Jack Green: The Human Side of Athletic Performance and Coaching

About this episode

Jack Green discusses his experiences as a two-time Olympian and the lessons learned in athletic performance and coaching.

Jack Green is a two-time Olympian, World and European relay medalist, European U-23 champion in the 400m hurdles, and now the lead coach for Saudi Arabia's long hurdles and sprint relay program. Jack's athletic career was shaped not only by his successes but also by his promise as an adolescent and the battles he faced thereafter. Now, channeling those difficult lessons combined with the knowledge he has gained from working with coaches like Lauren Seagrave, Jack is in an ideal position to no...

People in this episode

Host: Colm Bourke

Guest: Jack Green

Topics covered

• athletic performance
• coaching
• Olympic sports
• personal challenges
• sprint relay
• 400m hurdles

Keywords

• Jack Green
• Olympian
• coaching
• athletic performance
• 400m hurdles
• sprint relay
• personal challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Saudi Arabia's long hurdles and sprint relay program

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