When you sign your child up for a sport, you're really answering one question: who's going to be in their corner?

Not just who will teach them to run faster or jump higher, but who will show up week after week and help them become steadier, more confident, and a little more themselves every season.

​For families across Northern Nevada, that person has been Coach Randy for a long time.

Coach Randy has spent over 35 years coaching track and field. That's not a number we throw around to impress you, it's the reason your athlete is in good hands.

Thirty-five years means he has coached kids who were nervous just standing near the pole vault runway, and kids who went on to compete on the national stage. He has worked with the seven-year-old learning their first handoff and the seventeen-year-old chasing a college scholarship. He knows what real progress looks like at every age and, just as important, he knows how to stay patient when it's slow.

​Experience like that is hard to find. It's the difference between a coach who runs drills and a coach who develops athletes.

Raise the Bar has been a cornerstone of the Reno athletic community for more than 15 years. This isn't a program that parachuted in, it grew here, one athlete and one family at a time.

​That local history matters. Coach Randy and our coaching staff have built a genuine team environment where kids make friends, push each other, and feel like they belong. For a lot of athletes, that community is the reason they keep coming back season after season.

We'll be honest, the numbers are impressive.

Athletes who have trained here have earned 20 state championships, 31 All-American honors, and 4 national titles. Ninety-five have qualified for state. Thirty have gone on to compete in college, 18 of them at the Division I level, and together they've received more than $1 million in college scholarship offers.

But here's what those numbers actually mean: they're proof that the approach works. Coach Randy didn't get there by chasing quick wins. He got there by teaching kids to train consistently, master their technique, and trust the process over years, not weeks.

Your athlete doesn't have to be the next state champion for this to pay off. The same coaching that develops national qualifiers is what helps a nervous beginner find their footing and start believing in themselves.

Ask Coach Randy what he's most proud of and he won't lead with the medals. He'll talk about the kids, the ones who walked in unsure and walked out standing a little taller.

​That's the heart of Raise the Bar. We coach the athlete, not just the event. Confidence, consistency, and character come first, and the performance follows.
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