Khmel lands UK relay coaching job

[Nikoluski]

UK Athletics has appointed Michael Khmel as the new coach of the men’s 4x100m relay squad.
Khmel, who has also worked in Australia and the Netherlands over the past five years, takes over from Mike McFarlane.

The Russian will take charge of a squad that won gold at the Athens Olympics as they prepare for this year’s European Championships and the 2008 Games.

“Michael has coached World and Olympic medallists very effectively,” said UK performance director Dave Collins.

“We will be looking to him to bring to the senior men’s 4x100m squad the levels of professionalism and commitment required to keep us at the top of the Olympic podium.”

[The three relay coaches will work as a team to give our athletes all possible support in their attempts to maximise this potential
UK Athletics performance Dave Collins]

Working together with coach Harry King, Khmel’s first job will be to rejuvenate a squad that is dominated by the England team that disappointed at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.

The England team crashed out during the heats after a baton mix-up which led to Collins issuing a warning to his under-performing stars that lottery funding could be lost if they failed to meet expectations.

Khmel, a former international athlete and bobsleigher, has coached the Australian 4x100m team as well as sprinter Matt Shirvington.

McFarlane will continue at UK Athletics as a performance coach while Roger Walters takes over as coach of the women’s 4x100m relay squad.

“Roger has a thoroughly good record,” Collins added. "He worked successfully with GB Juniors for several years and has done a great job at the women’s get-togethers through this winter.

"These two appointments are part of a developing programme of coach appointments and they are crucial because there is no doubting our potential for relay medals at major championships.

“The three relay coaches will work as a team to give our athletes all possible support in their attempts to maximise this potential.”

[kitkat1]

@Nikoluski

UK Athletics has appointed Michael Khmel as the new coach of the men’s 4x100m relay squad.
Khmel, who has also worked in Australia and the Netherlands over the past five years, takes over from Mike McFarlane.

The Russian will take charge of a squad that won gold at the Athens Olympics as they prepare for this year’s European Championships and the 2008 Games.

“Michael has coached World and Olympic medallists very effectively,” said UK performance director Dave Collins.

“We will be looking to him to bring to the senior men’s 4x100m squad the levels of professionalism and commitment required to keep us at the top of the Olympic podium.”

[The three relay coaches will work as a team to give our athletes all possible support in their attempts to maximise this potential
UK Athletics performance Dave Collins]

Working together with coach Harry King, Khmel’s first job will be to rejuvenate a squad that is dominated by the England team that disappointed at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.

The England team crashed out during the heats after a baton mix-up which led to Collins issuing a warning to his under-performing stars that lottery funding could be lost if they failed to meet expectations.

Khmel, a former international athlete and bobsleigher, has coached the Australian 4x100m team as well as sprinter Matt Shirvington.

McFarlane will continue at UK Athletics as a performance coach while Roger Walters takes over as coach of the women’s 4x100m relay squad.

“Roger has a thoroughly good record,” Collins added. "He worked successfully with GB Juniors for several years and has done a great job at the women’s get-togethers through this winter.

"These two appointments are part of a developing programme of coach appointments and they are crucial because there is no doubting our potential for relay medals at major championships.

“The three relay coaches will work as a team to give our athletes all possible support in their attempts to maximise this potential.”

UKA should think about giving him the men’s 4x400 as well

[nanny69]

thinks thats a must after he had 3 of the 4 runners in the sydney 2000 4 x 4 team…

also wonder if matt will link back up with him now he is based in the UK…

[kitkat1]

There was talk of Khmel getting a job at Loughborough university, so if that’s where he is and Shirvington is in London it might be geographically too difficult. Plus Shirvo likes the talented bunch of athletes in Tony Lester’s group. The worry is that nobody seems to have been able to help Shirvo iron-out his running, stills I saw show him :o zig-zagging deep into the race. How can you run so much further and hope to win.

At the Athens Olympics, Australia won silver in the men’s 4x400 and Khmel was working that team under supervision of Keith Connor, as head coach at that time. But Khmel personally was coaching Clinton Hill, John Steffensen and Patrick Dwyer who all ran in the Olympic final.

He was also coaching Casey Vincent, who qualified for the individual Games run but was injured and could not run in the relay. Had he been uninjured, Khmel may have fielded all four members of the medal-winning team. Not too dusty, that effort.

But Australia’s Athletics federation pride themselves on maintaining high standards and they knockedback Khmel’s application for a coaching job last year.

Anyone who knows anything much about high performance in athletics will also understand that medal-winning athletes are not produced overnight, but rather they are built over many seasons through good advice and strong support.
Those who think Australia’s success at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games is attributable to the new broom in the coaching hierarchy need to wake :eek: up.
The many medals are a tribute to the efforts of their personal coaches and the direction and funding provided over the previous, say, four or five years.
The federation can thank an Englishman abroad - Keith Connor - for that much… but they won’t. :rolleyes: kk

[nanny69]

Those who think Australia’s success at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games is attributable to the new broom in the coaching hierarchy need to wake up.
The many medals are a tribute to the efforts of their personal coaches and the direction and funding provided over the previous, say, four or five years.
The federation can thank an Englishman abroad - Keith Connor - for that much… but they won’t. kk

here bloody here… couldnt agree more…

how he wasnt considered suitable for this position i never know… we know the poms relay program will be well drilled as Khmel demands nothing but 100% dedication from anyone he is invloved with…

so wasnt it the new oz regime that selected hewitt to run the womens relay while desperately out of form and injured??? and having 2 in form and at the time faster runners in the stands watching on.

[Charlie_Francis]

@kitkat1

There was talk of Khmel getting a job at Loughborough university, so if that’s where he is and Shirvington is in London it might be geographically too difficult. Plus Shirvo likes the talented bunch of athletes in Tony Lester’s group. The worry is that nobody seems to have been able to help Shirvo iron-out his running, stills I saw show him :o zig-zagging deep into the race. How can you run so much further and hope to win.

At the Athens Olympics, Australia won silver in the men’s 4x400 and Khmel was working that team under supervision of Keith Connor, as head coach at that time. But Khmel personally was coaching Clinton Hill, John Steffensen and Patrick Dwyer who all ran in the Olympic final.

He was also coaching Casey Vincent, who qualified for the individual Games run but was injured and could not run in the relay. Had he been uninjured, Khmel may have fielded all four members of the medal-winning team. Not too dusty, that effort.

But Australia’s Athletics federation pride themselves on maintaining high standards and they knockedback Khmel’s application for a coaching job last year.

Anyone who knows anything much about high performance in athletics will also understand that medal-winning athletes are not produced overnight, but rather they are built over many seasons through good advice and strong support.
Those who think Australia’s success at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games is attributable to the new broom in the coaching hierarchy need to wake :eek: up.
The many medals are a tribute to the efforts of their personal coaches and the direction and funding provided over the previous, say, four or five years.
The federation can thank an Englishman abroad - Keith Connor - for that much… but they won’t. :rolleyes: kk

Absolutely!
BTW, Kieth was in Guadeloupe during our winter training camps leading up to the 1984 Olympics.
Best training you could get for 9.53 USD room and board (no lie!). Only drawback was that there was no hot water for the showers. Kieth was always the first one up and the loud singing/hollering that ensued after that freezing water hit woke up the rest of us.

[kitkat1]

@Charlie_Francis

Absolutely!
BTW, Kieth was in Guadeloupe during our winter training camps leading up to the 1984 Olympics.
Best training you could get for 9.53 USD room and board (no lie!). Only drawback was that there was no hot water for the showers. Kieth was always the first one up and the loud singing/hollering that ensued after that freezing water hit woke up the rest of us.

best alarm clock money doesn’t have to buy

[system]

please delete my post

[Charlie_Francis]

But you can push the snoze button o an alarm clock! Just kidding! It actually saved me a lot of time and aggrivation getting my people up. In Guadeloupe, you have narrow training windows AM and PM cause of the mid-day heat.