Coach Pat

What He Can Do For You

• Assess proper bike fit.
• Develop optimal rider positioning.
• Develop individual and group bike handling skills.
• Develop individual and team race strategies and tactics.
• Provide Basic Physiological Testing -- measure body composition; establish heart rate training zones; estimate lactate threshold; measure muscular flexibility, power, strength, and endurance.
• Design a personal on-bike training program -- as detailed as you wish.
• Design a personal sports-specific "prehab" and strengthening program.

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Biography

• Began road racing as a Cat 5 in 1996.
• Upgraded to Cat 4 in 1998.
• Became a United States Cycling Federation (USCF) Certified Sport-Level Cycling Coach in 1997.
• Founded the Osceola County Cycling Club in 1998, name changed to the Osceola Velo Club in 2005.
• Became a National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) in 2001.
• Became a USA Cycling Licensed Club-Level Coach in 2005, renamed Level 3 Coach in November 2005.
• Inducted into the Kansas Cycling Association (KCA) Hall of Fame in 2014.
• Nominated for USA Cycling "Coach of the Year -- Development Category" in 2025.
• Earned his Master of Science degree from the University of Kansas, Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Atmospheric Sciences in 1988.
• Earned his Bachelor of Health Science degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Florida in 1994.
• Became a Licensed Physical Therapist in Florida in 1994 and in Kansas in 2010.