Club Coaches

Coaching staff

Riga has several qualified coaches (and many more unqualified) to assist in developing the players within the club. The Level I coaches award is the basic qualification whilst the Level II and Level III awards are more advanced.

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Tom Young

Mens 1st team

Tom has a key coaching role within the Club. His role is in coaching the Mens' 1st team.

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John Boughton

John coached the Mens 1st team for many years and also has been West Midlands and Warwickshire coach in his time.

John is now passing on his valuable exprience to members at the Club night sessions.

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Penny Smith

Penny plays for the Ladies second team. She has used her coaching skills with variouis other local Clubs and helps out from time to time with junior sessions.

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Andy Collins

Womens 1st team
Andy has coachsed the womens first team and the womens second team over the years as well as coaching Leicester in Division III as well. He is now (some call it working/some holidaying!) in Italy where he is no doubt practising his beach volleyball skills! Andy Collins

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Tom Young (Jnr)

Following in his father's footsteps, Tom recently completed his coaching course. Tom plays for the mens 1st team in Super 8s and is hoping to pass on some of his skills to our junior players through his involvement in the junior section of the Club.

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John Gilling

John plays for the men's 1st team. He's not actively coaching any of our teams, but useful to know what skills he has! John often helps coaching the juniors.

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Lisa Purcell

Lisa played for the ladies' first team. Again, Lisa is not actively coaching any of our teams, but its useful to know that she has these skills!!

II Tom Young Mens 1st team	Tom has a key coaching role within the Club. His role is in coaching the Mens' 1st team.
III John Boughton	John coached the Mens 1st team for many years and also has been West Midlands and Warwickshire coach in his time. John is now passing on his valuable exprience to members at the Club night sessions.
II Penny Smith	Penny plays for the Ladies second team. She has used her coaching skills with variouis other local Clubs and helps out from time to time with junior sessions.
I Andy Collins Womens 1st team	Andy has coachsed the womens first team and the womens second team over the years as well as coaching Leicester in Division III as well. He is now (some call it working/some holidaying!) in Italy where he is no doubt practising his beach volleyball skills!
I Tom Young (Jnr)	Following in his father's footsteps, Tom recently completed his coaching course. Tom plays for the mens 1st team in Super 8s and is hoping to pass on some of his skills to our junior players through his involvement in the junior section of the Club.
I John Gilling	John plays for the men's 1st team. He's not actively coaching any of our teams, but useful to know what skills he has! John often helps coaching the juniors.
I Lisa Purcell	Lisa played for the ladies' first team. Again, Lisa is not actively coaching any of our teams, but its useful to know that she has these skills!!