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\t\t\t\tThursday, October 30th, 2014<\/span> | Posted by Sarah Vella<\/a><\/span> \t\t\t<\/div>\n

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Crown glory<\/h1>\n

SOUTH Coast Athletics was in the spot light once again with Eleanor Patterson taking out the Athletics Australia Junior Athlete of the Year award at Crown on Thursday Night.
South Coast Athletics President David Green, Eleanor Patterson\u2019s coach, was awarded the Junior Coach of the Year Award. The award caps off a sensational year for Patterson who claimed her second Open High Jump Australian title, broke the World Youth Record with a leap of 1.96m and won gold at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
When asked what winning the award meant Patterson replied, \u201cIt is certainly a great honour to have all the hard work and time that has been put into the achievements over the years, recognised.
\u201cTo be recognised in this manner is amazing in itself but for David to be awarded too is icing on the cake and so well deserving of him.
\u201cIt makes me excited for what the future holds.\u201d
Coach David Green has developed Patterson from a young age and remarked, \u201cI certainly understand the effort and commitment Eleanor has put in and what she has sacrificed to get where she is, so it is a well deserved award.
It certainly hasn\u2019t been easy and the amount of time involved and not just the training component has been immense from her.
\u201cIt is a tough being an individual sport and one where if your preparation isn\u2019t great it can have a dramatic effect on how you compete and you can be exposed.
\u201cEleanor always gives herself the best opportunity to compete well and follows my preparation routine to perfection.
\u201cI must admit the local environment and what the area has got to offer for alternative types of training has assisted us immensely, however having no athletic facilities here at Leongatha has made it very hard so we have had to travel to do what we have to do.\u201d
\u201cAs a coach I would like to say my family has been unbelievably supportive and have sacrificed so much over so many years.
\u201cTheir support has allowed me to spend the time required to prepare the athletes I coach the best I can.
\u201cAthletics doesn\u2019t have the exposure or sponsorship of other sports so you have to be self motivated and willing to sacrifice a lot time wise and financially as a coach and I look back and know this could not have been done without my family\u2019s commitment to the cause and that part you can never be thankful enough for.
\u201cMy family are my biggest supporters and biggest critics at the same time, they keep me honest and on top of things and that part is special really because when you look deeper into it, their contribution has definitely made me a better coach.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Accolades: from left, South Coast Athletics president David Green and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Eleanor Patterson were the recipients of major Athletics Australia awards at Crown on Thursday, October 23.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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