Today's conversation is with Coach Jeff Petersmeyer of Louisville. Jeff talks about his coaching stops, love for pizza and making due with limited resources. He also gives us some insight into his exploration of language as it relates to cueing and reminisces about his experiences at the 2012 Olympics.
1:15 Coaching Journey
3:00 Love of Pizza
6:00 Pizza & Coaching
8:30 Coaching with Limited Resources
13:00 400H & Coaching Philosophy
15:45 Cueing & Language
25:00 A Time in your Career you Decided to Change Things Up
31:45 Experience of Coaching the Multis at the Olympics
(... apologies for the somewhat abrupt ending, we had technical difficulties the last few minutes)
We are excited to talk with UTEP sprints & hurdles Coach Lacena Golding-Clarke today. Coach Lacena is a multiple Olympian for her native Jamaica (though don't tell her friends) and has now been crushing it as a coach for years. Listen in as she talks about her journey and the development of star pupil Tobi Amusan...
2:30 - Her Background from Jamaica, College and Professional
8:10 - Jamaican Champs
10:30 - Lessons form being an Athlete to becoming a Coach
16:30 - Hurdle Philosophy
20:00 - American vs Jamaican Coaching
22:00 - Coaching Mentors
26:30 - The development of Tobi Amusan
39:00 - Her friends don’t know she was in the Olympics
40:00 - The Power of Listening
Joining us today is University of Iowa Head Coach Joey Woody. Joey talks with us about is 400H professional career, coaching experience, developing hurdlers, athlete monitoring and adapting training.
1:15 Professional 400H Career
12:30 Looking Towards Coaching & Mentors
19:45 Being an Assistant Coach
24:30 Being a Head Coach
28:00 Short Hurdle Philosophy and Training
40:00 Long Hurdle Philosophy and Training
1:06:00 Athlete Monitoring
1:09:00 Fun Track Stories
Yvonne Wade
We are joined today by UNLV Head Coach Yvonne Wade. In this episode we discuss her professional athlete career for Japan, being a head coach in "Sin City" - and of course lots of training insights.
1:10 - Post Collegiate Career Competing for Japan
5:15 - Japanese vs Jamaican Culture
6:45 - From Athlete to Assistant to Head Coach
8:40 - Living and Coaching in Vegas
10:45 - Hurdle Philosophy
16:00 - Hurdle Mentality
27:00 - Not Using a lot of Drills
36:45 - Considerations for Adding Elements into Training
38:50 - Great Track Story
We are joined this episode by University of North Carolina sprints & hurdles coach Adrian Wheatley. Coach Wheatley transitioned to North Carolina after a very successful stint at the University of Illinois. He has extensive experience coaching both short and long hurdlers, including combo hurdler David Kendziera.
2:45 University of Tennessee Memories
5:50 Mentors
21:00 Developing into a middle distance athlete
23:40 Short Hurdle Philosophy
28:05 Long Hurdle Philosophy
36:30 Training Cycle Breakdown
41:50 Favorite Workout Sessions
48:50 Fun & Training Stories