ENJOYING a well-deserved break from athletics, busy Ipswich sporting allrounder Addison Hayne is already tackling new sporting pursuits.
Addison has started playing Aussie rules with the Ipswich Eagles along with netball at school and with Western Districts, midweek touch football and her ongoing activities at the Rosewood Hack and Pony Club.
However, it’s in athletics where the Willowbank-based teenager has achieved her most recent successes.
She finished second in the under-15 long jump competition at the Australian Little Athletics championships in Adelaide and achieved the same placing at the state 16 years titles in Brisbane.
She has regularly jumped over 5m, with her personal best 5.43m at the Queensland All Schools Championships late last year.
Addison, who turns 15 in July, also trains and competes in high jump and triple jump.
Addison’s high jump coach Theresa ‘Marty’ Stolberg said the rising athlete was a joy to work with.
“She’s a very consistent performer,” Marty said, having assisted Addison for five years.
“She’s a lovely athlete, very coachable.”
National coach Marty is linking with another Ipswich and District Athletic Club mentor Ted Ruben, who focuses on Addison’s long jump and triple jump development.
“Ted and I work together really well,” Marty said.
Addison trains once a week with Marty at St Lucia, QSAC or St Peter’s Lutheran College at Springfield.
Her personal best in high jump is 1.6m.
The West Moreton Anglican College student came seventh in her high jump event at state titles.
Ted has coached Addison for three years, watching her wonderful progression and dedication to training.
“She does everything I ask her to do,” Ted said.
“She always gives me feedback on how we’re progressing, which is very important as a coach-athlete relationship.
“She always works hard for me.”
Addison mainly trains with Ted at Bill Paterson Oval.
“When it comes to competitions, Addi has this game face,” Ted said. “She’s just totally focused.”
Marty said combining long jump and triple jump events with high jump were helping Addison.
“It’s really good,” the highly respected coach said.
“It’s something that all kids should be, good at a few things because you don’t know exactly what you’re going to be good at until you get a bit older.”
Marty said having Ted work on Addison’s speed and plyometrics skills allowed her to focus more on technical elements rather than running sessions during high jump training.
“With her doing that with Ted, we complement each other … and it works really well,” Marty said.
“I think having the triple jump helps with the high jump.”
Ted agreed, as they work collaboratively on their respective athlete programs.
“Marty and I bounce ideas off each other,” Ted said.
“I love plyometrics because it gives that explosive power in the legs to take off for jumps so that’s why when she does long jump and triple jump with me … that’s transferrable to her high jumping.”
Addison has been with the Ipswich Little Athletics Centre since she under 6.
She progressed into the senior club in recent seasons.
Addison comes from a sporting family with mum Sam a former netballer, touch player and athlete.
Dad Andrew was a cricketer and squash player.
Ted used to play touch football at Leichhardt “many, many moons ago” with Sam, extending the strong regional links.
“As a coach, I mainly concentrate on what’s in Ipswich,” he said.
“I want to see what we’ve got as a community.”
Having added Aussie rules to Addison’s impressive sporting list, Sam is proud of her successes, including at the Rosewood Hack and Pony Club which she joined when she was four.
Addison has shared in past state title dressage successes.
At last year’s Queensland titles, she moved into the 13-26 year age group and was Reserve Champion in the one-day event. She placed overall in the dressage.
Addison qualified for the state showjumping event this year but missed the championships which clashed with her athletics.
Addison finished 11th in the under-16 long jump (5.11m) at the latest national championships in Perth.
She came sixth in triple jump with a personal best 10.42m effort at the Australian Little Athletics Championships in Adelaide.
