NELGC Coaches
All our coaches are British Gymnastics
qualified and approved. Click on a coach name, to read more
about them.
Senior Club Coach
Lara Everall MSc
Club Coach
Amanda Benjamin
Renee Meme
Natasha Gayral
Level 2 Coaches
Autumn Williams
Jayed Mayes
Level 1 Coaches
Lucy Sharman
Milan Reid
Drew Nicholls

NAME: LARA
EVERALL MSC
Coaching Position: Director
of Coaching
Status: Full British
Gymnastics member, enhanced CRB, child protection, first aid.
Responsible For: senior
boys tumbling squad coach, senior display team coach, mentor
coach British gymnastics tutor & assessor British gymnastics
teachers award tutor schools judge London Gymnastics Federation
general gymnastics technical committee member.
Qualifications: Msc
in exercise & health behaviour advanced diploma in exercise & health
studies general senior club coach. Women’s artistic club
coach, sports acrobatic club coach, tumbling & trampette,
club coach, pre-school club coach & fun for baby qualified
club coach, weight training, fitness testing, advanced aerobics,
teaching of exercise to music, fit kids health related fitness,
50+ exercise teacher, first aid, sports injuries & therapy,
equity in coaching & club management.
Previous Experience: ex-squad
level gymnast competing at regional level. As a teenager started
volunteering at a local club and took the first few coaching
qualifications. Worked as an exercise to music teacher for
a number of years before moving to London to complete a master
degree. Worked as a personal fitness consultant and as a university
lecturer in exercise physiology and health related fitness
for 10 years. Lara set up north east London Gymnastics Club
just over 10 years ago and is now the director of coaching
at NELGC.
NAME: AMANDA
BENJAMIN
Job title: Club
coach (external) dance teacher (secondary)
Status: Full
British gymnastics member, enhanced CRB, first aid
Responsible For: assisting
squad gymnasts, mentoring coaches teaching dance, choreography
Qualifications: British
Gymnastics Club Coach, Ba Hons qts (drama): IRAD, ARAD,
AISTD, language of dance tutor
Previous Experience: Did
gymnastics at school, trained as a ballet dancer and teacher;
came into coaching gymnastics through supporting son in
the club.

NAME: NATASHA
GAYRAL
Job Title: Level
3 Club Coach, Welfare Officer.
Status: Full
British Gymnastics member, enhanced CRB, child protection.
Responsible For: Coaching
the blue squad and coaching the recreational classes at
the club & schools coach.
Qualifications:
Level 3 Club Coach, time to listen (welfare officer).
Name: AUTUMN
WILLIAMS
Job Title: Level
1 coach
Status: British
Gymnastics member, enhanced CRB,
Qualifications: level1
Responsible For: Assisting
with classes at NELGC
Previous Experience
in Gymnastics: I have been a member of NELGC for
about 4 years. I have competed in many competitions and
represented Hackney in the London Youth Games 2006-2008.