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Zachary H., Lynchburg, VA Track & Field Coach

Zachary H.

Track & Field

SILVER

Experienced former collegiate competitor Long Jump, Triple, Jump, 400 Meter Dash and Relays - certified track and field coach View all coaching experience

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Training Locations
Training Locations
  1. Lynchburg, VA

My training location only

  • McKendree University (IL)

  • 12 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Sprints, Hurdles, Middle Distance, Jumps

  • Sprinting, Pole Vault, Form, Running the Curve, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump

Credentials

  • McKendree University (IL)

  • 12 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

Services

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Sprints, Hurdles, Middle Distance, Jumps

  • Sprinting, Pole Vault, Form, Running the Curve, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump

More About Coach Zachary

COACHING EXPERIENCE
Head Cross Country and Track & Field Coach, at a school in Lynchburg, VA (August 2013 - Present)
• Instruct athletes within the following event classes: sprints and jumps
• Serve as strength and conditioning coordinator for track team, developing weight-training program while guiding and instructing athletes during workouts
Assistant Track & Field Coach, at a college in Cambridge, MA (October 2011 - 2013)
• Instruct athletes within the following event classes: sprints and jumps
• Serve as strength and conditioning coordinator for track team, developing weight-training program while guiding and instructing athletes during workouts
• Schedule, reserve, and coordinate eating and travel arrangements
• Conduct coaching and recruiting activities in accordance with NCAA guidelines
• Teach physical education classes
• Assisted in meet management
• Responsible for contacting and updating Alumni

Event Group Achievement
 5 Freshman School Records
 3 School Records
 3 Conference Champions
 5 All Conference Members

University of Central Arkansas Assistant Track & Field Coach, Conway, AR
• Instructed athletes within the following event classes: sprints, jumps (including pole vault), hurdles, multi-events, and throws
• Served as strength and conditioning coordinator for track team, developing weight-training program while guiding and instructing athletes during workouts
• Scheduled, reserve, and coordinate travel arrangements
• Conducted coaching and recruiting activities in accordance with NCAA guidelines
• Attended the USA Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s annual conference
Team Achievements
 2011 Men’s Indoor and Outdoor Teams placed seventh out of eleven at the Southland Conference Championship, moving up three spots from the previous year
 Men’s team improved significantly by tripling their point accumulation at the 2011 conference, when compared to the previous year’s total
Event Group Achievements
 event group scored 29.5 of the 37.5 points scored at conference,
 22 new school records,
 2 Academic All-Americans,
 4 western regional qualifiers,
 2011 Men’s Outdoor Long-Jump Conference Champion, and
 3 top-five Indoor finishes including pentathlon, triple-jump, and long-jump

Webster University Assistant Men’s and Women’s Track & Field Coach, Webster Groves, MO (August 2008-2010)
• Designed and implemented all aspects of skill, strength, and conditioning for men’s and women’s sprints, hurdles, and jumps
• Assisted with practices and meet management of cross-country team
• Organized and directed phases of the recruiting process of student-athletes
Team Achievements
With a short outdoor campaign, the team saw scores of personal bests, school records, and breakthroughs
Event Group Achievements
 Women’s team placed second at conference (this was program’s second year)
 3 conference champions
 8 all-conference athletes

McKendree College Assistant Men’s and Women’s Track & Field and Cross Country Coach, Lebanon, IL (Summer 2005- 2007); Assistant Coach (Fall 2001-Spring 2002)
• Designed and implemented all aspects of skill, strength, and conditioning for men’s and women’s sprints, hurdles and jumps, and men’s and women’s cross-country
• Organized and directed all phases of the recruiting process of student-athletes
• Served as compliance, life skills, and academic liaison
• Monitored program’s budget, created indoor and outdoor team schedule, and ordered, distributed, and inventoried all equipment
Team Achievements
 2007 Men’s Outdoor Team placed third at NAIA Nationals
 2002 Women’s Indoor Team National Champions
 14 NAIA All-Americans
 6 individual National Champions
 25 National Qualifiers
Event Group Achievements
 Women’s 100m National Champion, NAIA
 NAIA 3rd place finisher in Heptathlon
 American Midwest Conference New Comer of the year
 11 All Americans
 20 NAIA National Qualifiers

Additional Track and Field Experience
Lebanon Junior High Track & Field Team Head Coach, Lebanon, IL (Spring 2007, 2002–2005)
• Designed and implemented all aspects of skill, strength, and conditioning for boys’ and girls’ sprints, hurdles, and jumps
• Coordinated with teachers and administration regarding students’ academic eligibility
• Created outdoor team schedule
Team Achievements
 6 Conference Champions and 1 State Champion (4 x 100)

Volunteer Assistant Jumps Coach, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (June 2000-August 2001)
• Assisted in designing and implementing all aspects of skill, strength, and conditioning for men’s and
women’s multi-events and jumps
• Assisted in coordinating youth meets and events

Dick Fosbury Summer Track & Field Camp, Jumps Coach, Bowdoin College, Bowdoin, ME (Summer 2002 – present)
• Invited to coach at Dick Fosbury Summer Track & Field Camp
• Design and implement training curriculum for 35 advanced student-athletes
• Network with regional coaches

Track & Field Camp Director, School District #8, Bronx, New York (Summer 1999)
• Recruited youth participants for camp
• Scheduled and implemented track and field activities for campers
• Supervised the interactions between adult staff and campers

Track & Field Team Assistant Coach, Metropolitan Athletic Congress, Manhattan/Cony Island (Summer 1999)
• Supervised staff and promoted a team environment
• Taught youth participants basic track and field skills
• Coached and coordinated events for a traveling track and field team

EDUCATION
USA Track and Field Coaching Education Program Credentials
 2012 USTFCCCA Coaches Academy Certification (Jumps)
 2009 Level II Certified, Sprints/ Hurdles Curriculum
 2007 Level II Certified, Combined Events
 2006 Level II Certified, Jumps Curriculum

COMPETITIVE EXPERIENCE
1997-2000 Long Jump, Triple, Jump, 400 Meter Dash and Relays
McKendree College, Lebanon, IL
Individual Achievements: 4 All-American Honors, 1997/98 Most Valuable Field Athlete

1995-1996 Long Jump, Triple Jump, 400 Meter Dash and Relays
San Diego Mesa (JC) San Diego, CA
Individual Achievements: 3 All-American Honors, 2 CAJC Championships, Team Captain, 1996 Most Valuable Athlete

Post Collegiate
Harry Jerome Classic Long Jump Champion, Vancouver, Canada (2000)
Empire State Games Long Jump Champion, New York (1999)

Honors/Awards
• McKendree College Track and Field Scholarship Recipient
• 1996 Olympic Trials Track and Field competition qualifier

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Coach Zach has been a real pleasure to work with. His knowledge and experience has proven invaluable to our daughter's swift progress. Thank you, Zach, for your patience and persistence! We look forward to more sessions in the near future!

I would highly recommend Coach Zach. He is experienced and knowledgeable and did an excellent job working with my teenage daughter. The only reason we stopped was his relocation for his new position.

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