Coaching Coordinator: Henry Doyle
Carl Green: Level 2 Coach
(E-Mail for Carl: GLDCoach@outlook.com)
Amelia Cummings: Level 2 Coach
Shane Gibson: Level 2 Coach and Official
Lilly Gibson: Level 1 Coach (Primarily Jumps)
(E-Mail for Lilly: lillygibson2004@hotmail.com)
Casey Robertson: Level 1 Coach (Primarily Throws) . Level 1 Official Discus & Javelin.
(E-mail for Casey: caseyrobbo74@gmail.com)
Jodie Logan: Level 2 Coach (Tiny Tots Coordinator)
Melanie Bayntun: Level 1 Coach
Jo Gibson: Level 1 Coach
Club Representatives/Officials:
Shane Gibson: President
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Check out this helpful video on the fundamentals of athletics; jumps, throws and running
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Let’s talking training at Gladstone Athletics Club
Our training afternoons are on Wednesday afternoons from 3:45pm - 5pm
High Jump schedule with Lilly on Wednesday afternoon:
3:30pm - 4:15pm for developing High Jump athletes
4:15pm - 5pm for new/developing High Jump athletes
Discus rotation with Casey on a Wednesday afternoon:
3:30pm
There are some guidelines:
Our club is 100% volunteer-based. Our wonderful coaches, committee members and regular volunteers donate their time and expertise to our club. We would hate to lose them so we need your cooperation.
We are always keen to welcome new coaches/officials. If you want to become a coach/official, chat with us. With more coaches, we can table welcoming younger age groups to training. Until then, the training requirement is U10 and up. The more help we can get, the better
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation
This is a video of the warm up that we do each week up to and including number 17 Ankle rotations at time mark 02:19
Train with purpose. Know your training plan and what its purpose is. Start your purpose-designed training plan with Dynamic Stretches. Comprehensive list and demonstration is on this valuable video.
Consisting of 3 phases; Eccentric (pre-stretch (loading) phase, Amortisation (coupling or time to rebound) phase and Concentric shortening (rebound phase) this quick video introduces you to Plyometrics Training
Broaden your understanding of Plyometric Training here
Drill Progression for High Jump
Fosbury Flop Youth Coaching Guidelines - more hints and tips for the art of High Jump Flop.
Coach Carl refers to:
Any decision about when to introduce the Fosbury Flop technique to a young athlete must be based on the individual athlete’s physical maturity (biologic
Fosbury Flop Youth Coaching Guidelines - more hints and tips for the art of High Jump Flop.
Coach Carl refers to:
Any decision about when to introduce the Fosbury Flop technique to a young athlete must be based on the individual athlete’s physical maturity (biological age) and coordination. It is important to remember that a difference of up to two years between a child’s chronological age and their biological age is within the normal range of variation, and differences up to four years have been known. Therefore, some children may have the physical maturity and coordination to commence training at 13 years of age, whereas other children will not possess the same competencies and strength until 15 years or older. The decision about the appropriate age to commence learning the Fosbury Flop should be left to experienced Accredited Coaches and Physical Education Teachers and be based on the individual physical and mental characteristics of the athlete.
Pre-acceleration training is a fundamental component of track training. Please review this video. These skills are featured in our track training at Gladstone Athletics Club.
If you want to see more videos of pre-acceleration training (or any track training), a simple search on Google and YouTube will give you lots of informative videos to review so you can put them into your practice.