coaches & staff

Name:  Coach Sharmel.  

AKA: Mrs. Dozier or Coach “Mel”

Coaching Area/Specialty: High Jump

Other Duties: Director of Administration and Fundraising

Years Experience: 19 years of experience coaching High Jump

Hobbies outside of Track: Reading Romance Novels, Dancing, playing Spades, Gin Rummy, and Candy Crush 

Why I Coach: I got my start in coaching when my daughter “Coach KJ” began competing in the multi’s and needed a coach to help her with High Jump which is one of the events include in the multi’s starting with the Triathlon. 

Frustrated by the fact that there were no high jump coaches in the area, I took on the role. From that point on, I became a student of high jump with a passion for ensuring SWIFT athletes competing in the sport do so in the S.W.I.F.T (Speedsters With Incredible Form & Technique) way with incredible form and technique. 

I have successfully developed a program that specializes in optimizing athlete performance by teaching proper high jump skills and techniques. Over the years, the High Jump Crew has been highly accomplished at Junior Olympics, where the crew has successfully maintained a HIGH medal performance rate each.  The reason I started coaching was to fill a need within our organization.  The reason I continue to coach is for the love of the sport and the sense of accomplishment I get from helping athletes experience a sport they may not otherwise have had the opportunity to experience as still to this day there are not many high jump coaches coaching at this level in the area.

High Jump Crew Motto: Aim to CLEAR IT THE FIRST TIME, and GO OUT JUMPING! 

Contact Info:  469-733-7351 text preferred, but you are welcome to call.  Email: run@desotoswift.org.  

Please do not send direct messages via GroupMe.

Name:  Coach Sharmel.  

AKA: Mrs. Dozier or Coach “Mel”

Coaching Area/Specialty: High Jump

Other Duties: Director of Administration and Fundraising

Years Experience: 19 years of experience coaching High Jump

Hobbies outside of Track: Reading Romance Novels, Dancing, playing Spades, Gin Rummy, and Candy Crush 

Why I Coach: I got my start in coaching when my daughter “Coach KJ” began competing in the multi’s and needed a coach to help her with High Jump which is one of the events include in the multi’s starting with the Triathlon. 

Frustrated by the fact that there were no high jump coaches in the area, I took on the role. From that point on, I became a student of high jump with a passion for ensuring SWIFT athletes competing in the sport do so in the S.W.I.F.T (Speedsters With Incredible Form & Technique) way with incredible form and technique. 

I have successfully developed a program that specializes in optimizing athlete performance by teaching proper high jump skills and techniques. Over the years, the High Jump Crew has been highly accomplished at Junior Olympics, where the crew has successfully maintained a HIGH medal performance rate each.  The reason I started coaching was to fill a need within our organization.  The reason I continue to coach is for the love of the sport and the sense of accomplishment I get from helping athletes experience a sport they may not otherwise have had the opportunity to experience as still to this day there are not many high jump coaches coaching at this level in the area.

High Jump Crew Motto: Aim to CLEAR IT THE FIRST TIME, and GO OUT JUMPING! 

Contact Info:  469-733-7351 text preferred, but you are welcome to call.  Email: run@desotoswift.org.  

Please do not send direct messages via GroupMe.