Dan Pfaff

ALTIS Pole Vault Coaching Course set to launch March 16th

With the ALTIS Foundation Course now live and gaining great reviews, our education team is working hard behind the scenes preparing more exciting Digital Education content. The first in line for release this year is the inaugural course in the new ALTIS Track & Field Education Series, which launches March 16th with Coaching the Pole Vault. Written by Coach Dan...

February (2) in ALTIS 360°

The second instalment for content on ALTIS 360° this month comes with some exciting diversity and great discussions from world leaders in our industry. Sharpen your coaching skills with these thought provoking presentations: Dan Pfaff: Warm-Up Movement Screen @PfaffSC If you think you have learned and heard everything you can from Coach Dan Pfaff, you need to be reminded of his four...

February in ALTIS 360°

The indoor track season is upon us, which means outdoor is not far away! We have your new ALTIS 360° content fix right here and ready to go for an exciting track season ahead.. This month on ALTIS 360°: Dan Pfaff: Everything you do matters. @PfaffSC The legendary coach with 44 years of coaching experience and success details his approach...

December in ALTIS 360°

As most of us start to wind down for the Christmas break, ALTIS 360° is just warming up for the second December installment of educational goodies for your stocking… This Month on ALTIS 360°… Dr. Gerry Ramogida: The Performance Trinity  @DrGerryRamogida                  http://drgerryramogida.com As one of the Godfathers of the Performance Therapy model, Gerry...

The next step for ALTIS World

As the dust from Rio settles and eyes are set on London and Tokyo, the staff at ALTIS World have been hard at work. The next 4-year Olympic Cycle on the horizon is full of opportunity and hope, and ALTIS World plans to continue developing world-class athletes in their preparations for international success. ALTIS are excited to announce some developments...

Coach Pfaff on coaching at the Games

The second of our post-Rio series features Coach Pfaff. In this quick-fire Q&A, Dan reviews some of the challenges faced at the 2016 Olympic Games, and shares his solutions. Dan - thanks for joining us. How many athletes were you coaching in Rio?  I was directly responsible for 4 athletes: Greg Rutherford, Fabrice Lapierre, Christabel Nettey, and Yosiri Urrutia. I also consulted with 3...

Olympic holding camp ACP

We are excited to announce that bookings are now open for our special Olympic edition of the ALTIS Apprentice Coach Program. In conjunction with our Rio Olympic Games Holding Camp, we have a panel of renowned guest presenters set to speak at what promises to be an incredibly special ACP: Dr John Berardi, Dr Jeremy Koenig, Matt Jordan, Brett Bartholomew...

Performance Therapy: What Is It and How Is It Applied?

By Dr Gerry Ramogida If you have followed the ALTIS Twitter feed and read Facebook posts or other articles in this blog-post series, you have likely seen the term “Performance Therapy,” with some description of how therapists are integrated into the training environment. But what is really meant by Performance Therapy? Is it a case of simply having treatment provided...

Barriers to Championship Performances

The below is a collection of Coach Dan Pfaff's thoughts and observations acquired through 40 plus years of coaching and interaction with Championship Performers from across the globe ... Enjoy! Risk taking is a common trait among champions. Learning to be comfortable with taking calculated risks to drive positive change – whether than be in mind-set, mechanics, strategies, tactics or...

Nettey aiming for Beijing success

Canadian long jump star Christabel Nettey is aiming to cap an outstanding year so far with a place on the podium come Friday night. "This season has been going pretty smoothly," reflected Nettey. "Coming off the Nationals and my last two diamond league meets I have been resting up so I'm feeling fresh." "Practices have been going well over here...