Book Private Track-and-field Lessons with Coach Ryan
Maximize your running, jumping, and throwing with a former collegiate Decathlete!
Maximize your running, jumping, and throwing with a former collegiate Decathlete!
If you have a passion for track and field, and strive to get better within your discipline of choice, what better way than to train with a former collegiate decathlete? Every track and field event is connected in some capacity, and through hard work and technical acumen, you can be sprinting faster, jumping further, or throwing greater distances in no time.
Durham, NC
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Get to know Coach Ryan
About Me:
I was born and raised in Durham, NC. I grew up loving sports of all kind but enjoyed the decathlon and its ability to bring out the best out of athletes. Also love animals.
How I can help you improve your game:
I have a strong background in running, jumping, and throwing. Developing the athlete from an athleticism standpoint creates a building block to improve all facets of their disciplines, and then dialing in on more sports specific competencies over time will allow you to maximize your physical abilities.
What a typical training session looks like with me:
Speed and/or power development (sprints, bounds, dynamic exercises, medball throws), hurdle mobility and drills, and event specific workouts and technique work.
Career summary and accomplishments:
As an athlete: Scoring at conference at every conference championship during my time at UNCW, entering the school's top 10 list in the decathlon. As a coach: I have coached jumps, throws, and sprints for the Durham Striders Track Club as well as private individual coaching. Helped a private client improve his 400 time by over a second a second in one season.
Best coach I ever had:
I have had many coaches that all have different strengths and experiences. Coach Donnie Davis of Cummings High School and the Durham Striders Track Club is likely the most accomplished coach I have trained and worked with. He has many state championship, All-American, and even U20 Champion athletes at the high school level between the jumping, sprinting, and hurdling events.
What athletes and parents should know about me:
I truly love to work with passionate athletes and enjoy keeping up with their progression in meets and performances over time. I tend to be very flexible with my training if need be and I will always listen to do what I feel is in the best interest of the development of my athletes.
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