International Athletes Club
In 1958, some of the athletes who were of a standard to be selected for international competition formed the International Athletes Club (IAC), not as a competitive outlet but to give those athletes a voice at the various administrative bodies that made decisions affecting their athletic careers. By the 1970s one of the issues that concerned them was the selection of the team manager for international events. There was a feeling among the athletes that managers performed their duties more in the manner of a teacher shepherding a flock of naughty schoolchildren rather than as the manager of a team of international athletes. Gabbett was among those elected by the athletes to represent them on these matters.
Gabbett's sporting success does not end at athletics. He has continued with sport all his life including competing in the bobsleigh with the Great Britain bobsleigh team. He is a coach not just of athletics but also of swimming and basketball and has been involved with several schools and independent teams including both his children's schools and clubs up to a National level.
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