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APPLIED COACHING RESEARCH JOURNAL 2018, Vol. 2
The Editorial Team
Beth Thompson
Head of Insight and Learning, UK Coaching
Beth is Head of Insight and Learning at UK Coaching and has
20 years of research experience in client and agency roles.
She joined UK Coaching in July 2016 and is responsible for
managing the Research team, as well as a newly established
Learning and Development team. She previously worked
in government social research for NHS England and the
Department for Work and Pensions. Prior to this, Beth worked
in the private sector as a Management Consultant, conducting
research studies for a range of public and private sector
organisations. She also worked as a Research Fellow and
Lecturer at the Applied Criminology and Policing Centre at the
University of Huddersfield. Outside of UK Coaching, Beth is a
dance teacher and group exercise instructor.
Dr Wayne Allison
Technical Director, League Managers Association and UK Coaching
Board Member
Wayne is currently the Technical Director of the League
Managers Association. He previously worked as the Coach
Inclusion and Diversity Manager at the FA and prior to that
as the organisation’s Coaching Research Manager, responsible
for providing the underpinning knowledge of research to
inform policy to support and enhance coach education and
development. Wayne is a former professional footballer who
holds the full range of UEFA coaching qualifications, including
the UEFA Pro Licence, and has also been on the coaching
staff at several professional clubs. Wayne has a PhD in Sport
Exercise Science and Coaching and is co-author of Advances in
Coach Education and Development: From research to practice.
Wayne joined the UK Coaching Board as a Non-Executive
Director in November 2017.
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