The xSport Experience

The xSport Coaches

Mark Taylor

Director

Mark has a passion for all sports and has been working in schools across London and the South of England over the last 5 years. He has also worked with a number of councils, sure start schemes, community groups and various sporting associations.

Mark's principal sport is tennis and he has competed at the highest levels across the UK and Europe. He has also worked with Surrey LTA and the Mexican Federation, producing a number of county, national and international players.

His second sport is football and has worked with Chelsea Community FC, working with the goalkeepers, development squads, PPA (Planning, Preparation & Assessment).

In addition to coaching, Mark has expertise in Match Analysis; with his main university paper presented, and subsequently published, at the "World Science and Racket Sport Conference" in Lilleshall in 1997. Associations which were present at the conference were the ITF, the LTA, and the Squash Association and Badminton Association.

Qualifications

Mark is currently undertaking his SAQ I Diploma

Mark McGibbon

Head of Fitness

As Long as Mark can remember sport and fitness have been his biggest interest; from athletics, track and field, to gymnastics and football.

Mark is especially skilled at football and he has certainly had some great footballing experiences, namely playing at high levels and gaining valuable experience throughout Europe (Serbia, Romania, Greece, and Denmark to name but a few).

Having completed his personal training qualifications with Premier Training Global, Mark has been a successful personal trainer for the last 8 years. Additionally, he has recently completed all his Boxercise qualifications, which he is putting to great use in Xsport's current school and community projects. Mark is currently updating his FA level 2, a qualification that plays to his natural strengths.

Qualifications

Azeez Akinbolu

Academy Manager

In the last 15 years, Azeez has spent a lot of time in the sports world coaching and developing talented individuals in football. This experience has been very rewarding and has given him great insight into what is involved in the development of individuals irrespective of age, gender, ethnicity, disability or level of participation.

Azeez' main sport is football and he has played professionally throughout Europe; including England, France and Denmark. As a coach, Azeez has helped to develop players taking them from grassroots through to Premiership academies.

Azeez is a great communicator, organiser and manager and is passionate about making a difference in young people's lives. Azeez is also a God fearing Christian.

Qualifications

Access to Physical Education

Steve Franks

Schools and Community Manager

I gained a merit level in BTEC Sports Science when I was 19 which came with a level 1 in coaching football. I joined XSport at the end of 2004 when I began to gain experience in a wide range of school and community sports coaching. I picked up my level 2 in coaching football in 2008 and also run Community Sport Development for a local sports college.

I've enjoyed playing football at amateur level all my life.

I do what I do to see all people groups impacted through the opportunity of sport.

Qualifications

Clint Weirich

Head of Psychology & Mentor Scheme

Clint graduated from Park University (Missouri, USA) with a degree in Social Psychology and lives with his wife in Surrey.

He is a qualified Level 2 Basketball Coach and has a sport background in Basketball, Football, Tennis, Golf, Baseball and American Football. Continuing a focus on physical fitness after 6 years of service as a US Marine, Clint has enjoyed competing in numerous marathons, including London, Paris and New York.

Clint is currently working towards a Master's degree in Psychology at Oxford Brookes University with a focus on sport and exercise.

Qualifications

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