SPG staff has the qualifications, training and experience to provide world class support

Neal Bowes

Neal Bowes is a certified consultant (AASP, CC) of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology and member of the American Psychological Association (APA). He also holds a certificate in counseling.  He has provided psychological support to hundreds of athletes from dedicated amateurs to national and Olympic level performers. He has provided on site support at European tournaments and prepared athletes and coaches for World Championships, Pam American and Olympic Games.

His former playing experience in soccer at national level at schoolboy and collegiate level, as a former professional, and as a national level collegiate soccer selector, gives him an excellent insight into the demands of high-level sport.

Neal’s work also includes coach and teacher education and curriculum design. He is a certified teacher, qualified coach, and coach educator at national level. He has written national level guidelines for long-term athlete development and has developed training programs for over 1,000 coaches throughout the US and UK. His coaching approach, developed from his doctoral research, has been experienced by over 300,000 children and continues to be extremely popular.

He is happily married to Claire, is kept busy by his energetic puppy Rubble and his recent attempts to learn to ski at the tender age of over 30 has tested all his psychological training in emotional control.

 

Claire Bowes

Claire Bowes is an exercise physiologist [BSc Hons] and certified strength & conditioning specialist [CSCS]. She has worked as a physiologist with a number of different sports teams and athletes, including GB Triathletes, GB swimmers, runners, cyclists and motorsports. She currently is an exercise physiology consultant to the Champions Center at College Park; recently ranked in the top four tennis centers in the USA by the USTA. The center trains some of the best junior players both in the United States and in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Claire is a professional member of the American College of Sports Medicine [ACSM], the National Strength & Conditioning Association [NSCA], and the International Society of Sport Nutrition [ISSN].

Claire is passionate about assisting junior performers reach their performance goals, and remaining injury free. She bases her work on the most up to date sport science research and was previously a competitive swimmer and triathlete, giving her a personal insight into the rigors of daily multiple training sessions.

 

Support Staff

SPG works in conjunction with a range of experts in the sport arena including national level coaches, sports doctors, physical therapists, and teaching professionals.