US Olympic coach to the rescue
Two-time Olympic silver medal-winning Coach Ryan Flaherty was tapped by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to help the country’s athletics program in time for the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar.
PSC Chairman Ricardo Garcia said Flaherty, whose credentials include coaching the U.S. Olympic 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay teams to the silver medal in the 2012 London Olympic Games, promised to help the country’s athletes prepare in time for future international and at the same time share new insights to all Filipino coaches.
“We are just waiting for the forthcoming arrival of Ryan Flaherty, who if you can recall visited us months ago on our invitation from San Diego. He is the relay coach of the US Olympic Team that won silver,” Garcia said.
He clarified that all Filipino coaches under Patafa will not be replaced as Flaherty, a USA Track and Field Level 2 coach, will study and observe the training of all athletes to create an extensive program for the national squad.
"He is not going to replace any coaches, but will try to improve the program as well as update the coaching staff on new technologies. Patafa will not lose anything but gain everything. We will just wait for his arrival,” added Garcia.
Garcia said that Flaherty, the founder, and chief executive officer of sports training company Prolific Athletes, is
looking to set up his training camp in Baguio City, which is known for its high altitude, since the renovation of the PhilSports Arena is still ongoing.
“Performance based ang gusto niya and he has no big salary as reported. He is no spoiled coach either at tatanggap lamang siya ng US1,000. He just requested for a house where he can stay,” said Garcia.
Flaherty is set to arrive in the country along with Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association (Patafa) president Go Teng Kok and PSC Commissioner Jolly Gomez later this month.
Go and Gomez left on Sunday to meet Flaherty in San Diego and talk to some of the Filipino-American sprinters that the 30-year-old coach had recommended to join the national delegation to the Myanmar Sea Games.
PSC Chairman Ricardo Garcia said Flaherty, whose credentials include coaching the U.S. Olympic 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay teams to the silver medal in the 2012 London Olympic Games, promised to help the country’s athletes prepare in time for future international and at the same time share new insights to all Filipino coaches.
“We are just waiting for the forthcoming arrival of Ryan Flaherty, who if you can recall visited us months ago on our invitation from San Diego. He is the relay coach of the US Olympic Team that won silver,” Garcia said.
He clarified that all Filipino coaches under Patafa will not be replaced as Flaherty, a USA Track and Field Level 2 coach, will study and observe the training of all athletes to create an extensive program for the national squad.
"He is not going to replace any coaches, but will try to improve the program as well as update the coaching staff on new technologies. Patafa will not lose anything but gain everything. We will just wait for his arrival,” added Garcia.
Garcia said that Flaherty, the founder, and chief executive officer of sports training company Prolific Athletes, is
looking to set up his training camp in Baguio City, which is known for its high altitude, since the renovation of the PhilSports Arena is still ongoing.
“Performance based ang gusto niya and he has no big salary as reported. He is no spoiled coach either at tatanggap lamang siya ng US1,000. He just requested for a house where he can stay,” said Garcia.
Flaherty is set to arrive in the country along with Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association (Patafa) president Go Teng Kok and PSC Commissioner Jolly Gomez later this month.
Go and Gomez left on Sunday to meet Flaherty in San Diego and talk to some of the Filipino-American sprinters that the 30-year-old coach had recommended to join the national delegation to the Myanmar Sea Games.
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