Doug Halliday has enjoyed a distinguished career as an athlete, specializing in the 100 and 200 metres in sprints, for which he was the Provincial Junior and Senior record holder in in 1998, and the Atlantic 200m champion and 100m silver medalist in 1999. As an athlete he competed for Westerland Track, Memorial University and the University of Manitoba.
Doug’s great passion, however, was coaching, leading Holy Heart track teams to provincial 4A banners and introducing top athletes like Kate Bazely and Julia Howard to the sport.
In 2009 Doug began coaching at Pearlgate with a vision to create a sustainable running group that would compete and give back to the sport. In 2014, Doug’s athletes set 24 new provincial records, four of which were held by him, the most records for a coach in a single season in provincial track and field.
Over the years, Doug’s athletes have claimed many gold and silver medals at the Provincial and Atlantic championships and gold at the Hersey North American championships.
Doug’s dedication to the young athletes that he has coached was instrumental in their development and continued love of the sport. Several of his athletes have been voted Athlete of the Year at Mt. Peal, and in 2014, Doug was named Coach of the Year at the School of Human Kinetics.
From 2009 – 2016, Doug coached athletes to top placings at the provincial, national and international levels recording over 40 provincial records from the 100 metres 800 metres. In 2013, he coached Canada Games notable sprint athletes Daniel Kelloway and Jennifer Boland, allowing them to realize their potential in the 200 and 400 metre sprints, leading to many successes at the National and International levels.
Following his coaching position at Pearlgate where he was responsible for planning and implementing many club programs, Doug went on to a position with Sport NL where he was a Sport 4 Life Coach. In 2020, he joined the Coaching Association of Canada on its Board of Directors as Provincial/Territorial Coaching Representative.
As a coach, Doug was always available to his athletes providing them with outstanding support.
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