LIFT
Let It Fly Throws

Welcome to LIFT - Let It Fly Throws outdoor Summer/Winter indoor (JO) Junior Olympic Throws Program. By Joining the LIFT program, you can be certain to have a coach that is top notch, who has excelled in all the events at every level, and is enthusiastic to coach you in the events you know and want to learn. We offer the two MS/HS throwing events, shot and discus, plus a few extra events such as javelin, hammer, and the weight throw.LIFT is a certified USATF member club. To participate you must become a member of USATF and affiliate your membership with (LIFT), the club number is 32-8651: [click here] (https://www.usatf.org/home/top-utility-nav-content/membership) to register for an individual membership and enter the club code when prompted. The cost is $39 a year and will cover the athlete with 1 million in Liability coverage while you are at a practice or a meet.

Indoor Winter Throws Sessions

Would you like a chance to train and compete during the Winter Indoor USATF JO Junior Olympic Track Season. The competitions will be hosted at the Air Force Academy (brand new track facility) and UCCS.
Practices will be November 3rd through February 18th on Tuesdays and Thursdays. With brakes for the Holidays, including some days that the gym was not available to rent. Practices will be at TCA East located next to New Life Church from 4:30-6:30pm.
You will have to sign up as a member with USATF. When signing up with USATF you should affiliate with LIFT - Let It Fly Throws, as a certified USATF member club. The club number is 32-8651: go to this website: (https://www.usatf.org/home/top-utility-nav-content/membership) to register for an individual membership and enter the club number code when prompted. The cost is $39 a calendar year and will cover the athlete with 1 million in Liability coverage while they are at a practices and/or a meets.

Coach Matt Krich has been involved in Track & Field as an athlete since 1979 and as a coach since 1986. Matt is a USATF Level 1 & 2 Certified Coach along with an NSCA/Cooper Clinic certifications in strength and conditioning. He has been a Certified USATF Official for several years.As an athlete, he was ranked eigth in the nation in the javelin as a college athlete and is currently ranked in the top ten Nationally in all five throwing events, including the throwers pentathlon as a Masters athlete. He enjoys being highly competitive in the Scottish Highland Games. Matt has also successfully competed in many other events such as pole vault, high jump, as well as the decathlon. Matt has coached athletes at all levels from youth, middle school and high school with 16 Colorado State Champions and over 60 other athletes on the State podium. He spent several years at the Junior college level with several state and national qualifiers and champions, as well experience at the Division I, II, and III college levels with national qualifiers and champions. He was able to coach seven athletes that competed in the Olympic Trials, with two making the Olympic teams. Coach Krich takes great pride in coaching young athletes who have little or no experience and developing them into champions.His primary focus is teaching/training proper technique with an emphasis on having fun. Coach Matt strongly believes in developing the complete athlete, physical, mental, technical, all to develop you into a highly competitive athlete. He encourages all athletes to set their goal high and push past them, and think towards their futures at the next level, in all they do.

Contact Coach Krich

Call or text: 719-761-1874
Email: [email protected]