About us
The Docklands Demons Ice Racing Club was established in June 2017 with the purpose of growing the sport of short track speed skating in Victoria. Our Patron is 6 time Winter Olympian, Colin Coates OAM.
Members
As one of Australia’s largest speed skating clubs, we proudly support members of all ages and abilities. Our members range in age from 7 to 83 years and over 45% are female.
Equipment & Support
As a Not-for-Profit organisation, we provide new members with free loan race suits and high-quality skates to get them started. We then provide financial assistance and advice to support the purchase of custom race suits, boots and blades. The club provides a free club racing vest with the skater’s name on the back, club badge, neck warmer and stainless-steel drink bottle with their name on it. We also have a range of branded merchandise including short and long sleeve T Shirts, cut resistant gloves, training aids and other skating related items.
The Docklands Demons is the only club in Victoria to have the latest blade radius equipment to ensure skaters have access to the latest blade profiles. We offer our services to other clubs both in Victoria and Australia.
Our coaches also offer free one-on-one coaching at O’Brien Icehouse every Friday between 11:00am and 2:00pm and provide coaching support to skaters in other States.
Coaches
Meet Our Coaching Team
Bill Younger
Bill Younger has been coaching since 1980 and is responsible for Australia’s first Learn to Speed Skate program. He has been responsible for conducting the Learn to Speed Skate classes at O’Brien Icehouse since 2012. Five Winter Olympians started their journey with Bill including Steven Bradbury. He is the only coach in Victoria with Australian Institute of Sport accreditation and achieved his AIR Level 2 Coaching accreditation in 2014. Bill has represented Australia on 9 occasions. Bill also provides coaching support to interstate skaters.
Carolyn Phillips
Carolyn Phillips has been coaching since 2017 and has a wonderful rapport with young skaters. She is responsible for identifying talented skaters who are our future champions and part of the National Elite Development Program. Carolyn is a World and National Champion and holds many national and World records. She is also a World Gold champion figure skater.
Danny Kah
Danny Kah is a 3-time Olympian who has a tremendous amount of knowledge with training methodology, race craft, fitness and strength training, equipment requirements and much more. Danny is also the youngest skater to win the Senior Men’s title at the Australian Championships at the age of 14 years.
Siqi Li
Siqi Li is a trainee Coach who is working on her Level 1 Coaching Accreditation. She is currently studying at university and is bilingual.
Committee
The committee is responsible for the governance of the club, including engagement with the Victorian Government, Australian Ice Racing and the Victorian Ice Racing Association, membership recruitment and retention, member welfare and benefits, culture, volunteers, club assets and so much more.
Linda Brodersen
President
Carolyn Phillips
Vice president
Bill Younger
Secretary
Peter Brodersen
Treasurer
Erika Fontaine
Social media specialist
Zim Li
IT specialist