HEAD COACH: COACH STEPHEN CAIN

Coach Cain is an accredited IAAF and ATFCA Level 4. 

Coach Cain has also been the Athletics Australia National Junior Coach for Combined Events for the past 3 years, as well as heading up the multi event athletes for the Athletics Victoria Target Talent Program.

Representing Australia at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Scotland in 2014 and placing fifth was a major highlight of Cain’s track and field career.

Having been a talented junior athlete himself, Cain became an elite competitor internationally, was Australia’s leading Decathlete from 2009-2014, two-time Australian Decathlon Champion and six-time Victorian State Decathlon Champion, most recently in 2017.

COACH BROCK

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Coach David Brock is busy coaching right now and is in the middle of writing his bio for you!

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COACH CHAPMAN

Coach Craig Chapman's Qualifications & Associations:

• IAAF Coach since 2009 

• IAAF Level 3 Multi Event Coach (Primarily Little Athletics Events)

• Head Coach of ‘Next Generation Athletics’ Squad at Whittlesea City LAC since 2011

• Multus PC assistant Coach since 2018

• ATFCA Member (2013 – 2016) 

• ASADA Level 1 & Providing First Aid 

• ASCA Level 1 (Strength & Conditioning) 2015

• LAVIC JDS Coach since 2015

• LAVIC ITTC Instructor since 2016 

• Our Ladies Of Mercy College (GSV) – Support Coach since 2017

• Mernda Central College – Athletics Sprint Program Coach since 2017

• LAPS (Little Athletics Program for Schools) Skills Coach since 2015 

• Athletics Australia Schools Program Skills Coach since 2016 

Coaching Achievements:

• 2016/17 LAVIC Coach of the Year – Bronze Award 

• 2017/18 LAVIC Coach of the Year – Silver Award

• 2018/19 LAVIC Coach of the Year – Gold Award 

Coach Craig Chapman's dedication to coaching has awarded him with multiple athletes achieving the highest honours at State/National level.

“Athletics is the building blocks for every physical sport an athlete will venture into, being able to Run, Jump & Throw with technique requires time to nurture efficiently. Rehearsing these skills regularly at a young age sets up athletes to develop their technique in their development years to be proficient when reaching their adult prime”.

COACH BROOKS

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Coach Kathryn Brooks' Qualifications:

• Level 2 Advanced Coach - Throws

• First Aid + CPR

• ASADA Level 1 & 2

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Areas of Specialty: 

I coach all events, although focus on throws events (Discus, Shot Put and Javelin).  

Career Highlights:

As a Javelin thrower, I have represented Australia at the World U20 Championships (2016) and the World University Games (2017) and bring a wealth on knowledge and experience to every session that I coach.

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Experience:

Box Hill Little Athletics, Little Athletics Victoria (JDS), Lauriston (GSV), MLC (GSV + PE classes), Bialik, Camberwell Malvern Little Athletics, St. Michael's Grammar School (ASC), Throws Clinics.

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"I am an athlete, a student (Bachelor of Science - The University of Melbourne) and a Coach who endeavours to produce athletes that strive to achieve their personal goals."

COACH MCDONALD

Coach Sam McDonald's Qualifications:

• SCA level 1 

• Level 1 Athletics Community Coach 

• First AID level 1,2,3 and CPR  

• Currently studying a bachelor’s degree in exercise and sports science majoring in physiology and strength and conditioning at Deakin university (graduate 2021)

• Level 1 Canadian ski instructors alliance 

Areas of speciality:

• Being a decathlete, I am able to coach many events but have a keen interest in the Long Jump and Javelin. 

Career highlights: 

• Competing at the 2020 Open Australian combined events championships 

• 2021 coach for long and triple jump for Parade College (2021 ACC Champs)

Experience Sporting & Coaching:

• Been coaching athletics since 2019 as well as being a national level athlete since 2014/15 in the high jump, javelin and decathlon 

• Top state level 50m freestyle, butterfly and breaststroke swimmer for multiple years in Vic and NSW, holding numerous club records and a school record

• Coaching Swimming since 2018

• First XV Rugby player as an outside centre and flanker at Xavier college 

• National level snowboard cross rider and slalom skier 

"Being a competitive athlete I am able to help other athlete I am able to encourage and motivate and help others reach their goals from a place of familiarity."

COACH REYNEKE

Coach Seb Reyneke's Qualifications

• Lv.1 Community Athletics Coach

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As an athlete, Seb has achieved:

• 2x world u20 Championships qualifications

• Oceania U20 Champion

• 4x National Age Group Decathlon Champion

Areas of speciality:

Being an international level Decathlete, Seb has the knowledge and ability to coach all athletic events.

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Seb has a passion for athleticism and has worked hard to understand the underlying scientific principles and ways in which an athlete can increase it through training for technique and physiological adaptation.

Growing up doing multiple sports and only being recognised and moving into elite pathways later in his career, Seb has the experience and knowledge on how to support athletes to achieve their goals.

"I aim to build personal relationships with the athletes I coach, while developing and encouraging them to the best of my ability."

COACH BORG

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COACH GIDDY

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COACH SJOGREN

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COACH MIELCZAREK

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