Faculty
Education and Exercise Science Division

Matt Lydum, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Education & Sport Science Assistant Track & Field Coach

Education

• PhD, University of Arizona – Dissertation Title: Patterns in a novice teacher's success stories. Chair: Dr. Walter Doyle - Teaching and Teacher Education
• M.S.Ed., Western Oregon University (1993) – Sport Studies
• B.A., Western Oregon University (1990) – Teaching Language Arts

Professional Memberships & Certifications:

• USA Track & Field: 1993-present
• US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association: 1993-present
• International Track Coaches Association: 1999-present
• American Educational Research Association: 2002-present
• USATF L2 Certificated Coach: Throws, Jumps, Sprints/Hurdles/Relays, Combined Events
  

Scholarly Interests:

• Physical Activity in School
• Social Justice in Sport
• Coaching Education
• Human Performance
  
  
  

	Leading a Coaching Education Workshop.

Bio
Matt Lydum came to Defiance College in 2004 and served head track coach and as a sport science instructor before accepting a faculty position in 2007. He is a dissertation phase doctoral student in Teaching and Teacher Education at the University of Arizona in Tucson. At DC he teaches physical education and coaching methodology, kinesiology and biomechanics, motor learning, and supervises student teachers in physical education. His research interests include coaching education, physical activity as curriculum in school, access and equity in physical activity and sport delivery systems, service-learning and civic engagement, and social justice in sport. Frequently, Lydum presents his ongoing service-learning and action-research project, DC’s Youth Athletic Outreach Program, at national meetings and conferences. He is actively involved in the sport of track and field at the local, national and international levels. He has served on the USA coaching staff for the World Championships in Youth Athletics and as USOC delegate to the International Olympic Academy where he studied the role of sport in promoting universality, brotherhood, and peace. As a coaching educator, he has certified hundreds of high school coaches in the Great Lakes region and around the country and coordinates the Instructor Training Course for USA Track & Field. He has written a number of articles on track & field and served the project writer for a book titled “Coaching Youth Track & Field” that was published by Human Kinetics in December 2007. Before coming to DC, he served as a peak performance instructor at the University of Arizona and Head Men’s Track Coach at San Francisco State University. He has coached numerous All-Americans, All-Ohio and conference champions, and school record holders. Lydum challenges physical education and sport science students at Defiance College to become active leaders and agents for change in providing accessible, safe, developmentally appropriate, and fun physical activity in school and community.

Contact
Phone: 419-783-2419
Email: mlydum@defiance.edu

	Measuring vertical jump at a youth athletic outreach event.

	Hanging out with my children while serving as Meet Director of the 2008 USA Track & Field Junior National Championships at Jesse Owens Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.