Coaching
Track and field athletes of all disciplines can enjoy some of the nation’s best facilities and support services whilst training at Bath and competing regionally, nationally and internationally.
The University’s athletics coaching team is led by Colin Bovell, Head of Track and Field, and his team covers all of the athletics disciplines. Malcolm Arnold, National Events Coach – Hurdles, heads up the UK Athletics training group at Team Bath.
Performance Athletics Training Timetable
| Day | Time | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 17.00-20.30 | |
| Tuesday | 10-12.30 | |
| Wednesday | 15.30-18.30 | 16.30-19.00 |
| Thursday | 10-12.30 | 16.30-19.00 |
| Friday | 10-12.30 | 16.30-19.00 |
| Saturday | 10-13.00 |
The coaching team
Colin Bovell
Title >
Head Track & Field Coach
Date and Place of Birth >
1972, Yeovil, England
Athletes Coached >
Damien Greaves (Olympian and World Championships), Dominic Girdler (Euro U20 Bronze medalist & AAA indoor gold medalist), Duncan Malins (GB U23 international & Indoors AAA’s Silver medalist), Nicky Robinson (World U18 & U20 Competitor and AAA’s U20 Champion), Nigel Levine (100m finalist at European Youth Olympic Festival 2005 and...
Malcolm Arnold
Title >
UKathletics Senior Performance Coach
Athletes Coached >
Jason Gardener, Dale Garland, Ryan Scott, Simon Phelan
Colin Jackson (World Record 110m hurdles), John Akii-Bua, Kay Morley Brown (Commonwealth gold), Nigel Walker, Paul Gray
Biography >
Director of Coaching, Uganda 1968-1972
Welsh National Coach, 1974-1994
British Athletics Head Coach & Development 1994-1997
Performance Director, UK athletics 1996-1997
UKathletics Senior Performance Coach 1997-present
Rob Ellchuk
Title >
Sprints Coach
Date and Place of Birth >
Winnipeg, Canada
Athletes Coached >
Phil Doorgachurn, Ian Allerton, Philip Browne, Alex Animashaun, Graham Blackman, David Swift, Anthony Mattis, Laura Langowski, Emma Heath, Pippa Alford, Amy Frith, Lloyd Rice, Ben Rushgrove, Kayleigh Harper, Leila Corfield, Sean Buckeridge, Kirstin Steyn, Nina Lake, Amro Abbas, Ben Dalton, and Dan Stockdale
Biography >
Rob was Head Coach of Manchester Metropolitan University....
Tim Snowdon
Title >
Level 4 Pole Vault and University High Jump Coach
Place of Birth > Gloucester
Biography >
Tim is a Level 4 Pole Vault coach and has coached to International level (Pole Vault).
Tim is also the university’s high jump coach.
Dave Saker
Title >
MIddle Distance Coach
Biography >
Dave is a Level 4 Endurance and Steeplechase Coach, the Talent ID administrator (Endurance) and has coached multiple athletes to sub 3.40.00 (male) at 1500m.
He has been coaching since 1976, and has coached students at the University of Bath since 1997 in Middle Distance and Long Distance including Marathon. Students coached include Marylyn Okoro.
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