Head Track and Field Coach

I am a native of Louisville and have demonstrated a dedication to the coaching profession since 1975,where I was an Assistant Jumps and Sprint Coach until 1981. After building an insurance business from 1981 to 1993, I returned as a Head Coach , Track and Field and Cross Country from 1994 to 2004 while serving 1 year as Assistant basketball coach. During the spring of 2004, I enrolled again at U of L to complete a degree in Health and Human Performance with a Major-Exercise Science. While serving as Boys Head Cross Country and Track and Field Coach in 2006, I accepted an assistant Sprint/Hurdle Coaching position at the University of Louisville mentored by Head Coach Ron Mann (2006-2008). I have now earned a degree in Health and Human Performance with a Major in Exercise Science from the University of Louisville. I am also the Head Coach of the new Track and Field program at Spalding University in Louisville, KY.

I am the principal partner in Kentuckiana Fitness Group. Our mission is to provide a gateway for High Schools and Division II and III colleges to receive high quality sport specific strength and conditioning training. I was the former Strength and Conditioning Assistant Track and Field Coach at Louisville Central High School which they became the 2010 State Champions.

Championships and Athletes That I Have Coached

• Central High 2010 Indoor Boys AA State Championship
• University of Louisville 2007 Indoor Men Big East Championship
• Shawnee High 2001 Outdoor Boys AA 800 Meet State Champ : Marcus Johnson
• Corey Peters, All State Shot Putter Louisville Central 2005
• Tim Hughley, All State Long Jumper Louisville Central 2005
• 4×100 Meter Relay All State (M Holmes, F Partridge, T Moore, D Coatly) Louisville Shawnee 1995
• Teddy Collins, All State Golfer Urban Youth Golf at Louisville Ballard High 2002-2003

My Coaching/Training Philosophy:

Win within the perspective of personal growth, rules, communications, education, while maintaining the Spirit of Competition.

A positive mental attitude is one of the most productive qualities that an individual can have. It will determine the quality of life and foster a spiritual impact on one’s emotional growth and maturity. Many are called to coach, however, few accept the challenge to teach the skills of life