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Meet the team

Coaches, tutors and club operators

Our team includes Level 5 high-performance coaches, former GB squad gymnasts and people who run gymnastics clubs every day.

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About GCS

Our team

The people behind GCS

Will Banthorpe
Level 5 High Performance Coach

Will Banthorpe

Operations and Business Manager

  • ✓ Coached national & international medallists
  • ✓ International & National Level Coach
  • ✓ 20 years of coaching experience
Ashleigh Moore
Level 5 High Performance Coach

Ashleigh Moore

Online Platform Development & Implementation · Business Systems Expert

  • ✓ Founder, EA Gymnastics
  • ✓ International & National Level Coach
  • ✓ 16 years of coaching experience

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Ben Walker
Level 3 Coach & Level 3 PT

Ben Walker

Implementation of Practical Operations · Business Communication Expert

  • ✓ Founder, EA Gymnastics
  • ✓ Coached at International & National Level
  • ✓ 16 years of coaching experience
  • ✓ World record holder: heaviest man to do a handstand press-up

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Declan Ayers
Level 3 Coach

Declan Ayers

GCS Tutor & Coach Expert · Gymnastics Business Development Expert

  • ✓ EA Gymnastics Director & Area Manager
  • ✓ Boys Great Britain Squad gymnast
  • ✓ Coaches at International & National Level

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Keenan Hilton
Level 3 Coach

Keenan Hilton

GCS Tutor & Coach Expert · Gymnastics Business Development Expert

  • ✓ EA Gymnastics Area Manager
  • ✓ Ireland Squad gymnast
  • ✓ Competed at international level for Ireland

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Matt Jackson
Level 5 High Performance Coach

Matt Jackson

Coach Expert

  • ✓ 27 years’ coaching experience; coach to multiple British Champions
  • ✓ Coach at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
  • ✓ Founder and owner of Jacksons Gymnastics Consultancy

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Stacey Thacker
Level 2 Designated Safeguarding Lead Officer

Stacey Thacker

Welfare & Safeguarding Lead

  • ✓ 3 years of gymnastics club management
  • ✓ Welfare & Safeguarding Lead for EA Gymnastics
  • ✓ Local Council Communications Officer
  • ✓ Website & Payments Specialist

Stacey@eagymnastics.co.uk

Toby McCarthy
Level 3 Coach

Toby McCarthy

GCS Freestyle Tutor & Coach Expert

  • ✓ Owner, Tricknastics Academy
  • ✓ Boys Great Britain Squad gymnast
  • ✓ 8 years’ coaching experience

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Safeguarding

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Contact Stacey Thacker, Welfare & Safeguarding Lead, in confidence: Stacey@eagymnastics.co.uk.

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