Val has a passion for working with young people and seeing them progress to achieve their potential.  She has been coaching across the Borough both recreationally and competitively since 2005.  She started coaching when her son got into trampolining and has supported him right the way through to him representing Great Britain at both junior and senior level.  Val is a Level 4 Senior Trampoline Coach, Trampoline Club Judge and has over 20 years experience of working with young people.

Outside of trampolining she has white water rafted Kaituna Falls in New Zealand, paraglided across the South Downs, skydived at Netheravon and more recently completed a freefall abseil down the Olympic Tower in London.

I was first invited into the club at a recreational session when I was 10.  I was coaching the youth and competing in the Nationals by the time I was 14 and fully qualified BTF coach level 1 at 18yrs.

Due to work commitments and niggly injuries I had to stop but went to the Men’s finals at the London Olympics in 2012 and just wanted to get back on! 3 years on and I have decided although I don’t want to wear a leotard any more I do still want to be involved in the club that gave me so much.