Coaches
LESLEY PEARSON – SPRINTS (specialises 100m/200m) Ages Coached: Under 15 (U15) Boys and Girls (School Years 8 and 9) Under 17 (U17) Men and Women (School Years 10 and 11) Under 20 (U20) Junior Men and Women Senior Men and Women | Training days and times: Tuesdays & Thursdays – 6.00pm to 7.45pm. Saturdays & Sundays – 10.00am to 12.30pm. |
NICK PEARSON – SPRINTS (specialises 300m/400m) Ages Coached: Under 15 (U15) Boys and Girls (School Years 8 and 9) Under 17 (U17) Men and Women (School Years 10 and 11) Under 20 (U20) Junior Men and Women Senior Men and Women | Training days and times: Tuesdays & Thursdays – 6.00pm to 7.45pm. Saturdays & Sundays – 10.00am to 12.30pm. |
YVONNE GUMBS – SPRINTS Ages Coached: Under 15 (U15) Boys and Girls (School Years 8 and 9) Under 17 (U17) Men and Women (School Years 10 and 11) Under 20 (U20) Junior Men and Women | Training days and times: Tuesdays & Thursdays – 6.30pm to 8.00pm. Saturday mornings – 10.30am to 12.00pm |
SIMON DUBERLEY – SPRINTS Ages Coached: Under 20 (U20) Junior Men and Women Senior Men and Women | Training days and times: Tuesdays & Thursdays – 6.00pm to 7.30pm. Sundays – 10.00am to 12.00pm. |
NEIL DODSON – SPEED AND HURDLES EVENT GROUP COACH (including sprint hurdles, 400m hurdles, 400m) Ages Coached: Under 15 (U15) Boys and Girls (School Years 8 and 9) Under 17 (U17) Men and Women (School Years 10 and 11) Under 20 (U20) Junior Men and Women Senior Men and Women | Training days and times: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays – 6.15pm to 8.00pm. Saturday mornings – from 10.00am Sundays – 10.15am to 12.30pm. |
PAUL GREEN – 300/400m – 600/800m – 1200m/1500m Ages Coached: Under 13 (U13) Boys and Girls (School Years 6 and 7) Under 15 (U15) Boys and Girls (School Years 8 and 9) Under 17 (U17) Men and Women (School Years 10 and 11) | Training days and times: Tuesdays & Thursdays – 6.00pm to 7.00pm. Saturday mornings – from 10.00am |
RODGER HUGHES – 400m/800m/1500m Ages Coached: Under 17 (U17) Men and Women (School Years 10 and 11) Under 20 (U20) Junior Men and Women Senior Men and Women | Training days and times: Mondays & Wednesdays – from 6:30pm. Saturdays – from 9.30am. |
CONRAD MILTON – MIDDLE DISTANCE, ENDURANCE, CROSS COUNTRY Ages Coached: Under 20 (U20) Junior Men and Women Senior Men and Women | Training days and times: Tuesdays & Thursdays – 6.30pm to 8.45pm. |
PETA BEE and PATRICK MCGRATH – MIDDLE DISTANCE, ENDURANCE, CROSS COUNTRY Track: 800m, 1500m, 3000m, 5000m, 10000m Road: 5k, 10k, half marathon Cross Country Ages Coached: Under 11 (U11) Boys and Girls (School Year 5) Under 13 (U13) Boys and Girls (School Years 6 and 7) Under 15 (U15) Boys and Girls (School Years 8 and 9) Under 17 (U17) Men and Women (School Years 10 and 11) Under 20 (U20) Junior Men and Women Senior Men and Women | Training days and times: Tuesdays – 5.30pm to 7.00pm. Thursdays – 6.00pm to 7.00pm. Saturdays & Sundays – starting at 9:30am. |
SHIREEN HIGGINS – MIDDLE DISTANCE, ENDURANCE, STEEPLECHASE, CROSS COUNTRY Track: 800m, 1500m, 3000m, 5000m, 10000m, Steeplechase Road: 5k, 10k, half marathon, marathon Cross Country Ages Coached: Under 11 (U11) Boys and Girls (School Year 5) Under 13 (U13) Boys and Girls (School Years 6 and 7) Under 15 (U15) Boys and Girls (School Years 8 and 9) Under 17 (U17) Men and Women (School Years 10 and 11) Under 20 (U20) Junior Men and Women Senior Men and Women | Training days and times: Tuesdays & Thursdays – 6.20pm to 8.00pm. Saturdays & Sundays – starting at 9:45am. |
DANNY SAWYERS – LONG JUMP, TRIPLE JUMP, HIGH JUMP Ages Coached: Under 15 (U15) Boys and Girls (School Years 8 and 9) Under 17 (U17) Men and Women (School Years 10 and 11) Under 20 (U20) Junior Men and Women Senior Men and Women | Training days and times: Thursdays at TVAC – 6.00pm to 8.00pm. Plus other days (times and locations vary) |
IAN TULLETT – POLE VAULT Ages Coached: Under 15 (U15) Boys and Girls (School Years 8 and 9) Under 17 (U17) Men and Women (School Years 10 and 11) Under 20 (U20) Junior Men and Women Senior Men and Women | Training days and times: Thursdays – 5.00pm to 8.00pm. |
VAL STENNING – HIGH JUMP Ages Coached: Under 15 (U15) Boys and Girls (School Years 8 and 9) Under 17 (U17) Men and Women (School Years 10 and 11) Under 20 (U20) Junior Men and Women Senior Men and Women | Training days and times: Tuesdays – 6.00pm to 8.00pm. |
ABRAHAM MELBOURNE – JAVELIN Ages Coached: Under 13 (U13) Boys and Girls (School Years 6 and 7) Under 15 (U15) Boys and Girls (School Years 8 and 9) Under 17 (U17) Men and Women (School Years 10 and 11) Under 20 (U20) Junior Men and Women | Training days and times: Fridays – 6.00pm to 7.00pm |
BARBARA AND JAKE NORRIS – DISCUS, SHOT Ages Coached: Under 13 (U13) Boys and Girls (School Years 6 and 7) Under 15 (U15) Boys and Girls (School Years 8 and 9) Under 17 (U17) Men and Women (School Years 10 and 11) Under 20 (U20) Junior Men and Women | Training days and times: Tuesdays & Thursdays – 6.00pm to 7.15pm. |
JAKE NORRIS – HAMMER Ages Coached: Under 15 (U15) Boys and Girls (School Years 8 and 9) Under 17 (U17) Men and Women (School Years 10 and 11) Under 20 (U20) Junior Men and Women Senior Men and Women | Training days and times: Tuesdays & Thursdays – 5.00pm to 6.30pm. Saturdays & Sundays – 10.30am to 1.30pm. |
ACADEMY For athletes in school year’s 6-11 who have shown potential for competition athletics | Training days and times: Tuesdays & Thursdays – 6.00pm to 7.30pm. Please see here for more details. |
TRACK START JUNIORS For 7-9 and beginner 10-11 year olds | Training days and times: Tuesdays & Thursdays – 5.00pm to 6.00pm. Please see here for more details. |
For further details on each coach if needed, please see Felisha Weekes, Lesley Pearson, Nick Pearson, Simon Duberly, Neil Dodson, Paul Green, Rodger Hughes, Conrad Milton, Patrick McGrath, Shireen Higgins, Danny Sawyers, Val Stenning, Barbara & Jake Norris