COACHES

Indiana Storm Coaching Staff (A. Vinson, J. Chavis, M. Pyles, J. Hicks, P. Chavis, M. Vinson, Y. Chestnut, I. McBean, R. McBean)

Head Coach Michael Vinson

Coach Michael Vinson has been affiliated with the Indiana Storm (summer track program in the USATF circuit) for 19 years, serving as head coach for the last 17 years. Coach Vinson is certified by USATF as a Level 1 Certified Track Coach.  He has had the pleasure of coaching some of the nation’s top elite track and field athletes. Coach Vinson is currently coaching at North Central High School. Coach Vinson has also coached at Ben Davis (2008-2016), Northwest High School (2007) and Pike High School (2004), where many of the athletes have achieved school records under his guidance.  A native of San Diego, California, Coach Vinson moved to Indianapolis in 1994. He is married with four children.

Coach Albert Vinson

Coach Albert is from San Diego, California where he attended Lincoln High School and San Diego City College. Albert was a training supervisor for AT&T. When he retired, he and his wife Bridget moved to Indianapolis to be close to sons Michael and Andrew, and grand kids. Andrew is an engineer at Comcast.  Michael coaches track at Ben Davis High School and is the founder and head coach of Indiana Storm Track Club. Coach Albert is certified by USATF as a Level 1 Certified Track Coach.  Albert has many years experience working with youth athletics and currently coaches track at Avon High School.  Coach Albert has been a coach with Indiana Storm for 16 years.

Coach John Chavis (USATF Indiana Board Member)

Coach John has been a coach with the Storm for 11 years.  He concentrates his instruction on sprints and relays.  Coach John is certified by USATF as a Level 1 Certified Track Coach.  With this certification, Coach John is recognized by USATF as a achieving a level of coach quality and standards that makes him ideal to coach the youth athlete.  As a member of the Storm coaching staff, Coach John has been honored to coach top caliber athletes.  But he is prouder of being a mentor and a role model to the fine young men and women who make up the Storm family.  Coach John is currently coaching at North Central High School. He is currently a member of the USATF Indiana Board of Directors.  Coach John understands the importance of and facilitates a nurturing environment where our student athletes may develop their track skills while learning life-lessons.

Coach Jesse Hicks

Coach Jesse was born and raised in Indianapolis and graduated from Tech High School. He is married to Angie and has four children Joshua, Amber, Cody, and Anthony. Coach Jesse is certified by USATF as a Level 1 Certified Track Coach.  He is the Avon High School Sprint coach and has a strength and conditioning training background.  He is the owner and operator of Performance Fitness Lab (www.performancefitnesslab.com) and creator of the TrackFit program that focuses on developing strength, endurance and power of track athletes. Coach Jesse states that he is “blessed to be a part of the Storm team to continue helping our youth and future stars by encouraging them to reach their aspirations by being the best they can on and off the track.”  Go Storm!

Coach Ina McBean

Coach Ina was born and raised in East Cleveland, OH where at age five she began running track/field and cross country.  Ina actively competed in the USATF and AAU Junior Olympic sector. She attended St. Peter Chanel High School where she ran track, cross country and played basketball. With a strong foundation of hard work, and a humbled attitude, Ina became a five time state champ. She was offered and accepted an athletic scholarship to Purdue University where she continued to grow as an athlete and person. After completion of her bachelor’s degree, she went on to obtain her master’s degree at Purdue. She is the daughter of Walter and Ellenora Jackson and has two older brothers, Walter Jr., and Timothy. She is the beautiful wife of coach Roberto McBean.  Her greatest hope is that the skill set youth can learn mentally, physically, and emotionally on the track, they can apply to any and every life circumstance off the track.

Coach Kenny Taylor

Coach Jermaine Ware

Coach Darnell Harris