AboutKhadevis Robinson Expertise I can answer all Track and Field related questions. The questions must be serious questions.
Experience Professional Track and Field athlete for over 10 years.
Co-Founder and head coach of Youth Track and Running Club (Santa Monica & Beverly Hills)
Ready, Set, Gold Program
Coached professional athletes from USA, Britain, Togo, Senegal.
Organizations Ready, Set, Gold
PAA
USATF
Education/Credentials California State University
June 2004 Master of Science
Masters in Public Administration Los Angeles, CA
Texas Christian University (TCU)
December 1998 Bachelor of Science
Social Work Fort Worth, TX
Awards and Honors Professional Track and Field Athlete for the United States of America. I have competed for the United States Track and Field Team in Seven World Championships and One Olympic Games:
OLYMPIC GAMES:
2004- Athens, Greece
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS:
2008-Valencia, Spain
2007- Osaka, Japan
2006- Moscow, Russia
2005- Helsinki, Finland
2003- Birmingham, England
2003- Paris, France
2001- Edmonton, Canada
1999- Maebashi, Japan
1999- Seville, Spain
HONORS:
2007-USA Outdoor 800 meter Champion
2006- USA Indoor and Outdoor 800 meter champion.
2005-USA 800m outdoor Champion
2004- USA Olympian
2003- Second- USA indoor and outdoor championships. World outdoor championship semifinalists.
2002- Second- USA outdoor Championships.
2000 Fourth- USA Olympic Trials.
1999 USA 800 Meter Indoor Champion.
1999 USA 800 Meter Outdoor Champion.
1998 NCAA 800 Meter Outdoor Champion while maintaining above a 3.0 GPA. (While at TCU)
Been ranked in the top five in the U.S. in my event since 1998, being the number one ranked USA athlete as many as 4 times.
In 1999 won the USA indoor and Outdoor Championship while working over 30 hours per week.
1999 TCU Male athlete of the Year.
1999 Member of the USA World indoor 4X400 meter relay Championship team.
2004- A member of the 2004 USA Olympic Team while finishing my requirements for my Masters degree in Public Administration.
Professional Development
OLYMPIC AMBASSADOR
Question I have a son who runs in usatf age 7. He is a 400m runner, best time so far this year is 1:11, also trying 100m and ran 14.6. His coach wants him to come out of blocks, but he can't seem to find comfortable placement. Can you give a suggested method to setting/placement of starting blocks, the actual foot blocks? or maybe he's still too young?
Answer Hello Reeshia,
AT this age it is best to use what is comfortable for him. On the pro level we use a 1 foot, 2 feet approach, but because he is so young, just try different placements to see which is more comfortable for him and which he feels better running with.
Khadevis Robinson, Master of Science, Public Administration
8-TIME USA National Champion USATF 800m
