Book Lessons with Coach Amir

I’m Amir, a former sprinter for Benedictine University and a former athlete at Oak Park & River Forest High School, where I competed in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m, and 4x200m. I was an All-State athlete in the 200m and helped my 4x200m relay team place 2nd in the state. I recently graduated with my Master’s degree in Organizational Behavior @Benedictine University in May 2026. Recently was a Sprints Coach there as well.

My passion for coaching really grew toward the end of my athletic career. Teammates and coaches constantly told me I had a gift for breaking down sprint mechanics and teaching the details in ways athletes actually understood. Over time, I realized coaching wasn’t far fetched for me at all, it was something I genuinely loved after getting into it.

A big reason I coach is because of the mistakes and setbacks I experienced myself throughout track, football, and training in general. I know what it feels like to look back wishing you had better guidance, better understanding, or a better plan. My goal is to help athletes avoid those same mistakes and develop the right way from the start.

(Ask me anything as well lol, I am an open book)

Speed changes everything. I help athletes improve acceleration, sprint mechanics, explosiveness, efficiency, and overall movement quality so their speed transfers directly into competition. Sessions are individualized, technical, and built with purpose. I break sprinting down in ways athletes actually understand using video analysis, analogies, and detailed coaching most athletes never get access to.

A typical session includes a warm up focused on movement quality, sprint drills, technical work, the typical acceleration/max velocity training, and individualized coaching based on what you need most. Expect a lot of feedback, video breakdowns, corrections, and learning throughout the session. I coach details heavily because small changes create big improvements. Sessions are challenging, high quality, and focused on real development, not just getting tired. I will be asking you questions as I want you to also think about what you're doing. That's the most important part, if you know and understand what you're doing, it will become easier to do specific movements and overall, sprint.

Former sprinter at Benedictine University

Competed for Oak Park & River Forest High School in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m, and 4x200m

All-State athlete in the 200m

2nd place state finisher in the 4x200m relay

Coached a conference championship 4x100m relay team (2026)

Helped a 400m athlete achieve her first PR in 3 years, running 59.37 and placing 2nd at conference

Helped the same athlete lower her 200m PR from 27.30 to 26.25

Helped another athlete PR in the 100m and 200m after battling injuries throughout the season

Earned a Master’s degree in Organizational Behavior (2026)

The best coach(es) I've ever had were my two high school coaches, Coach Allen and Coach Hasso. Coach Allen specifically is a part of the reason why I train athletes the way I do, he was detail oriented and mechanic focused. Really made me understand how to sprint more than what I knew at the time. Coach Hasso, he was one of those coaches where you either like him or you don't, he was very intense but he REALLY cared about his athletes and it showed. He wanted the best out of us at all times. He says things in very intense ways and many people may not like that, but I think it's something all athletes need to experience, to really find out if they want it or nor.

I care deeply about athlete development and take coaching seriously. I’m very detail oriented, patient, and honest with my athletes because I want them to improve the right way. I’ll challenge athletes, hold them accountable, and teach them to understand their movement instead of just blindly doing drills and sprinting. My goal is not only to make athletes faster, but to help them become smarter, more confident competitors as well.