--- title: UNRACKED | The Art and Science of Coaching with Stu McMillan description: "Sprint coach Stu McMillan on the art and science of strength and conditioning: eye, data, and variability. Free UNRACKED webinar, Nov 11, 1pm ET." image: https://info.bridgeathletic.com/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(18)-3.png --- [![unracked webinar registration](https://info.bridgeathletic.com/hubfs/September%20Unracked%20Guest%20Headshots%20(2).svg "unracked webinar registration")](https://www.bridgeathletic.com/strength-coach)   ###### JOIN US FOR A LIVE VIRTUAL EVENT ###### WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2026 at 1:00Pm ET / 10:00Am PT   # The Art and Science of Coaching with Stu McMillan UNRACKED is a live event series from VALD where top coaches break down the systems, methods, and philosophies that drive elite performance.   This episode of UNRACKED welcomes Stu McMillan, CEO and sprints coach at ALTIS, who has coached more than 70 Olympians across nine Olympic Games. Every coach talks about the art and the science of the job, but few can say where one stops and the other starts. The conversation will span the coach's eye, what to do when data and intuition disagree, movement variability, and the future of strength and conditioning. ### [Register to Attend for Free](https://info.bridgeathletic.com/unracked#Exos-webinar-form) [![down](https://info.bridgeathletic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/down.png?width=25&name=down.png)](https://info.bridgeathletic.com/unracked#Exos-webinar-form) ![unracked webinar series](https://info.bridgeathletic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Landing-Page_2000x1637.png?width=2000&height=1637&name=Landing-Page_2000x1637.png "unracked webinar series") ## This session will cover: 1. ![pen-edit](https://info.bridgeathletic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/pen-edit.png?width=128&height=128&name=pen-edit.png) **Drawing the Lines** Stu defines where the science of coaching ends and the art begins, then tests it on the Kinogram Method. Is a coach's eye art, science, or both at once? 2. ![eye (1)](https://info.bridgeathletic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/eye%20(1).png?width=128&height=128&name=eye%20(1).png) **When Eye and Data Disagree** The numbers say one thing and your eye says another. Stu on where intuition pushes back on the evidence, where the data gets in the way, and who wins. 3. ![chart-up (1)](https://info.bridgeathletic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/chart-up%20(1).png?width=128&height=128&name=chart-up%20(1).png) **Analyzing Chaos** Stu frames how to understand chaos and non-linearity in a program, and whether or not the science is catching up to what great coaches already saw. 4. ![link-alt (1)](https://info.bridgeathletic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/link-alt%20(1).png?width=128&height=128&name=link-alt%20(1).png) **Built to Self-Organize** The body adapts to whatever you put in front of it. Stu on building that environment as an artist and a scientist, and where a young coach can start. ###### Can’t attend live? No problem, we’ll send a replay to all registrants!   ![stu mcmillan square](https://info.bridgeathletic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/stu%20mcmillan%20square.png?width=400&height=400&name=stu%20mcmillan%20square.png) #### Stu McMillan **CEO & Sprints Coach** **ALTIS**   Stu McMillan is the CEO and a sprints coach at ALTIS, and has spent nearly three decades working in the space between the lab and the track. He has coached more than 70 Olympians across nine Olympic Games, including athletes who have won more than 30 Olympic medals, and has worked with national governing bodies in six countries. Three of those Games were with the host nation's team: Salt Lake City 2002, Vancouver 2010, and London 2012. Stu helped build the ALTIS Kinogram Method, a simple system for sharpening a coach's real-time eye, and his recent work applies systems thinking and dynamical systems theory to how sprint technique emerges and adapts. He has also held somewhere north of 38 jobs along the way, which may explain why he coaches like equal parts scientist and artist. ![Screenshot 2026-09-09 165000-1](https://info.bridgeathletic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-09-09%20165000-1.png?width=357&height=357&name=Screenshot%202026-09-09%20165000-1.png) #### Cooper Napoli **Host of UNRACKED** **VALD**   Cooper Napoli is a Strength and Conditioning Coach with extensive experience training high school, collegiate, professional, and tactical athletes—including Special Operations personnel, NFL players, UFC fighters, IBJJF competitors, and triathletes. He currently works with leading high school football and lacrosse programs while mentoring coaches around the world. After coaching at Westside Barbell and Equinox, Cooper founded Delta-Five Performance, a coaching business dedicated to helping athletes reach their peak through tailored training, nutrition, and performance strategies. In addition to his coaching practice, he helps educate the VALD coaching community and hosts UNRACKED, a live event series featuring top coaches and the systems that drive elite performance. ![BridgeAthletic\_Icon\_Orange (1)](https://info.bridgeathletic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BridgeAthletic_Icon_Orange%20(1).png?width=100&height=27&name=BridgeAthletic_Icon_Orange%20(1).png) - - - - © 2026 BridgeAthletic [Bridge Blog](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/?hsLang=en) [Explore BridgeAthletic ➞](https://www.bridgeathletic.com)