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Welcome To Gold Medal Coaches Outdoor Summit

Sue Humphrey

Host & Founder of the Gold Medal Coaches Outdoor Summit

We've gathered many of the most elite coaches in the sport to share with you their strategies and advice on preparing athletes to perform at all levels. You will learn a variety of skills from our staff that you can use immediately and over the season. Enjoy Gold Medal Coaches Outdoor Summit.

Sue Humphrey is the founder of The Gold Medal Coaches Outdoor Summit. An accomplished track & field coach, Humphrey was the Head Coach for the 2004 USA Women's Olympic Track & Field team. She also was on the 1996 & 1992 USA Olympic staffs. She was named as the first winner of the Nike Coach of the Year and is currently very involved in coaches education and coaching jumps at high schools in Phoenix, AZ.

Her book, I Want To Run, is available on Amazon. It's an introduction to all the running events and advice on working with "off the track" topics like nutrition, academics, sleeping, and other areas vital to young student-athletes.

You can connect with Sue at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09M53YW6D

Strength & Power For Developing Athletes

Boo Schexnayder

With Sue Humphrey, Host & Founder of the Gold Medal Coaches Outdoor Summit

Coach Boo is one of the top coaches in the world in the area of power development! He shares his training philosophies for you to implement with the athletes you coach. You always learn new strategies when listening to Coach Boo!

One of the world's leading experts on track & field training, Coach Boo has coached 18 Olympians who have won 7 medals. During his collegiate coaching career, he has been part of 13 NCAA team championships at LSU & 2 NJCAA team titles at Blinn JC while leading 26 athletes to individual titles. He's currently working with Ascent Track Clinics & private coaching through SAC Speed.

You can get in touch with coach Boo at:

www.sacspeed.com

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Unique Ideas To Train For The Javelin

Kara Winger

With Sue Humphrey, Host & Founder of the Gold Medal Coaches Outdoor Summit

9-time USA Champion Kara Winger shares with us how to get young throwers interested in the javelin. She takes us through the steps of how to teach this event to young throwers.

Kara set the javelin world on fire during her 2022 season. She announced her retirement and went out to set the American Record & win Silver at the 2022 World Championships on her last throw. A 4-time Olympian, Winger was chosen by Team USA to carry the USA flag in the 2021 Olympics Closing Ceremonies. She was ranked #1 in the World in 2022 and graduated from Purdue U.

Hammer Time - Words Into Actions In Learning The Event

Larry Judge

With Sue Humphrey, Host & Founder of the Gold Medal Coaches Outdoor Summit

Coach Judge has a fantastic record with throwers who performed well in the collegiate & international ranks. He feels the foundation for all throws center around the basic technical models.

Coach Larry Judge is one of the best teachers of the throwing events in the world. Athletes he's coached from Olympians, ParaOlympians, & collegiate levels have been successful due their mastery of the basics.

He's had 12 Olympians/ParaOlympians, 10 NCAA Champions & over 100 All-Americans. A lead professor at Ball State University & Chair of the Social Work Department, Dr. Judge has taken his scientific knowledge & applied it to teach and coach the various events. He's coached collegiately at Indiana State U, U of South Carolina, U of Wyoming, & U of Florida. He has been the National Chairman for USATF Coaches Education and teaches throws at all levels.

You can get in touch with coach Judge at:

https://coacheschoice.com/authors/larry-judge/?sort=alphaasc

https://www.championshipproductions.com/cgi-bin/champ/auth/1447/Larry-Judge.html

How Polarized Distance Training Is Working In The USA

Scott Christensen

With Sue Humphrey, Host & Founder of the Gold Medal Coaches Outdoor Summit

Coach Christensen introduces a "new" distance training concept which is gaining popularity in the USA. He explains the difference from traditional training methods and how to integrate these philosophies into your program.

One of the top distance coaches in the country, Coach Scott Christensen has retired from over 30 years of high school teaching in Minnesota, However, he's continuing to train & teach emerging distance talents. Christensen led his teams to 13 state team titles & 27 individual Minnesota state champs. He's very active in USATF coaches education and instructs courses all over the USA. Over his career, he coached 4 high school boys who broke the 4 minute mile standard.

You can get in touch with coach Christensen at:

https://www.completetrackandfield.com/scott-christensen

https://www.championshipproductions.com/cgi-bin/champ/auth/3852/Scott-Christensen.html

Teaching Acceleration From The Beginning

Vince Anderson

With Sue Humphrey, Host & Founder of the Gold Medal Coaches Outdoor Summit

Coach Anderson is considered one of the best sprint coaches in the world. His focus on drills and teaching progressions is well known. Learn how acceleration is taught from this expert.

When looking for excellence in coaching the sprints/hurdles, Coach Vince Anderson is one of the top choices in the world. He's coached elite sprinters in the NCAA programs at the U of Houston, U of Tennessee, & Texas A & M. Currently, he's working with elite athletes preparing for Paris in the Houston area. Anderson has coached 11 Olympians, 20 World Championship team members, & over 30 individual NCAA medalists. Taking his interest in architecture to designing track workouts, Anderson does an excellent job of breaking techniques into coachable skills.

You can get in touch with coach Anderson at:

https://www.championshipproductions.com/cgi-bin/champ/auth/2758/Vince-Anderson.html

Effective Teaching The Horizontal Jump Approach & Take Off

Randy Huntington

With Sue Humphrey, Host & Founder of the Gold Medal Coaches Outdoor Summit

Coach to two World Record Holder jumpers (LJ & TJ), Randy Huntington is one of the top coaches in the world. His concepts on how to execute the approach and the last few steps have led jumpers to Gold Medals.

Considered one of the best jump coaches in the world, Coach Randy Huntington has trained current World Long Jump Recordholder, Mike Powell, and former Triple Jump World Record Holder, Willie Banks. He started his coaching career at the U of Oregon, U of California-Berkley, worked in the sporting goods industry w/ Kaiser Sports before taking his talents to the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista. From there, he went to South Korea and China to coach their National teams. In China, he coached the World LJ Champion at the 2022. He also coached the Chinese sprint crew led by Su Bingtian.