Apr 19 2023 52 mins
Sue Humphrey is a three-time Olympic coach who also served as the head coach for the U.S. Olympics Women’s Track and Field team at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, Greece. She has trained some of the world’s best athletes from high jumper Charles Austin to gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee.
Humphrey’s career has also heavily involved in advocating for women’s rights in college sports through the Title IX amendment.
Currently a high school track coach in Texas, Humphrey is the author of “I Want to Run: The Olympic Developmental Training and Nutritional Guide for Young and Teen Track Runners Ages 10 to 18.”
In this episode, we discuss the impact international athletes have on the changing landscape of collegiate athletes, why running shouldn’t be used as punishment in other sports and the biggest challenge to Title IX - Transgender athletics and how the NCAA should categorize the transgender athlete.
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