Chris Korfist

Chris Korfist is a Hall of Fame high school track coach currently at Homewood-Flossmoor in Illinois, with more than 30 years of coaching experience. He has coached 33 All-State sprint relays and 29 All-State sprinters, and led teams to 3 state championships and 6 state trophies in Illinois.

Outside the high school season, Chris owns and runs Slow Guy Speed School, where he has trained NFL stars, Olympians, and middle-school athletes side by side, producing 100+ All-State athletes along the way.

Credentials

Worldwide movement expertise, not just a track resume.

Chris Korfist in a white pullover pointing as he speaks to a group in a training room — Mid-session, making a point to the group

Pro and Olympic consulting

Chris has consulted with multiple NFL, MLB, NBA, and Rugby teams worldwide on athlete movement evaluation, and worked directly with Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery on running mechanics.

RPR & TFC co-founder

Chris co-founded Reflexive Performance Reset (RPR) and the Track and Football Consortium (TFC), two organizations built to spread evidence-based movement training to coaches and athletes everywhere.

Published researcher

Chris has published research papers on speed development and is a frequent clinic and conference speaker worldwide, teaching the same testing-first approach used at Slow Guy Speed School.

Four Homewood-Flossmoor relay runners in red and white striped uniforms, each holding up one finger, at the 2023 IHSA state meet

100+ All-State athletes

Built on testing, proven on the track.

Slow Guy Speed School has produced 100+ All-State athletes, on top of the 33 All-State relays and 29 All-State sprinters Chris has coached at the high school level.

On The Road

Teaching coaches and athletes everywhere.

Chris Korfist on a stage beside a large screen showing video of a runner — Breaking down running mechanics on video, live at a clinic

Chris Korfist coaching a group seated along a running track, with High Performance Sport New Zealand boards behind them — Coaching at High Performance Sport New Zealand

Chris Korfist teaching a workshop in a training room at AUT Millennium in New Zealand — Workshop session at AUT Millennium

Chris Korfist speaking to a room of coaches at a training clinic — Speaking at a coaching clinic

Chris Korfist gesturing as he explains a point to a room of people, some holding notebooks, in front of a red and white wall — Talking a room through the details, notebooks out

Chris Korfist presenting to a seated group in a brick-walled hall — Presenting at a coaching conference

Chris Korfist leading a group training session indoors — Leading a group training session

The credentials

100+ All-State Athletes
33 All-State Sprint Relays
29 All-State Sprinters
3 State Championships
Hall of Fame Coach
30+ Years Coaching
Co-Founder of RPR
Co-Founder of TFC
Published Research

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