Coaches Profile
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Name: Serena Bignell
Age Group: 11-16 Discipline: Jumps Qualification: Athletics Coach Favourite Athlete: Greg Rutherford and Steve Cram Fun Fact: Out running one day and ended up assisting the birth of a new born lamb |
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Name: Graham Moffatt
Age Group: 13+ Discipline: Endurance Qualification: Athletics Coach Favourite Athlete: Steve Ovett/David Rudisha/Joss Naylor Fun Fact: Went to the same school as Seb Coe |
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Name: Mac Blackman
Age Group: 13+ Discipline: Sprint Qualification: Level 1 (Sprint) Favourite Athlete: Fun Fact: |
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Name: Danny McIntyre
Age Group: Years 6/7/8 Discipline: Multi Events Qualification: Athletics Coach Favourite Athlete: Daley Thompson and Jess Ennis-Hill Fun Fact: Once had to run an ultra marathon in a pair of borrowed shoes…a size too small! Needless to say I’ve never forgotten my running shoes since!! |
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Name: Helen Hood
Age Group: 6-11 Discipline: Multi event Qualification: Coaching Assistant Favourite Athlete: Fun Fact: |
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Name: James Scott
Age Group: 14+ Discipline: Sprint Qualification: Coaching Assistant Favourite Athlete: Jamie Baulch Fun Fact: I can wiggle my ears |
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Name: Martin Findlay
Age Group: 6-13 Discipline: Multi-Event Coach Qualification: Coaching Assistant Favourite Athlete: Bolt has been so good for the sport, I know everyone will say Bolt, but he’s the man! However, he’s retired, so maybe it’s time for the Team GB Sprint crew to shine. Fun Fact: I was once on the popular prime time BBC Sports Quiz ‘They Think it’s all Over’. |
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Name: Nazen Smith
Age Group: 6-10 Discipline: All Round Qualification: Coaching Assistant Favourite Athlete: Jessica Ennis-Hill Fun Fact: I go body boarding every November when scared of deep water Name: Steve Dickens
Age Group: School years 3/4/5 Discipline: All Round Qualification: Athletics Coach and Multi-skills level 2 Favourite Athlete: Mo Farah Fun Fact: I share either a birthday or sprinting ability with Usain Bolt ... No prizes for guessing which Name: Harvey Sugden
Age Group: All Ages Discipline: Multi Events Qualification: Coaching Assistant |
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Name: Marc Scott
Age Group: All Ages Discipline: Endurance Qualification: Level 1 Favourite Athlete: Ato Boldon Fun Fact: Never beaten his younger brother in a competitive track race. |
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Name: Jonathan Maston
Age Group: 11-16 Discipline: All Round Qualification: Coaching Assistant Favourite Athlete: Paula Radcliffe and Jessica Ennis-Hill Fun Fact: Most of my school PE reports said that I had ‘limited physical ability’… |
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Name: Ian Howe
Age Group: Year 6 to 11 Discipline: All Round Qualification: Coaching Assistant Favourite Athlete: Jonathan Edwards Fun Fact: I held the school long jump record for about 5 minutes, it was between by one of my mates in the next round! |
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Name: Jenny Clayton
Age Group: Year 5/6/7/8 Discipline: Multi skills Qualification: Coaching Assistant & Field Official level 1 Favourite Athlete: Laura Muir- running for Great Britain whilst training to be a vet. Great multi-tasking! Fun Fact: I don't think I'd set foot on an athletics track until my daughter started training in 2015. I am now there at least once a week. |
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Name: Rachel Hyman
Age Group: U11s Discipline: Multi events Qualification: Assistant Coach Favourite Athlete: Michael Johnson Fun Fact: Ran against Katharine Merry @ the English Schools U15 200m & Relay |
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Name: Abigail Cast
Age Group: 13+ Discipline: Endurance Qualification: Running Leader Favourite Athlete: Fun Fact: |
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Name: Finlay Hood
Age Group: 6-11 Discipline: Multi event Qualification: Leadership and running fitness Favourite Athlete: Fun Fact: |
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Name: Martin Phillips
Age Group: 13+ Discipline: Sprints Qualification: Level 2 Coach Favourite Athlete: Fun Fact: |
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Name: Caitlin Sorrell
Age Group: Year 3/4/5 Discipline: Multi Events Qualification: Assistant Coach Favourite Athlete: Fun Fact: |
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Name: David Sweet
Age Group: All Discipline: Multi Events Qualification: Assistant Coach Favourite Athlete: Fun Fact: |
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Name: Mike Thornewill
Age Group: All Discipline: Endurance Qualification: Assistant Coach Favourite Athlete: Fun Fact: |
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Name: Kevin Baker
Age Group: Year 3/4/5 Discipline: Multi Events Qualification: Assistant Coach Favourite Athlete: Fun Fact: Name: Tim Sorrell
Age Group: 13 + Discipline: Endurance Improvers Group Qualification: Leader in Running Fitness, Coaching Assistant and I also hold the EA qualification in Sight Loss Awareness and Guide Running. Favourite Athlete: Kadeena Cox: not only is Kadeena a dual sport paralympic gold medallist, but she's shown that a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis doesn't have to limit your horizons. As someone with MS myself, this is incredibly inspiring. Fun Fact: I once won a karaoke competition in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam with a barnstorming rendition of "The Theme from Shaft". |
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Other helpers
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Name: Jo Davis
Role: Membership Secretary, YDL Team Manager, Registration Guru & Field Official. Favourite Athlete: Jess Ennis Hill Fun Fact: I’m related to Mark Twain of Huckleberry Finn fame |
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Name: Amanda Findlay
Role: Track & Field Manager, Sportshall Coordinator, Encourager. Favourite Athlete: It’s got to be Mo .. but I like Dina Asha-Smith and Johnny Peacock too. Fun Fact: I was once on Busmans Holiday, for those who remember it |
Officials Profiles
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Name: Serena Bignall
Qualification: Timekeeper Level 2 |
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Name: Jenny Clayton
Qualification: Field Judge Level 1 |
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Name: Joe Davis
Qualification: Field Judge Level 1 |
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Name: Kathryn Mellor
Qualification: Track Judge Level 2 |
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Name: Martin Phillips
Qualification: |
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Name: Nick Reade
Qualification: Field Judge Level 4 |
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Name: Nazen Smith
Qualification: Field Judge Level 2 |
