Book Private Track-and-field Lessons with Coach Emma

My name is Emma Ennett (Seipel), I have a bachelors degree in Psychology and I am finishing up my masters degree in Applied Psychology (Loras College). I competed in college track for five years…yes, I did have a covid year. Those five years were the best years of my life so far. A few things non-athlete related, I love trying new little coffee shops, I have a cat and a dog, I love hiking and the mountains, I am a military wife, I enjoy playing board/card games, Disney movies are the best, I absolutely love my friends and family, and yeah we will stop at that!

When it comes to helping to improve YOUR game, we do necessary drills to drive intention in the approach, takeoff, air mechanics, and landing effectively. With this, I am big on bringing in athlete feedback with what YOU want to work on so there is a healthy balance. This ensures new knowledge and skills are being learned, but keeping athlete engagement up for full effectiveness.

To begin we start by getting a good solid warm-up in (~20min.) to capitalize on injury prevention and feeling ready to move. After warm-up we get into “jump warm-up” which is some quick plyometric movements to feel explosive and ready for impact. Then we do some short sprints to feel ready for the runway. That shouldn’t take too long, we then move onto standing lands in the pit with progression and move into takeoff drills and adding them together. Depending on the day we will do full-approach run thru’s because hitting the board is so so important on meet day. Lastly, we might do a variation of different short-approach jumps or just run thru’s depending on the athlete. At the very end we stretch and debrief the session. I personalize each athletes program, so this is just a basic outline before adjustments are made.

To keep it on the short side…

6 school records (UD & Loras)

21x All-Conference Medalist (1st-3rd)

3x Long Jump National Champion (2 indoor, 1 outdoor)

9x First Team All-American

1x Team National Championship Title

3x National Championship Podium Finish (1st-4th)

NCAA All-Regional Field Athlete of the Year 2024

USTFCCCA All-Academic (unsure how many times)

USTFCCCA All-Region (unsure how many times for each event)

Qualified for every national meet possible in my collegiate career

And so on…

The best coach I ever had was my head coach at Loras College, he knows the sport more than anyone I know! When in the transfer process not only him but the team welcomed me with open arms. One of the things that I learned was to believe and be confident in my abilities. He believed in me more than anyone else and was never afraid to express how beliefs even when I thought he was crazy. He was always right about EVERYTHING which was kinda annoying (haha). He was my sprint and jump coaching for a while and I learned a lot about myself and my events. My coach made sure I was intentional with every practice session and I trusted the process, this built motivation and confidence which pushed me to be the best athlete and person I could be. This is where my success excelled and where I loved my sport.

My program is built on trust, accountability, and hard work. Athletes will be challenged, supported, gain knowledge, and enjoy their time. I look at the strengths AND weaknesses and guide them in a way where we find success in both. Also, I absolutely love taking film, reviewing it, and coming up with adjustments on what can be changed and also acknowledging what was done well.