Shane McCormack

Author: Shane McCormack

Shane McCormack is an IAAF Level IV qualified sprints and hurdles coach who has been coaching for the last 20 years. He was an athlete from ages 7-19, competing across all sprint events, but focused primarily on 110m hurdles, and winning underage and junior national titles. McCormack had a relatively early entry into coaching after he graduated from the University of Limerick with a degree in software engineering. His early years focused initially on athletes based in his local club in Wexford, Ireland. He then progressed to sprints/hurdles coach for Waterford Institute of Technology, where he coaches on a part-time basis and serves as athletic development officer. McCormack graduated from Waterford with a master’s degree in telecommunications/software engineering and, in his day job, he serves as Director of IT Software Development for Sun Life U.S.