Andy Gair M.Sc. B.Ed Hons, Dip Psych
Senior Lecturer
Summary
With a passion for the professionalisation of Sports Coaching my general interests include the coaching of Talent development, Physical Literacy and athlete development, Development of sport coaches and sport coaching expertise across the whole workforce.
About
Originally a Carnegie PE graduate, with a 38-year career working within sport GB's, national sports organisations & education sectors across the country, with over 38-years as a sports coach, primarily in Rugby Union. Parallel to a playing career, that began in Sheffield and ended with Newcastle Gosforth RFC, my coaching career kicked off in the mid-1980's, as the youngest ever qualified Full Coach Award holder in Rugby Union. With coaching experiences across various age groups (2 - 40 year olds), male and female players, across educational, community club (youth & adult), representative rugby programmes in England & Scotland & within professional performance development environments.
After 31-years as a senior 'Coach Educator, Assessor' and 'National Trainer', leading as National Lead for a quarter of the UK Coaching Framework's 12-development projects my research interests remain centred on the professionalisation of sport coaching, physical literacy, participant/talent development, coach education/development and rugby union coaching.
Away from sports coaching I completed 'solo' national 3-peaks (24-hour) and 'Hadrian Wall' challenges in my spare time as well as exploring interest in the outdoors, genealogy and history in general.
Specialist areas of interest
The professionalization of Sports Coaching
Talent Identification and development
Athlete and participant development
Sport coaching
Development of sport coaches and sport coaching
Coaching Expertise
Workforce development
Community sport development
Teaching
School of Sport and Physical Activity
College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences
Projects
Sport Coaching Behaviours applied practice
Physical Literacy development
Sport Coaching and Sport Development
Courses taught:
Sport Coaching
Sport Development with Coaching
Modules taught:
Level 4: Innovative Coaching Practice
Level 5: Physical Literacy in Context
Level 6: Contemporary Issues in Sport Coaching
Level 6: Coach Education and Development
Level 6: Approaches to Talent Development
Research
Other activities
Yorkshire Lead Coach for the Scottish Qualified Rugby Union Player development programme.