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Vinnie B., La Canada Flintridge, CA Track & Field Coach

Vinnie B.

Track & Field

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  1. Pasadena, CA
  2. Burbank, CA
  3. Glendale, CA

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Packages

Introduction Session
In-Person Training for a single athlete

Intro session will be used for the athlete to get an idea of my coaching philosophy and coaching style. I will use the session to assess the athletes mechanics and ability so I can get an idea of the best way to train them... See More

Session Length: 1 hour

$30 1 session + applicable fees

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10 Session Package
In-Person Training for a single athlete

Choose this session for consistent training!

Session Length: 1 hour

$600 10 sessions ($60/ea) + applicable fees

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5 Session Package
In-Person Training for a single athlete

5 Session Package

Session Length: 1 hour

$325 5 sessions ($65/ea) + applicable fees

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3 Session Package
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3 Session Package

Session Length: 1 hour

$210 3 sessions ($70/ea) + applicable fees

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1 Session
In-Person Training for a single athlete

Single Session

Session Length: 1 hour

$75 1 session + applicable fees

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Partner Session
In-Person Training for up to 2 athletes

- Running Mechanics, Speed and Power Development, Sport Conditioning (Group Sessions Available Upon Request)

Session Length: 1 hour

$90 1 session + applicable fees

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  • California State University--Los Angeles (CA)

  • 15 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Cross Country, Sprints, Middle Distance, Jumps

  • Long Jump, Passing, Triple Jump, Sprinting, Pacing, Form, Baton Handoffs

Credentials

  • California State University--Los Angeles (CA)

  • 15 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

Services

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Cross Country, Sprints, Middle Distance, Jumps

  • Long Jump, Passing, Triple Jump, Sprinting, Pacing, Form, Baton Handoffs

More About Coach Vinnie

For over a decade, my journey as a track and field coach has been incredibly rewarding. Guiding athletes, from beginners to state qualifiers, has been a privilege. My coaching philosophy is rooted in a scientific-based approach, focusing on mastering fundamentals. I dedicate significant time to refining technique and efficiency, believing that a strong foundation is essential for progress.

Progression is another cornerstone of my philosophy. I tailor plans to each athlete’s needs, challenging them to reach their potential gradually and safely. Whether through strength training, drills, or improving an athletes self-belief, I aim to facilitate continuous improvement.

Lifelong learning is critical to my coaching. With a Level 1 USATF coaching certification, I constantly seek to enhance my knowledge. Attending clinics, reading extensively, and engaging with fellow coaches help me serve my athletes better.

Coaching extends beyond the track. Track and field is a powerful metaphor for life, teaching hard work, discipline, and perseverance. These lessons help athletes excel in all areas of life. Competing at prestigious events like the Oregon Relays and Penn Relays has been particularly gratifying, providing athletes with invaluable experiences and inspiration.

In essence, my coaching journey is about helping athletes realize their full potential through a science-based, fundamentally sound approach.

High School Track and Field, Basketball, and Football

A training session with me will be focused on helping you achieve your goals and reach your full potential. I will work with you to identify your specific needs and design a training plan that is tailored to your individual needs.

The first part of our session will be a dynamic warm-up. This is an important step in preparing your body for the training session. The warm-up will focus on activating the major muscle groups, increasing blood flow and preparing your body for the main session.

Next, we will go through low-level specific drills for your event or sport. These drills will help you master the fundamentals and prepare you for the main session. The drills will be designed to help you develop the skills and techniques needed to perform at your best.

The main session will vary greatly depending on your needs. For sprinters, we will focus on acceleration/starts and max velocity mechanics. We will also work on race planning and strategies to help you perform at your best on race day. For distance runners, we will focus on repeat training to develop pacing and good running mechanics.

For ball sports athletes, we will focus on more involved agility drills. These drills will help you develop the agility and quickness needed to perform well in your sport. We will also work on ball handling and passing skills as well as other specific skills needed for your sport.

Throughout the main session, we will time and record your performance so that we can track your progression over time. Video analysis can also be provided to help you see and understand your technique and make adjustments as needed.

After the main session, we will do light strength training, core and mobility work if applicable for the athlete. These exercises will help you build strength and stability, which will help you perform better in your sport. The exercises will be tailored to your specific needs and goals.

In summary, a training session with me will be focused on helping you achieve your goals and reach your full potential. The session will include a dynamic warm-up, low-level specific drills, a main session tailored to your needs, and light strength training, core and mobility work. I will work with you to track your progression over time and provide video analysis as needed. Together, we will work to help you become the best athlete you can be.

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Coach Vinnie has been wonderful. Our 8 year old daughter just started club soccer and he's been so helpful working with her on speed and running form. We really appreciate his happy demeanor and our daughter really enjoys working with him.

Great Coach !! Highly recommended .

We are so glad to have found Coach Vinnie. Coach Vinnie demonstrated a high level of professionalism and knowledge. He took the time to get to know my son and kept him engaged as he explained and demonstrated each exercise and provided a thorough assessment at the end of the session. We will definitely see him again!

Great coach who is able to identify weaknesses in sprinting form and how to improve them. Also was able to identify when a training plan wasn't working and amend it. Through his training I was able to correct my form for sprinting since my own training methods wasn't working and then pass the FBI fitness test.

Coach Vinnie asked the right questions to gage my readiness. He kept checking on me since I haven’t ran track in 30 years. He gave me some agility excercises and the pace of our jog was just right. He’s friendly, enthusiastic. Energetic and professional.

Coach Vinnie has been great to work with! Knows his stuff.

Vast knowledge in track and field, it fits perfectly for my daughter’s goals for next season. Looking forward to continue training with coach Vinnie.

Coach Vinnie is a great coach. His class is very fun. My daughter cannot wait for her next training.

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Coach Vinnie is the Best!! Vinnie is very patient and constructive with his teaching methods. We appreciate his skills & look forward to all lessons taught by him. High recommend Coach Vinnie!

Coach Vinnie is great. Very technical and supportive at the same time. Easily engaged with my boys- looking forward to more sessions soon!

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My son really enjoys working with coach Vinnie. We've only had a couple of sessions, but so far....great!

Vinnie is awesome. Patient, fun, and firm with children

Great coach I saw improvement with my kids from the first training.

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My son (12 yo) just had our intro session with Coach Vinnie. He provided instant feedback, positive encouragement and we saw improvements already. My son is already asking when can we book a second session with Coach Vinnie.

Helped a lot finding where i need improvement and showed me how to fix it

I am an older athlete that started track n field later in life. Vinnie is knowledge in all areas of track n field including sprinting, plyometrics, core, programming and more. I am faster and run with better technique because of my sessions with Vinnie. If you want to make your kid or yourself an athlete, Vinnie is the man to see. Sign up for some sessions and see for yourself.

Coach Vinnie was very knowledgeable and personable! Our daughter was very impressed and comfortable while working with Coach Vinnie! She is looking forward to many more sessions to help her grow and develop for track.

Coach Vinnie has been working with my young athlete and has proven to be patient and good with kids of such a young age which is a skill in itself. He takes the time to explain and demonstrate which has helped my son understand what we are doing and why we are doing it. He knows how to push an athlete but not be too demanding for there skill and experience level.

Coach Vinnie was awesome! I loved the way he demonstrated all the sprint drills very patiently - he seemed to understand exactly how to teach them so I could learn the specifics. And the session itself was really fun! We did a combination of drills to learn the fundamentals along with actual sprinting, and I felt I learned so much in just one session. If you want to learn to sprint, I highly recommend him!!

Vinnie is very knowledgeable, extremely patient and great with my 9 year-old son!

My son Derek likes Coach Vinnie right after the first training yesterday, and he wants to continue the training. Thanks to Coach Vinnie!

Today was our first session with Coach Vinnie and we already like his training for our 8 years old son who plays soccer and needs improvement for his speed and agility. We can see his training will definitely help our son’s development and already went ahead to book a 5 session package.

Coach Vinny is an amazing coach! Glad that we found him! My 13yr daughter who was reluctant at the beginning, started liking the classes and she has improved a lot. Coach Vinny knows how to engage kids through out the session, gives great tips, practices with them and gives feedback after the class so parents know the progress. We will definitely go back to him after the summer!

We are very blessed that we got to know Coach Vinnie and couldn’t be happier with his training for our 13 years old son. Our son plays basketball and he needed to improve on his speed and agility. Coach Vinnie sees and understands what my son needs to work on. Highly recommend!!

Coach Vinnie is very patient, prompt, and responsive. He is also very knowledgeable and my children learned a lot from him. We look forward to his lessons.

Coach Vinnie is fantastic! On time, organized, and knows his stuff. He works on the athletes strength and skill by drawing up an individualized plan based upon their focus. My daughter had one session to see if she meshed well with him and immediately following that session we signed up for 10 more. Highly recommend!

My son enjoyed the training and is looking forward to the next session.

First session in the books and my daughter loved it! Her session pushed her but was achievable, which is important at her age. Coach was kind and patient with her as well. Looking forward to our next session!

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Coach Brascia is really nice and professional. My son enjoyed his session!

Coach Vinnie is very knowledgeable and great to work with. Ethan is very comfortable working with him. My son learned a lot of new things. He was quite sore after his workout with Coach Vinnie, that really proves that his workout is effective! Thanks Coach!

Coach Vinnie was beyond what I was hoping for in a coach! He is extremely knowledgeable, patient and personable -- he made my son laugh many times, all while teaching him new things and providing a good workout. He went over fundamentals, taught us several new things and provided a structured lesson -- just the right amount of fun and intensity! I really appreciated the knowledge he shared besides just the general training kind of things and he was easily accessible for questions I had after the lesson. Definitely booking again!

I have had the opportunity to work with Coach Brascia over the last 8 years. He has proven himself to be an excellent coach with an ability to motivate young people. He has remained current in the most up to date techniques and trends in track and field and sports performance training overall by attending numerous clinics and consulting with world class coaches on a regular basis. He modifies these techniques to meet the specific needs of his athletes to ensure that they exceed their goals, and approach their maximum potential. What is most impressive is his ability to connect with student athletes and develop a positive relationship. He has had success with both elite and developing athletes by improving their on field and in classroom performance. He works with them to develop clear short term goals along with a long term plan. Any young person who has the opportunity to work with Vinnie Brascia will benefit immensely. If my children choose to pursue athletics in the future, I hope they will have Vinnie as their coach or trainer.
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