From the USATF certified coach directory and USATF affiliated club rosters. USATF publishes credentialed coaches with level and event focus when reported by clubs. The roster JSON sources from these official datasets and merges them by city for directory builds.

Level 1 is the entry-level event coaching credential. Level 2 is the advanced event-specific credential, typically held by coaches with documented competitive experience and athlete development records at sectional, state, and national meet levels for jumping events.

Yes. Pole vault is treated as a distinct event because it requires specialized venue access. The vaultPits field per row flags cities with practical pole vault training facilities, which is a hard practical filter that other directories simply ignore.

Each coach row carries a primary event specialty plus secondary events when reported. The template surfaces the dominant event for the city as a headline, with full event breakdowns in a sidebar for jumpers focused on specific event development.

Each city still gets a page. The template emphasizes the individual coach profile when the count is low. Sparse cities still rank for local intent because the credential and event specialty signals match what serious jumpers and their parents actually search.

Venues are sourced from USATF club facility listings plus public school and college track facilities with active jumping facilities. Each row lists primary venues in the city, which is a practical consideration for jumpers planning regular training sessions.

Yes. Each row supports a recentResults field that flags coaches with athletes at recent USATF Junior Olympics or USATF Outdoor Nationals. The template renders that as a credibility callout, signaling competitive success in addition to credential level for jumpers.

USATF runs annual certification cycles. After each cycle, you merge new and re-certified coaches into the affected city rows and trigger a rebuild. Cities with newly promoted Level 2 coaches pick up credential upgrades, and unchanged cities stay served from cache.