Sprints and Throws Coach, Statistician, Researcher, and so much more; PJ Vazel has made some major contributions to the sport of Track and Field and in this episode, PJ provided a little glimpse into the internal workings of his great mind. 

Topics:
-Journey to becoming a Hammer Coach
-Coaching Philosophy & Influences
-Learning from Failure
-The Unpredictability of Sports Performance 
-Coaching the Hammer Throw

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In this episode, Sprint Hurdles coach at Altis, Andreas Behm provides an overview of the physical and technical characteristics he looks for in elite sprint hurdling. 

Andreas talks about the nuances of in-practice coaching; cueing, session modifications, technical refinements and, complete revamps. Moreover, Andreas highlighted how he's remained inspired through the years -- even after guiding Aries Merritt to a world record in 2012. 

Thanks for your time and wisdom Andreas.

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Whilst severing as the National Coach of the Dutch Federation, Laurent Meuwly has taken several sprint athletes and relay teams to international stardom. Prior to arriving at Papendal, Coach Meuwly worked with the Swiss Athletics federation, there he coached European champions like Lena Sprunger and Ajla Del Pointe (who he still works with today).  

In this episode, Coach Meuwly shared some of his non-negotiables when it comes to training and recovery - particularly for the longer sprint events. 

Follow Laurent: 
-https://www.instagram.com/laurentmeuwly 
-https://twitter.com/LaurentMeuwly

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The Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Centre is home to some of the best athletes in the world. 

Coach Kris Mack leads a group of world-class multi-event athletes at the center as well as several Paralympians. 

In this episode, Kris talks about his progression as a coach and how he applies a high degree of event-specific knowledge with other variables like the anthropometric of the athlete, training age, time of the season, body language, asymmetries, etc. 

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Luis is the owner of 'The Peak' a sports performance facility in Porto, Portugal where mainly works as a Strength & Conditioning coach and Physiotherapist. He boasts an extremely well-rounded resume working with elite jumpers and throwers in Track & Field as well as Soccer and Volleyball teams.

Our discussion comprised of multiple topics surrounding the principles of training specificity -- on and off the track. 

Follow Luis:
-LUÍS MESQUITA (@luismmesquita)

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Harvey Maguire is a Performance Physiotherapist who operates out of the UK's leading university for Track & Field in Loughborough. 

He works with the track and field team to provide comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation strategies to facilitate the advancement of their health and performance. 

Harvey recently interned at Altis to advance his expertise and adopt a more integrative approach involving all stakeholders.

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Since joining Coastal Carolina in 2019, coach Karl Goodman has accumulated 12 All-American honors -- 11 of which were this season -- leading him to being promoted to Associate Head Coach this summer. That's not all, Melissa Jefferson, (one of the many All-Americans) won the US National Title in the 100m running 10.68 in the process. 

There is ton a value in this one, I hope you enjoy and thank you Coach Goodman.

Topics:
-Journey to becoming a coach
-Training philosophy, influences, and structure
-Coaching this generation: personality types, interests, social norms
-Managing Melissa's transition to becoming a professional athlete 
-Personal lessons from this season

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Strength and Conditioning is a popular topic of discussion across all event disciplines within Track and Field. Decathlete and Strength coach for the University of Arkansas, Mat Clark shows his versatility by outlining the benefits of strength training, methods for building sound lifting technique to access those benefits, and prescribing training for athletes with varying characteristics.

Important Links:
-Mat's Instagram: Mat Clark (@trackstrength) • Instagram photos and videos
-Twitter: Mat Clark (@MatClarkansas) / Twitter
-Blog: The Art of Training | Mat Clark | Substack

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Head Coach of Brooks Beasts Track Club, Danny Mackey has over 10 years of experience coach elite level athletes ranging from the 800m to 10k. 

Coach Mackey outlines the primary energy systems utilized in each of these specializations and how that looks in a weekly cycle. In addition, he describes his background in Bio-mechanics, enabling his athletes to move more efficiently and stay healthy.

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Important Links: 
-Brain of the Beasts Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mowR3rYVPKM
-Danny's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dannytmackey
-Brooks Beasts TC: https://www.instagram.com/brooksbeaststc

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For the past 10 years, Coach Nic Petersen has led the University of Florida jumps program to so much success that it is widely regarded as 'Jumps University.' 

Coaching an array of high level athletes with varied experience and skills has given him a level of wisdom that is on full display in this episode. 

Coach Petersen discusses how he builds a foundation with his athletes; physically, mentally, and technically. 

In addition, he describes the three pillars of the approach run as well as working on other components like the flight and landing in order to build the whole system.

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