Hurdle Coaching Online

Over the course of my coaching career, one thing has become clear: There are not very many qualified hurdle coaches at the high school level. It took me a while to figure this out, but it’s true.

My Story

I was an above average high school hurdler (that’s not being modest. I was just above average). I always loved the event, though. When I became a middle school teacher and track coach, I was assigned to the hurdlers since I had some background. I quickly started a club program and also graduated to high school track. I always worked with the hurdlers. I studied a lot and over years learned a lot of my own ideas and methods. As I learned and grew as a coach, I couldn’t help but notice that my high school hurdlers were always amongst the best every year. Even athletes that I didn’t think were very talented would rank in the top 18 in the state. Other coaches would even ask if I could help their teams. After almost 20 years, I stopped coaching for high schools and only coached privately and at the local college. I started getting calls from high school athletes and parents asking me to coach them during the off season. All my athletes excelled. It was then, along with finally getting burned out by giving up so many weekends at meets that I decided to start online hurdle coaching.