About Me

Ask my friends and colleagues to give you one word to describe me and they'll invariably come up with one of 'generous, positive, passionate or ambitious'. My life has had a fair amount of ups and downs but through it all, my consistent love for, and dedication to sport, coaching and learning have been at the forefront.

Professionally I have worked in sport and coach development, learning and education for over 15 years. As a volunteer, I have coached rowing for over 25 years, including working with the GB Rowing Team and receiving the British Rowing Club Performance Coach of the Year award in 2017.

I am currently self-employed as a learning sport development consultant, and enjoy a working on a wide range of projects, supporting young people to develop. I am the founder of Sisterhood of Sport, a project which supports women and girls to develop build their confidence through education and networking programmes.

The past few years have taken me back into academia and I am enjoying researching, and finding alternative solutions to current practice.

EDUCATION

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Women in High Performance Sport

Focussing on the culture surrounding female athletes and coaches in sport

The Grange School, Hartford

GCSEs and A'levels

Retention of teenage athletes

Identifying interventions to retain teenagers through the typical dropout ages

Healthy Athlete Retirement

The role of the coach in ensuring athlete welfare after retirement with a specific focus on mental health.

Creating Inclusive Clubs

The role of local community clubs in supporting disabled people to enjoy sport.

University of Manchester

BA (Hons) Sport Studies, Business and IT

University of Gloucestershire

PGDip (Merit) Professional Practice in Sports Coaching