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Interview with Brooks Johnson

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April 17, 2012 by Jimson Lee 3 Comments

Last Updated on October 15, 2017

This is Part 2 of my Orlando-Clermont trip.  Part 1 was interviewing Dennis Mitchell.

If you are a Track and Field fan, then Brooks Johnson needs no introduction.

His first Olympian was back in 1960 with 110 meter hurdles silver medalist Willie May,

50 years later, he has coached an athlete at every Olympics since 1968. They include stars such as Evelyn Ashford and Chandra Cheesborough as coach of the USA women’s team for the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles.   More recently, he was the head relay coach on the 2008 Men’s Olympic team.

His short list of athletes today include hurdler David Oliver, sprinter Consuela Moore, and para-olympian April Holmes, just to name a few.

Coaching Style

I really admired his coaching style, probably because it reminded me of my McGill days with Coach Dennis Barrett.  He started track practice at 10am.  That meant 10am.  Not 10:02am.  Not 10:05am.

But he begins with a  10-15 minute “pep” talk.  If he catches you “texting” during his talk, he’ll point your finger at you and ask you to repeat what he said.

His first coaching wisdom is, “Do your job, don’t be confident, just execute”.

In regards to the 100m and 110m high hurdles, he says any good hurdler can run the first 60 meters or 5 sticks and be with the others.   It’s the last 5 sticks or 40 meters that determines whether or not you make the podium.  Take your best 60 meter hurdle time, add 5.5 seconds, and you got yourself a medal, every time.  David Oliver’s 60mH season’s best range from 7.61 in 2006 to 7.37 in 2011.  You can do the math.

READ  Matt Shirvington 1998 Training Program Prior to his 10.03

That being said, those last 40m or 5.5 seconds require… you guessed it… speed endurance!

Photo Credits: DisneySportsNews.com
Photo Credits: Christopher Glaeser, www.freelaptrackandfield.com

Here is my interview with Brooks Johnson on Vimeo.

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I am a Masters Athlete and Coach currently based in London UK. My other projects include the Bud Winter Foundation, writer for the IAAF New Studies in Athletics Journal (NSA) and a member of the Track & Field Writers of America.
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I am a Masters Athlete and Coach currently based in London UK. My other projects include the Bud Winter Foundation, writer for the IAAF New Studies in Athletics Journal (NSA) and a member of the Track & Field Writers of America.

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  1. Fred says

    April 18, 2012 at 8:09 pm

    Hi Jimson,

    It’s always nice to see you on camera with other coaches and athletes. Keep up the good work and good health.

    P.S. The interview was very informative as usual.

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    • hugh says

      April 26, 2012 at 11:18 am

      very interesting interview jimson , enlightening like what he said about their different angle on weight training , ie how strength can mask technical aspects

      Reply
  2. Clarence Gaines says

    May 4, 2012 at 12:16 pm

    My blog on Brooks Johnson – think your readers will enjoy – “A Quest for Wisdom – Exploring the Thoughts & Philosophy of Brooks Johnson:” http://cgscoutperspective.blogspot.com/2011/08/quest-for-wisdom-exploring-thoughts.html

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