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NELGC

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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

Lara

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.


Natasha

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.