PERFORMANCE TEAM
GB Boxing’s Performance Team is led by Rob McCracken MBE who was appointed Performance Director in November 2009 and has responsibility for all aspects of performance and the success of the Podium and Academy squads.
Rob leads a team of seven full-time coaches, more than 10 part-time coaches and a host of performance staff that are responsible for specific aspects of the World Class Programme (WCP) such as nutrition, coach development and identifying, recruiting and developing new talent. Former Olympic bronze medallist, Richie Woodhall, also works with the Podium Squad as a coaching consultant for two-days per week.
The Performance team is supported by a number of sport science and medical practitioners from the English Institute of Sport (EIS) that are contracted to work with GB Boxing and are embedded into the team and work daily with the boxers and coaches. These include a Team Doctor and practitioners in a range of specialities including Physiotherapy, Physiology, Strength & Conditioning, Performance Psychology, Performance Analysis and Performance Lifestyle. The EIS is the UK’s leading provider of sport science and medical services to elite sport and works with over 30 Olympic and Paralympic sports.
Performance Director
Rob McCracken, Performance Director
Full-time coaches
Dave Alloway, World Class Podium Coach
Lee Pullen, World Class Podium Coach
Gary Hale, World Class Podium Coach
Graham Alderson, World Class Podium Coach
Paul Bennett, World Class Podium Coach
Darren Maher, World Class Podium Coach
Phil Sellers, World Class Podium Coach
Performance staff
Rebecca Edginton, Elite Performance Manager
Richie Woodhall, Consultant Coach
Sport science and sport medicine staff
Ian Gatt, Head of Performance Support
Dr Mike Loosemore, Lead Team Doctor
Dr Harjinder Singh, Physician
Dr Rebecca Robinson, Physician
Mark Ellison, Performance Nutritionist
Gary Hutt, Senior Strength & Conditioning Coach
Sam Grady, Strength & Conditioning Coach
Jessica Smith, Senior Performance Analyst
Adam Baker, Performance Analyst
Sean Hannon, Physiotherapist
Aiden Doyle, Physiotherapist
Robert Lillis, Physiotherapist
Kate Ludlam, Performance Psychologist
Elliot Sharp, Sport Psychologist
Jamie Mitchell, Physiologist
James Hooper, Performance Lifestyle Coach & Anti-Doping Manager
OPERATIONS TEAM
GB Boxing is led by Chief Executive, Matt Holt, who is responsible for the overall management of the organisation and the delivery of the WCP.
Matt works closely with Rob McCracken on strategic performance issues and helping to create the best possible performance environment for men and women in GB Boxing’s Podium and Academy squads. He oversees a team which looks after all operational and administrative aspects of the WCP covering financial management, operations and logistics, commercial activities, communications and programme strategy.
Chief Executive
Matt Holt, Chief Executive
Operations staff
Laura Ross, Head of Operations
Lee Murgatroyd, Media & Communications Consultant
Debbie Reilly, Pathway Operations Manager
Mandy Seddon, Management Accountant
Ryan Byrne, Finance Administration Manager
George Baker, Social Media Executive
Isabel Sloan, Operations Manager
Ali Amana Nazim Ladiwala, Operations Executive
