SPEAKING & COACH EDUCATION
Practical coaching insights built from more than 30 years of experience developing athletes and building distance running programs.
From coaching clinics and conferences to team and organization presentations, I share practical strategies coaches can take back to their programs and put into action.
SPEAKING TOPICS
BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY PROGRAM
Practical strategies for creating the systems, culture, training structure, and long-term vision needed to build a stronger program.
DEVELOPING YOUNG DISTANCE RUNNERS
How to develop athletes from youth and junior high through high school while emphasizing long-term development and progression.
BUILDING A YOUTH DISTANCE PROGRAM & THE TRANSITION TO HIGH SCHOOL
Strategies for creating a successful youth running program and helping athletes make the transition into high school cross country and track.
TRAINING ATHLETES AT DIFFERENT ABILITY LEVELS
How to structure training groups and develop athletes across a wide range of experience and performance levels within one team.
BUILDING TEAM CULTURE
Creating expectations, accountability, leadership, and an environment where athletes and teams can thrive.
THE EVOLUTION OF A COACH
Lessons learned through more than three decades of coaching, including how experience, successes, failures, and athletes have shaped my coaching philosophy.
EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE MESSAGE
30+ YEARS
Coaching & athlete development experience
100+ ALL-AMERICANS
Coached in cross country & track
9 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Developed at the national level
NCAA DIVISION I ATHLETE
Cross country & track
100+ BOSTON QUALIFIERS COACHED
Developed adult qualifiers
U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS QUALIFIER
Experience competing at the highest levels of the sport
DESIGNED FOR COACHES & RUNNING COMMUNITIES
Presentations can be tailored for:
High school cross country and track coaches
Youth and junior high coaches
Coaching clinics
Running clubs and organizations
Athletic departments
Teams and coaching staffs
Conferences and professional development events
PRACTICAL. HONEST. BUILT FROM EXPERIENCE.
I believe the best coaching education gives coaches ideas they can actually use. My presentations combine lessons learned from more than 30 years of coaching with the perspective of someone who has experienced the sport from both sides—as a coach and as an athlete.
My goal is simple: give coaches practical strategies, challenge them to think about how they lead and develop athletes, and help them return to their programs with ideas that can make a difference.
LEVEL UP YOUR NEXT EVENT
Looking for a speaker for your next coaching clinic, conference, team event, or organization? Let's talk about creating a presentation tailored to your audience and event.