Bio

- Specialist coach of children & young athletes

- 30+ years coaching experience

- Little Athletics NSW Regional Development Officer (North Coast)

- Physical Education Teaching Degree (B.Ed Phys.Ed & English), majoring in Skill Acquisition & Human Movement

- Author of/contributor to numerous athletics/coaching articles, books, journals, manuals and coach education course outlines; presenter at numerous conferences and courses; on-camera presenter/coach on a number of instructional videos

- Creator of the blog coachingyoungathletes.com

- E-Book Collection: https://coachingyoungathletes.com/e-books/

Specialising in working with children up to the age of 17 years:

- Teaching introductory event skills

- Skill refinement and enhancement

- Skill assessments; fault identification & correction

- Video analysis

Specific areas of expertise include:

- Crouch starts/setting up and using starting blocks

- Running to, over & between hurdles

- Long and triple jump development; developing a long/triple jump run-up

- Advancing to a new triple jump take-off board

- Shot Put grip and arm action; moving across the circle

- Discus grip and release; introducing the rotation across the circle

- Javelin grip & alignment; developing a javelin run-up

- Coaching of relay teams

- High Jump coaching is dependent on availability of equipment

Accreditations

Coaching