Craig Parnham joins Elite Coaching Programme

Great Britain hockey coach Craig Parnham has been selected to take part in UK Sport’s new Elite Coaching Apprenticeship Programme.

The Elite Coaching Apprenticeship Programme (ECAP) has been designed for coaches not currently leading a national programme in their sport but who have been identified as having the potential to lead an Olympic programme in the future.

Congratulating Craig on his acceptance onto the programme, Great Britain Performance Director David Faulkner said, “We are all delighted that Craig’s potential has been recognised by UK Sport after a robust and thorough selection process. He is a highly regarded coach in the Great Britain and England set ups and now has an opportunity to develop that potential in the programme.”

An Assistant Coach to Danny Kerry for Great Britain and England, Parnham, 36, is also the Head Coach to the England Under 21 women’s team, whom he led to their best ever finish at a Junior World Cup in August 2009 when they finished fourth in Boston.

Parnham will be supported in the programme by Great Britain Head Coach Kerry. UK Sport’s Alan Olive will act as his mentor.

The ECAP is a two year programme during which time participants undertake personal development workshops specific to supporting them and their development requirements. It builds on the success of the Elite Coach programme, which began in 2004, and which Parnham’s fellow Great Britain coaches Karen Brown, Danny Kerry, Jason Lee and Bobby Crutchley have all either completed or are in the process of completing this year.

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