Sarah Fry
Sarah is the Head Coach and Club Chairman as well as holding the posts of South Regional Judging Convener and Oxfordshire County Secretary. She trained in gymnastics when younger and has run Cherwell GC for over ten years. She is also a very experienced National Judge, and holds a BG Club Coach Certificate. Sarah coaches on Tuesdays and is in charge of the general running of the club and is the person to and ask any questions about the club and about club kit. She is the person that Tuesday gymnasts pay fees to.
Hazel Field
Hazel coaches the competition and development squads at the club. She trained at Cherwell GC for 10 years as a child, and has also coached in clubs in London and Suffolk. She is a National Judge and a BG Senior Club Coach. Hazel is also an Osteopath. She coaches on Mondays and Thursdays.
Juliet Field
Juliet became involved through Hazel’s interest in gymnastics and has been coaching for over 15 years. She holds a BG Club Coach certificate and is our Ethics and Welfare Officer. She is the best person for you or your child to talk to if you are unhappy with anything. She coaches on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Together with some of the parents, she is investigating grant funding for the club.
Peter Dela
Peter is a keen sportsman who became involved in gymnastics when Kate was competing. He holds a BG Assistant Coach Certificate and has been coaching at the club for more than 15 years. He coaches at the club on Tuesdays.
Kate Dela
Kate was a high level gymnast for Cherwell GC and Pinewood GC and is a BG Club Coach and National Judge. She also coaches a squad at another club in the County. She coaches the competition and development squads on Mondays and Thursdays. She still competes as a “veteran” at National level. Monday and Thursday gymnasts pay fees to her.
Kelly Daniel
Kelly was a high-level gymnast at Cherwell GC and Pinewood GC, competing at national level. She has recently returned to the club to coach the development squad on Mondays, now that her daughter trains with the squad. She has just completed her training and qualification as an Assistant Coach and will soon begin working for the next level qualification.
Lian Verburg
Lian trained as a coach and judge in The Netherlands where she has taught gymnastics for over four years. She is currently converting her Dutch coaching and judging qualifications into BG equivilants. Whenever there is an opportunity she still likes to join in and do some gymnastics as well. She coaches on Mondays and Thursdays.
Susie Swan
Susie is a parent of a gymnast at the club and has just qualified as a BG Assistant coach. She coaches on Thursdays.
Emma Griffin
Emma formerly coached at a club in Wales, and recently joined us when her daughter joined one of our classes. She is a BG Assistant Coach and coaches on Tuesdays.
Catherine Alexander
Cat is in her second year at Oxford Brookes University studying Sport and Exercise Science. She was a gymnast during her youth for 12 years. After 10 months of assisting the coach she qualified as BG Assistant Coach in 2005. She coached at her local gym club for 3 & 1/2 years before heading to Canada for 6 months to coach outdoor activities. Now that she is learning more about how the body works in relation to movement and control she is delighted to put this knowledge into practice at this club where she coaches on Mondays.
Further coaches
Sam Brock is a young gymnast who has just passed her first coaching qualification; she coaches on Thursdays, as do her sister Charlie, and Caitlin Bailey-Williams; they, with Lucy Hermes and Lucy Stiff who coach on a Tuesday and Elsa Ely who coaches on Mondays and Thursdays will take on their first coaching qualification when they reach 16 years old.
Pip Willis, Ellie Barnes, and Addy Porter are also working towards their coaching qualification, coaching on Thursdays, Mondays, and Tuesdays respectively, when their daughters come to the club.