Sports Coaches
Name: Mark Tennant DOB: 22/08/1980
Favourite Teams:
Everton FC, Wasps, Yorkshire CCC, West Coast Eagles, Cincinnati Bengals, Chicago Cubs.
Favourite Sports:
Golf, Football, Cricket, Hockey, Squash, Swimming, Dodgeball, Skiing
Sportsman/Woman you would most like to meet:
Sir Ian Botham, Tiger Woods, Neville Southall, Rachael Unitt.
Claim to fame:
Marked Luther Blissett in a Charity Football match, against Watford Legends for my Senior School.
Finished 3rd in U-14's International Head to Head Slalom Ski Tournament in Villars (France).
Favourite Sporting Quotes:
"The bigger they are, the harder they fall!"
"Football isn't a matter of life and death, its more important than that!"
"It's only a game!"
Name: Dave Small DOB: 02/05/1980
Favourite Teams:
Wooburn Narkovians CC, Wycombe Wanderers, Tottenham Hotspur FC, Surrey CCC, Wasps, Chicago Cubs, New York Giants, European Ryder Cup Team
Favourite Sports:
Football, Cricket, Golf, Swimming, American Football, Rugby
Sportsman/Woman you would most like to meet:
Fabio Cannavaro
Claim to fame:
Being mistaken as Fabio Cannavaro in the streets of Madrid
Favourite Sporting Quotes:
"The ball or the man goes past, never both!"
Name: David Jordan DOB: 14/11/1988
Favourite Teams:
Bolton Wanderers FC, Average Joes.
Favourite Sports:
Dodgeball, Football, Cricket
Sportsman/Woman you would most like to meet:
Patches O' Houlihan, Peter La Fleur, Kate Veatch
Claim to fame:
Won Hertfordshire Open Championship Dodgeball Tournament.
Favourite Sporting Quotes:
"If you can dodge a wrench you can dodge a ball!"
"The 5 D's of Dodgeball - Dodge, Dip, Duck Dive and Dodge!"
"Joanie loves Chachi!"
Name: David Bushnell DOB: 09/12/1982
Favourite Teams:
QPR, Middlesex CCC, England
Favourite Sports:
Cricket, Golf, Football
Sportsman/Woman you would most like to meet:
Maria Sharapova, Anna Kournikova, John Gregory
Claim to fame:
My Cubs 50m Swimming Badge.
Favourite Sporting Quotes:
"It's not you, it me!"
Name: Greg Jackson DOB: 16/08/1988
Favourite Teams:
Newcastle Falcons, Newcastle United FC
Favourite Sports:
Rugby, Football, Swimming, Tennis
Sportsman/Woman you would most like to meet:
Ricky Hatton, Michael Owen, Matt Dawson, Maria Sharapova
Claim to fame:
Ball Boyed for every London Irish match when I was younger and met all the players.
Friends with Johnny Wilkinson and his family.
Friends with Glen Hoddles step son.
Favourite Sporting Quotes:
"You may not have won, but you didn't lose either!"
Name: Tom Lees DOB: 14/03/1989
Favourite Teams:
Arsenal FC, London Wasps, Middlesex CCC, Indianapolis Colts and Wooburn Narkovians CC
Favourite Sports:
Football, Cricket, Rugby, American Football, Athletics and Goat Racing
Sportsman/Woman you would most like to meet:
Cesc Fabregas, Ana Ivanovic, Arsene Wenger and Mark Tennant.
Claim to fame:
I have been coached by Sir Clive Woodward at rugby
Have played cricket with Dave Small and his world famous short arm jab for 6!!
Favourite Sporting Quotes:
"I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures".
"If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?" Vince Lombardi
"It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get back up." Vince Lombardi
"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing". (Have a guess!!)
Name: Richard Barker DOB: 02/05/1966
Favourite Teams:
Middlesborough F.C., Yorkshire CCC, Sussex CCC.
Favourite Sports:
Golf, Cricket, Football, Basketball, Tennis, Squash
Sportsman/Woman you would most like to meet:
M.S. Dhoni, Annika Sorenstam
Claim to fame:
Was at Wentworth on their Driving range, and was out driving Mark Mc Nulty who was in the Golf bay next to me. He turned round to me and said in a South African accent, "Hitting the ball well mate!".
Favourite Sporting Quotes:
"There are people on the pitch! They think it's all over...it is now!!!"
Name: Matt Phipps DOB: 21/11/1984
Favourite Teams:
Aston Villa FC
Favourite Sports:
Football, Rugby Union, Cricket, Tennis, Boxing
Sportsman/Woman you would most like to meet:
George Best, Paul Gascoigne, Ricky Hatton, John McEnroe
Claim to fame:
Played for Manchester United as a kid
Favourite Sporting Quotes:
"People say Football is a game of life and death, I assure them it is much more than that!!" Bill Shankley
Name: Stuart McLaughlin DOB: 14/03/1985
Favourite Teams:
Aston Villa FC
Favourite Sports:
Football, Tennis
Sportsman/Woman you would most like to meet:
Roberto Baggio, Paul McGrath
Claim to fame:
Being caught on TV at an FA Cup Semi Final game
'Survived' a hostage situation in School!
Favourite Sporting Quotes:
"I would love it! Love it if we beat them! Grrr!!" Kevin Keegan
Name: Andrew Tennant DOB: 18/07/1975
Favourite Teams:
Tottenham Hotspur FC, San Francisco 49'ers, Yorkshire CCC, Leeds Rhinos, Wasps, West Coast Eagles.
Favourite Sports:
Cricket, Eton 5's, Golf
Sportsman/Woman you would most like to meet:
Malcolm Marshall, Natalie Gulbis.
Claim to fame:
Seeded 16th in the Country at Eton 5's.
Bowling Michael Vaughan out at Yorkshire Cricket Academy.
Favourite Sporting Quotes:
"If you haven't given everything, you have given nothing!"
Name: Chris Hall DOB: 14/08/1987
Favourite Teams:
QPR, Wooburn Narkovians C.C., SIMMIES, Miami Dolphins.
Favourite Sports:
Football, Cricket, Volleyball, American Football, Badminton, Softball, Dodgeball, Wrestling!
Sportsman/Woman you would most like to meet:
David Beckham, Mohammed Ali, Michael Vaughan, Maria Sharapova.
Claim to fame:
Worked at Chelsea first team as a players assistant meeting Jose Mourinho and Roman Abramovich.
Coaching and teaching Sir Clive Woodward when he was gaining his football coaching badges.
Favourite Sporting Quotes:
"if you lose you're out the family" Homer Simpson
"if you don't shoot you don't score" Chris Hall
"Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster; they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill." Mohammed Ali
"I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark." Mohammed Ali