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APPLIED COACHING RESEARCH JOURNAL 2020, Vol. 5
Louisa Arnold
Coaching Lead, Kent Sport
Louisa is the Coaching Lead for Kent Sport, an Active Partnership in the
South East. Prior to starting the role in 2010 she worked in a variety
of sports development environments including school sport and local
authorities, developing coaching and participation initiatives. As the
Regional Lead for a female coaching project (Project 500: More Women,
Better Coaching), Louisa has seen how research can not only demonstrate
impact but also inform future work and support funding applications. In
both roles as a sports development professional and a volunteer netball
coach, Louisa finds research most valuable when it is clear, concise and
practical.
Paul Greaves
Lecturer of Sport, Sheffield Hallam University
Paul is Lecturer of Sport at Sheffield Hallam University and has 18 years
of industry experience within both education and national governing
bodies. By the age of 24 Paul had established and developed one of
the leading performance trampoline clubs in Great Britain, which also
provided extensive grass-roots recreational activity in Yorkshire and
Derbyshire. Paul has coached some of the UK’s top trampoline gymnasts
including the current Olympic silver medallist, Bryony Page. In addition
to this, Paul has also worked with Olympic freestyle skiers James Machon
and Ellie Koyander, providing acrobatic technical support. His passion now
lies within coach education, training and development.
Professor Ben Oakley
Professor, The Open University
Ben is a Professor at The Open University where he established their
online and distance learning sport and coaching programmes in 2007.
His role is primarily as an academic writer and creator of online films,
audio and study material that explains sport, coaching, practice and
theory in ways which engage diverse audiences. He has edited and
written a number of books, articles and free online material. Before
working in higher education he was Olympic coach for the then new sport
of windsurfing, employed by the national governing body to develop
athletes, coaches and club competition.
Dr Lisa Whitaker
UK Coaching
Lisa is the Research Manager at UK Coaching and joined the organisation
in January 2018. She has over 10 years of experience undertaking
qualitative and quantitative research within sport. Prior to joining UK
Coaching, Lisa worked as a Research Officer at Leeds Beckett University
working on multiple social science research projects linked to doping in
sport. She completed her PhD in 2013, which focused on understanding
athletes’ willingness to dope. Lisa has also previously worked as a
grass-roots badminton coach.
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