Translating Elite Training: Coaching the AThlete in front of you

AN ASCENT TRACK WORKSHOP

Join Ryan Banta for a tutorial on how to break down elite training concepts and make them applicable to the developmental athlete.

Sunday, March 30 | 7-10 PM ET | Online

Workshop lead coach

Coach Banta is the highly successful head coach of the Parkway Central High School Colts. His athletes have achieved 138 school records (FR, JV, Varsity), 8 top-five finishes at the state championships, a team state title in 2022, 9 district championships, 6 district runner-up finishes, 8 conference team titles, 272 state semi-finalists (sectionals), 186 state qualifiers, 3 state records (3200, 4×800, and 100HH), 21 national ranked events, 169 all-state medalists, 20 state champions, 22 runner-up performances, and 2 Gatorade Athletes of the Year all in a single gender at Parkway Central High School. HS coach of Olympian Emily Sisson.

RYAN BANTA

Girl’s Head Coach

Parkway Central HS

RYAN BANTA

Girl’s Head Coach

Parkway Central HS

  • Coaching accolades

    Member of Missouri Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (MTCCCA) Hall of Fame 2021, USTFCCCA Girl’s Coach of the Year 2022, MTCCCA Coach of the Year 2021 & 2022, Ryan is the Author of the Sprinter’s Compendium, St. Louis Suburban Conference Coach of the Year 2022 & 2023, past President of the MTCCCA, and has a Master’s in Positive Psychology from the University of Missouri.

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What to Expect

LEARN TO TRANSLATE ELITE TRAINING PRINCIPLES TO SUIT YOUR ATHLETES’ UNIQUE SET OF NEEDS

  • What is Elite?

  • Talent Identification

  • Specialist or Generalist?

  • Periodization and its Efficacy

  • Be the Conductor of the Bio-Motor Symphony

  • Minimum to Effective to Maximum Dose?

  • The Elite Athlete vs. Elite Coach

  • Know the Classics First Before Cultivating your Explorer Spirit

  • Navigating the Ocean vs. Follow the River

  • 90-5-5-5 Principle

  • Guardian of the Gates while Vultures Circle

  • Being a Stealth Fighter on a BS Radar

  • Be Careful of Being the Greener Grass

  • Congrats, you PRed!! Now what!???

  • The Value of a Delayed Gratification Training Model

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Frequently asked questions

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  • The workshop will be recorded for all attendees, to be used for reference purposes. Any Ascent Track Workshop content, including but not limited to audio, video, slides, and any associated materials, is subject to copyright and intellectual property rights held by Ascent Track and its authorized licensors. Any unauthorized distribution, reproduction, or dissemination of workshop content, in violation of this prohibition, may result in legal action being taken against the authorized party.

  • We have no plans to do so— though we do plan to run this workshop again for those who cannot make the date.

  • No— but there are discounts available. Sign up for our mailing list for promotion codes and to keep up to date with all the latest Ascent Track offerings. Email info@ascenttrackclinics.com about program rates (3+ people).

  • The workshop is 3 hours long with a short break and a Q&A section at the end.