South Coast Athletics was established in 2007 to service the needs of athletes of all levels in South Gippsland and the Bass Coast. As a decentralised club, South Coast offers a range of coaching services and facilities from Phillip Island through to Foster, taking in major population areas such as Wonthaggi, Korumburra and Leongatha.
The South Coast Athletics Club is run entirely through volunteer support. We are a very small club, but pride ourselves on our close community and support for all our competing members, coaches, officials and committee.
South Coast Athletics is a natural progression from the local Little Athletics clubs to senior athletics. Many of our athletes compete at both their little athletics club and for South Coast Athletics. South Coast is a club where the whole family can compete together. It is not uncommon at a shield event to see an entire family compete against each other in a heat of a race or in a field event. Senior athletics encourages whole family participation. We offer a wide range of athletic opportunities and welcome athletes of all abilities and ages, from 10 years to 99!
South Coast also offers many events not offered at Little Athletics, such as steeple chase, pole vault and hammer throw. We offer specialised coaching in most disciplines as well as competition that caters for all abilities, from people in it for fun, fitness or recreation to those with Olympic aspirations.
We hope that your time with our very inclusive athletics club will be an enjoyable one.
The South Coast Athletics Club is run entirely through volunteer support. We are a very small club, but pride ourselves on our close community and support for all our competing members, coaches, officials and committee.
South Coast Athletics is a natural progression from the local Little Athletics clubs to senior athletics. Many of our athletes compete at both their little athletics club and for South Coast Athletics. South Coast is a club where the whole family can compete together. It is not uncommon at a shield event to see an entire family compete against each other in a heat of a race or in a field event. Senior athletics encourages whole family participation. We offer a wide range of athletic opportunities and welcome athletes of all abilities and ages, from 10 years to 99!
South Coast also offers many events not offered at Little Athletics, such as steeple chase, pole vault and hammer throw. We offer specialised coaching in most disciplines as well as competition that caters for all abilities, from people in it for fun, fitness or recreation to those with Olympic aspirations.
We hope that your time with our very inclusive athletics club will be an enjoyable one.
The Committee
President: Brenton Taber
Secretary: Danielle Aitken
Treasurer: Ray Slade
Registrar: Trevor Merrilees
General Committee: Tim Crosbie, Sarah Lewis, Helen Patterson
Team Manager: Sarah Lewis
Club Records/Results: Sarah Lewis
Secretary: Danielle Aitken
Treasurer: Ray Slade
Registrar: Trevor Merrilees
General Committee: Tim Crosbie, Sarah Lewis, Helen Patterson
Team Manager: Sarah Lewis
Club Records/Results: Sarah Lewis
Coaching
We have a number of coaches, coaching independently in varying events, on different days and times. Members wanting to join training sessions need to make contact with the relevant coaches. The committee is able to help with this process.
South Coast Athletics offers specialised sprints based training on Monday evenings at 5pm at Wonthaggi Secondary College.
South Coast Athletics offers specialised sprints based training on Monday evenings at 5pm at Wonthaggi Secondary College.
Coaches
Tim Crosbie
Level 3 Middle & Long Distance
Level 2 Advanced Recreational Running
Melbourne
Geoff Russell
Level 3 Advanced Event Group Coach, Middle & Long Distance
Leongatha
Brenton Taber
Level 1 Community Coach - all events
Wonthaggi
Beth Montgomery
Level 2 Intermediate Coach - all events
Wonthaggi
Bill Barry
Level 1 Community Coach - all events
Leongatha
Tim Crosbie
Level 3 Middle & Long Distance
Level 2 Advanced Recreational Running
Melbourne
Geoff Russell
Level 3 Advanced Event Group Coach, Middle & Long Distance
Leongatha
Brenton Taber
Level 1 Community Coach - all events
Wonthaggi
Beth Montgomery
Level 2 Intermediate Coach - all events
Wonthaggi
Bill Barry
Level 1 Community Coach - all events
Leongatha