Who we are
We are committed to supporting athletes and coaches in the South West of England.
Our elite work is aimed at performance athletes at county, regional, national and international Levels. We are experts at working on technical improvement, planning , nutrition and sport psychology that all build on an athlete’s long term development.
We also ask for parental permission for photography or videos as we do use video analysis as part of our coaching.
We have a small shop based at Exeter Arena (we also visit some competitons at other venues) – we sell various items such as replacement spikes, tape, spikes, relay batons and some other clothing and kit needed at an athletics event. Either please visit our shop or
We are grateful for the following sponsors for their help and support in the past:
Abbot Commercials Ltd
Sonya Ellis takes delivery of the eye-catching South West Athletics Academy van from Matthew Hoare Director of Abbot Commercials Ltd.
Last year, I decided that it was best for my athletic development to move to another coach. However due to a lack of coaches in my area I had to search further afield. I met Sonya on a visit to Exeter University and immediately took a liking to both her personality and her coaching style, so when she said that she runs a distancing coaching business she was the obvious choice.
Five months later and with the help of Sonya’s coaching I have just won the Scottish indoor championships U20 men’s 400m.
As head coach of the University of Exeter Athletics Club Sonya Ellis takes on a huge commitment every year. Managing the training of over one hundred university students is a daunting task but one that Sonya takes in her stride. Not only is she highly professional in her coaching but also very aware of the specific needs of every athlete she works with; this dedication and attention to everything she does makes her stand out from all other coaches. Alongside this her enthusiasm and love of the sport are great assets to her, always the first to offer help or advice when needed and approaching every challenge with a positive and encouraging attitude. Being a member of the club for three years now I have witnessed many athletes benefit hugely from the coaching Sonya has given. From inspiring total beginners to compete in their first ever race through to tailoring high performance coaching programmes for a variety of disciplines. She is a remarkable woman whose coaching deserves recognition at the highest level.
With Facebook, Skype, and my amateur video footage to help Sonya ‘see’ some training sessions, the distance coaching has proved very successful and supportive, especially during niggles and illness. We are looking forward to his races when all of that hard work and focused training will pay dividends.
We are an athletics organisation that promotes and organises both coaching and events in the South West and across the UK. We run inclusive sessions and events and support athletes from aged 4 to adults. We also mentor and support both coach and officials development.
