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APPLIED COACHING RESEARCH JOURNAL 2018, Vol. 1
Louisa Arnold
Coaching Lead, Kent Sport
Louisa is the Coaching Lead for Kent Sport, a county sports
partnership (CSP) 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.
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