Coaches - Leeds City AC

Highly Qualified & Experienced Coaches

The club has an excellent, experienced coaching system of qualified coaches who volunteer their own time to train our athletes each week.

Coaches & Volunteers Handbook

All Coaches
Endurance Coaches
Hurdles, Pole Vault & Wheelchair Coaches
Multi-Event Coaches
Sprint Coaches
Young Athlete Coaches

Philip Walker

Qualification(s): Assistant Coach

About:

Specialism: Coaching the Leeds Lions - school Y4 and Y5

Availability: Thursday from 17:30 – 18:30

Wondimu Keno Wodajo

Qualification(s): Technical knowledge sprints, hurdles, jumps & throws

About:

Specialism: Technical knowledge spread across; sprints, hurdles, jumps and throws Event group coach specialising in endurance and middle distance running - ages 14 - 18yrs

Availability: Tuesday and Thursday from 7pm to 8pm

Matty Harrison

Qualification(s): Level 1

About: Matty is a well established athlete who regularly competes for the club in endurance and is a key member of the senior team. He is also the team manager for the U17-U20 YDL team as well as being the Club Welfare Officer. Matty has been involved with Leeds City AC for over 12 years.

Specialism: Coaches the Leeds Lions - school Y4 & Y5, U11, U13 & U15 sprints and intermediate endurance athletes. Team manager for the U17-U20 YDL team.

Availability: To be confirmed

Paul Moseley

Qualification(s): Sprints Coach (Level 3), Endurance, Speed & Throws Coach (Level 2) & Assistant Coach (Level 1)

About:

Specialism: Children in Athletics leader and dedicated wheelchair racing coach. Also coaches in discus, hammer, pole vault and triple jump.

Availability: Thursday from 19:00 – 20:00

Mike Stayman

Qualification(s): High Jump Coach (Level 4), Triple Jump & Long Jump Coach (Level 3), Jumps, Speed & Throws Coach (Level 2) & Assistant Coach (Level 1)

About: Mike coaches a large group of intermediate and senior athletes for all track and field events needed for pentathlon, heptathlon and decathlon (Age dependent).

Specialism: Jumps, Speed & Throws

Availability: To be confirmed

Alan Childs

Qualification(s): Sprints Coach (Level 3), Performance Coach (Level 3), Jumps, Speed & Throws Coach (Level 2) & Assistant Coach (Level 1)

About: Alan coaches a small group of intermediate athletes for all track and field events every Tuesday and Thursday from 18:00 – 20:00. Alan also coaches hurdles on an ad hoc basis to any interested athletes on Fridays from 17:30.

Specialism: Sprints, Performance, Jumps, Speed & Throws

Availability: Tuesday & Thursday from 18:00 – 20:00, Fridays from 17:30

Celia De Maria

Qualification(s): Coaching Assistant

About: Celia leads a group of senior endurance athletes.

Specialism: Endurance

Availability: Tuesdays 6.30pm - 8pm

Phil Townsend

Qualification(s): Endurance Coach

About:

Specialism: Senior Endurance group coach and trains athletes of 16 years old and over on distances of 800m to marathons. These endurance athletes are at an international level with a minimum time of approximately 40 minutes and under for a distance of 10k.

Availability: Tuesdays 6.30pm - 8pm, Thursdays 6.30pm - 8pm

Martin Oddy

Qualification(s): Endurance Coaching Assistant

About:

Specialism: Part of the Intermediate Endurance Group coaching team who train every Tuesday and Thursday from 19:00 – 20:00

Availability: Tuesday and Thursday from 19:00 – 20:00

Eddy Gregorczyk

Qualification(s): Endurance Coach (Level 2) & Assistant Coach (Level 1)

About:

Specialism: Leads the Intermediate Endurance group

Availability: Thursday from 19:00 – 20:00

Mark Hunter

Qualification(s): Endurance Athletics Coach (Level 2)

About:

Specialism: Coaches young endurance athletes every Tuesday and Thursday from 18:00 – 19:00. Part of the Intermediate Endurance Athletes coaching team who train every Tuesday and Thursday from 18:00 – 19:00.

Availability: Tuesday and Thursday from 18:00 – 19:00