American Football – Started at age 5 and played little league, high school, and NCAA Division 1-AA.

Track & Field – Started in middle school and ran in the Junior Olympics League for several years during middle school and high school. Participated in various indoor Track & Field meets on the high school, college, and open-adult level. He ran for the famous Los Angele Jets Track Team in Los Angeles and was trained by the famous coach Bob Kersee and his assistants.

Boxing – Started in the early years learning the basics of the “sweet science” under guidance of his father. Coach Abdullah has been coached and trained at different gyms all over the west coast of the US. He was once a coach/corner man on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation for the tribes youth boxing program. It was in Lapwai, Idaho on the reservation where Coach Abdullah fine tuned his boxing style, strategy, and philosophy. He learned a lot from the several boxing legends on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation. Coach Abdullah has also spent a lot of time in the many boxing gyms in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Weight lifting – Started at age 16 with bodybuilding and power lifting in high school. Competed in several high school power lifting competitions for bench press and combine weight totals. Featured bigger, stronger, faster athlete in high school which measures lean muscle gains, strength gains, and increase in overall speed.

High School Football – Charles A. Lindbergh – Renton, Washington – 1987-91
Freshmen – King County Leading Rusher, Captain of the Freshman Football Team
Sophomore – Team Leading Rusher, Senior Team Letter men
Junior – 2nd Team All League Running Back, Senior Team Letter men
Senior – 1st Team All League Running Back, Red Chip College Prospect, High School Single Game and Season Rushing Record, Team Captain, Senior Team Letter men

High School Track and Field – 1987-91
Freshmen – All City 100 meters 2nd place, 200 meters 3rd place, Long Jump 1st place,
All State 4 x 100 meters 5 place (High school Record)
Sophomore – All City 100 meters 1st place, 200 meters 1st place, Long Jump 1st place,
Junior – All City 100 meters 1st place, 200 meters 1st place, Long Jump 1st place, 4 x 100 meters 1st place
Senior – All City 100, 200, Long Jump, and 4 x 100 meters 1st place, Western District 100 meters 1st place, 200 meters 3rd place, Long Jump 2nd place, All State 100 meter 3rd place

University of Idaho Football – Moscow, Idaho – 1991-96
Freshmen – highest average per carry
Sophomore – injured did not complete season, 5th Place Football 40 yard – Fastest College Football Players in the U.S. Western Region
Junior – injured did not compete in this season
Senior – Honorable Mention 3rd Team All Conference Running Back, Strongest ‘pound for pound’ player, Top Five highest average per carry & Top Ten highest average kick return in Idaho Football History

*High School Power Lifting – Champion 1988-91
-Bench Press School Record & Combined weight total

*Lapwai Boxing at Nez Perce Indian Reservation – student, coach, & corner man 1992-4
*Las Vegas Boxing – student
*Johnny Tacco’s Boxing (Las Vegas) – student
*Richard Steele’s Boxing (Las Vegas) – student

Bob Kersee – Former Men’s Track & Field Head Coach for U.S. Olympic Team & UCLA

John L. Smith – Current Head Football Coach at Kentucky State University; Head Coach at Univ. of Idaho; Utah State University; Univ. of Louisville; Michigan State Univ.; Arkansas Univ.; Fort Lewis

Bob Petrino – Current Head Football Coach at Univ. of Louisville; Former Head Coach of Univ. of Arkansas; Former Univ. of Idaho Offensive Coordinator; NFL Quarterback Coach

Paul Petrino – Current Head Football Coach at Univ. of Idaho; Former NFL assistant; Former Running Back Coach at Univ. of Idaho

Scott Linehan – Former Head Coach for Saint Louis Rams; Former Offensive Coordinator for Minnesota Vikings; Former Offensive Coordinator for the Univ. of Idaho

Eric Yarber – Former Super Bowl Winner with Washington Redskins; Wide Receiver Coach at Univ. of Idaho; Current Wide Receiver Coach at UCLA

Paul Skansi – Former Seattle Seahawk Wide Receiver; Former Wide Receiver Coach & Return Specialist Coach; Current Scout for the San Diego Chargers

John Yarno – Former Center for the Seattle Seahawks; former offensive coordinator at the Univ. of Idaho

Former Famous Teammates

Doug Nussmeier Kyle Gary
Yo Murphy Derrick Davis
Duke Garrett Keith Neal
Allen Allen Yaphet Warren
Montrell Williams Spencer Folau
Dwight Mckenzie
Jeff Robinson
Ryan Smith
Jay Mills

I like to develop a personal relationship with each and every athlete. All athletes respond differently so to cope with that we have an individualized approach in order to get the best out of them. From day one we’re trying to mold the athlete mentally and physically into championship form. This requires special attention to their daily lives and habits. Not to mention, understanding their personality and how they deal with success and failure; fatigue and struggle; pressure and anxiety; pain and discomfort. Our goal is to get the athlete to perform at their best level mentally and physically.

Go hard or go home! Do you want to be in 1st place or 2nd place? These are some of the common phrases you might hear me saying from time to time. Why? Because whether I’m training a child, businessman, or an athlete, I demand that they give their all. In order to achieve the goals of my client, I take them to places they never imagined they would go.