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A prolific team, Mike McFarlane and Stan Madiri – each in their own right top international sprint coaches – are on track to producing the next generation of top British sprinters. Working with some of the UK’s top junior sprinters, McFarlane and Madiri are more than adequately equipped to develop these potentials into the shining stars in British athletics.

Perhaps the most high profile of these future stars is Jodie Williams, the British and European number one junior in 100m and 200m. It was the father of the young sprinting sensation who sought out Madiri to develop Williams’ raw talent and it was Madiri & McFarlane at the helm, delivering her to a sprint double victory at the 2009 IAAF World Youth Championships in Italy.

Toni Minichiello has returned from another successful World Championships. Coach to Jessica Ennis, Minichiello has developed Ennis from the junior ranks on to World Gold in Berlin (2009) and now World Silver in Daegu last month. Minichiello will be holding a series of interactive seminars following the transition and development of an athlete from junior to senior performance. In the seminars he will discuss and share with coaches his experiences of developing Jessica Ennis into world-class heptathlete.

You will be hard pressed to find a throws coach whose international track record is as impressive as Don Babbitt’s (USA). Based at the University of Georgia, Babbitt has coached an impressive number of throwers, who have competed in the Olympic Games or World Championships – 35 throwers and counting.

With such an impressive coaching repertoire, Babbitt has coached athletes at world-class level across the throws disciplines. When you consider that Babbitt has coached the likes of shot putters Adam Nelson (World Champion in 2005) and Reese Hoffa (World Indoor Champion in 2006 & World Outdoor in 2007), as well as javelin thrower Breaux Greer (eight-times U.S. Champion and current American record holder) and Croatian Olympic hammer thrower Andras Haklits (8th at the 2008 Olympics and 7th at the 2009 World Championships), you can appreciate why he finds it really hard to pick a favourite throws event. “It is really hard to pick a favourite, since each event is unique and fun in its own way,” explains Babbitt, however he does admit as a former javelin thrower himself, he does have a soft spot for javelin.