

The On Track & Field Podcast!
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The On Track weekly podcast, hosted by Coach J.T. Ayers, covers all things Track & Field and Cross Country. Listen to some of the most respected coaches in the world, hear from the biggest athletes in the sport and keep up to date with the leading trends in training. New episodes drop every Tuesday morning!
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Jan 11, 2022 • 22min
Episode #32 | Hurdler Trey Cunningham
One of the most decorated high school hurdlers ever, Florida Seminoles senior Trey Cunningham, sits with JT and shares his experience with balancing qualifying for the Olympics while competing at the college level and his plans for the future.

Jan 5, 2022 • 21min
Episode 31 | Steven Bastien - What Training for an Olympic Decathlete Looks Like
2020 USA Olympic Decathlete, Steven Bastien, sits with J.T. and shares his experiences as he was gearing up for an Olympic run at the 2020 games. Steven shares his training methods and philosophies and how athletes of all levels can implement them.

Dec 29, 2021 • 28min
Episode 30 | Coach (and our host) J.T. Ayers on Leadership
Our podcast host, J.T. Ayers sits behind the other side of the mic for this week's 'cast and shares his philosophy on leadership. What it means, how he implements it with his team and what attributes to look for in your leaders.

Dec 21, 2021 • 26min
Episode 29 | Coach Kurt Hines - Build Relationships With Your Athletes
Coach Kurt Hines is in the relationship building business and this week Kurt sits with J.T. and shares how he builds relationships with his athletes, his staff, and community members with love, transparency, and humility.

Dec 14, 2021 • 30min
Episode 28 | Olympic Sprinter Ronnie Baker
Olympic sprinter, Ronnie Baker, who holds the 3rd fastest time in history in the 60m dash (6.40), joins J.T. and talks about the mental aspect of being a member of an Olympic team, his process of analyzing races and what it takes to compete at the highest level in track and field.

Dec 7, 2021 • 29min
Episode 27 | Mike Boyle - Strength & Conditioning Expert
Mike Boyle is the co-founder of the Middleton, Massachusetts based Mike Boyle Strength & Conditioning. Mike has a long resume of success having previously worked with the Boston Red Sox, US Women’s Olympic Ice Hockey Team, and Boston University and is one of strength and conditionings foremost experts.

Nov 30, 2021 • 26min
Episode 26 | Dr. Ken Clark, PH.D. - Speed and Athletic Performance
2021 Track Football Consortium presenter, Dr. Ken Clark, is an Associate Professor in Kinesiology at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. Ken's primary focus is in the underlying mechanical factors in athletic performance and teaching speed and how the two go hand-in-hand.

Nov 23, 2021 • 28min
Episode 25 | JB Morin PhD. - The Science Behind Overspeed and Maximum Velocity Sprint Training
J.T. sits down with 2022 Track Football Consortium presenter JB Morin, who holds a PhD in Sport Science. JB breaks down, in simple terms, the science of acceleration, maximum, and overspeed training and how and when to apply it and how to schedule the proper workout program for your team and athletes.

Nov 16, 2021 • 27min
Episode 24 | Coach Jonas Dodoo
London based Jonas Dodoo, a 2021 Track Football Consortium presenter and the head coach at SpeedWorks Training, a program designed to maximize athlete's sprinting ability joins this week's podcast. Jonas shares very specific cues and techniques with J.T. that he uses with all his athletes proving that every athlete can get faster.

Nov 9, 2021 • 30min
Episode 23 | Coach Ernie Clark - Hurdle Specialist & Track Football Consortium (TFC) Presenter
This week, J.T. talks with 5x Region Coach of the Year & 3x National Assistant Coach of the Year Ernie Clark about all things hurdle and sprints training. Ernie shares how he structures his workouts so that every rep is a competitive rep and how he maximizes training with his athletes.