Coaching

Coaching

Andrew Pirie

Level 2 Intermediate Club Coach – Australia

Greetings all i am one of the Guest Coaches on the Pinoyathletics Q&A.

My name is Coach Andrew/Enzo

I have worked with all levels of athletes from as young as 5 right up to High school, College, and Elite.

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My own coaching Philosophy

To encourage and guide athletes through improving strengths and working on weaknesses in technique.  Regardless of their ability or disabilities. To be the best they can be is more important than winning.

I served with the PSC Management from 2013-2015 where i helped recruit Athletes such as Eric Cray, Kayla Richardson and Trenten Beram.

As a coach, I work mainly as a private coach. But I did have a stint with The Zamboanga Sports Academy as their coaching consultant and sprints coach.

Athletes I have worked with that have represented the Philippines include Yuhei Go SEA Games 4×100 reserve, Lorna Olarita who made the national team in the 400 and Anjelica De Josef who took a bronze medal for the Philippines in the 800 in the ASEAN School Games in 2016. I also have trained a few Palaro finalists and regional champions.

I mainly coach sprints up to 400. But I have also worked with middle distance and jumpers.

Currently, I am based in Australia working towards my Level 3 coaching accreditation. But I would not rule out the possibility of coaching in the Philippines again.

The picture below working with the Philippines women’s 4×100 in Thailand.

I pride myself on having a squeaky clean record of improvement with every single athlete I have worked with. Meaning I have no experience developing an athlete that failed to improve during the time I coached them.

In the below link is a detailed summary of the improvements of all the athletes I have worked with.

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I have coached in Australia and The Philippines. Below is a detailed summary of the athletes I have worked with. I apologize to those I may have missed as I have worked with a lot of athletes and occasionally some data goes missing.

I started off coaching Via Email but then transitioned into direct coaching. I still do both.

I primarily coach Privately. But did work two years for a Provincial Sports Academy in the Philippines with Elementary and High School Kids.

During that time I focused on building the sprints program. And had athletes qualify for national high school finals and win regionals.

A big turn around was a Regional 100m title in the Boys. Where my 2 athletes went 1-2. The first time in 10 years anyone from that province had won the Regional 100m. The year before I came we were last in the finals.

I have coached three athletes so far that have represented the Philippines. 2 in age-grade meets.

I am very orientated on correct movement patterns, teaching progressive movement and corrective drills with video analysis. Strength Training. Plyometrics to activate fast-twitch muscles, and rest and recovery variables.

I primarily coach Sprints, but have also coached Middle Distance, Long Distance, Long Jump, and High Jump and am starting to get into Hurdles coaching.

Athletes I’ve worked with

Sports Academy (Direct)

100M

1. Girl, 11-13 100m 15.5 to 13.3 (2 months 15.5 to 14.0), switched coach 14.2 (back to my training 13.9 to 13.3 15 months).
2. Girl 13-14 100m 14.5 to 13.2 / ran wind-aided 12.9 twice (13 months)
3. Girl 14-15 100m 16.9 to 13.8 (6 months)
4. Boy 17-18 100m  12.4 to 11.4 /ran wind-aided 11.2 (8 months)  / Transferred to Letran in Manila in HS 2 years still running 11.4
5. Boy 16-17 100m 12.0 to 10.9/Transferred to CSB on my request in HS 2 years best is 11.0
6. Girl 12-13 100m 15.9 to 13.4 (9 months)
7. Girl 10-11 100m 14.9 to 13.3 (7 months) /improved to 13.0 next coach / then following year 13.1
8. Girl 11-12 100m 14.5 to 13.9 (3 months)/no coach within 2 years 14.2
9. Girl 10-11 100m 16.5 to 14.3 (4 months)next coach 13.8 but took 2 years
10. Boy 12-13 100m 14.9 to 13.5 (7 months)
11. Boy 12-13 100m 15.0 to 13.0 (7 months) unsure of improvements with next coach but not under 12 secs within 2 years.
12. Boy 12-13 100m 13.4 to 13.1 (2 months) (worked with an athlete for 2 months from the assistant coach)
13. Boy 18-19 100m 11.6 to 11.2 (on and off 12 months) (worked with the athlete as left another coach)
14. Boy 12-13 100m 15.0 to 14.0 (3 months) (I Transferred to another coach has had too many athletes at this stage, I think may have got about 13.8)
15. Boy 12-13 100m 14.6 to 14.3 (1 month) (I transferred to another coach as too disruptive in training)
16. Girl 13 100m 19.0 to 14.5 (3 months) (really 19.0 to 15.1 was overweight, 15.1 to 14.5 2 months) (I transferred to another coach as had too many athletes)
17. Boy 16 100m 11.7 to 11.5 (over 12 months) (on and off between me, another coach and then my assistant coach)
18. Boy 10 100m 17.3 (about .06 in 1 month) (transferred to other sport as didn’t make height requirement for an event)
19. Girl 12 100m 16.8 to 15.5 (2 months) (transferred to my assistant for jumps as too many athletes in sprints, left the school as not happy didn’t qualify for the provincial meet)
20. Girl 12 100m 16.9 to 14.6 (2 months) (transferred to my assistant for jumps as too many athletes in sprints) (no further improvement on 100m time)
21. Girl 14 100m 13.2 to 12.5 (2 months) (she decided to transfer to another coach, within 3 years ran only 12.9-13.2)
22. Boy 12 100m 16.4 to 15.1 (4 months) (my assistant jump coaches athlete)
23. Boy 12 100m 15.7 to 13.8 (4 months) (my assistant jump coaches athlete)
24. Girl 12 100m 15 to 14.2 (2 months) (changed coach never improved 100 PB in 2  years, left academy)
25. Girl 13 100m 15.6 (1 month) (Saturday training only), not recruited to the academy as didn’t make the cut
26. Boy 13 100m 14.0 to 13.1 (4 months) (Saturday training only), not recruited to the academy as didn’t make the cut
27. Girl 14 100m 15.0 to 14.4 (2 months) (changed sport as too many sprinters)
28. Girl 12 100m 16.0 to 15.4 (2 months) (didn’t qualify for the academy at secondary level)
29. Girl 12 100m 17.8 to 17.5 (2 months) (didn’t qualify for the academy at secondary level)
30. Girl 12 100m 17.6 to 16.4 (didn’t qualify for the academy at secondary level)
31. Girl 12 100m 16.0 to 15.4 (moved to throw events)
32. Boy 17 100m 12.2 to 11.8 (2 months) (taken by another coach)
33. Boy 11 100m 13.7 (removed as didn’t attend training enough)
34. Girl 15 100m 12.9 to 12.4 ( 3 months) (had a very good coach before but didn’t improve her 12.9 PB for 2 years, then ran 12.8 and 12.4) (was consistent at 12.5-12.6 under my training for another 3 months), then removed from school, within 2.5 years ran 12.7 under new coach eventually, until now hasn’t improved PB after over 3 years)
35. Girl 13 100m 13.1 (maintained performance but hardly showed up to training, removed from the academy as always absent)

200M

1. Girl, 11-13 200m 31.5 to 27.9 (2 months 31.5 to 28.0), switched coach 28.5 (back to my training 28.0 to 27.9 15 months)
2. Girl 13-14 200m 33.5 to 28.2 (12 months)
3. Girl 14-15 200m 34 to 28.6 (6 months)
4. Boy 17-18 200m 25.7 to 22.8 (8 months) /Transferred to Letran in Manila in HS 2 years best time only 23.6
5. Boy 16-17 200m 27.8 to 24.0 (4 months)/ Transferred to CS on my request in HS improved to 23.7
6. Girl 12-13 200m 37.5 to 29.2 (9 months)
7. Girl 10-11 200m 42.9 to 27.9 (9 months), improved to 26.6 next coach/then following year 27.2
8. Girl 11-12 200m 35.0 to 29.9 (7 months)
9. Girl 10-11 200m 34.2 to 31.5 (4 months), improved to 29.3 over 2 years with next coach
10. Boy 12-13 200m 33.4 to 28.1 (9 months)
11. Boy 12-13 200m 29.6 to 29.2 (1 month) (worked with an athlete from the assistant coach)
12. Boy 18 200m 23.7 to 22.8 (1 month) (worked with an athlete for the regional meet from another coach)
13. Boy 12-13 200m (32 to 30.2) (2 months) (I transferred the athlete to another coach as I had too many athletes by this stage he might have gone to about 29.9)
14. Boy 12-13 200m (31.0 to 31.0 about .03 seconds improvement) (1 month) (I transferred athlete to another coach as too disruptive in training)
15. Girl 13 200m (33.2 to 31.6) ( 2 months) (transferred to another coach as too many athletes)
16. Girl 12 100m 36.0 (2 months)
17. Girl 12 100m 36.0 to 32.2 (2 months) (transferred to my assistant for jumps as too many athletes in sprints) (no further improvement on 200m time)
18. Girl 14 200m 27.2 to 26.3 (2 months) (she decided to transfer to another coach within 3 years best was 26.9-27.2)
19. Boy 12 200m 33.0 to 31.5 (3 months) (my assistant jump coaches an athlete, the athlete decided to change the sport to soccer as enjoyed it more)
20. Boy 12 200m 40.0 to 32.1 (4 months) (my assistant jump coaches athlete)
21. Boy 12 100m 39.6 to 29.9 (4 months) (my assistant jump coaches athlete)
22. Girl 12 200m 31.5 to 29.9 (2 months) (changed coach never improved 200 PB time after 3 years)
23. Girl 12 200m 36.1 (2 months) (trained on Saturdays only)
24. Boy 13 200m 31.0 to 28.0 (4 months) (trained on Saturdays only)
25. Girl 14 200m 33.0 to 31.5 (2 months) (changed sport as too many sprinters)
26. Boy 11 200m 30.0 to 29.6 ( 1 month) (removed as didn’t attend training enough)
27. Girl 15 200m 26.9 to 26.7 (6 months) (after 2.5 years under new coach ran 26.6)

400M

1. Boy, 17-18 400m 1:00 to 52.6 (8 months) / Transferred to Letran in Manila in HS 2 years best time only 53.6
2. Girl 10-11 400m 1:10 to 1:03 (6 months) /improved to 1:02 next coach but took 2 years.
3. Girl 11-12 400m 1:09 to 1:05 (1 month) (transferred to my assistant for jumps as too many athletes in sprints, left the school as not happy didn’t qualify for the provincial meet)
4. Girl 12 400m 1:10 to 1:07.9 (2 months) (improved to about 1:05 with next coach over 2 years, no more improvements in 100 and 200)
5. Girl 14 400m 1:28 to 1:17 (1 month) (trained with me every Saturday only) (changed coach as I had too many athletes, but didn’t improve so changed sports 2-3 times)

800M

1. Boy 12 800m 3:13 to 3:02 (2 months)

Long Jump

1. Girl 12-13 Long Jump 3.10m to 4.34m (9 months)
2. Girl 12 3.20m (transferred to my assistant for jumps as too many athletes in sprints, left the school as not happy didn’t qualify for the provincial meet)
3. Girl 15 Long Jump (5.12m under the previous coach, 4.90m under my program, and then under new coach 5.05m after 2.5 years)

Private Coaching

Western Visayas (wrote a program for coach/trainer)

100m

1. Boy 16 12.1 to 11.6

200m

1. Girl 17 25.7 to 25.1 (around 2 years)
2. Boy 16 23.7 to 22.9

400m

1. Girl 17 58.71 to 57.5 (around 2 years)
2. Boy 16 53.4

800m

1. Girl 17 2.13.9 to 2.13.0 (around 2 years)

Davao City (wrote a program for coach/trainer)

100m

1. Girl 12
2. Boy 19 11.6 to 11.4 (2 months)

200m

1. Girl 18 28.7 to 28.3 (3 months)
2. Girl 12

Lingayen (Email coaching)

400m

1. Girl 19-20 59 to 57.5 (around a year)

Cebu (Email Coaching, direct and Program to coach)

100m

1. Girl 18-20 12.4 to 12.3

400m

1. Girl 18-20 58.78 to 57.51

Australia (Direct)

60 Hurdles

1. Boy 10 12.16 to 11.28 (3 months)

70m

1. Boy 10 10.89 to 10.87 (3 weeks)

100m

1. Boy 10 100m 15.6 to 15.3 (4 months)

200m

1. Boy 20 200m 22.7 to 21.9 (around a year)
2. Boy 10 200m 35.29 to 33.8 (2 weeks)
3. Boy 7 200m 34.3 to 32.9 (1 week)
4. Boy 12 200m 29.5 to 29.2 (1 week)

400m

1. Boy 20  400m 50.7 to 48.0 (around a year)

Long Jump

1. Boy 10 3.39 to 3.83 (4 months)
2. Girl Masters athlete  4.00 to 4.30 (1 month)
3. Boy 16 4.50 to 4.87 ( 1 month)

Manila (Direct)

100m

1. Boy 16 100m 12.3 to 11.6 (4 months) (did Phi Team baseball)

200m

1. Boy 16 200m 25 to 24.1 (4 months) (did Phi Team baseball)

Zamboanga City

100m

1. Girl 12 100m 14.2 to 13.5 (2 months) (palaro training)

Binangonan (email coaching)

400m

1. Girl 19 1:10 to 1:03 (4 months)

800m

1. Girl 19 2:40 to 2:25 ( 4 months)

400m

1. Girl 12 400m 1.11 to 1.06 ( 2 months) (palaro training)

Pagadian City

100m

1. Boy 17 100m 11.6 to 11.3 (2 months) (palaro training)

Misamis Oriental (Email Coaching, a program for the trainer)

200m

1. Girl 12 200m 31.5 to 29.3 (1 month)

400m

1. Girl 12 400m