RUN...JUMP....THROW........... AND VOLUNTEER
Peterborough Athletic Club
Coaching
Peterborough AC is Clubmark Accredited club and a key part of our strategy to develop athletics in the Peterborough area is to identify, develop and support our team of coaches. All of our coaches are CRB-checked and operate within the requirements of the Clubmark scheme.
Our aim is to provide appropriate training plans for each athlete but in most cases, performance tends to be enhanced when athletes train as part of a group, providing support, encouragement and team spirit. The main squads are led by experienced long established coaches aided by less experienced and younger coaches, some of whom are still active athletes within the squad.
Meet the Coaches
Maureen Torr - Coaching Co-ordinator
Leda Lopez (1) - Sprint Coach
Anita Edwards(1) - Sprint Coach
Samantha Eve (1) - Sprint Coach
Neil Torr (2) - Sprint Coach
Craig Torr (2) - Sprint Coach
Pat Watson (Assistant Coach)- Sprint & Coach
Frank Smith (1) - Sprint Coach
Karl Eve (2)- High Jump Coach
James Copeland (3) - High Jump Coach
Dave Longman (1) - Throws Coach
Adam Jackson (1) - Throws Coach
Trevor Stanley (3) - Throws Coach
Roy Thickpenny (4) - Pole Vault Coach
Roy Thickpenny (4)
Multi-Events
James Copeland (3)
Pole Vault
Throws
Long Jump
Sprints
High Jump
Pat Watson (Assistant Coach)- Long Jump Coach
Monday Night Club - Junior Section
Kevin McKevitt (3) - Middle Distance Coach
Martin Dawson (2) - Middle Distance Coach
Christina Birch (2)- Middle Distance Coach
John Sutton (3) - Middle Distance Coach
Paul Larkins (1) - Middle Distance Coach
Audrey Sutton (2) - Middle Distance Coach
Middle Distance
Duncan Harbour (2) - Hurdles Coach
Ron Crosby (3) - Hurdles Coach
Hurdles
Maureen Torr (4) - Sprint Coach
Monday Night Group Coaching Team:
Adam Jackson (1)
June Swift (1)
Gemma Bays (1)
Anthony Church (1)
Scott Beasley (2)- Lead Coach
Laura Arnold - helper
Peterborough AC , in partnership with Vivacity, runs a dedicated 8-13 Year old athletics group on Monday evenings from 18.30 to 20.00. The group meets at Stanground College Sports Hall during the winter and at the Peterborough Athletics Arena during the summer.
The session is lead be an experienced coach and assisted by a number of newly qualified PAC coaches. Some of these coaches are still active athletes and PAC is keen to encourage their coaching development without disrupting their own training.
Coaching Levels
Coach qualifications are indicated in brackets. Numbers indicate level achieved prior to 2010 - levels 1-5 with 5 being highest. A new grading scheme has been introduced from 2010 with new levels of Assistant coach, Club Coach and Master coach being available.
John Torr (2)- Middle Distance Coach
Rod Dunn (3) - Middle Distance Coach