ABOUT ME
​The Covid 19 pandemic has been life changing for everyone.
In March 2020, after 18 years working in sports development/coaching at the National Ice Centre I found myself with the unexpected challenge of facing furlough due to the closure of all UK sporting facilities. The furlough period provided me with a number of opportunities as well as the time to reflect on my working life and helped me look towards a possibly different but equally challenging future.
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With the many skills that I have gained over the years I could bring together all of my sporting experience to use at different levels in various settings.
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Having made my decision to leave my post as Sports Development Officer and become a self-employed coach I feel very positive that what I have to offer to schools, communities and sports clubs will greatly benefit those who participate: for me I will always give 100% to everything I do.
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Sports Development Experience
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- Level 3 Qualified Ice Hockey Coach 2000 to present date
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- 18 Years Sports Development experience at National Ice Centre (NIC) managing
and coordinating all 6 week schools ice skating programmes
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In 2010 the schools ice skating was awarded
The Youth Sport Trust Regional Award for
"Inspiring young people to take part in PE or sport who are not yet engaged"
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- Development/implementation of the Urban Hockey Programme 2007-2018
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- Coach Core Apprenticeship Programme at NIC 2015-2019
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- First Aid Qualified Until 2023
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- Mental Health First Aider 2018
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- Enhanced DBS (online system) from August 2020
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- 12+ years experience as Safeguarding Officer at NIC
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- NSPCC Child Protection In Schools September 2020
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- NSPCC Child Protection In Sport September 2020
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- UK Coaching (Safeguarding and Protecting Children) 2018
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- Former Community Governor at Bluebell Hill Primary School 2016-2020
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- Nottingham City Council
(Safeguarding Bullying Awareness & Promoting Children's Welfare) 2019
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- Nottingham City Council
(Legal Responsibilities of Management -
including H&S Competency & Accountability) 2019
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Ice Hockey Experience
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- Head Coach of Nottingham Lions Ice Hockey Team 2011 to present date
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- Head Coach of Nottingham Lions Academy 2013 to present date
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- Former Nottingham Panthers player 1990
- Junior Ice Hockey Player for Nottingham Tigers/Cougars/Trojans 1984-1995
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- Head Coach of Great Britain Men’s University Ice Hockey Team
at five Student Winter Olympics (Universiades):-
2019 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
2017 Almaty, Kazakhstan
2013 Trentino, Italy
2009 Harbin, China
2007 Turin, Italy
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Other Sports Coaching Experience
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- 4+ Years Coaching Cricket at Notts & Arnold Cricket Club
based in Bestwood Village winning U10 League 2017-19
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- ASA Swimming Coach Level 1 - Carlton Forum Swimming Club