England Touch Association - Annual Report 2014 England Touch Association - Annual Report 2014 | Page 36

ETA Annual Report HP and Coaching Team For the successful 2014 European Touch Championships in Swansea, Wales, the nine England divisional sides were under the direction of the following coaching teams Mixed 18s Head Coach - Nicholas Matenga Assistant Coach - Tracy Andrew Mixed Open Head Coach - Noel Forde Assistant Coach - Derrick Cant Mixed Senior Head Coach - Martin Wright Assistant Coach - Gregg Cropper Men’s Open Head Coach - Ben Smith Assistant Coach - Clint Rowling Men’s 30s Head Coach - Nathan Bourke Assistant Coach - Marnie Wills Men’s 35s Head Coach - Mike Roa Assistant Coach - Nathan Joyce Men’s 40s Head Coach - Jeff Bimson Assistant Coach - Steve Melling Women’s Open Head Coach - Tim Osborne Assistant Coach - Kellie-Lee James Women’s 27s Head Coach - Sammie Phillips Assistant Coach - Andre le Cornu For 2015, we will benefit from continuity offered by eight head coaches returning from the Euros campaign to lead an England team (with the Men’s 35s and Men’s 40s division merged temporarily as we decide on which teams are entered in TWC): Mixed 18s Head Coach - Nicholas Matenga Mixed Open Head Coach - Noel Forde Mixed Senior Head Coach - Martin Wright Men’s Open Head Coach - Ben Smith Men’s 30s Head Coach - Nathan Bourke Men’s 35s/Men’s 40s Head Coach - Mike Roa Women’s Open Head Coach - Tim Osborne Women’s 27s Head Coach - Sammie Phillips Thanks must also go to a whole host of other HP staff who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to get our sides to the tournament. This list includes all nine team managers and medical staff, plus the following notable mentions: Georgia Yurkwich-Spink (Logistics Manager), Aaron Cockfield (Tour Manager), Zoe Parish (HP Manager), Cathryn Ogle (Apparel Coordinator) and Cari Thorpe (Head of Medical Services). 36 England Touch Association