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Talib R., Washington, DC Track & Field Coach

Talib R.

Track & Field

BRONZE

USA Level 1 Certified Track & Field Coach with 35 years of experience View all coaching experience

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Training Locations
  • Hofstra University (NY)

  • 30 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Middle Distance, Sprints, Hurdles, Long Distance, Throws, Jumps

  • Javelin, Pacing, Sprinting, Baton Handoffs, Discus, Shot Put, Passing, Form, Running the Curve, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump

Credentials

  • Hofstra University (NY)

  • 30 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

Services

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Middle Distance, Sprints, Hurdles, Long Distance, Throws, Jumps

  • Javelin, Pacing, Sprinting, Baton Handoffs, Discus, Shot Put, Passing, Form, Running the Curve, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump

More About Coach Talib

For the past ten years, I have been giving private Track and Field sessions to young athletes in the Washington D.C. area. My coaching style is based on the principles I learned from my own experience of having been coached on the high school and college level. These principles incorporate essential drills which begin with an extensive warm up, followed by a thorough work out session. I enjoy working with athletes of all ages and levels, but I especially enjoy the challenge of coaching teenagers and making a difference in their lives both on and off the field. Additionally, I am also USA Level One Certified.
I have served as Assistant Coach for over twenty years at H.D. Woodson High School and have served as Head Coach for five years. My team has the distinction of winning Division Championships (Indoor and Outdoor) and the State Championship for 2013 in Outdoor Track and Field. My specialties include Sprint Training, Distance, all field events, Hurdles and working with young people to develop the mindset and mental agility they need to be successful athletes and students. My goal is for each athlete to experience improvement in their technique throughout their training, and I am confident that in using my coaching methods they will succeed in bringing their confidence, skill and talent to their individual events.

5 -Division Championships ( Outdoor) 2- 2005/2006-Indoor Championship and the State Championship for 2013 in Outdoor Track and Field.

High School NewBalance National Championship 4th place Emerging Elite 2011 Boys Sprint Med (200m 200m 400m 800m)

High School NewBalance National Championship 6th place Emerging Elite 2015 Boys Sprint Med (100m 100m 200m 400m)

Always Warm Up one mile ,Stretching, 10 speed drills Drills, work out, Always Cool Down one mile and 15 min stretching, push ups, plank ect....

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Client Reviews

Coach Talib was very knowledgeable and gave actionable tips to help my daughter begin improving her high jump technique right away, as well as to build strength and skill over time

Coach Talib , what can I say but professional and he knows his stuff. I’ve spent alot of money on trainers and programs to try to get my sons from right and they never work. Coach Talib , with in the first 15 min of seeing my son he turned around and looked at me and said “easy fix”. Fast forward 3 weeks later , my son is getting comments like “ man you got fast “ and this is just his 3rd week . My only regret is that I wish I met coach earlier . It would have saved me a lot of money and time . He’s very flexible and will work with you as far as location. Coach Talib “ your the man”

We had our first session with Coach Talib and were extremely impressed. We have worked with several other high jumping coaches and he is the most knowledgeable one we have worked with. He sets good, tough and fair standards and expects the athletes he trains to work hard to meet them - old school! We will definitely book more sessions, and highly recommend him.

Coach Talib is an amazing coach. I have seen tremendous improvement in my son’s form and technique and it’s only been 3 months. My son is finally starting to enjoy running.

Review update 4/16/22: my son has gained so much confidence while working with Coach Talib. I will be forever grateful for all that he has done for my 10 year old.

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Well, 5-out of the ten sessions have been completed. And if the results after just 5-sessions are unbelievable; my wife and i cannot wait to see, our-grandson's developement after the final-session is completed. Coach Reid, possess what every good trainer must-have: awareness!!!. His knowledge and perception set's him apart from most-trainers. Protocol is one-thing, but recognizing a student's-born talent, along with knowing how and when to add the proper-skills, is another. What a great choice kaeshaun's (Special-K, named by coach) grand-parents made. It's a great feeling when you learn that your choice for your grandson, is not a mistake. Thank's coach, Donald and Barbara Rawlings.

The improvement I saw in my son after only an hour was absolutely amazing. He left the track with a feeling of confidence and extremely excited to work with Coach Talib again. Coach Talib is patient, knowledgeable and motivating. This will definitely not be our last session!

My son had an amazing personal coaching session with Coach Talib. As soon as he walked off of the field he was smiling and asked us to sign him up for 2-3 sessions/week.

Coach Talib was patient and encouraging. Our sons feels confident that he can reach his goals with Coach Talib as his trainer and will be ready for his junior season.

Coach Talib was able to improve on my daughter's running mechanics in the first session. She's also pretty nervous around new coaches and Coach Talib is super easygoing and has a great sense of humor that very quickly took her from extremely nervous to really enjoying the session. We are looking forward to working with him more!

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Awesome!!!

Coach Talib is awesome. My daughter learned so much and improved greatly in her first session. She left more confident and sure of herself. He dissected her form. Shot video and thoroughly explained how her current technique was affecting her progress as well as how to fix it. She's been running track for 4 years and said she got more out of her first session with Coach Talib than she's gotten from her school practices. He definitely made a positive impact. Looking forward to seeing her put what she is learning into action. I definitely recommend him.

My daughter loved her first session with Coach Talib. She felt like he gave her very useful coaching and explained why he was doing everything.

2018-From the first session my son felt very comfortable with Coach Talib. He has knowledge in all events and was a great help to my son heading into indoor track season. I think his biggest contribution to my son was the way he motivated him to believe in himself! When my son first met Coach Talib he was jumping 5.8 and after working with him he was able to break his high school record and PR at 6.1.

2019-UPDATE-This past indoor track season was my son's last season in high school. We started earlier this year with Coach Talib and the results were fantastic! My son was able to PR at 6'6 in high jump at his very first meet and was able to qualify for Emerging Elite Nationals. Coach Talib took the time out of his schedule to travel to NY to help coach my son during the meet where he PR'd again at 6.7 and placed third at the meet. My son is a typical teenage who feels that he knows everything but Coach Talib had the patience to work with him and train him to his full potential. If you are looking for a great coach then Coach Talib is the way to go!

Extremely knowledgeable and determined immediately needs for my son.

Great coach! Takes his time to make sure the athlete understands everything he’s talking about.

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Coach Talib has been working with my daughter off and on for a few years. He is always patient and understanding while getting the job done. Her improvement when she trains with him 2 days a week surpasses the 5 day training she does at school.

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My daughter's first session with Coach Talib makes me want to return to being a teenager so that he could train me to be a true athlete. I have never previously encountered a coach whose assessment of a person's abilities included training solutions to her weaknesses alongside recognition of her strengths. She is now actively developing fast twitch reflexes. I strongly recommend Coach Talib and look forward to submitting an updated review in a few months.

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Coach Talib was better than expected! His depth of knowledge about triple jumping and long jumping were quickly apparent. He was able to point out ways for my son to improve his technique right away. Gave him a solid, clear workout plan for the week.

Significant improvement in technique and performance after just one session! Looking forward to working with coach going forward.

Simply the best!

Coach Talib is great so far. He has really helped my child see what she was doing wrong and what she needed to do to correct it. he is on time and ready to work. So far so good great teacher.

Coach Talib is knowledgeable and conveys technique in an understandable and useful manner. He is patient and still moves the sessions along. I highly recommend him to anyone who is looking for a track coach. He almost instantly identified the flaw in my sons mechanics and in just three sessions helped him correct mechanical problems. My son was enthusiastic about the outcome. We are signing up for more sessions with him. Great coach, great approach.

Coach Talib is great coach thus far! We were truly impressed just after one session with our daughter. We are excited for this upcoming Track & Field Season!

Coach Talib was great! He gave my daughter a hard workout which was targeted to what she needs to do, and he gave her encouragement to try to reach her potential. He was very knowledgeable and I was impressed and also grateful we found him. Coach Talib is also responsive and on time.

Adrian B. Sprinter 100m /200m/ 400m Duval High School :Says Coach Talib R. focuses on the little thing that improve your running form!! He always believes in you!! He picks you up win or lose!!
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