Beginnings | The Vorsprung Project

Vranek :
CEO at The Vorsprung Project
Director of Coaching at The Vorsprung Project
Director of Education in Neuro-Dynamic Exercise

A former national sprinter (for 25 years) and club rugby player (for 15 years). Having raced on road and track and cross-country. He, competed on track from 100 mts. up to 1500 mts. for club. He went unbeaten in 200 mts. and 400 mts. for whole competitive career. His 800 mts. PB, after his competing career was over is still faster than Janoš’s (circa 2022). Post competing he set-up sprint coaching programmes at Muswell Hill Runners and North London AC. For 30 years, he has worked with his own independent coaching group, managing and advising athletes from his ethical multi-media organisation GAIA Unlimited's marketing department. Through the coaching group 'GSG' (GAIA Sprint Group) he has worked with: international tennis players; international sprinters; professional boxers; national swimmers; national distance runners; a world number 2 Judoka; triathletes; club rugby and football teams; many leisure teams, University teams and individuals, as well as, many people with Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, time-management issues, anger management issues and underlying-health issues.

Since establishing The Vorsprung Project twenty-five years ago, which has science-based, field-tested, safe and appropriate exercise programmes for children, quadragenerian+ and people with under-lying health issues, Vranek has worked with athletes and non-athletes to improve their sporting or daily activities. He continues to work with world leads in orthopaedic surgery, paediatric cardiology, paediatric and post-pubescent physiologists, dental & oral physiologist, advanced physiotherapists, neuro-scientists, sports psychologists and many other specialists in their fields to, regularly, hone and improve the exercise programmes.

"I spent ten years away from hands-on coaching, to develop Vorsprung as a spiritual and therapeutic practice: working as a consultant to sports coaches, teams, clubs and individuals."

The Vorsprung Project coaching group employs its own unique and proven programmes, which, supports any ability in a wide variety of sports. The Vorsprung Project is currently working with sports clubs in north London, Liverpool and Wales, as well as individual runners of varying abilities world-wide, grass-roots football teams in west Wales, University football and athletic clubs, post-operative and injury rehabilitation, the NHS, various sports federation coaching departments and martial arts clubs.

More recently, Vranek co-founded SCVorsprung (the all-sports activity arm of The Vorsprung Project). The primary principles of SCVorsprung is to build teams for many sports: showing how the principles and coaching practices of Vorsprung can be put into place. Plus, to show that playing sports is fun and sociable.

As a coach, Vranek specialises in paediatric, post-quadrageneric exercise health and elite performance with an interest in exercise for people with under-lying health issues. His work in movement in relation to brain function is used to alleviate symptoms related to Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Depression, Aspergers, Autism et al. Using simple neuro-dynamic exercises and working with 'Involuntary Neurological Responses' the aim is to take more control over the brain's 'Predictive Brain Functions’ and so enhance the whole (body and brain).