Sam Richards

Technical Coach and Long Jump Squad Leader

Technical Coach & Squad Leader

  • British Athletics Coaching License

    British Weight Lifting Coach License

  • The Jumps events

    Cycling

    Athlete development

  • Technical Coach & Squad Leader

    Where I train as well as coach my role role is to keep the session running smoothly for the long jump athletes, answering quick questions mid-exercise, provide bits of feedback, and generally act as a mentor when needed.

About

Personal

After 15 years competing in national athletics leagues, Long and Triple Jump, I finally hung up my spikes only to pick them up again 2 years later. I’ve been told that I have an encyclopaedic knowledge of everything track and field, but when not on the track you will usually find me pushing new boundaries on my road bike. Having been a junior athlete in Cambridge, I helped form Cambridge Track & Field Academy because I have experienced the gaps in the system, and I believe that we need better support our sub-elite athletes if we are going to continue to push talent to the top.

Professional

Understanding everything and about everything and having great attention to detail is probably what first lead me in to working as a lab technician and then into billings and customer service for multi-million pound telecoms contracts. More recently i’ve moved into a project management role, while working for Cambridge Track & Field Academy in my spare time.