Our Coach

Coach Wright is dedicated to producing athletes who are focused on improving themselves, their team mates and their sport. He has been involved in coaching athletes in multiple sports for decades. He coaches the jumps at Irvine High School and has helped many jumpers reach their potential. Club athletes under his guidance have won CIF Southern Section championships; medaled at the California State Games; won association, regional and national USATF Junior Olympic titles and Junior All-American finishes; as well as achieving NCAA Div II Second Team All-American status . Many of his athletes have gone on to compete at the college at all levels.

Coach Wright views working with young athletes as a privilege and a great responsibility. His athletes know him as someone knowledgeable and passionate about the sport, caring and patient toward people and dedicated to producing improved results.

· National Federation of High Schools – Certified Interscholastic Coach (highest NFHS Certification)

· Member NFHS Coaches Association

· USATF Level 1 Certified (General)

· USATF Level 2 Certified (Jumps)

· USATF Level 3 Certified (Jumps)*

· National Youth Track Coaches Association Member

· Positive Coaching Alliance Double Goal Coach

· U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Member 

· Safesport Trained 

· CPR, sudden cardiac arrest and first aid trained

*The USATF Level 3 program is the highest level of the USATF Coaching Education Program and enrollment is by invitation only. Coaches must be the personal coach of a nationally elite athlete and demonstrate the highest level of knowledge and professionalism. The Level 3 Program includes instruction from some of the world’s best sport scientists and elite coaches. Earning Level 3 is approximately a year long process from course start to capstone evaluation results.