Andrea set up the Athletics Academy in 2010 where it has developed into a full Academy programme, coaching across all events and abilities from Novice to Elite. Andrea was the sole coach until 2014 where further development saw the addition of a second coach to enable specialist events to be catered for and a growth in athlete numbers. Specialist guest coaches in Throws and Jumps have also been added to the programme to cater for the range of athletes attending. Andrea also took on the running and development of our successful junior and UWE programme until 2017. The juniors are currently partnered with B&W AC which is an inclusive environment, encouraging all to develop general skills in Athletics, Agility, Balance and Coordination. Growing numbers from 15 to now over 60 participants from age 5-16.

Andrea is a level 2 Sprints Coach with added modules in Pole Vault, Jumps and Endurance. Andrea is also a qualified Run Leader and Children in Athletics coach. She has taken further courses in SAQ, England Athletics S&C, online sports nutrition course and attended various England Athletics CPD workshops and conferences in Sprints, Jumps and Throws. With 10 years of experience coaching across all age groups from 5-Adult. Andrea is also a qualified Assessor.

Andrea competed in English Schools Cross Country at U17 and in Senior Age Group has competed for Bristol & West across many events with her main specialism in 400, 400 Hurdles and Pole Vault. Andrea was assistant Team manager for B&W during their successful rise through the Midland League to the top of Division One, prior to their promotion in subsequent years to the UKWAL. Andrea is also a qualified Level 2 Track Judge and started training as a UKA Athletics Tutor.

Eddie has an extensive background in Athletics as both an athlete and a coach. He initially joined SGS College as a community club coach in 2019 and has now stepped into the role of academy development coach & community club coordinator since October 2021. Eddie now oversees the growth and development of athletics at the college whilst developing partnerships with community-based clubs to help grow the sport of athletics in Bristol and Avon.

As an active athlete for 12 years, Eddie specialised in sprints & jumps when competing for his hometown club Oswestry Olympians, Shropshire, and the University of Birmingham, where he completed his undergraduate degree (BSc) in Sport, Physical Education & Coaching Science. He also holds a masters degree (MSc) in Sports Business, Management & Policy (Distinction) as well as a UKA Coaching License and Level 1 Field Official's License.

Eddie now coaches athletes ranging from age 5 to adults, coaching athletes in SGS's athletics academy, SGS juniors, University of West England and local schools. He also works with deaf athletes and para-athletes in close conjunction with Yate AC, whilst overseeing sessions conducted by Bristol & West AC, North Somerset AC and Thornbury Running Club, who all use the SGS track and field facility.

Paul is our SGS College athletics coach and is a UKA Level 2 Athletics Throws coach.

Basketball Academy first team Head Coach. Head coach of Bristol Flyers Mens 2nd team and Assistant Coach for the Bristol Flyers BBL team. Many years of coaching experience including being head coach of the England U15 Boys programme.

Phil is the Basketball Academy first team assistant coach and second team coach. Alongside this, Phil is also Head coach of Bristol Flyers U16 Girls and has 10 years of coaching experience including Head Coach of South East U13 & U15 Aspire teams and assistant coach of Wales Men’s U16 & U23. Phil is a Basketball England Level 2 coaching qualification and currently run’s the DiSE Basketball program.

Shane is an assistant coach for the 1st and 2nd Team Basketball Academy. He is also head coach of the flyers U18 program. Shane plays for the Bristol Flyers and has played professionaly around the world for 10+ seasons. He attended University of Maryland before graduating from Loyola University of Maryland where he played division 1 basketball as a student-athlete. Shane is a Level 2 certified coach.

I am a Qualified Boxing Coach with England Boxing and an experienced amateur boxer with over 50 bouts and a Junior National Champion. Former Professional Boxer and Qualified L3 Personal Trainer with experience as a Men’s Physique Competitor.

An ECB Level 3 coach, Luke has coached on the Gloucestershire Cricket performance pathway for more than a decade, working with both boys and girls county squads. His highlights include leading the Under 14 Boys to their highest ever finishes in the ECB Cup and working on the Girls Emerging Players Programme from its inception. Luke has also played a part in the development of a number of players who have gone on to earn professional contracts with Gloucestershire CCC. Luke is a former Minor Counties cricketer and also played for Gloucestershire 2nd XI. He is currently player/coach of Cheltenham CC in the West of England Premier League (WEPL). Having won promotion in 2018 he helped Cheltenham to their highest league finish in more than a decade in 2019. Luke has a Masters Degree in sports coaching and helps train, mentor and develop coaches in cricket and across other sports.

David played for 20 years as a professional footballer with over 650 senior appearances for Blackpool, Swindon Town, Hull City, Stoke City and Shrewsbury Town gaining 5 promotions. He then established the first ever Football Academy at Cirencester in 1995 winning 10 National Finals. David was then head hunted by Watford back into the pro game as their U18 Coach initially and then as the First Team Coach defeating Leeds Utd at the Millenium Stadium to gain promotion into the Premier League. David has also coached at Southampton, Coventry City, MK Dons as well as being Head Coach at Leeds Utd and Forest Green Rovers.

Last season the SGS Male Football team won 7 trophies including the 2 National College Finals. SGS have since had 6 players sign contracts with pro clubs.

UEFA B License Coach
Former ECFA National Player
Former SGS 1st team Captain
Coach of Double ECFA National Champions 2018-19

Sam has exprienced academy football all through his youth representing Leeds Utd, York City academies and Coventry City as an U18 apprentice. Furthermore Sam went to play professional football in Sweden representing GIF Sundsvall. Sam has then gone on to begin a coaching career which started here at SGS studying a university course, BSc Sports coaching. Sam Currently coaches both male and female goalkeepers here at SGS and also coaches for Bristol Rovers academy externally.

Sophie has been coaching for a number of years within the Youth Development phase. Sophie has obtained her UEFA B Licence and FA Youth Award during her time. Sophie joined the College in June 2021 from Bristol Rovers where she played a big part in the development of the academy teams.

Tom heads up our Football Development and Enrichment programme at the College. Tom is a Level 2 qualified coach and has experience working in the local area with outstanding community links.

Peter has over 20 years experience as a PGA Professional, coaching and mentoring close to 300 student golfers at the college golf academy, since its inception in 2002. He has developed the academy to what it is today, amongst the top golfing colleges in the country. His passion for golf has lead to opportunities within England Golf and he also starting the renowned Intercollegiate Tour. He has managed the England Schools boys team, and is still involved with Avon Schools Golf.

Married with two children, Peter’s other interests include cycling, running and inventing, with a number of projects in the pipeline – golf based and otherwise.

Kelvin has a wealth of experience both as a player and coach. He has been a qualified PGA level 3 coach for over 30 years and has been immersed in the world of golf since birth; his father is also a PGA professional.

His tournament experience includes playing on the European Tour, the highlight of which was qualification for the PGA Championships at Wentworth along with numerous successes on the West Region circuit. Lately Kelvin had back to back victories in the West Region PGA Seniors Championship.

However coaching is and has been the backbone of his career. Kelvin is a great believer in continual development and has attended many conferences and seminars, predominately based around coaching performance golf. He has now worked as a Coach for the increasingly successful SGS College Golf Academy for over 12 years and in his own words “enjoyed every minute”.

Lara is a Level 2 Netball coach currently working towards her Level 3. Lara started out as Assistant Coach in the Academy whilst also teaching A Level and GCSE English at our Filton site. When the opportunity arose, Lara applied to be Head of Netball and was successful. She has since led the team to a league win and had players selected for the AOC National Netball team and Team Bath Futures.

Lara has developed her coaching skills further by working within the England Netball Performance Pathway and the Team Bath Futures Netball Hub that trains at the WISE Campus.

Lara is keen to develop all kinds of players and welcomes interest and applications from netballers of all levels.

Zoe is an experienced Coach specialising in identifying, recruiting and developing young talent, helping players to fulfil their potential.

• Qualified Level 2 Netball Coach
• SGS Bristol Academy Juniors Netball Coach

Former SGS College and Bristol Academy player, Danny Williams has been part of the Rugby Academy coaching staff for 13 years and has won numerous Local, National and International titles with SGS as a result of his hard work. Working predominantly in the development programme ensuring all players at SGS Rugby have a great experience whilst here and leave not only as better players but better people. Danny has coached at senior level around the Bristol Combination and at County Level and has good relationships with clubs and coaches around the South West.

“Having been through the SGS Rugby Pathway myself I know the hard work and dedication needed, I can relate in all aspects to what the current learners are experiencing and offer my help and support when needed.”

Currently a Level 3 coach and doctoral student (PhD) at the University of Edinburgh, Dan has extensive experience of coaching and coach development over the last 12 years. He has been a staff member at SGS College since 2013 as a coach and more recently a lecturer on the undergraduate sports degrees at our University Centre WISE. Dan has coached at various local rugby clubs, representative sides and is currently the Head Coach of Old Redcliffians in National 2, alongside this he has been involved with our partner Bristol Bears as an academy coach for 8 years.

Dan is not only extremely passionate about developing young people and supporting them to achieve their personal best, but rugby in the Bristol area. He commented: "SGS College Rugby has been successful in the last 20 years, however I feel we have not even scratched the surface yet. Bristol is a hotbed of rugby and as a college we want to be the pinnacle of that. We want to be internationally recognised for our approach to people development and the leading schoolboy rugby programme in the country

Ellie has been involved in rugby since the age of 9 and has progressed all the way through the rugby pathway! Throughout here career Ellie has gained club, regional and country representation. Ellie is currently playing for the Bristol Bears in the Allianz 15s. Ellie has been coaching now for a few years and love the fact that you can play apart in other peoples rugby journey and help develop them as players. Ellie is currently a level 2 coach looking to progress onto her level 3. Outside of SGS College Ellie also coaches North Bristol ladies.

Rugby has always been a passion of mine and I have wanted to work within the sport ever since I was young. I chose to chase a career since I left school, taking on a Btec in Sports Coaching, followed by a BSc in Rugby Coaching and Performance & MSc in Applied Sports Performance Analysis from University of South Wales and University of Worcester respectively. I have since worked amongst professional environments and universities (Bristol Bears, London Scottish RFC, Imperial College London, University of Bristol) and now am working alongside Matt Belbin as part of the coaching team for the Female Academy, looking to continue my development in performance coaching.

Nick Davidson (Head Coach of the Table Tennis Academy) has an experienced coaching and development career spanning over 20 years. He was the SW Regional coach of the Year in 2019 at the English Table Tennis pride Awards and the Table Tennis SW Coach at the AOC Championships since 2018. The former Gloucestershire County Junior Coach works with a number of England’s top cadets and juniors. He was also the Head Coach and Development Officer at Cheltenham Table Tennis Club when they won the South West Table Tennis Club of the Year and were awarded 3rd place in the National Premier Club Table Tennis awards.

Now full time at SGS College he is helping shape the development and careers of a number of players to allow them to reach their goals and full potential.

Craig has worked in the SGS injury clinic since 2010 when he graduated from the University of the West of England with a degree in Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. Craig is the lead for the department ensuring that all students receive a good standard of care and treatment when seeking assistance from medical staff as well as keeping the department proactive in its prevention of injuries. Alongside his years of experience, Craig also has additional qualifications in immediate trauma care, acupuncture, Kinesio taping and manipulative techniques as well as recently becoming a certified strength and conditioning specialist. Outside of the academy, Craig currently works with the Bristol’s only professional basketball team, the Bristol Flyers, alongside completing a PhD in injury prevention in youth rugby at the University of Bath.

Lily joins the college having recently graduated from UWE Bristol with a degree in Sports Rehabilitation. Lily also has additional qualifications such as Pre-Hospital Immediate Care in Sport (PHICIS), which is accredited by the RFU. As well was Sports massage, Sports Taping, Kinesiology taping and Medical Acupuncture. In addition to her work at SGS, Lily also works for Bristol Bears as a Sports therapist for the Under 18’s Academy. She has also previously worked with Bristol City Women’s academy, Bath Rugby, Somerset County Cricket Club, Western Storm, Bedminster Cricket Club and England LX Hockey.

Tom has a degree in Sport Rehabilitation and is a BASRaT registered therapist. He works in private clinical practices as well as working with Nailsea & Tickenham FC. He has now joined the sports academy team supporting the student athletes in their injury management. Tom will primarily use tailored exercise programs, but also some manual therapy techniques, to help facilitate better movement, reduce pain and, help people return to their activity stronger than they were before. Outside of work, Tom plays two instruments with a band as well as keeping fit with his main sport of swimming.

I have a masters degree in strength and conditioning and have accrued 10 years experience in the field of strength and conditioning, working with a range of sports, across youth and senior level. High performance experience includes Bristol RFC academy, Pontypool RFC and Team Bath Netball Academy. My hobbies include rugby, tennis and golf.

Will started working at the college in 2018 but he is also an ex-student attending the college from 2010-2012 where he studied a Level 3 BTEC in Sports performance and excellence and was a member of the American Football academy. After graduating from SGS, Will spent 6 months in Canada at a Prep school playing against some top high schools in America before coming back to study at Cardiff Metropolitan University where he graduated with a BCs (Hons) degree in Sports Conditioning, Rehabilitation and Massage. Whilst completing his degree he also interned with the Cardiff Met performance sports teams during his third year and gained experience within multiple sports.