Get to know Alex!

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Coaching Philosophy & Style

I believe openness and honesty between the coach and athlete is the best way to be. I want to understand you as a person first, and as an

athlete second. This way, we can work better together towards your athletic goals, whatever they may be! I always find it hard to talk about

myself, so I thought I would use the words of my athletes and their parents to help me answer how I coach/my coaching style.

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Athletes:

• Caring

• Commited

• Passionate

• Fun

• Kind

• Motivating

• Encouraging

• Energetic

• Supportive

• Cool, fun and nice

 

Parents:

• 100% athlete centred

• Kind, caring, and knowledgeable

• Invested, supportive, and caring

• Very friendly, encouraging, positive, knowledgeable, empathetic

• Full of energy, encouraging, and approachable

• Hard working, supportive, and thorough

• Very passionate about the sport and his athletes​

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How our sessions will look

Following a group warm-up, we will split into two groups (Short sprints & Long sprints) to do our specific sessions. The short sprint sessions will

be led by Jake, and the long sprints overseen by myself. The type of training we will do will depend on the block we are in, however, we will

cover all the key components of sprint training across the week. The focus will be geared around the university competition schedule, but I

know many athletes will also have other club/ national competitions in the season. If this is the case for you, I would encourage you to come

and have a chat and we can work these into a plan to make sure you get the most out of training and achieve your own personal goals.

Our training days will be Monday and Wednesday evenings, in addition to Saturday mornings. The only change to this layout will be if anyone

runs 400mH. I am fortunate enough to coach a few 400mH athletes (who in the summer) train on a Thursday evening instead of Wednesday

evening. This is so I can keep the coaching quality of both sessions high, and ensure every athlete gets the focus they deserve and need.

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More about me

I got into athletics coaching after covid and started my own group with the aim of working with juniors, helping them enjoy the sport, and

develop through to senior level with them. This has afforded me some absolutely unbelievable opportunities and experiences which I would not

have imagined 5 years ago. I am so proud of every athlete I coach, and I have so many fun stories/memories from our journey together.

Coaching has taken me to local, regional, national, and international competitions with my athletes. I have also been very fortunate as a coach

to have been nominated, and win the UK Coaching Young Coach of the Year award in 2025, as well as be selected as one of the England

team coaches at the Home nations 5km event in September. I am looking forward to start this next chapter in my coaching career working with

the University of Sheffield Athletics Club.

Although coaching is my first and foremost priority, I also still compete myself. I love to run in the 400m & 800m, however, if you have seen me

at a Northern League match with my club City of Sheffield, you may have seen me flying over the 110mH, throwing, and filling any gaps for

those points!