England Athletics – Coaching Masterclass: Jeremy Fischer

Venue: Loughborough University (Netball and Badminton seminar room), Loughborough LE11 3TU

Summary: Masterclass includes Jeremy’s journey from athlete to coach, Jeremy’s key coaching philosophy, content of his training sessions, Q&A session

Speaker/s: Jeremy Fischer, based in Los Angeles, is the director and head coach of the USATF Residence program at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Centre. At the Rio Olympics, the programme produced 5 Olympic Medallists including Ryan Crouser, Jeff Henderson, Brittney Reese, Will Claye, and Joe Kovacs, and has coached athletes to over 10 Olympic and World Championship medals.

Jeremy is currently coaching 2017 World Championship silver medallist Will Claye; Olympic gold medallist and four-time world champion Brittney Reese and 2.04m high jumper, Brigetta Barrett.

He has also been on staff for 3 USA Paralympic teams and produced champions and World Record holders. During his own athletic career, Jeremy was an elite high jumper and finished runner up at NCAA and USATF championships. As a coach, he has won coach of the year awards for the NCAA, USOC, and USATF. He is currently a jumps instructor and author for USATF Coaching Education and IAAF Academies and holds IAAF Level 5 and USATF Level 3 certifications in the sprints and jumps. He also has certifications of Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the NSCA, USA Weightlifting Level 1 and has Masters’ degrees in both Nutrition and Sports Sciences.

Time: 6.30pm to 9.30pm

Cost: £20 for licenced coaches and registered athletes

To book: Click here for more information and to book online; registration closing 22 September 2017

For more information: contact Zena Weeks zweeks@englandathletics.org