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Val is an Accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach (ASCC) with a background not only in sports coaching but also in the social sciences. As well as a Postgraduate Certificate in Strength and Conditioning and a Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology, Val also completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Women’s Studies at Ruskin College in Oxford and has a keen desire to help support more female S&C coaches into the profession.
Val’s main competitive sport is indoor rowing with 4 bronze medals and 2 silver medals from national competitions. Val also set the British record in her age category for the 1:00 row twice in 2020.
Val is a Postgraduate Teaching Assistant in Strength and Conditioning/Exercise Physiology at Loughborough University. This includes doctoral research looking at helping to increase the number of female S&C coaches as she works towards completing a PhD.
Val is currently Director of Education and Training (pre-ASCC) for the UK Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA). She also initiated and now writes a new column in the UKSCA Journal called ‘Empowering Female Coaches.’
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