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

q       BRITISH GYMNASTICS TUTOR & ASSESSOR

q       BRITISH GYMNASTICS TEACHERS AWARD TUTOR

q       SCHOOLS JUDGE

q       LONDON GYMNASTICS FEDERATION GENERAL GYMNASTICS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBER

QUALIFICATIONS:

q       MSC IN EXERCISE & HEALTH BEHAVIOUR

q       ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN EXERCISE & HEALTH STUDIES

q       GENERAL SENIOR CLUB COACH. WOMENS ARTISTIC CLUB COACH, SPORTS ACROBATIC CLUB COACH, TUMBLING & TRAMPETTE CLUB COACH, PRE SCHOOL CLUB COACH & FUN FOR BABY QUALIFIED CLUB COACH

q       WEIGHT TRAINING, FITNESS TESTING, ADVANCED AEROBICS, TEACHING OF EXERCISE TO MUSIC, FIT KIDS HEALTH RELATED FITNESS, 50+ EXERCISE TEACHER.

q       FIRST AID, SPORTS INJURIES & THERAPY.

q       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:           JULIA CHRISTIE                                                                                    

JOB TITLE:   SENIOR CLUB COACH

STATUS: FULL BRITISH GYMNASTICS MEMBER, ENHANCED CRB APPROVED, CHILD PROTECTION, FIRST AID CERTIFIED

RESPONSIBLE FOR: GIRLS SQUADS, MENTORING COACHES, DISPLAY TEAM COACH/CHOREOGRAPHER,  SCHOOLS CO ORDINATOR & SCHOOLS COACH.

q       BRITISH GYMNASTIC TEACHERS AWARD TUTOR

q       BRITISH GYMNASTICS ASSESSOR

q       BRITISH GYMNASTICS SCHOOLS JUDGE – FLOOR & VAULT

QUALIFICATIONS:

q       DIPLOMA IN DANCE & THEATRE STUDIES

q       GENERAL GYMNASTICS SENIOR CLUB COACH, SPORTS ACROBATIC CLUB COACH, TUMBLING CLUB COACH, GMPD QUALIFIED (DISABILITIES)

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:

TRAINED AS A DANCER AT RAMBERT SCHOOL OF BALLET, WORKED AS A BALLET TEACHER FOR 5 YEARS BEFORE MANAGING THE DONMAR WAREHOUSE THEATRE FOR 9 YEARS.  BEGAN TRAINING AS A GYMNASTICS COACH IN 2004 AT REDBRIDGE SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS.  CURRENTLY COACH IN SEVERAL SCHOOLS IN HACKNEY & ISLINGTON AS WELL AT BEING GIRLS SQUAD COACH AT NELGC.

NAME: REBEKAH EDGAR

JOB TITLE: LEVEL 3 CLUB COACH, WELFARE OFFICER

STATUS: FULL BRITISH GYMNASTICS MEMBER, ENHANCED CRB, CHILD PROTECTION.

RESPONSIBLE FOR: I COACH THE TUMBLING SQUAD GYMNASTS ON A MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING

QUALIFICATIONS:

q       LEVEL 3 CLUB COACH,

q       TIME TO LISTEN (WELFARE OFFICER)

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN GYMNASTICS: I AM AN EX-SQUAD LEVEL ARTISTIC GYMNAST OF 6 YEARS, COMPETING AT BOTH CLUB AND REGIONAL LEVEL. DRIVEN BY MY PASSION FOR THE SPORT, I BEGAN COACHING VOLUNTARILY AT THE AGE OF 14 AND QUICKLY PROGRESSED TO BECOME A QUALIFIED COACH. I RETURNED TO COACHING AT NELGC IN 2008 AFTER GRADUATING FROM LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY AND HAVE SINCE OBTAINED MY LEVEL 3 CLUB COACH QUALIFICATION. 

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:

q       BRITISH GYMNASTICS CLUB COACH,

q       BA HONS QTS (DRAMA): L.R.A.D., A.R.A.D., A.I.S.T.D. 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:

q       LEVEL 3 CLUB COACH,

q       TIME TO LISTEN (WELFARE OFFICER) 

 NAME: LUCY ANNE SHARMAN

JOB TITLE:   ASSISTANT COACH

STATUS: BRITISH GYMNASTICS MEMBER, ENHANCED CRB,

QUALIFICATIONS: LEVEL1
RESPONSIBLE FOR: ASSISTING WITH COACHING RECREATIONAL CLASSES, I AM ALSO A GYMNAST
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN GYMNASTICS: I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF NELGC FOR ABOUT 8 YEARS. I HAVE COMPETED IN MANY COMPETITIONS AND THE LONDON YOUTH GAMES IN 2006 AND 2008.

I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF THE FESTIVAL TEAM SINCE 2007. THE TEAM HAS PERFORMED IN LONDON, SCOTLAND AND ITALY. ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN GREAT EXPERIENCES FOR ME AND I HOPE TO HAVE FURTHER INVOLVEMENT IN FUTURE FESTIVALS.

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.

I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF THE FESTIVAL TEAM SINCE 2006 AND HAVE PERFORMED IN LONDON, SCOTLAND AND ITALY. I TOOK MY FIRST COACHING QUALIFICATION IN 2007.