MEET OUR COACHES
We have a great group of dedicated volunteers at Hunts AC.
All are Qualified, DBS certified and have completed the relevant safeguarding courses.
Interested in becoming a coach and joining our team? Click here for more info!
DEREK DARNELL
ATHLETICS COACH
Level 4 Performance for Middle Distance and Level 3 Steeplechase.
Event Group: Endurance
– Coaches all ages. Based at St Ives track on Mon/Tues/Thurs
– Coaches Track (Middle distance and Steeplechase), Cross Country and Road.
Cross Country Team manager for: Hunts AC Juniors and Cambridgeshire County AA
DENISE KORKMAZ
ATHLETICS COACH
Level 4 Performance coach in Endurance.
Event Group: Endurance and Event Group: Speed/ Hurdles.
Level 2 Fitness instructor/ Level 3 Personal training
– Coaches all ages. Based at Peterborough track on Mondays and Wednesdays. Road session Tuesdays and weekend training.
– Coaches Endurance, Speed and Steeplechase
Peterborough district schools XC and Track team manager & Cambridgeshire schools XC and Track team manager
RICHARD PHELAN
ATHLETICS COACH
Event groups: Jumps, Speed
– Coaches High Jump, Hurdles and Pole Vault. High Jump and Pole Vault are seasonal only.
– Age groups coached: U17 to Masters
Coaching athletes with some athletics training experience wishing to specialise in high jump, sprint hurdles, long hurdles or pole vault; or multi-event athletes needing specialist coaching in those events.
YINKA OPALEYE
ATHLETICS COACH
Speed
– Flexible with Age groups. Based at St Ives track on Mondays and Thursdays.
– Training plans flexible, based on athletes’ needs but goal is always to develop and reinforce the Fundamental Movement skills across Running, Jumping and Throwing for all athletes.
– EAL Team manager for Hunts AC U15G.
JAIME WEBSTER
ATHLETICS COACH
SPRINTING
– Coaches all ages. Based at St Ives track on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
ANDY PHIPPS
ATHLETICS COACH
LONG JUMP
– Based at St Ives track on Tuesdays
– Coaches Long jump with Jo
AMELIA DARNELL
COACHING ASSISTANT
– Coaches U13’s- U15’s mixed events. Based at St Ives track on Mondays.
-U15 Girls EAL Team manager
JO ABEL
ATHLETICS COACH
LONG JUMP AND SPRINTS
– Coaches all ages.
– Based at St Ives track on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
KULDIP DIGPAL
ATHLETICS COACH
JAVELIN AND S&C
STEVE BURKE
COACHING ASSISTANT
THROWS
BOB ELLINGHAM
COACHING ASSISTANT
– Coaches Hammer and Discus at St Ives track
CHRIS WOODHALL
COACHING ASSISTANT
Coaches U15’s Sprint group. Based at St Ives track on Tuesdays
PAUL HARRIS
COACHING ASSISTANT
ENDURANCE
– Assists Derek at St Ives track on Mondays.
CARL ROONEY
COACHING ASSISTANT
Coaches U13’s Multi event Group. Based at St Ives track on Tuesdays.
CHRIS DAVIES
COACHING ASSISTANT
Coaches U15’s Running Group. Based at St Ives track on Thursdays.
| Discipline | Name | Qualification/ more info | Group age | Training nights |
| Middle Distance | Derek Darnell | St Ives | ||
| Denise Korkmaz | Peterborough, | |||
| Sprints | ||||
| Jumps | ||||
| Throws | ||||
| Multi events |