Stuart McMillan
Ameer Webb reflects on U.S. Trials
Sprinter Ameer Webb finished third in Saturday's 200m final at U.S. Team Olympic Trials to secure his spot on the plane to Rio next month. Webb, who has been in scintillating form this season, spoke of his feelings going into the showdown which also saw Justyn Gatlin & LaShawn Merritt book their place. "I had some confidence, but I was...
Series 16: Ameer Webb
As the USA Track & Field Olympic trials get underway in Eugene, we caught up with sprinter Ameer Webb on his season so far and hopes going into the event. "It’s going pretty good, it has been exciting" reflected Ameer. "I’ve put in a lot of hard work but when you see a 19 as an opener, it makes you...
Laconic Coaching
ALTIS performance director - Stuart McMillan takes the helm this week, with a look into what ancient history can teach the coaches of today. “He who knows how to speak, knows also when” - Archidamidas Lately, I have been reading a lot on ancient history. I especially enjoy books on ancient Greek history and philosophy. It was a fascinating culture,...
Jodie Williams teams up with ALTIS
Great Britain athlete Jodie Williams is set to spend time training in Phoenix as she prepares for the Olympic Games in Rio. The European and Commonwealth medallist has announced she is to concentrate on her individual events of the 200m and 400m ahead of next summer. She will maintain her UK coach Christine Bowmaker, whilst tapping into the expertise at...
Anaso reflects on Beijing 2015
Before leaving China, we caught up for an exclusive interview with South Africa's Anaso Jobodwana, who will be boarding the plane with a bronze medal in his suitcase. Jobodwana, who set a national record with a 19.87 PR in the IAAF World Championships 200m final, wasn't sure that he had done enough for the medal when he crossed the line...
Anaso sets National Record to take Bronze!
South African sprinter Anaso Jobodwana finished third to take an impressive bronze in this evenings' IAAF World Championships 200m final in Beijing. In doing so, Jobodwana set a new PR and National Record with a 19.87 time as the Altis medal tally continues to grow. "I'm happy that I was able to run a personal best and get a medal,"...
10 Reasons why you should form a coaching partnership or team
Written by Altis Performance Director and Sprint Coach - Stuart McMillan, this week's blog-post features an eye-opening examination into the pre-requisites involved in operating within a team coaching environment, and the consequent merits of forging such a bond. Introduction "I’ve never done anything solo — except take tests.” - Bill Gates Chapter 1 of Michael Eisner’s book Working Together is...
A pocket guide to coaching wisdom
This past week saw the final Apprentice Coach Program of the 2013-14 Season. What began in the fall as a fairly unstructured, informal opportunity for coaches to spend time in an elite environment has morphed into undoubtedly the premier track & field coaching education experience in the world. A program geared towards all levels of coach from all sports (although...
Tyler Goodale on a week at Altis
Tyler Goodale is Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific where he works with national team athletes from Rowing Canada, Swimming Canada, Diving Canada and Rugby Canada. A graduate of both the University of Manitoba and the University of Victoria, Tyler is also a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist with the NSCA, as well as a...
A chat with Welsh National Performance Coach – Scott Simpson
As part of Altis' partnership with Welsh Athletics, we have been welcoming groups of athletes & coaches from Wales onsite for training camps for the past 6 months. Having just said goodbye to our final group prior to them commencing their final tuning for the Commonwealth Games in July, we sat down with National Performance Coach – Scott Simpson for...
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