Off Leash Athletics

Athletics Australia Accredited Coaching in Albury Wodonga. Sprint Coach. Sprint Hurdles Coach. Long Jump & Triple Jump Coaching.

Head Coach – Blair Talbot

Blair’s coaching journey started with his three children and grew in to Coaching a small number of athletes after the sad passing of local coaching legend, Les O’Brien.  The Off Leash Athletics training squad is a small, close knit team of like minded athletes who simply want to be the best they can be.  It remains small so Blair can monitor all of the athletes and offer them feedback, guidance and when needed a shoulder to lean on and an ear to listen.

Success isn’t the only measure of a good Coach.  Our athletes WANT to come to training, work hard, work well and have some fun doing it.  From that, we have achieved success at local, State and National level.

Blair’s Accreditations.

Athletics Australia Accredited: Level 3 Performance Development Coach (Sprints, Relays, Sprint Hurdles), IAAF Kids’ Athletics Coach.
NSW Working With Children Check – WWC0327332E

Assistant Coach – Ethan Talbot

Ethan has been an active participant in athletics for 9 years and has competed up to National level.  Our younger squad members look up to and love interacting with Ethan, afterall, he is far more cooler than his old Dad.  Ethan has a sound knowledge base of sprints, starts, sprint hurdles, long jump and triple jump.

Ethan’s Accreditations.

Athletics Australia Accredited: Level 1 – Youth Coach.

Assistant Coach – Mikayla Talbot

Mikayla is our most newest accredited coach but don’t under estimate the depth of knowledge and experience Mikayla has.  Mikayla has won multiple State Titles in long jump, triple jump and sprint hurdles.  Mikayla was the 2021 U15G Athletics Australia National Long Jump Champion.  Like her big brother Ethan, our younger female squad members idolise Mikayla and can learn so much from her about all things athletics.

Mikayla’s Accreditations.

Athletics Australia Accredited: Level 1 – Youth Coach.