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The purpose of AOS is to create faster, more coordinated athletes. Speed is the determining factor in being successful in any sport. Moreover, regardless of skill level, if an athlete is FAST, they are more likely to be noticed and given an opportunity. Just as a college degree provides individuals with an advantage when it comes to employment, being fast can give an athlete an edge and help them

get their foot in the door in sport. It is no longer sufficient for an athlete to be able to throw, catch, hit the ball, etc. When coaches are assessing athletes, some coaches’ key questions are: “Can they out-run their pursuers?” “Can they run down their opponents?” “Can they steal base without being thrown out?” To put it simply, coaches ask, “Are they fast?”

05/17/2019

A few of AOS trained Black Lightening youth track team perform a 60m interval. The entire workout: 1x30m, 1x60m, 1x80m, 1x 100m, 1x120m, 1x150m. 1 min-1.5 min recovery time per 10m between each run (full recovery). If it looks right, it flies right, right? Trying to instill proper technique as best I can. Especially with the young ones. Hopefully it carries over as they move on to bigger and better programs! Justine Wilson (5th grade), Jolie Denny (5th grade), Nevaeh Lewis (5th grade), Janelle Wilson (8th grade).

05/17/2019

AOS trained Black Lightening youth club sprinters perform the 100m portion of the workout. Left to right: Nevaeh Lewis (5th grade), Justine Wilson (5th grade) and Janelle Wilson (8th grade).

TBT to several weeks ago when AOS alumni Brittany Brown was here in SoCal. She's a favorite. She's awesome. She ain't g...
05/16/2019

TBT to several weeks ago when AOS alumni Brittany Brown was here in SoCal. She's a favorite. She's awesome. She ain't got NO sense! She's hilarious. She's working on her master's degree. She's family. She's one of the fastest on earth!! Keep shining!

04/22/2019

Last weekend AOS sprinters Justine Wilson (10 years old...and my birthday twin!! Lol) and Nevaeh Lewis (I think she's 10 also...) of Black Lightening track club had a FANTASTIC opening 100m at the Flo-Jo Invite held in San Diego. Top video: Justine wins the 100m with a nice personal record of 13.23 (lowered from 13.40 run last season)!!! Bottom video: Nevaeh runs a personal record of 13.26 dropped from 13.57, also run last season. They both went on to go 1st and 2nd in finals! They also went 1st and 2nd in the 200m with Justine running 27.20 (lowered from 27.70) and Nevaeh running 27.62 (lowered from 27.52). Very early in the season for them. Once again, these young ones are under trained, only hitting the track about 2 days out of the week. We focus on technique and fun! I don't want to make track a job for them. I want it to feel like a game (but we play to win...Lol!!).

04/22/2019

This is AOS sprinter Jasmine Wilson from Black Lightening track club. She's one of the fastest 6 year olds in the US. Last weekend at the FloJo Invite down in San Diego, she opens her season with a big personal record in the 200m with 31.42!! A drop of more than two seconds from her previous best. Please know that she is NOT being pushed in training. She gets a lot from simply imitating the movements of her sisters and the other athletes. She's 6 and too young for real training in my opinion. So the job is to keep it fun and simple. We focus on coordination, technique and few low intensity runs from short too long. I refuse to train her hard. Period. But she's willing to do EVERYTHING! Lots of holding back with this one.

04/21/2019

I apologize to those that follow this page for NOT posting some of the AOS highlights over the last several weeks. Below, you'll find 19 late posts showing how a few of our athletes have been doing. I be sure to keep the page updated in the future!!

Jaela Williams!!! UNLV hurdler/ sprinter/ long jumper. Yeah, she's a fav! Got to catch up with her yesterday at the Brya...
04/21/2019

Jaela Williams!!! UNLV hurdler/ sprinter/ long jumper. Yeah, she's a fav! Got to catch up with her yesterday at the Bryan Clay Invite at APU. Always big smiles and positive energy from this one. I think we started hitting acceleration and speed work dating back to 2013 (I'm getting old!! Lol). But she's AWESOME!

At the Mt Sac Relays, ran into one of the best athletes to come out of AOS: Shae Anderson! She's one of the originals st...
04/21/2019

At the Mt Sac Relays, ran into one of the best athletes to come out of AOS: Shae Anderson! She's one of the originals starting back in 2013, if memory serves me correctly. To this day, she remains one of the hardest working athletes I've ever worked with. She's ALSO one of the coolest, most laid back athletes I know. She'd train with her dad before coming to me. Train with me (I'd have to hold her back and say 'we're done!)'. THEN she'd go and do another session with her dad (depending on the day). That was the life of an heptathlete, right? She went on to become one of the nation's top high school 400m sprinters and 300m hurdlers. She's now at UCLA, and most importantly, happy!! Hadn't talked with her in little while, so it was great catching up. All the best to you Shae Lynn Anderson!!

Another group of AOS family!! Amari Prude (UNLV 1st year 200m/ 400m sprinter) and Jordyn Tucker (3rd year Washington Sta...
04/21/2019

Another group of AOS family!! Amari Prude (UNLV 1st year 200m/ 400m sprinter) and Jordyn Tucker (3rd year Washington State University 100m/200m sprinter). Both performed well today the Bryan Clay Invite at APU. Amari is finding her rhythm and adjusting to a new program. She's consistently in the 55.xx area in the 400m. That's good! Jordyn, too, is putting things together. She had an outdoor season's best in the 100m with 11.85. Just getting her to stay on 'top' of the sprint the last 15m will be key in dropping her time . Definitely an improvement, though!

Brother and sister duo Billy (1st year receiver at Boise State University) and Emerald Bowens (1st year 100m/200m at UNL...
04/21/2019

Brother and sister duo Billy (1st year receiver at Boise State University) and Emerald Bowens (1st year 100m/200m at UNLV)!! Yup, two of my favorite people on the planet. As I've said before, they are family to me. I had come to see Emerald run at the Bryan Clay Invite at Azusa Pacific University. But low and behold Billy was there, too!! He came out from Boise State University to watch. Big surprise for me! Emerald performed well, tying her high school pr of 11.71! She's definitely headed in the right direction.

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