Gary enjoyed a hugely successful professional playing career from 1987 to 2002, the majority of his appearances being for Nottingham Forest FC, Derby County FC, West Ham United FC and Aston Villa FC. He also played for SL Benfica, in the Portuguese Premier League. His ultimate goal was achieved in 1991 when he was capped twice for England.
Following his playing career, Gary enjoyed six years in player recruitment. This time was spent at Burnley FC, Ipswich Town FC and Sunderland AFC where he gained experience of the game from a new and very different perspective.
Gary holds a UEFA ‘A ‘Licence which enables him to coach throughout the UK and Europe. Knowledge of the sporting environment from so many aspects gives him an immense and invaluable skill-base as a mentor. His exposure at such a high level and his own very personal experiences provide him with significant insight into player health and welfare and enable him to offer relevant guidance and support.
Gary is the founder of GCSportsCare which provides advice and support for sports people who are experiencing a wide range of problems. His experience and knowledge has given him a desire and drive to help people when dealing with addictions, stress or anxiety and any other issues that arise in an athlete’s life. Alongside this, Gary is also the Sports Ambassador at Delamere Health Ltd and was the Director of Football at Nottingham University.
Charlie brings excellent academic and teaching credentials, a deep understanding of sports performance analysis and direct experience from the pitch. It was at the University of Lincoln where Charlie first studied modules in sports analysis and development, ultimately leading to the high achievement of a 1st class BSc Honours Degree in Sports Therapy, Health and Fitness. Since then, Charlie has gone on to teach PE and Science where he has built up four years’ experience and used a variety of software to support performance analysis across a variety of sports.
Behind the scenes, Charlie was already advancing his own sporting career, having been part of Lincoln City FC’s academy and playing for several non-league sides in Lincolnshire. He is well connected at the professional end of football and, through visits to a number of professional clubs, has strengthened his skills in analysing performance at both team and individual levels to determine which players stand out.
Scott racked up over 500 football league appearances in his successful professional career with Derby County FC, Bolton Wanderers FC, Wigan Athletic FC and Wrexham FC. Scott enjoyed five promotions in his career including twice to the premier league, as well as winning the EFL trophy twice and runners up in the league cup.
Since retiring Scott has gone into coaching and has been academy manager at Yeovil Town FC and Portsmouth FC. In 2018 Scott ventured into management with Finnish side Pallo Lirot. Scott has developed vast experience and lots of contacts throughout his career and his experience and knowledge will be vital to TSM and our players.
Andy enjoyed a professional playing career spanning 21 years with the majority of the defender’s appearances coming at Bolton Wanderers FC, Charlton Athletic FC, Blackburn Rovers FC, Derby County FC and Perth Glory FC. Andy has a fist division winners medal to his name from the 1996-97 season and has also picked up player of the year awards during his time in Australia.
Since retiring Andy has achieved his UEFA ‘A’ Licence has had many coaching roles within first team football notably assistant manager at Linfield FC, Newport County FC, Blackpool FC, Bradford City FC and OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad in Bulgaria. Through these experiences Andy has developed a skill set that enables him to mentor professional athletes giving them first class guidance on and off the pitch. Through Andy’s career he has also developed a vast number of contacts in professional football worldwide this will give our clients more options and experiences when they move forward in their careers.
Gareth is a performance Psychologist and Coach who supports young professional footballers to cope with the pressures and challenges of the mental side of the game and to achieve at the highest level. Gareth has had a highly varied career. He was a secondary teacher of mathematics for 10 years, and head of department at a comprehensive school. He then went on to a career for over 25 years as an international consultant in leadership and organisational development. He still works all over the world for organisations such as HSBC and Hitachi.
Currently, Gareth spends much of his time on his passions for football and psychology. He played football as an amateur for Nottingham Forest FC and Aston Villa FC, and still plays competitive football. He is a Uefa B licensed coach. Over many years, he coached and managed players in youth representative football. He is now the manager of the England over 70’s walking football team.
As a research psychologist, he is widely published international authority on the psychology of motivation and emotion in learning and performance. He now applies his knowledge to coaching in sports, education and organisational contexts. He was the sports psychologist at a championship football academy, and now focusses on supporting and coaching individual players to deal with difficulties and setbacks and to maximise their performance.
Lorna McClelland was the Player Welfare and Liaison Officer at Aston Villa Football Club for 15 years, where she created the blueprint for player welfare in football. This followed her initial communication with Graham Taylor, during which she outlined her belief that there was an imperative need for this role in football. She was subsequently the first person to be solely appointed in this position. The structure was created to focus on the support of players and staff in an holistic and global sense.
Lorna promoted the model that players should be treated as a ‘family member’ when arriving at a club. After becoming established within the club, she encouraged players to become as independent as possible. She was, however, aware that not all players had the same facility for self-management or self-development, and so created individual support programmes. In addition, she promoted the concept of ‘family support’, recognising the importance and value of a happy and settled family life. She established a ‘buddy system’, so that players (often from similar backgrounds, with a common language and nationality) also supported each other. This recognition and understanding of the importance of culture and language has subsequently been adopted by the majority of clubs.
Lorna assisted players in settling into their new club by organising accommodation, cars, bank accounts, language tuition/translation and interpreting, and schools for their children. The needs varied from player to player, and the support provided was tailored to their needs. These structures have now become the norm within Premiership and Championship clubs, and also lower league clubs, where possible. It is widely recognised that good organisation and support of a player will enable him or her to settle quickly and be able to play to the best of their ability.
Lorna is an experienced counsellor, and believes that players benefit from the opportunity to seek confidential support when necessary. She is multi-lingual, having lived and worked abroad. She set up the ‘National Association of Player Welfare Officers’ in order to disseminate information to establish best practice in clubs. She is familiar with the issues faced by sportspeople, and has spoken on many occasions to groups of players, and students in a university setting.
Lorna is Senior Consultant at GCSportscare, and also works independently as a regular contributor to radio, television and the written media.
Shane has vast experience in professional football, both as player and coach. On the pitch, Shane has made over 500 professional appearances after making his football league debut at the age of 16. He has played for the likes of: Lincoln City FC, Derby County FC, West Bromwich Albion FC, Chesterfield FC, Stockport County FC, Sheffield United FC, Tranmere Rovers FC & Boston United FC. In the 1987-88 season, Shane was part of the Lincoln City FC team that won the Conference Premier title and were promoted back to the football league.
After retiring from professional football in 2007, it was announced that Shane would return to Chesterfield FC in the role of Strength, Conditioning and Rehabilitation coach, a role he would occupy until the end of the 2014-15 season. Since then Shane has ran his own fitness business and has had a number of professional athletes as clients. He has also worked as an analyst at Derby County FC and also used his knowledge and experience to provide co-commentary on Ram’s TV. Shane has recently returned to Derby County FC in a full time role as First Team Fitness Coach.
Mike is a Mental Health/Addictions Therapist with over 40 years’ experience working with individuals, rehabilitation centres and professional bodies in the UK and internationally. Over the last twenty years Mike has managed several facilities including Barley Wood in Bristol and the Addictive Behaviour Centre in Birmingham. He has also been responsible for developing four new treatment facilities, Silkworth Lodge in Jersey in 2002, Stepps in Gloucestershire in 2004, Bayberry in 2012 and more recently Delamere Health, the UK’s first purpose-built addiction treatment centre in 2020.
Until 2008 he was Group Clinical Director of The Stepping Stones Group, a large healthcare organisation for adults with Learning Disabilities and Mental Health issues. Since then he has had a successful private practice in Gloucestershire and Harley Street, London and has provided training for a number of organisations including Veterans Aid in London and Zenith Childcare in Gloucestershire.
In recovery himself from addiction to alcohol and drugs, Mike has had first-hand experience of the devastating effects of addiction on an individual and their loved ones. He is passionate about using his vast practical and theoretical expertise to help others succeed in recovery, whether it be from alcohol, drugs, depression, sex, co-dependency, food or gambling.
Mike is a co-founder of LEAP and the LEAP EFP/L Model and helped create the Ofqual-regulated Level 5 Diploma in EFP- LEAP Method, which remains the only regulated and recognised EFP training in the UK specifically designed for mental health professionals.
Mike is one of the leading practitioners of Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy in the UK, having pioneered its development since 2004. He initially introduced it to residential addiction treatment but soon realised its power and began using it in a range of conditions including young people who were sexually traumatised and adults with trauma and PTSD.
Mike is seen as an expert and regularly gives talks and presents papers on EFP/L in the UK and abroad, including a presentation of a research paper to the Royal College of Psychiatrists Conference in London around the efficacy of EFP for young people who have experienced childhood sexual trauma.
In 2019, Mike returned to his native Scotland where has established his Private Practice and In January 2020 forged a partnership with Julie-Anne Griffith to create Equi-Scotia, a Community Interest Company providing a range of services including Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy and Learning, Leadership Training and accredited Equine Facilitated Training Courses.
Ian has worked within elite sport as a physiotherapist for many years and has developed Oakwood Physiotherapy into a well-run, busy practice located in Bingham Nottinghamshire. I am experienced chartered and state registered physiotherapist, and have spent many years treating a variety of patients, ranging from members of the general public to world-class athletes. We offer a high level, bespoke service, personalised to suit each patients individual need.
Ian specialises in sports injuries, and can usually sort out most problems on the day, or within a couple of visits. Ian is currently working alongside world leading experts, offering cutting edge medicine, care and therapy. We are in constant contact with all leading specialists in the area, so can gain preferential access to consultants and imaging if complex problems present. My special interest is the treatment and management of neck and spinal injuries.
Before Ian trained as a Physiotherapist he played football professionally with Leicester City, Glasgow Celtic, Southampton and Bournemouth. After qualifying as a physio, he Joined Leicester City as Head Academy Physiotherapist, and then with the University of Bath Sports Injury and Human Performance Centre, to work with Team GB. He has also had the pleasure of working with the England football Team and The England Rugby squad, not to mention some of the finest athletes on the planet as one of Team GB’s physio’s.
Ryan founded Pyramid Performance & Health in January 2017, following extensive experience and success working with athletes in the United States at IRONMAN Sports Medicine Institute. This sewed the seed for Pyramid Performance & Health. Having developed innovative strength & conditioning programmes, sport-specific biomechanical movement analyses, performance testing protocols, and unique injury rehabilitation models alongside some of the country’s best physios, Ryan wanted to provide this and more to athletes and active people of all abilities in the UK.
Holding degrees including a Masters in Sport & Exercise Biomechanics, plus extensive experience working in elite sport with professional athletes competing in English football, IRONMAN Triathlon, the NFL, NBA and MLB to name but a few, Ryan is a leader in the field of applied sport science in the East Midlands. Ryan offers strength & conditioning, advanced injury rehabilitation, and performance testing services
Chris has many decades of experience advising clients at all stages of their financial lifecycle. As a company we are fiercely protective of our independent status that means our loyalty is solely to you, our client, and not to any bank or other large financial institution.
Our philosophy is based on sensible and proven medium to long term investment strategies. We avoid 'get rich quick schemes', investments that are provocative to the UK tax authorities, cryptocurrencies etc.
We work closely with our clients and manage their expectations from outset. Our ultimate objective is to ensure that players are financially secure for the rest of their lives at the end of their playing career.
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David Rice has been a qualified Chartered Accountant for over 30 years and has a very wide experience in dealing with personal tax matters. He has run his own accountancy firm, David Rice Associates Limited, with a small team of colleagues for over 25 years, and over that time the firm has built up an excellent reputation for delivering a high quality of service and advice. The firm operates from an office in central Nottingham, but has clients based across the UK.
David and his team are happy to give practical and down to earth advice on tax and accounting matters, and will help to legally minimise tax liabilities as far as possible.
David qualified as a Solicitor in 2002. He has worked at Wartnaby Hefford since 2011 and became a Partner in 2015. David specialises in civil and commercial litigation and also has considerable experience in Family Law. Wartnaby Hefford is a High Street law firm situated in Market Harborough in South Leicestershire. The firm was established at some point prior to 1740 and has therefore operated in the town for almost 300 years. As well as David’s practice areas the firm acts in relation to residential and commercial property transactions and in relation to wills, probate and trusts. David has a keen interest in sport. He played rugby and tennis and continues to play cricket.
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