COACHING INFORMATION
Athletics Wellington coaching information page, a coach survey, coach education opportunities, and a table of our coaches to support athletes wishing to contact coaches for coach support.Athletes and parents may also contact coaching services through the local clubs in their area.
A COACHING OPPORTUNITY
Special Olympic Coaching – details Here
The survey is to help us assess the needs of coaches and update our coach database information
COACHING NEWSLETTERS
Links to Athletics NZ Coaching and Coach Education HERE
COACHING TIPS
LOCKDOWN – SkySport NEXT HOME ADVANTAGE Coaching Series
To support our young athletes during COVID-19 lockdown SkysportNEXT and Athletics NZ provided the following videos of Home Advantage tips that athletes could do during Covid Lockdown restrictions. These video clips are available as a great resource for young athletes and coaches .
HOME ADVANTAGE TIP 1: Shot Put Throwing with Tom Walsh’s coach Dale Stevenson
HOME ADVANTAGE TIP 2: How to Perfect your Running Technique
HOME ADVANTAGE TIP 3: Core Stability training with Sarah Cowley-Ross
HOME ADVANTAGE TIP 4: Conditioning Workout at Home with Nico Moratella
HOME ADVANTAGE TIP 5: Indoor Circuit Workout with Nico Moratella
HOME ADVANTAGE TIP 6: Track & Field Workout from home
HOME ADVANTAGE TIP 7: Speed and Agility Workout at Home
HOME ADVANTAGE TIP 8: Plyometrics with Ed Fern and Michelle Farmer
HOME ADVANTAGE TIP 9: Feet and Leg Conditioning with Lara Hockly and Ed Fern
OUR COACHES
| Name | Area of Specialty | Location | Contact Details | Note |
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| Michael Duthie | Wairarapa | mwtlduthie@xtra.co.nz 06 379 9330 | ||
| Simon England | Lower Hutt | simonengland@hotmail.com | Sprints, jumps and hurdles. World Athletics Level 3 Certified Coach. |
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| Amanda Goldsmith | Athletics New Zealand IAAF Level 3 Coach. High jump, Long jump, Track | Tawa, Johnsonville, Wellington | amandagoldsmith877@gmail.com 021 614064 | High jump, long jump, all track events including hurdles, race walking and steeplechase. Athletics New Zealand Level 4 Accredited coach. Coaching at Grenada North Mondays to Thursdays and at Newtown Park on Fridays during summer season. Pre-season (1 July - 3nd Sept) Mondays and Thursdays and gym in Tawa on Sunday. |
| Mark Harris MATS Training | Athletics NZ Approved Coach GetSetGo Coach RunJumpThrow Coach and Lecturer IAAF L3 Sprints and Hurdles, IAAF L1 Lecturer and Trainer Sport WLG Coach Trainer Athletics NZ Distance, Sprints, Jumps, Throws Coach | Wairarapa, Wellington | www.maharris.co.nz Mark 021 300 380 mark@maharris.co.nz | Our desire is to have fun while creating an environment that allows you to learn, perform and be the best you can be in sport. Our experience and knowledge is from years of competing and representing New Zealand. |
| Liam Healey | RJT CL2, Distance DL2, Level 1 sprints & relays, Core Athletics Level 1. College age and up. From Sprinting to Distance. | Upper Hutt, Wellington | liamhe@xtra.co.nz 04 527 9897 027 343 7682 | Based in Upper Hutt, but Coach nationwide, specialising in Middle to long distance coaching for a number of years. Sprint Training mainly 5.30 Tues. & Thur. @ Trentham Memorial Park over summer. |
| Geoff Henry | RJT CL3, Distance DL3, Sprints DL3, Jumps DL3, Ultra Distance DL3, AWD CL2, Primary and College Age Athletes | Wellington | ghenry@actrix.co.nz 04 388 3536 | |
| Andrea Harris MATS Training | RunJumpThrow Coach and Lecturer | Wairarapa, Wellington | www.maharris.co.nz | Our desire is to have fun while creating an environment that allows you to learn, perform and be the best you can be in sport. Our experience and knowledge is from years of competing and representing New Zealand. |
| Peter Jack | Distance DL2, Sprints DL2, Jumps DL2 | Wellington | pajack@top.net.nz 04 388 6224 | |
| Michael Jacques | Middle Distance & Long Distance | Wellington | michael@mdj.co.nz 04 461 6461 0275 244 821 | Middle & long distances all year round |
| Alistair Leslie | Distance DL3, College Ages and Adults | Tawa, Porirua, Wellington | shape8@xtra.co.nz 04 232 3285 | Coaches middle distance and distance athletes ages 12 to adults. Coaching runners who want to be high performance athletes. Athletes at secondary, centre, national, international level. |
| David Lewis | Middle Distance and Distance. | Wellington, Lower Hutt | david.lewis1410@gmail.com 021333790 | Qualification: IAAF CECS Level 2, ANZ DL2. Registered Athletics New Zealand Coach. Age group: 12 and up. |
| Juan McDonald | Tawa, Johnsonville | coaching@olympicharriers.org.nz 027 4376615 | Trainings at Grenada North Park on Tuesdays (4.20pm) and Alex Moore Park (6pm) and Thursdays at Grenada North Park (4.20pm). Saturdays at Olympic Harrier Clubrooms, Alex Moore Park, Johnsonville in the winter (1.45pm) |
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| John Quinn | RJT CL3, Distance DL1, Sprints DL1, Jumps DL1, Throws DL3, College Age Athletes, IAAF L3 Throws | Wairarapa | ccbc@farmside.co.nz 06 379 6750 | |
| Julie Richards | Middle Distance | Wellington | juliemaerdy@yahoo.co.uk 021 2959026 | IAAF level 2 RunJumpThrow |
| Mike Ritchie | Coaching sprints, 100 to 400m, Hurdles, High Jump, Long Jump, Pole Vault, Heptathlon and Decathlon. | mpritchie@xtra.co.nz 027 4809188 | NZ registered coach based in Wellington and training at Newtown track. | |
| Tony Rogers Acesports | Middle and Distance RJT Lecturer | Berhampore, Wellington | tony@acesports.co.nz 027 488 3279 | NZ Accredited Coach, Training at Newtown, Wakefield and McAlister Parks |
| Shaka Sola Sola Power Throwing Academy | THrows Coaching | Lower Hutt | shaka@paradise.net.nz 021 331 317 | Training at Sola Power Throwing Academy Grounds, Woburn Lower Hutt |
| Chris Speakman | Olympic Harriers | chris.speakman@me.com 027 933 9843 | Trainings Tuesdays Alex Moore Park 6pm | |
| Todd Stevens | Distance DL1 | Wellington | Todd.stevens@nz.pwc.com 021 781 238 | |
| Willy Szeto | RJT CL3, Sprints DL3, Jumps DL2, College Age Athletes | Wellington | willys2@outlook.co.nz 021 762 913 | Athletics NZ Accredited Coach. REPs registered Personal Trainer (NZ Register of Exercise Professionals) |
| Alan Taylor | Sprints | Mana | grewe-taylor@slingshot.co.nz | |
| Richard Thomson | Jumps DL1, Throws DL1, College Age to Senior International Athletes | Whitby | tn@aotea.school.nz 0277163067 | I coach predominantly jumpers and sprinters. My group trains 6 days a week depending on training age. I employ an holistic approach, creating environments to drive adaptation. Programmes incorporate combinations of track, hills and gym work to optimize athleticism. |
| Jay Waters | Hutt Valley Harriers | jay@jaywaters.net 022 473 3654 | Endurance training from half marathon plus. All year round. |
