Alwyn Jones
Alwyn is a ten-time Australian triple jump champion and Commonwealth Games medallist who has coached for twenty years, from school athletics to Australian junior teams. He brings particular experience with running, sport-specific training, and people who find a gym intimidating.
How I coach
Relaxed, positive and encouraging. I want you to work hard and have a laugh doing it. I watch your form closely, because that’s where safety lives, but I use humour to keep it relaxed. Nervous people become confident and then independent. That’s the job.
Qualifications and experience
- Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science, Victoria University (2014)
- Degree in sports and recreation management, Victoria University (2014)
- Bachelor of Industrial Design, University of Adelaide (2009)
- Australian team horizontal jumps coach, World Junior Championships (Cali 2022, Lima 2024, Oregon 2026)
- Lead jumps coach, Athletics Victoria Target Talent program (2018–2026)
- Head jumps coach, Maribyrnong Sports College (ten years); Melbourne Grammar athletics program (twelve years)
- Head strength coach, Victorian Volleyball Academy (2012–2014)
- Coaching school and club sport since 2006, across more than fifteen schools
Brings particular experience in
- 1Running mechanics, and getting back to running
- 2Sport-specific and athletic training
- 3People who find the gym intimidating
My own sport
- Ten Australian triple jump titles, the tenth at 34
- Commonwealth Games bronze, Melbourne (2006)
- World Championships, Berlin (2009); World University Games (2009, 2013)
Outside the studio
Still coaching national and international jumpers, including Tiana Boras and Liam Glew.
The same model, whoever you train with
Every coach at State of Fitness has a university degree in exercise science, and between us we have more than 60 years of coaching. We all work from the same model. Your program is written for you, in four-week blocks, by the coach who trains you, and adjusted on the day. Short on sleep, stiff, sore, or a movement just isn’t there today? We change the session, not the appointment, and you keep moving. If you’re coming back from an injury, we train you within your physio’s or osteo’s plan and keep them in the loop. The whole coaching team reviews how members are tracking every Tuesday, a traffic-light system flags a niggle, a missed week or a stall before it becomes a problem, and our full-time admin team keeps the small things handled. We understand life gets in the way. If you can’t make it in, we’ll always do our best to reschedule and find you another session. Our coaches are employees, not contractors, and we run more than a hundred sessions a week, so there’s usually a way. Your program moves with you. Consistency is what gets results, and keeping you moving is the whole job.
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