Kaylah B.

I have always been around coaches all my life (i.e. my father) so coaching came naturally to me. I have played many sports throughout my childhood but came to love the sport Track and Field. I have coached all age groups ranging from 6-22 yrs.old. I have helped coach with my fathers summer track team. I have done one on one sessions with athletes from my home town in middle school and high school to achieve what they weren't getting as athletes in their schools due to the lack of time and/or knowledge. I recently got to intern under a summer track coach by the name of Howard Ware at Huston-Tillotson University as the triple jump/long jump coach.

I have been running track since I was 4 years old. I have made it to 4 Junior Olympic Championships under the age of 18. In middle school I was the district champ in the long jump, 100 and 200 every year. I was on the Varsity team all 4 years in high school. The 4 by 2 relay team that I was on broke the record in 2009 and it still stands today. I made it to Texas relays in the 4 by 1 relay 3 times, the 4 by 2 relay 3 times and long jump 1 time in high school. Throughout high school I was all academic every year. I received a full Track and Field Scholarship to attend New Mexico State University.

I focus on strength and injury prevention. I am really big on injury prevention because over the course of my athletic career I really wasn't taught how to prevent injuries from happening by properly training. I was told stretching before and after workout and properly warming up and cooling down prevented injuries but was never taught injury prevention workouts or injury prevention techniques. I was diagnosed with compartment syndrome in both legs my freshman year of college and went through with a fasciotomy on both legs in November of 2011. It's been slow to get back to doing what I love and I am still unsure with the question of will I be able to do what I was doing before or even better. So I try to teach and coach kids and young adults to love the sport they are in. It doesn't have to be serious all the time. Yes practice is important and not always fun but with dedication and perseverance you will achieve the goals that you have set and it is a great feeling after all of that hard work you have put in.