APPLIED COACHING RESEARCH JOURNAL 2020 , Vol . 6
Peer Reviewers
Paul Thompson MBE
Paul is an international Rowing Coach and author . He has personally coached medal winning crews at six Olympic Games . As Chief Coach , his squad contributed to GB topping the Olympic medal table in Beijing , London and Rio . Paul has twice been inducted into UK Coaching ’ s Hall of Fame and into UK Sport ’ s Coaching Fellowship . He has also received the International Rowing Federation ’ s Coach of the Year award .
Dr Graham Turner
Australian Institute of Sport
Graham is a Performance Pathway Coaching Consultant and his role is to support sports to establish contemporary and sportrelevant performance pathways that identify , develop , support and progress talented athletes to achieve medal winning performances . Graham ’ s PhD is in Talent Development and his experience includes research and design of a National Strategy for Talent Development in Australia and the UK .
Dr Alex Twitchen
Open University
Alex is a Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching Practice and Learning at the Open University . He has over 25 years of experience as a football coach , coach developer , teacher and lecturer working with players , coaches and students in many different contexts .
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