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Head of Sport selected for UK Sport's new high performance coaching programme
We are thrilled to announce that the College's Head of Sport and Head Coach of GB Women's Goalball, Aaron Ford, has been included in the first cohort of UK Sport's newly launched High Performance Coach Apprenticeship Programme (HiCAP).
Over the last 12 years, Aaron has worked with, and supported, many young people who are blind or partially sighted within a range of sports and has been instrumental in the growth and development of the RNC Sports Academy.
His passion for talent development within Goalball led to his selection as performance coach for the national GB Women's Goalball squad in 2014. Since then he has worked within performance sport alongside his RNC teaching role and is developing pathways at the Academy for students to progress from grass roots through to a professional level in both the men's and women's national squads.
Aaron is delighted to have been selected for UK Sport's HiCAP programme which targeted coaches with high potential or those transitioning into high-performance.
26 coaches from 16 sports across the Olympic and Paralympic high-performance community, as well as a small number of professional sport coaches, will form the inaugural cohort.
Set to run for 18 months, the 26 coaches will come together to develop professional knowledge, skills and gain experiences relevant to their own contexts. The programme is designed to evolve with the coaches, firmly placing their individual needs and wants at the heart of the experience and adapting to support their growth as expert coaches for current and future roles in high-performance environments.
The 26 coaches come from all areas of sport and the inaugural cohort is as follows:
Iain Aberdeen - Shooting
Robin Armayan - Swimming
Andrew Butcher - Gymnastics
Lee Campion - Shooting
John Champion - Gymnastics
Zoe Chasemore - Shooting
Zack Davies - Boxing
Gavin Evans - Table Tennis
Sheonah Forbes - Netball
Aaron Ford - Goalball
Chris Galesloot - Fencing
Christine Harrison-Bloomfield - Athletics
Brad Hay - Swimming
Naomi Johnston - Cycling
Jamie Jones-Buchanan - Rugby League
Ben Kinnear - Snowboard
Jamie Kirkwood - Rowing
Ryan Livingstone - Swimming
Marc McCarroll - Wheelchair Tennis
Sean O'Loughlin - Rugby League
Jason Parsons - Judo
Mark Proctor - Canoe Slalom
Tom Reed - Judo
Emma Trott - Cycling
Graham Wardell - Swimming
Anthony Wise - Gymnastics
Aaron is in great company and says:
'I hope to take advantage of the opportunity to develop my own coaching practice and understanding to be able to better support our high-performance athletes as we aim to qualify for Paris 2024.'
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