Experienced Track & Field Coach for all events. 20+ years of coaching experience in Track & Field at a Catholic school in Tucson, Arizona. Ready to help you achieve your best results!
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I'm a retired Track & Field and Basketball coach with over 20 years of coaching experience at a Catholic K-8 school in Tucson, Arizona. I moved to Reston, VA to be closer to my daughter and new grandchild and am currently volunteer coaching at Legacy Track & Field Club based in Leesburg, VA.
I am a certified USATF Level 1 Track & Field coach and official. I am also a certified AAU Track & Field coach and NFHS Nationally certified Basketball Coach. I currently am one of the top 10 High Jumpers for my age in the U.S. so I continue to stay fit and keep learning new techniques to help my athletes become the best they can.
I start with talking to an athlete to find out what their goals are and how they like to train. I then like to see them in action and get to know them better. I like to use video to analyze what we can improve on and customize the training to improve on weaknesses and build on strengths. I listen to the athlete and keep the coaching points simple and try to make minimal changes. We then work out a strength regimen and build in time for recovery. I am a coach that uses encouragement over yelling and over-coaching.
In high school in Arizona I was 3rd in the Pole Vault at State as a Senior and 5th in the High Jump. I still hold the High Jump school record at my high school which is 6' 3.5". I competed in Junior College at Pima College, mainly in the High Jump and Pole Vault but also completed 5 decathlons. Once I turned 50, I began competing in the Senior Olympics where I never lost in the High Jump for my age over the last 15 years in the Tucson Senior Games. Last summer I competed at the National Senior Games in Ames, Iowa where I finished 9th overall in the High Jump and 14th in the Discus. I competed in the Virginia State games in 2025 where I won the High Jump and the 10k Bike Race, was second in the Javelin and 4th in the Discus. In 2026, I will be competing in the DC, Maryland and Virginia State Senior Games in several events, most likely the High Jump, Triple Jump, Long Jump, Shot Put, Discus, Javelin, Hurdles, and Weight Throw.
The best coach I had was Coach Morgan in High School. He was our main Pole Vault coach and myself and my best friend Bernard were the two best pole vaulters in the State of Arizona for 3 years. My friend held the AZ High School State record of 14' 8.5" for many years. He lent us his Cloud 9 inflatable pole vault pit and we vaulted at my house and my friends house. We were both very independently motivated and went ourselves to compete in many Invitational Meets in Tucson and Phoenix.
I'm a coach with lots of experience that can be trusted with your athlete. I always tell my assistant coaches that if we did a good job, the athletes want to come back next year!
Monday
4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Tuesday
4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Wednesday
4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Thursday
4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Friday
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Sunday
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