I'm searching for

information about the 100-m. to improve my trainings. Especially I'm looking for information about

the anaerob energy-system. Keywords are: ATP alactisch; ATP lactisch. If you have some

information about this subject please contact me.

Location: Deurne/ Noord-Brabant/ Netherlands

telephone: 0493-351234
 
 

Name: Dennis Shaver

Email: shaver@lsu.edu

Description: Coach @ Louisiana State University in the United States

Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana USA

telephone: (504)388-1289 / FAX (504) 388-8600

Also Hurdles:
 
 

Name: David A. Jackson

Email: dajackson@hotmail.com

Description: I have been involved in T & F for 10 years. Over the ten years I have had success in

'93 as the NYS SEC V Discus cahmpion, '94 MAC championship 400m silver medalist, been

apart of a '94 DIV III 400m relay Bronze team. I'm currently a volunteer throwing coach for The

Nichols School in Buffalo, NY.

Location: Buffalo, New York, USA

telephone: (716) 886-27875

Shot Put: Discus:Javelin: Multi Events:
 
 

Name: Karim Abdel wahab

Email: trackdreamer@yahoo.com

Description: As a coach I am training one of the top 5 egyptian sprinters . His best time in the

100m dash is 10.5s , and I train other athletes as well but they are still U16 . I have a 15yr old girl

that has a best 100m time '13.2s' and she's ranked 3rd at the national champinships U16.

Location: Zamalek/Cairo/Egypt

Also coaches Hurdles
 
 

Name: Jeff L. Hoskisson

Email: hoskissj@esumail.emporia.edu

Description: Assistant track coach at Emporia State University.

Coached US World Junior team in 1990 (set WJR, low altitude record in 400 relay).

USATF Level I and II certified and Level I instructor.

Member of the OS Olympic Sprint Development Committee from 1988-1992.

Published numerous articles about sprinting. Coached numerous all-americans.

Location: Emporia, Kansas USA

telephone: 316-342-3591
 
 

Name: Chris Brown

Email: Roojumps@hotmail.com

Description: Jumps Coach at Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City.

Have coached numerous conference champions & record holders in the

jumps and sprints. As well as qualifying athletes for both the U.S.

and NCAA Championships in the long jump.

Location: Kansas City, Missouri USA

Long Jump: Triple Jump: High Jump: Pole Vault:
 
 

Name: Glen Parker

Email: glen@retailsystems.com.au

Description: Level II Sprints/Hurdles

Location: Sydney/NSW/Australia

Also coaches Hurdles
 
 

Name: W.E. Price

Email: WPRICE@ICFKAISER.COM

Description: New England based scholastic and club track & field coach. USATF and Athletics

Canada certified coach in sprints and hurdles.

Continuing studies in biomechanics and motor development for youth T&F.

Professional safety engineer and licensed systems developer.

Location: Hyannis, MA, US

telephone: (508) 790-2134

Also coaches Hurdles
 
 

Name: Bill Fritz

Email: fritz@kwiknet.net

Description: Rowan University; Athletic Dept.; Glassboro,NJ

08028...Head Coach: Track & Field, X-Country

(men & Women) 609/256-4683

Location: Glassboro,NJ, USA

telephone: 609/256-4683(off) 609/256-4916(fax)
 
 

Name: Norbert Elliott

Email: nelliott@sports.uga.edu

Description: Two time Olympian Bahamas.

Coach of 100 and 200m national NCAA women's champ 1998

Location: 706 542 7915

Hurdles: Long Jump: Triple Jump:
 
 

Name: Michael Halling

Email: michael.halling@mbox301.swipnet.se

Description: I´m a trainer/leader mostly of younger athlets, but they are growing up.

Location: Sweden

telephone: +46 0454 92308 (tel), +46 0454 42040 (fax)
 
 

Name: Kebba Tolbert

Email: ktolbert@atlas.mckendree.edu

Description: Women's Sprints, Hurdles, Jumps, & Multis Coach Men's Sprint & Hurdles Coach McKendree College
*Have coached several athletes to All-American Awards
*Published a book, Sprinting & Hurdling, in 1996.
*Especially interested in discussing the following:
-progressive models of training for the sprints, hurdles, jumps and multis
-dynamic strength and power development
- dynamic strength and power requirements for the above mentioned events
- speed development
Location: Lebanon, Illinois USA
Hurdles: Long Jump: Triple Jump: High Jump: Multi Events:
 
 

Name: Tan Chong Kiat

Email: na3486515@acad21.ntu.edu.sg

Description: Coaching a college team.

Location: singapore

Also coaches Middle Distance
 
 

Name: Sarah Walsh

Email: bigteeth1@hotmail.com

Description: Student doing Sport Science degree that wishes to work at Australian institue of sport

- getting elite athletes to peak performance.

Location: From England but currently on exchange in USA for a year.

telephone: 912 253 4404

Also interested in Hurdles: Steeplechase: Middle Distance: Long Distance: Marathon: Race Walks: Long Jump: Triple Jump:High Jump:Pole Vault:Shot Put:Discus: Javelin: Hammer: Multi Events:
 


 

 

 

Oztrack Athletics Online Bookstore



 

Training for Speed by Charlie Francis

A recommended book on Sprinting. Contains plenty of great sprint training ideas. Written by the coach of Ben Johnson who ran 9.79 for 100m in the Seoul Olympics. 

For more information

 

 

Stronger Abs & Back by Brittenham & Brittenham.
 

The above book is now available from the Oztrack Athletic bookstore.


LINKS | OZTRACK | COACHING | HOME

Copyright© Steve Bennett