The On Track & Field Podcast!

This week’s guest, Tony Holler, is co-creator of the upcoming Track Football Consortium coaching clinic. A virtual coaching clinic that brings together track, football and strength coaches with one goal in mind – to improve the speed and power of today’s athlete. J.T. and Tony discuss the December event, it’s presenters and why you should listen to them and of course, Tony’s Feed the Cats sprints...

This week's guest, Lee Taft, known as the "Speed Guru," is highly respected as one of the top athletic movement specialists in the world. Lee is a master for teaching multi-directional speed to all ages and abilities. You can catch Lee at the TFC 2021 in December as he's one of their featured presenters. TFC 2021 tickets are on sale now and you can get them here...https://trackfootballconsortium.c...

This week, Hall of Fame coach Brian FitzGerald breaks down the 4x400m relay with host J.T. Where to place your 4 athletes to get the most out of them, the advantages of running multiple relay teams in a league meet, how to be fast in the zone plus, they talk about both the both and men and women's Olympic 4x400m and 4x100m relay teams and how both could be better. 

Coach and #GirlDad of one of the most exciting T&F field athletes competing today, coach Ty Davis shares with J.T. how he juggled the demands and nuances of coaching his daughter, Olympian Tara Davis, to multiple California State Championships, NCAA records and a 6th place long jump finish at the '21 Olympics.

 The 2nd fastest man to ever run the 100m & 200m, Yohan Blake, joins J.T. this week and talks all things T&F and what it means to grow up a Jamaican sprinter. Yohan lays out his favorite track workouts and talks about his first love...and it's NOT track. 

What does it take to train and compete in T&F at the elite level? This week's guest, decathlete Devon Williams, talks with J.T. about the ins and outs of being a muliti's athlete and trying to make the hardest team to make in sports...the U.S.A. Olympic team. 

Coach Brad Dixon talks defensive speed with J.T. and explains just how important it is with the game on the line in the 4th quarter.  

Mt San Antonio College’s FastBack ShootOut was this past weekend and if the results are any indication, XC is back and in full effect! This week’s guest, Tim O’Rourke, Mt SAC’s longtime meet director, talks with J.T. about all things Mt SAC and XC related including the question every coach in Southern California asks….is Mt SAC too tough a course especially as the CIF Southern Section’s qualifying...

This week's episode, with guest Justin Wickard, dives into what it means for athletes who sign a name, image and likeness contract allowing college athletes to earn hundreds of thousands of dollars and how it affects the NCA compliance. 

Most high school athletes today lack mobility due to 'specializing' in one sport and while most parents think they're doing their athlete good, J.T. and guest Jeremy Frisch talk about how today's youth and high school athletes need more exposure to all sports. 

J.T. and guest Jay Johnson continue their conversation on distance training and how to maximize training by focusing on "quality over quantity." Creating team culture, weight lifting for distance athletes, and how to develop life long runners are just a few of the topics up for discussion in this week's podcast. 

What can a sprint coach learn from a distance coach? Let's start with culture. This week's guest, distance coach Jay Johnson, sits down with J.T. and talks about just that. How to create culture in your team and get your athletes to 'buy-in' in to your program. This is part 1 or a 2 part episode.

CoachTube.com founder, Wade Floyd, talks with J.T. about connecting elite coaches with everyday athletes giving them access to what it takes to get to that next level. CoachTube.com is a game changer giving athletes access to premium coaching in over 25 sports.

Coach Ryan Banta returns to the On Track & Field podcast and dives deeper into 400m training and the energy systems the body taps into when training for the 1 lap sprint. This 42 minute 'cast will not only give you 4 of the best 400m workouts your athletes can do but also the WHY you should be doing them. 

World class sprint coach, Chris Korfist, walks you through his RPR (Reflexive Performance Reset) method for running injury prevention. A breath and body work system that is self applied, meaning athletes can do this on their own during both practice and competition. The best thing about the RPR system is that results can be felt immediately. 

The fastest runner on your relay team runs which leg? If your fastest leg runs for Coach Brian FitzGerald's relay team, they probably run first. Coach 'Fitz' explains why and talks about other techniques that will make your relay team faster than your competitions. A must listen for relay coaches. 

The very best thing you can do for recovery? Sleep! Guest Pete Burridge and J.T. talk sleep and recovery and just how important including it in to your daily routine is. 

Host J.T. Ayers and guest Ryan Banta, author of The Sprinter's Compendium, break down the perfect 400m race plan. Learn what should happen in the first 60m of the race, where you should be at the 200m mark and what the last 40 meters looks (feels) like and how to combat the fatigue every athlete experiences in track & field's hardest race. 

You can't teach speed? Yes, yes you can and Brian Kula does just that. He's done it at the youth, high school, college and pro levels including some of the top NFL players currently playing in the NFL. J.T. and Brian talk about what goes in to being an élite athlete at any level.

This week's guest is the "Feed the Cats" creator and sprints coach guru, Tony Holler. Tony developed his sprint training program in 1999 and hasn't looked back nor has his athletes. He's had numerous Illinois state championships and he's one of the most sought after sprint coaches in the US. 

This week's podcast is all about how to get your high school athlete in front of college coaches and how to navigate the recruitment process. Listen to J.T. and coach Justin Wickard, one of the foremost experts on college recruiting, discuss the dos and don'ts of getting recruited. This week's episode is a must listen for any athlete, parent or family thinking about the next level. Tel...

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