COACHES

ROB MOORE

Level III BTF Coach
BTF Tutor
BTF Assessor
BTF Coach Of The Year 2009
British Triathlon Development Coach

Rob has been a member of the Exeter Triathlon Club for 8 years and presently also Chairperson for the club.

He has competed in sport for 30 years, this including at National level in Cross Country Skiing whilst serving in the Royal Marines, and 25 years in Triathlon.

Rob has also represented the UK at several World Championships including Skiing, Duathlon, Triathlon and Mountain Biking.

He actively coaches at the Monday sea swims or can be found at the Monday/Thursday Middlemoor swimming sessions, also coaching at the Friday track sessions.

Rob also undertakes personal coaching within individual one to one specific programmes in Cycling & Triathlon for those wishing to work towards a goal with the assistance of a personalised session plan, this incorporating personal tuition and training sessions.

In 2009 Rob was awarded the title of Leigh Day & Co. British Triathlon Coach Of The Year. The coaches nominated from all the regions and Wales and Scotland and were put forward to a national panel and they judged Rob as the worthy winner of the title - National Coach of the Year. That means he is the best in Britain.

DAVE PRESSLEY

Level III BTF Coach
Level IV UK Athletics Endurance Coach

Dave is the Club’s senior coach (well he’s the oldest anyway), having being coaching athletics since 1986 and triathlon since 2000. He has twice been voted regional Coach of the Year as well as being part of the GB Age Group Team for the last 10 years. As an active coach within the Tri Club and South West Road Runner, he is involved with the Monday evening sea swims, Wednesday Road Runners training sessions, Thursday evening bike rides, Friday track sessions with the other club coaches and organisers long bike and run sessions over most weekends. Dave also prepares coaching schedules and gives advice to individuals within the Club.

NIK RORKE

Level II BTF Assistant Coach

Nik works with our junior members, and has been an Assistant Coach since 2008. She is often helping out during the Friday track sessions and runs training sessions for the juniors. During the day she works as a secondary school teacher and her other fitness qualifications include BTS Body Balance instructor and Level 1 Fitball instructor.

KAREN GUTANS

Level 3 Swimming Coach

I have been coaching the Middlemoor swimming sessions, twice a week, for about 3 years now, and I am a Level 3 Swimming Coach, with a National Pool Lifeguard Qualification. In 2007 I coached a team of six men (plus a reserve) to swim a 2-way relay of the English Channel in September 2007 (23 hrs 59 mins!). This was a great challenge and very exciting, but don’t mention the sea sickness! We raised £10,575 for Marie Curie Cancer Care.In addition to this I swim myself, albeit not very fast! I have now got the bug for open water swimming after doing some training with my Channel swimmers (brrrr!), and some of Dave’s Bank Holiday sessions!

OTHER ASSISTANT COACHES

Fiona Verney	BTF Level II
Roger Brewer	BTF Level II
Paul Hammond	BTF Level II
James Prentice	BTF Level I
Terry Windeatt	BTF Level I