With an outstanding sports background as an athlete over 10 years and coaching experience of 6, Sonia Santos brings both her passion and expertise to the track and field, helping you believe & achieve!
Sonia has been involved in athletics from a young age, and growing up she has had many athletics achievements and been to places where she never imagined she would go.
Over the years, Sonia has competed regionally, nationally and internationally. Back in 2010 she became Northern Champion for 400m hurdles and in 2012 she represented Portugal in Amsterdam Open meeting.
Currently she is still training and competing, however her time is now more dedicated to coaching and helping her athletes achieving their goals.
Sonia is a level 2 Athletics and Multi skills coach and she also has a degree in Sports Coaching and Performance.
As well as possessing all those important qualifications, she has also worked and been mentored by the best coaches in the country.
Most importantly, she is a very passionate and dedicated coach who will always do her best to help her athletes to get where they want to be!
AboutSonia
What some happy athletes say:
' Sonia always shows me that no matter the type of session we have (good or bad) I still have achieved something at the end of it and no time was wasted. Never is.'
-Jack
'I'm still not sure which event I want to focus in athletics, so Sonia is still working with me to identify what suits me best and make me the best athlete that I can be.'
-Gracie
' This is my 3rd year being coached by Sonia, and I have learnt and achieved so much in the past years, I couldn't thank her enough. Each season a new goal was set and each season it was achieved. Can't wait to see what the future brings.'
- Kyle