Coaching Chat #3: Coach to '96 High Jump Olympic Gold Medalist - Sue Humphrey

Sue Humphrey shares her coaching journey, including her experience coaching Olympic high jump gold medalist Charles Austin.

Episode 3 sees us joined by Coach Sue Humphrey - a High Jump Coach from the USA, who boasts a tremendous coaching biography, and offers a wealth of experience to share from for the benefit of others. A brief highlight list of her achievements include: -USA Head Women's Olympic Coach in 2004 -Member of the 1992 and 1996 Olympic staffs -Headed up Team USA's delegation at the 1985 IAAF World Cup and the 1987 Pan American Games -Coached 1996 Olympic high jump Gold Medalist Charles Austin -Coached three of the seven American women to have cleared 6 feet, 6 inches or higher in the high jump - Coleen Sommer, Yolanda Henry and Angie Bradburn -The only female coach to ever win the Nike Coach of the Year Award -The only female coach to have NCAA champions in the HJ, LJ, and TJ -Women's Assistant Coach at the University of Texas from 1984-89 -Assistant Coach at Arizona State, Cal State-Long Beach and the University of Texas men's team In this chat, Ellie & Sue discuss: -Her greatest coaching successes so far -The biggest challenges of her career - what were they, how did she overcome them and what did she learn?  -The reality of being a team leader at a major championships -General climate in T&F for female coaches past and present - is this any different to male coaches?  -Advice to early career coaches looking to forge a career in T&F and / or elite sport To connect with Sue, check out the links in our article: altis.world/articles/coaching-chat-3-coach-to-olympic-gold-m… __ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL ►►► bit.ly/2iBOv28 --- ABOUT ALTIS - ALTIS is an elite training environment for athletes, and a global leader in the provision of education for sport performance. --- FOLLOW US ONLINE HERE - ✩ Website - altis.world ✩ Instagram - instagram.com/altis ✩ Twitter - twitter.com/ALTIS ✩ Facebook - facebook.com/altis