Meet The Team

After his retirement from football aged 19 Steve started coaching in his native West Midlands.His move south saw Steve working for Rushden Diamonds football in the community department before being promoted to Bedford Area Co-ordinator. Following the demise of Rushden Diamonds Steve started R&D Coaching in 2007 and has overseen a steady growth in schools. Steve is a passionate coach who is qualified to deliver football, tag rugby, cricket, multi skills to name a few!

Dan has been with R&D since it's launch in 2007 and spent 7 years as Head Coach before being promoted to director and partner in 2014. After Dan's promotion the company has seen a rapid growth in schools and numbers on all courses, Dan has also introduced the franchise venture which aims to put R&D on the map! Other changes that Dan has put in place include moving into the company's first head office and the introduction of the new logo.

Kerry brings a wealth of experience from her days as a teaching assistant and is qualified in tap, ballet, modern and musical theatre. Kerry also used to be an accomplished dancer who is looking to pass on her experience.

Matthew has joined our team and is looking to gain experience in the coaching industry. Matthew has a very good attitude and is excellent at getting the best out of the children he coaches.

Stephen is one of R&D's longest serving coaches. Stephen enjoys creating new games for his sessions and trying them out with an enthusiastic group. Steven's strength is football, giving the children a depth of knowledge of games to play, ways to help them improve from session to session.

Jamie joined R&D in June 2018 and is looking to gain experience and develop his coaching skills in lots of different schools during his time with us.

Alfie joined the R&D team in September 2018 during his first year at the University of Bedfordshire. Alfie brings great enthusiasm to each session and has a passion for working with children of all ages!

Alex returns to R&D after a year away and we are so happy to have him back!
Alex really enjoys coaching children of all ages and abilities and always gets the best out of them!

Victoria is a highly experienced and highly qualified dance coach who is able to teach several dance styles. Victoria is also a very good sports coach due to her patient style and kind nature with the children.

Sarah joined the team in July 2019 and is a fantastic addition to the team sue to her many years of experience of working in schools. As well as being a qualified sports coach Sarah is also a fully qualified primary school teacher.

Dean joins our coaching team after attending our courses as a player for over 10 years! Dean has now gained his level 1 football coaching qualification and is looking to progress into the sports coaching industry.

Ethan joins the team with huge potential and an excellent attitude which results in some excellent coaching sessions. We are really looking forward to helping Ethan develop as a coach.