Community Coaches and Development Officers

Coaching CW

Cheshire & Warrington Sports Partnership is fully committed to ensuring new & existing coaches working in the county, whether paid or volunteering, are supported to develop their coaching knowledge and skills in order for them to provide high quality coaching opportunities in their coaching environments.

Mike McGreal

Front man for the ‘Healthy Heroes’ programmes and a local partner for ‘Change for Life’, Mike is a multi-sports coach and qualified teacher who delivers a variety of activities across and beyond the town. Mike is currently running a fun skill and activity club for KS1 pupils held at Penketh High School every Wednesday after school.

Dan Curtis

Dan is the founder of Active Hope, a charity which uses adventure activities and Christian values to make a difference to young people. Dan is a qualified primary teacher and holds a number of coaching and leadership qualifications (for example in orienteering, canoeing / kayaking, climbing and mountain biking) which help him to deliver Active Hope’s programmes, including the very successful ‘Which Way Now?’ project.

Neil Gibson

Neil is the Community Sports Coach for the University of Chester. He is a qualified secondary age teacher, and also trained to coach in a wide range of sports, including multi-skills, football, volleyball, rugby, cricket, rounders, karate and ju-jitsu. Using his tutor status for Sports Leader UK Awards, he delivers leadership courses to young people aged 14 and above, and supports University students on the sports coaching degree to undertake placements in schools and in the community.

Fran Hawley

Fran Hawley is the cluster coach for the Penketh and Cuerdley cluster.

Paul Flannery

Paul Flannery is a qualified rugby and football coach, and works within the Fitkidz project, which focuses much of its work in the Bewsey / Whitecross area of the town. Paul is a member of the Warrington Arts and Sports Engagement Team.

Rachael Worrall

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Phil Griffiths