Riders and Coaches Selected for ‘Step up to Gold’ Programme
Wednesday 11 November 2015
British Showjumping, in conjunction with Sport England and Newbridge Sport Horses, is delighted to announce the second cohort of riders and coaches selected on to the ‘Step Up to Gold’ Programme.
Eight riders have now been selected to come forward on to the programme following on from the four training and selection days held last month. Based on the selection days attended, the riders have been selected from across England with two riders being chosen from the North, South, East and West.
The training programme will focus on developing riders in order for them to be able to make the transition into competing at 1.40m. The programme will also help riders to become established at that level. This year also welcomes on board Strength and Condition coaches from Sheffield Hallam University who will be working individually with each rider at the National Training days.
Based on a similar structure to last year, there will be three National Training days held during the course of the programme and riders will also receive regional training with their regional coaches and support at shows. The riders will also be aiming to travel abroad to a national show at which they will be supported by Matt Lanni and their regional coaches. There will also be the opportunity to compete at an International show in the UK.
Alongside continuing with the rider development aspect, we have also opened this year’s opportunity up to four deputy regional coaches who have been recognised for their coaching ability. The programme gives these deputy coaches the chance to gain additional experience via the opportunity to shadow and work alongside the regional coaches as well as Matt Lanni at the National training days.
The selected riders are as follows:
North
Rachel Walker (North Cumbria)
Joanne Whitaker (South and West Yorkshire)
South
Sally Goding (Hampshire)
Greg Le Gear (Sussex)
East
Kay Eastwood (Hertfordshire and Middlesex)
Stacey Nichols (Cambridgeshire)
West
Nicola Barry (Leicestershire)
Falon Harper (Hereford and Worcester)
The selected coaches are as follows:
North: Tracey Newman
Deputy: Nicola Sheard
South: Paul Crago
Deputy: Targa Hammond
East: Edward Brook
Deputy: Tamsin Conyers
West: Fredrik Bergendorff
Deputy: Hannah Jackson
If you are interested in being involved with this training programme, the applications for the third cohort of this programme will open around September 2016.
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