COACH BARRY ROSS
Barry has coached at both the high school and community college level. He worked with head coach Tommie Smith, 1968 Olympic champion in the 200 meters and with Pam Spencer Marquez, 3 time Olympian and head coach of the U.S. Women’s team participating in the Friendship Games in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1999 and head coach of the U.S. Women’s team in the World indoor championships in Great Britain, 2003. Barry trained participants in each of those events.
Barry has coached:
World's fastest 200m runner in 2003 (at age 17)
Wenior women’s indoor sprint champion and outdoor runner up
World junior 100m champion and multiple runner up
World junior gold medal/world record 400m relay member 2006
Multi-year high school national and state champion
Multiple national and state record holder
3 top 3 national track and field athletes
5 all-time top 10 California marks from 3 track athletes
10 California state meet medalists
Barry was a member of the contract negotiating teams for several professional athletes in the NBA and NHL. In addition, he has negotiated a number of national marketing and advertising contracts on behalf of individuals as well as national and international corporations.