FOOTY FAST TRACKER: Meg Rankin
Meg Rankin is the owner of The Speed House, a business that focuses on athlete's individual requirements with running to develop the correct technique and form to achieve efficient and fast performance.
Meg is a specialist coach focusing on burst speed for team based athletes. Meg’s passion and journey began in Little Athletics and has carried through to today where her coaching philosophy is centred around connection with the athlete to maximise their potential.
Through observation of junior sport Meg identified the need for team based athletes to improve their speed to gain an advantage over their opponent.
Meg’s experiences have included
- Speed coach at the Michelle Timms Basketball Academy
- Coach with Athletics Australia Schools Sports programs
- Head sprint coach at Croydon Little Athletics
- Speed coach at elite pathway junior football camps
- Assessment and ongoing development of VJBL representative basketballers
- Individual coaching of elite athletes in Little Athletics achieving state medals
- Level 1 Community Coaching - Athletics Australia
- Community Coaching General Principles – Athletics Australia
- Speed Masterclass 2021
- IAAF – Kids Athletics: Fitness & Fundamentals - Athletics Australia 2019
- Child Protection and Safeguarding course
- Harassment and Discrimination course
- “Speed House” Director and Coach
- NFNL Junior Representative Program Running Coach
- NAB and Coates Talent League Running Coach
- Under 16 Girls AFLW Head Coach Park Orchards JFC
- Yarra Valley Grammar GIRLS Intermediate & Senior AFLW Coach 2024-Current
- Yarra Valley Grammar 1st 18 AFL Boys running coach
- MPJFL Academy Running Coach