1-to-1 Sprint & Speed Coaches in Portsmouth

Private 1-to-1 sprint and speed coaching in Portsmouth typically costs between £40 and £75 per hour. Coaches with academy or international coaching experience sit at the top of that range. Block bookings of 5 or 10 sessions almost always come with a discount — ask about it when you enquire.

Sessions typically run on athletics tracks, 3G pitches and flat grass straights — around Portsmouth that includes Southsea Common and Hilsea Lines, plus school and club sites when the coach has an arrangement in place. Portsmouth FC academy alumni and Solent-based watersports and swimming. If your athlete has a preferred venue, mention it in your enquiry — CoachSpot coaches list the venues they can travel to, and many will meet you at your local club or park.

Any coach working 1-to-1 with under-18s in the UK should hold an enhanced DBS check and a current safeguarding certificate. On CoachSpot both are mandatory — a coach's profile can't go live without them, and the verified badge on the profile means we've seen and reviewed the certificates directly. Speed work needs a full warm-up and genuine rest between reps — a coach rushing recovery is a red flag.

• Ask what the coach measures — timing gates or a phone-timed 10m split beats 'he looked quicker' • For team-sport athletes, check the session includes change of direction, not just straight-line sprinting • Confirm rest periods are long: quality speed work means fewer reps, not more On CoachSpot you can filter by Portsmouth and by sprint & speed, read reviews from other local families, and message a coach before booking a trial session.