Coaching within a sports environment
For athletes, players, coaches and teams who want a confidential space to build confidence, understand themselves beyond the game and perform at their best.
Coaching is about closing the gap between where you are now and where you want to be. You may have something specific in mind, or you may want help identifying it in the fog.
What we might work on
- Understanding who you are away from your sport
- Confidence, mindset and handling pressure
- Starting or returning to sport
- Team dynamics and communication, using INSIGHTS
- Stepping into leadership as a captain or coach
- Balancing sport with work and life
My experience
- Head coach for the junior club and team coach for the ladies' team at Beyond Badminton Chorley
- Created a session for women and girls starting or returning to badminton, funded through the Badminton England development fund, which grew into a team playing in a league
- Coaching through sport and wellbeing, and a lifelong journey with badminton
Understanding people and teams
- BA (Hons) in Psychotherapy, with dissertations exploring Transactional Analysis, a way of understanding how we communicate and relate to one another
- Accredited INSIGHTS practitioner. INSIGHTS gives individuals and teams a shared language for their preferences, helping people understand themselves, appreciate difference and work together more effectively
- I use these tools to strengthen team dynamics, in organisations and in sport
Sport coaching and community
I'm head coach for the junior club and team coach for the ladies' team at Beyond Badminton. I hold a Badminton England Level 2 coaching qualification and a DBS check, and I'm a registered welfare officer, trained in safeguarding adults and juniors. I'm also trained in Mental Health First Aid.
I created a session to support women and girls starting or returning to badminton, funded through the Badminton England development fund. It grew into a team of women playing in a league.
Qualifications and training
- Badminton England Level 2 coaching qualification
- DBS check
- Registered welfare officer, trained in safeguarding adults and juniors
- Mental Health First Aid trained
- Accredited INSIGHTS practitioner
What clients say
She tailors my lessons to my goals and pace, and can spot a flaw and break it down into simple drills. My technique, court awareness and confidence have all improved. Her enthusiasm is infectious.
Sports coaching client
How it works. Coaching is led by you, with a complimentary discovery call first. See how the coaching process works.
Other ways I coach: Coaching within a business environmentCoaching for personal development and growth
Step through the door
Curious? Let's have a conversation.
No pressure, no obligation. Tell me a little about what you'd like support with and I'll reply personally.