Coach Jeff Arbogast

Education

B.A. University of Utah 1980 M.A. University of Phoenix 1994 (Post-Masters hours in sports medicine and sports psychology)

Coaches' Education

USATF Level I 1991 USATF Level II (Multi-Events) 1994 USATF Level III (Endurance) 2001 (One of 4 US High School coaches as of 2002) Gatorade Sports Science Institute 2004, 2005

Experience

25 years Head Cross Country (Boys & Girls) @ Bingham High School, South Jordan UT 23 years Head Coach Track & Field (Boys & Girls) @ Bingham High School, South Jordan, UT 21 Years Head Coach South Valley Track Club (USATF) @ SLC, UT 10 years coaching international athletes via OzTrack, (AUS & NZ) Multi-State Clinician/Presenter on Endurance Events, Multi-Events and Motivation Member, National Federation Coaches' Governing Board (1999-2003) President-Elect, National Federation of Coaches (all USA HS sports), 2001-2 Chair, National Federation of Coaches Committee, 2002-Present Member, National Federation of Coaches Publications Committee, 2002-Present 2002 National High School Coaches' Association "Coach of the Year" (Men's XC) 2003 National Federation of Coaches "Coach of the Year" (Women's XC) 2005 Utah "Best In State" High School Coach Author of numerous articles, videos, dissertations, and coaching guides Sports & Performance Psychology Curriculum Design and Instructor Coordinator & Head Coach, Utah-Russia Track & Field Meet, 2003 Member, Gatorade Sport Science Institute Coaches' Council

Team Performance

75 NCAA athletes since 1990 22 US HS All-Americans 5 Footlocker Finalists (including 2 top-3 performances) National Team Competitors-USA Jr. Nationals, Jr. Pan-Am Games, World XC, World Jr. Track, World Mtn. 1998 US Record - 4x800m Indoor Relay (Boys) 8 National Top-10 Rankings since 1990 in girls' and boys' Cross Country Cross Country Boys or Girls nationally ranked for 3 decades 1995 National Championship in Men's Cross Country 1999 National Championship in Women's Cross Country 10 State Titles XC/Track 13 State Runners-up 50 Conference Titles in XC/Track, Boys & Girls Boys 117-0 in XC Conference since 1989. Girls 115-2 in XC conference since 1989 Girls recorded the fastest ever 5-person finish in US history (91:05, breaking the record previously held by University High, Irvine, CA, 1983 of 92:25) at the Footlocker-South course. 18:13 average

Primary Presentation Topics

Structuring the Year-Round Distance Program Designing Training Microcycles and Macrocycles for Championship Distance Running Peripheral Concerns and Duties of the HS XC Coach Sports and Performance Psychology Motivating the Distance and Endurance Athlete Forming a National Championship Team and Keeping It There The Advanced HS 800m Run The Physical Distance Runner (weights, rest, injury prevention, rehabilitation) Nutrition and Hydration of the Endurance Athlete

Updated last: 7/20/2005