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Powell opens coaching shop Offers speed secrets to the world
October 08, 2026
ATHLETES ACROSS sporting disciplines who need speed to be successful can now learn from the man who once owned it, former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell.
Four years after walking away from the sport, the two-time 100m World Championship bronze medallist is officially open for business.
Speaking with STAR Sports at the National Stadium, the eight-time former national champion revealed he’s now accepting coaching enquiries from around the world, offering his services as a high-performance consultant.
“I’m going to share that knowledge. It doesn’t make sense I have all this knowledge and just keep it to myself when I can help people better their sport,” Powell told STAR Sports.
“I’m not focusing on just track and field. If a basketball player wants to get faster, or American football player, or our type of football, which is soccer, if they want to get faster as well, I’m there to assist in that way,” he said.
Approach
Powell says his approach won’t be a one-size-fits-all operation.
“My approach is a little bit different, you know, more boutique style, catering for various parts of sprinting,” Powell disclosed.
“I’ve been approached numerous times, my DMs filled with people wanting me to help them with their starts, wanting me to build their techniques,” he said.
“Anybody can coach somebody to be fit, but it takes a real good coach to work on the technical side of it, and that’s where I want to put my focus,” Powell added.
The credentials speak for themselves. Powell’s personal best of 9.72 seconds remains the fourth fastest time in history, and he holds the Guinness World Record for the most sub-10 second 100m clockings, with 97 to his name.
The ‘Sub-10 King’, who spent two decades at the top of the sport, says his coaching will zero in on four key areas, starting with his trademark start and acceleration.
“The start, the first 60 metres, it always feels special, and I think every sprinter has always wanted to get that first 60 metres perfect. I think it’s one of the most important parts of the race,” he said.
Track club
Meanwhile, while the 43-year-old is weighing the idea of starting his own track club, he hasn’t ruled out a return to the camp that made him, MVP Track Club, where he rose to stardom under the late, great Stephen Francis.
“MVP is home, it’s where everything started, and coach created a system. A hundred percent, if I’m called to go back to MVP to help with the coaching, I’ll definitely go, if it’s both me and Michael (Frater), because that’s where everything started, that’s how I became the Asafa Powell,” he reasoned, adding, “We have to make sure the coach’s legacy lives on”.
Powell closed out his track career with five World Championship medals, including two sprint relay golds, plus an Olympic sprint relay gold.
Going forward, Powell says he’s open to working with private athletes, colleges, universities, national federations, professional teams, and hosting training camps and clinics.
