PAUL LLOYD DAVIES. LLM, PGCE, PgCert. S&C.(Dist.), CSCS,*D. RSCC,*E.
Paul Lloyd Davies has over thirty years teaching, mentoring and coaching experience, across a wide range of age groups and ability levels. A successful teacher and professional coach Paul recently won the Outstanding Teacher of the year award, presented to him at Nottingham Trent University (NLS) June 2014. His sports coaching includes training UK Special Forces, experience in top-flight professional rugby at both club and international test match level where he was appointed trainer to the Pacific Islander Rugby Tour to the UK playing Wales Scotland and Ireland 2006.
Appointed as strength & conditioning coordinator for Queensland Academy of Sport Regional Services Australia (QAS), Paul worked directly with athletes and coaches who achieved four Gold Medals at the Beijing Olympiad of 2008. Appointed during QAS Regional Services transition towards a unitary structured organisation, Paul was involved in designing and delivering continuing professional development for staff managing the six regional centres throughout Queensland.
Recently concurrent with other assignments he worked on core strength with British Paralympic power lifter Natalie Blake until two weeks before the London Olympiad. In 2003 he trained golfer Greg Owen, taking him to his unprecedented win in the European Golf Tour, The British Masters Forest of Arden. Paul also taught, coached and managed Dan Hardy and Michael Bisping from Mixed Martial Arts novices to accomplished recognised MMA fighters. Paul was seconded onto the Sports Council Advisory Group on Martial Arts, they had responsibility for bringing about structural change in the governance of these sports and the introduction of coach education throughout the UK.
Paul conceived and initiated a Directorate of Sports and Lifestyle at the Nottingham Trent University. His vision, which was successfully accomplished, was to provide a product that rival universities were not providing: An approach capable of supporting Olympic athletes whilst also being relevant to general populations within the university and wider community.
Having a lifetime of continuous professional improvement, Paul has extensive successful teaching, coaching and managerial experience across a wide range of activities. A former Director of Coaching for two National Sports Governing Bodies, course leader for the BSc. (Sports Science & Management) NTU and a visiting lecturer at Nottingham School of Sports Medicine, Paul has taught influenced, and coached a great number of people over the years, many of whom have gone onto achieve great things in the world of professional sport and business.
