Critical Zone Athlete - 400 & 800 Training - Ryan Banta

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Ryan Banta

“Do the right thing, in the right way, at the right time.”

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

Coach Banta is a successful high school coach. His athletes have achieved 130 school records (FR, JV, Varsity), 7 top-five finishes at the state championships, a team state title in 2022, 7 district championships, 6 district runner-up finishes, 7 conference team titles, 248 state semi-finalists (sectionals), 173 state qualifiers, 3 state records (3200, 4×800, and 100HH), 20 national ranked events, 163 All-state Medalists, 16 state champions, 21 runner-up performances, and 2 Gatorade athletes of the year all done in a single-gender at Parkway Central High School. HS coach of Olympian Emily Sisson.

Host of the Companions of the Compendium Podcast. Popular Clinician speaker, podcast guest, and contributor to numerous strength & conditioning-related websites. USATF Level II in Sprints, Hurdles, Relays, Jumps, and Endurance. USATF Emerging Elite Coach 2012.