What’s your name?
My name is George Walcott.
What is your current position?
Last year and this year I am the head track coach at Churchill High School. I ran and coached at the University of Oregon.
How did you get involved with Eric Dungy?
One of my former clients told Eric about me because I was his previous coach, helping him get ready for track and football. He told Eric about me and that I could help coach him.
What programs are you running Eric through to help him get ready for USF?
Speed, agility, biometrics, explosiveness, and agility.
Is your training helping him for the training when he transfers?
USF has a new receivers coach, there’s questions about whether he’ll be starting or not.
What would a typical workout for Eric look like?
We go Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Monday we do a lot of speed and explosiveness. We do a lot of sledding We do a lot of acceleration, so we work on his start for the 40 yard dash. On Wednesday we do a lot of ball work. We do a lot of ball handling drills, a lot of passing, and a lot of different acceleration drills with catching the balls. And on Friday we do a lot of hill workouts. So we have him doing hill sprints, long hill runs, and a lot of accelerations up hills. It’s basically Eric’s least favorite day.
Is there anything else I didn’t mention?
Well I’m from Kingston, Jamaica. I ran at the University of Oregon, I think I’m still on the list for fastest times for the 200 meters and the 400 meters. I am the Pac10 champion, I coached at the University of Oregon for six years, coached at Stanford University for one year, so that’s kind of my background. My new company is called Train By George Walcott. It’s basically an all sports training company that helps athletes get where they want to be.
How was the transition from Jamaica to Oregon?
It was definitely different. From hot and humid to a lot of rain, it was a big difference. And a little bit cold. Back then I thought it was really cold, but when I look at different parts of the country, I realize that it’s not even that cold here.