Coaching Voices with Carol Jackson: The former coach of Robbie Grabarz

The England Athletics Podcast

High jump coach Carol Jackson is the guest for the second part of England Athletics' Coaching Voices podcast series which looks to capture expertise, personality and opinion from renowned coaches. Carol is an accomplished coach and event organiser who has worked with the likes of Olympic silver medallist Robbie Grabarz and former British record holder Mark Naylor, but there is one thing about her that may surprise you. "Never in my life have I cleared a high jump bar," she says. "I was a long jumper...I loved athletics but I was the basic, good team member that would do any event that you wanted me to...but for the points. In this episode, she talks to interviewer Tom McNab about the biggest influences on her career and her desire to increase the number of female role models.