Dennis R.

I have 14+ years experience as a track and field coach, with the Zephyrs Youth Club and more than 3 years experience as an H.S. coach within the Proviso township in Illinois. I have worked with youth ages 5 - 18 and have coached more than 19+ All-Americans and three national champions in my 12 years of coaching track and field.

Following H.S. I went on to continue my track experience as a double sport athlete at Carthage College as a jumper, sprinter and football player. As a competitive track athlete at the collegiate level, I was a top 10 triple jumper in the nation for NCAA Division III schools. My accomplishments include 1 time CCIW conference champion in the triple and Long jumps, 3 time CCIW All-Conference, and many top finishes at competitive meets over my tenure. Notwithstanding, I believe that my athletic accomplishments has no barren on how I approach developing today's athletes. I believe it is critically important for coaches to love the sport and to invest the time to learn all there is to know about training theory, coaching mental performance, and caring for your athlete well beyond the field of play. This is what I will bring to every athlete that chooses to grant me the opportunity to be their coach.

In person training for track and field performance is 60 min duration. If we are working strength training as a component of training tact on an additional 30 - 45 min depending on the location. Each athlete is different, so before I implement a plan, I would like to understand the goals you have and I will conduct an assessment, the outcome of which will be used to factor into the development of your tailored training plan. Once we have a plan, a workout will begin with a warm-up that takes up to 30 min, followed by 25 - 30M of specific training on the area targeted for development. If there is a strength training component this will follow the work out.