Block Athletics was founded by our Head Coach and athlete Darren Rogers in March 2014. Darren has been an elite 100m and 200m sprinter since 1998 based in Perth, Western Australia. Darren's athletic career began at U16 level with the Dale Little Athletics Centre. Darren then moved into senior athletics and became a member of Curtin Athletics Club where he was coached for 11 years by two of WA's top coaches.
Darren began his coaching career in 2004 where he coached athletes from his local little athletics clubs. In 2008, Darren became self coached which led to him gaining Athletics Australia coaching accreditation. Darren still competed until 2018 as a member of the WA Masters Athletics Club, becoming the 200m Australian champion in his age category. With over 20 years of sprint competition and training experience, Darren now enjoys sharing his knowledge and passion with the next and new generations of athletes and coaches at Block and across the community.
Following a successful period in Block's coach mentoring program, Imogen recently joined the coaching team as an Athletics Australia accredited coach. Imogen has already assisted Block with providing coaching sessions to our athletes and supporting our community partnerships in some of Perth's elite schools. We continue to encourage, mentor and promote our athletes as part of our coach mentoring program, as we enjoy sharing our knowledge and experience to empower athletes for future leadership as coaches.
The Block Team welcome all athletes of any ability to join the fun, safe, community group that has been established at Block Athletics!
Darren began his coaching career in 2004 where he coached athletes from his local little athletics clubs. In 2008, Darren became self coached which led to him gaining Athletics Australia coaching accreditation. Darren still competed until 2018 as a member of the WA Masters Athletics Club, becoming the 200m Australian champion in his age category. With over 20 years of sprint competition and training experience, Darren now enjoys sharing his knowledge and passion with the next and new generations of athletes and coaches at Block and across the community.
Following a successful period in Block's coach mentoring program, Imogen recently joined the coaching team as an Athletics Australia accredited coach. Imogen has already assisted Block with providing coaching sessions to our athletes and supporting our community partnerships in some of Perth's elite schools. We continue to encourage, mentor and promote our athletes as part of our coach mentoring program, as we enjoy sharing our knowledge and experience to empower athletes for future leadership as coaches.
The Block Team welcome all athletes of any ability to join the fun, safe, community group that has been established at Block Athletics!
THE BLOCK TEAM
DARREN (Head Coach)
Athletics Coach since 2004
Accredited Athletics Australia Coach
Beach Sprint Coach
Bachelor of Education - Primary (Major in Phys Ed & Health Yr.1-10)
Education Assistant - Dept of Education
Working with Children License
Dept of Education Police Clearance
Current Senior First Aid (SLSWA)
Youth Connector (Act-Belong-Commit)
ATHLETE PROFILE:
- 60m - 7.05 sec
- 100m - 10.65 sec and 10.40 sec (hand held)
- 200m - 21.85 sec
- 4x100m Relay - 41.58 sec Australian National Relay Bronze Medallist W.A State Team
- 100 & 200m WA State Mens Open Silver and Bronze Medallist
- 4x100m & 4x400m Relay WA State Mens Open Gold Medallist
- 60,100, 200 & 400m WA State Champion - Masters Age Category 2018
- 200m Australian Champion - Masters Age Category 2018
- 60 & 100m Australian Silver Medallist - Masters Age Category 2018
- 400m Australian Bronze Medallist - Masters Age Category 2018
- WA Amateur & Professional Sprinter since 1998
- 2000 Sydney & 2004 Athens Olympic Trials
- 2002 Manchester & 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games Trials
- Adidas Sponsored Athlete
1999 Swan Leigh Gift Winner (WA) - 2000 Adelaide Bay Sheffield U20 Gift Winner (SA) - 2001 Adelaide Bay Sheffield Gift 3rd Place (SA) - 2002 Burnie Gift Winner (TAS) - 2004 Leonora Gift Winner (WA) - 2004 Mullewa Gift Winner (WA) - 2004 Stawell Gift Semi Finalist (VIC) - 2009 St. Albans Gift Winner (VIC)
IMOGEN (Coach)
ATHLETE PROFILE:
- 60m - 8.29sec & 7.93sec (Hand time trial)
- 100m - 12.68sec
- 200m - 25.85sec
- 400m - 1:06.00sec
- WA State Champion - Open Sprint SLSWA - 2023
- Australian National U19 Beach Sprint Silver Medallist SLSA - 2023
- WA 100m U18 State Champion 2021
- WA 100m U20 Bronze Medallist 2022, 2023
- WA 100m U17 Bronze Medallist 2020
- WA State Champion - Age Beach Sprint SLSWA - 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- WA State Team SLSWA - 2018 to 2023
- Australian National U19 Beach Sprint Bronze Medallist SLSA - 2022
- Australian National Open Beach Relay Bronze Medallist SLSA - 2022, 2023
- Professional Running Results:
- 2020 Bunbury Geographe Gift 3rd Place (WA)
- 2020 U20 Bunbury Geographe Gift 3rd Place (WA)
OUR COACHES UNIFORM . . . EVERY DAY
In 2021 we acknowledged Whadjuk Boodja at our end of season awards event. We are extremely grateful for Kevin Bynder, a proud Nyungar man @kevvybyndersart who created and presented our Block Athletics ‘Perry Lakes’ inspired artwork as appreciation for the land we train and compete on. With Kevin’s blessing our coaching uniform incorporates this unique artwork displaying our ongoing acknowledgement to country at Block Athletics every day.