South Lanarkshire Coach in Action conference

SOUTH Lanarkshire Leisure's first Coach in Action Coaching Conference allowed coaches at all levels to take part in sports specific and generic workshops delivered by a team of highly experienced coaches.

Keynote speaker Fuzz Ahmed kicked off the conference at Hamilton Palace Sports Grounds to a large and excited audience.

He is currently the Beijing Olympic high jump silver medal coach and one of Great Britain's leading athletics coaches for UK Athletics.

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The conference brought together top British coaches from the fields of disability athletics, football, FUNdamentals, netball and tennis to lead the specific workshops on offer.

Conference delegates from South Lanarkshire and further afield were delighted with the conference and expressed a wish that it could become an annual event.

Fuzz said: "Seeing so many up and coming coaches with so much energy and enthusiasm was inspirational to me."

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