Performance Director

Clarissa Schilling

Clarissa Schilling, née Goodwin, has been involved in promoting girls sport throughout her career. She has competed at a high level across several sports as an athlete herself, including netball, athletics and her main sport of hockey. During her hockey career she has gained 14 years of national league experience, won four Investec hockey league titles, and was part of the the senior England women national development squad in 2012. She has also coached multiple boys, girls and ladies teams in schools, clubs and universities in the UK, USA and South Africa.

Clarissa graduated from the University of Birmingham with first class honours in Geography. After playing and coaching hockey in South Africa, she returned to work in sports marketing and events for the London based company Limelight Sports, working on several mass participation events aiming to get more people active across the country. This was also the same time Clarissa became a contributor for the women's sports magazine, Sportsister, and began several campaigns aimed to tackle the drop-out rate of girls and women in sport and exercise in secondary schools, after school, university and post natal.

In 2012, she stepped away from the sports events industry to complete her PGCE in Geography at the Institute of Education, and became a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. She began her teaching career at King’s College School, Wimbledon, teaching Geography, running girls hockey and was Head of Athletics. She then taught Geography at Ardingly College, alongside the role of Head of Elite Performance, setting up elite sport programmes in hockey, football and cricket, as well as creating and managing the sport scholarship programme.

Musical Events Leader

Marina Finnamore

Marina Finnamore began studying the clarinet in Bournemouth and enjoyed participating in the many bands and orchestras provided by her school and the local Music Service as well as 3 years in the National Youth Orchestra. She then continued her studies at Chethams School of Music, the Royal Academy of Music, individually in Belgium with Walter Boeykens funded by the Martin and Munster musical trusts, and was a member of the European Community Youth Orchestra.

Her debut as a solo performer was in 1985 with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Hall playing Debussy`s Premier Rhapsody and again in 1989 playing the Copland Concerto. Marina has also performed concertos and solo recitals throughout the UK, most recently during the Monday Lunchtime series in the Crush Room at the Royal Opera House.

Shortly before completing her studies, Marina joined the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra as Principal Bass Clarinet where she remained for 3 years as well as retaining the position of Principal clarinet in the Premiere Ensemble under the baton of Mark Wigglesworth. After a few years performing and touring the world with all the London, regional orchestras and various chamber music groups such as London Winds, and the Hebrides Ensemble, Marina joined the Royal Opera House Orchestra as Principal Bass Clarinet where she has remained ever since. Throughout her career Marina has been fortunate enough to work with many of the world`s greatest conductors, singers and soloists. She is also in demand as a specialist teacher of the Bass Clarinet.

In 2002 Marina was awarded an honorary ARAM by the Royal Academy of Music for services to music.

Educational Consultant

Sam Pointon

Sam Pointon graduated with Merit from Loughborough University with a Masters degree in Sports Coaching, and, subsequently, completed an extra undergraduate degree in Sports Technology at Loughborough. Gaining over 50 caps for the 1st XV in National League One, Sam represented and captained the Loughborough side in the BUCS Super League on a number of occasions and also coached within the Loughborough Students Rugby Club, where my role was backs and defence coach of the BUCS 2nd team who competed in BUCS League Premier A North.

Sam is currently 1st XV Head Coach at Rugby School, but, most notably, has become an informed voice on the topics of Performance Analysis and Athlete Monitoring across schools and universities. Sam also plays Rugby Union for Birmingham Moseley RFC who are in National League One, and has made several appearances for Worcester Cavaliers, competing regularly on the Elite Rugby Sevens circuit. Sam has represented England Students and England U16s in the 15-a-side game, and represented Great Britain Students in the 7-a-side game. In 2014 he was a member of the Great Britain Students side that won the World University Championships in Brazil; and in 2016 he captained Great Britain to win the Silver medal at the World University Championships in Swansea.

Sam’s development of a unique athlete monitoring system, which can be used to track athlete well-being predominately as a tool to inform coaches of players' work load and injuries, whilst helping to inform training interventions, has led him to work with PRC Elite as our performance monitoring specialist. He works closely with James Neal on the implementation of these methods.

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Educational Consultant

James Neal

Having completed an undergraduate degree in sports therapy and then an MSc in Physiotherapy from the University of Birmingham, James is currently working towards a PhD focusing on the impact of training load on the prevalence of adolescent injuries. This has put James at the forefront of research into school sports issues with teenage pupils.

James has worked in a variety of settings that included professional and semi-professional sport, NHS and within the Independent School sector. His work with Sam Pointon and several Directors of Sport, on performance tracking, has meant that he is fast becoming a well placed voice in the implementation of science to get the best out of athletes, especially in preventing injury for longer periods of competition.

James has presented to international conferences on the topic of the management of hip issues and has worked alongside one of the most renowned hip surgeons in the United Kingdom, which has led James to consulting with some of the best Premiership Football Clubs in England, as well as the general Elite Athletic population.

Educational Consultant

Charlie Sheringham

Charlie Sheringham has been a constant figure in the professional and semi-professional football environment and has extensive experience in playing, coaching and managing a variety of teams and organisations. He has a comprehensive understanding of what it takes to be a professional sportsman, essential skills and deep understanding of the time, commitment and motivation required to make the right choices and career path.

Charlies football career commenced in the football Academies of Tottenham Hotspur and Ipswich Town, progressing to play professionally in the English Football League for Crystal Palace, AFC Bournemouth, AFC Wimbledon, whilst also having spells in North America and Asia over a 12 year career.

Throughout his playing time he was always interested in the other side of the game and began his coaching badges at an early age. Now an FA registered coach with UEFA Level 1 and 2, UEFA B License and UEFA Youth Modules under his belt, Charlie has coached with children, adolescents and adults in differing fields and teams.

This led Charlie, alongside his consultancy work, to set up a Football Academy in London/Essex, to help children enhance their skills and promoting those with talent and determination to reach their goals

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