The 2023 Coles Little Athletics National High-Performance Camp is being held in Gold Coast next week, with one young athlete from Hobsons Bay attending.
Zach Sandison from the Williamstown Little Athletics Centre said he is excited to be attending the camp.
“I have never done anything like this before so I think it will be good,” he said.
Camp attendees are selected based on individual performances at the recent 2023 Coles Australian Little Athletics Championships and State events.
Zach takes part in Combined Events and finished fifth at the recent state championships.
The camp is designed to offer each athlete an opportunity to improve themselves, on the track, in recovery, preparation, psychology and a better understanding of the journey and process that is required to assist with their own development, in the high-performance pathway.
There will be current and former Australian International athletes coaching and presenting, as well as sharing their own experiences, and their journey from Juniors to International representation.
Since Zach was five years old, he has been competing in athletics competitions, now at 14-years-old, Zach’s favourite event is Hurdles.
“I do multi events which are made up of seven events in one, out of those I think I am the best at hurdles and discus,” he said
Zach has travelled interstate to compete in the past , he said travelling to Brisbane to compete in Nationals and winning in the pole vault event was his biggest accomplishment.
After the training camp, Zach said he is going to come home and begin training for the start of the athletics season.
“This is the beginning of the season, the next states competition is in February next year so I am building up to that.”
Jennifer Pittorino
