Hannah Campbell (triathlon & swimming)
As soon as the pandemic began, Hannah proposed to Stirling Triathlon club that she run live Zoom turbo for the children, on an entirely voluntary basis. In the second lockdown, she continued to run online sessions but also started up a podcast called Sporting Routes, talking to inspirational athletes, plus a channel for young members to discuss mental health in sport.
Kieran Trimmer (swimming)
To keep morale high during the lockdowns, each week Kieran delivered a fun session on Zoom which ranged from treasure hunts to quizzes – putting his swimmers’ mental and emotional well-being first and bringing the group together, even while apart. Looking after around 60 children per session, Kieran also embedded a developmental element to his online sessions, as he built up the children's knowledge on each exercise.
Tor Freeman (basketball) Winner
Tor, who coaches St Albans U16s girls’ basketball team, made a choice to focus on coaching girls due to the lack of performance level opportunities for girls in the sport. Taking the pandemic complications in his stride, he kept his players engaged through a number of online activities: speaker sessions, video training sessions, video analysis, games, challenges and fitness activities – not missing a single session.