Gabriel Bailey

While at home, I help coached at Long Melford U15, U16, and now U18. However, whilst at Loughborough University, I worked alongside other coaches to manage the Loughborough University 3s, as well as help coach the Loughborough University All Stars team.

• I evaluated individual players strengths and weaknesses, helping them improve to maximise their talent.
• I prepared athletes for matches.
• I established strong team culture and values to promote teamwork, discipline and sportsmanship.
• I offered constructive feedback to players to help reach goals.
• I effectively worked alongside other coaches to create game plans from analysis and then deliver unit component sessions on my own, preparing specifically for the matches.
• I created and presented Performance analysis meetings to different teams/individual players, going through strategies and set pieces including what went well and what needs to be improved.
• I Listened and utilised regular feedback from Coach Development Officers, to help me develop.
• I developed different ways of communicating in different scenarios, whether that be verbal, non verbal, serious or a more relaxed manner.

• I inspect sporting equipment for compliance with safety and event regulations.
• I communicate with fans, coaches, players, and other officials, explaining rules for example, reinforcing effective communication skills.
• I promote good sportsmanship among players.
• I adapt to different scenarios occurring on the pitch and respond to them quickly, efficiently and effectively, whilst remaining calm to ensure I give the correct response.
• It requires me to work independently and/or as a team with other officials(two linesman and a forth official).
• I Listen and utilise regular feedback from Referee Development Officers, to help me further improve.
• I keep track of time and scores during games
• I have to maintain physically fit to keep up with pace of games.
• I hae to review and study rulebooks to maintain current knowledge of updates and changes.
• Investigated and reported on any misconduct of players or coaches.

• I shadowed and observed consultations with different types of small animals, with some being routine appointments and some more serious and diagnosis of illness.
• I assisted with cleaning kennels and looking after animals receiving treatment.
• I followed specific hygiene protocols to allow me to observe surgical procedures gaining an insight and understanding into how and why different surgical methods and treatments are used, and ask questions to further expand my knowledge.
• I maintained a highly of professionalism with clients and staff, ensuring I was respectful and polite.

For my general maintenance role, I carried out different jobs where the client required. This included cutting down trees, painting or cleaning gutters for example.

• I managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
• Worked individually to complete tasks while cooperating with owners to follow their instructions of what they wanted completed.
• I used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
• I was timely and efficient with tasks.
• I completed all tasks to the best of my ability.

• I gained an insight and understanding into the day-to-day life of a Sports Scientist at a professional football club.
• I worked alongside professional staff and placement students within the club, shadowing them. This included watching them download data from GPS trackers onto spreadsheets, helping to create reports.
• I facilitated and supported with their day of team and goalkeeper training, recovery, individual training and fitness testing.
• I listened and asked questions in order to gain an understanding of the use of technology to monitor players loading based on live technology tracking during training.

While volunteering in Thailand for two weeks, I spent the first week at a local school, teaching educating the children on topics they do not get as much exposure to in every day education.

During the second week, I spent time in an Elephant Sanctuary assisting with looking after rescue Elephants that have suffered from torture and animal slavery. This included feeding and washing them for example.

• I Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion, for example, teaching lessons on Physics, Sport, Mathematics and Art.
• I demonstrated a high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult, and sometimes upsetting tasks.
• I developed my communication skills, where there was a language barrier between myself and the school children.
• It also showed my 'hands on' work experience, willing to get involved and make the most out of opportunities to gain as much from them as possible.
• I participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively, assisting with day-to-day operations, working productively with all team members.
• I worked individually to deliver one-to-one teaching and work as a group to deliver whole group projects.
• It showed my ability to be adaptable in different situations. For example, with extreme weather conditions, children off school ill or the language barrier preventing communication - these all influenced our original session plans and we had to adapt to still successfully deliver the sessions.
• It provided an insight and understanding to different cultures and how fortunate we are as a country to others, allowing me to feel more empathy with others as I can now associate more with the difficulties people may be facing in life.