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Inika Mcpherson, Houston, TX Track & Field Coach

Inika Mcpherson

Track & Field

SILVER
3 reviews

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I am an Elite Olympic High Jump finalist at the 2016 Olympic Games still competing at 32 years of age. I believe I have the knowledge and tools to advance you in your sport & life. View all coaching experience

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Training Locations
Training Locations
  1. Houston, TX

Coach is willing to travel up to 50 miles

  • University of California--Berkeley (CA)

  • 15 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Sprints, Jumps, Hurdles, Cross Country

  • Triple Jump, Sprinting, Running the Curve, Long Jump, Javelin, High Jump, Form, Decathlon

Credentials

  • University of California--Berkeley (CA)

  • 15 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

Services

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Sprints, Jumps, Hurdles, Cross Country

  • Triple Jump, Sprinting, Running the Curve, Long Jump, Javelin, High Jump, Form, Decathlon

More About Coach Inika

Currently a Puma Athlete still competing, I’ve coach a female high school state champion in the high jump, a runner up male in the junior Olympics, fifth place finisher female around the age of 9 in the jr olympics being introduced to the high jump for the first time, I’ve coach adults in the high jump who later went on to become an Olympic champion in bobsled.and have helped countless people around the nation and world remote coaching and mentor ship as well. I absolutely love coaching, and take pride in the results of my clients and you to can and will be successful with me as your coach or fitness instructor.

I was named ESPN athlete of the decade while in high school having the national freshman high school record. I’ve won the PAC ten championships while competing at the University of California Berkeley. Names athlete of the year there as well and gained All American status during my years at Berkeley. I am a 3 time national champion in the high jump. I also competed in the 2016 Olympic Games placing 10th in the field. I’ve competed on 7 World Championship Teams.

We would first asses where you are to determine what you can handle in a session. First there will be a warm up and/or foundational strength circuit I’ve adopted over the years and love. If we are focusing on a particular event which I’m well versed in knowledge of different track and field events. We focus on specific speed and explosive drills ending with an an circuit and cool down. Typically the session is only done when the athlete learns what the topic of the day is.

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Client Reviews

Coach Inika helped my daughter to improve her running form, strength, and speed in preparation for volleyball tryouts. My daughter is not a fan of running but she never complained about these sessions. Inika had the right tone of teaching and encouragement that kept her going.

Inika did an amazing job in helping my daughter improve in her High Jump and Long Jump Technique. My daughter competes in both events in College. She was having difficulty in her approach to the HJ bar. Inika helped her with her take offs as well as changing up Her marks so that she wouldn’t jump too close to the bar. Within just a couple of practices my daughter was able to utilize her new training skills and approach the bar a lot smoother. In just 2 weeks my daughter showed significant improvement in Her HJ and LJ skills and has walked away from her experience with additional training and confidence that she needed. I’m grateful for what Inika was able to do in such a short amount of time. I’m glad we were able to find her. Thank you again Inika for all you did for her. I truly appreciate you going above and beyond to help her.

Good evening! This is Ayanna (bunny) from Bethel with Coach Liddell. I want to say thank you again for your wise words during our clinic and showing us something to believe in. I’ve finally gotten out of my brace and no crutches either! Sometimes it gets hard because I’m still not back to my full strength and I see my teammates being able to run, jump, and even play basketball. But I always come back to reality. It helps seeing your jumping videos on Instagram because it gets me so pumped up to be back! I just say to myself “that’s gonna be you soon.” The hardest part of this process is to be patient but through my trials I’ve learned that and it also helps to know that you also had to be patient in your process and still are being patient. I aspire to be like you in high jump and I also transfer that energy to triple jump as well as my other events and sports. Visualizing my future becomes so exciting because I have something to look forward to. I’m so excited for what God has in store for the future for my career because I feel so many changes and new things coming and I feel it strongly. I hope that when I get to that point I’ll be able to share those moments with you. Thank you again!!
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