Tyrone Harvey
Program Director/Head Coach
Tyrone Harvey Jr
Coach Tyrone Harvey was born in New Jersey and moved to Florida with his family when he was a child. Harvey was an avid basketball player until he entered high school and began playing football where he found a new interest. Harvey attended University High School in Orlando where he was captain of the football and weightlifting teams. Harvey orchestrated the defensive efforts from the middle linebacker position. Harvey helped his football team achieve the first winning season in school history. Harvey also helped his weightlifting team win the metro conference championship for three consecutive years. During Harvey’s junior and senior year he trained through his football seasons for weightlifting allowing him to excel throughout the entire season staying strong and preparing him for his weightlifting seasons. Harvey placed 4th in the state his junior year and 1st in the state his senior year where he also set the state record for the Clean and Jerk, becoming the second state champion for weightlifting in school history.
Harvey went on to play football for the University of Central Florida for 2 years and then transferred to Columbia College of Missouri where he obtained his Bachelors Degree. Harvey became involved in competitive powerlifting and competed in the Police and Fire Games where he still holds state records for the deadlift (620lbs) and bench press (430lbs).
Harvey began to volunteer coaching girls weightlifting at Timber Creek High School in 2005. Little did Harvey know he was entering into an era of coaching a weightlifting dynasty at Timber Creek H.S. Harvey began a powerlifting based off season conditioning program and was eventually moved into the TCHS girls weightlifting Head Coaches’ role where he has been for the last 4 years. Timber Creek boys and girls weightlifting have 6 conference championships combined over the last 4 years (4-girls, 2-boys)
Harvey developed Team Florida Orlando(TFO), a U.S.A. Weightlifting program. TFO has become the largest U.S.A. Weightlifting club in Florida and continues to grow each year. In 2010,Harvey was named the USA Weightlifting/Florida Weightlifting Federation “Developmental Coach of the Year”. Harvey has been named the Orange County Public Schools Coach of the year 5 times for boys and girls weightlifting combined. He currently holds a USA Weightlifting Senior Coach certification and has 15 years of experience in strength and conditioning and competitive weightlifting. Most recently, Harvey coached the TFO Female girls team to a National School Age Championship Title.
