PROFESSOR SERGIO LARA-BERCIAL

Sergio is a Professor of Sport Coaching at Leeds Beckett University in the UK and the Vice-President for Strategy and Development for the International Council for Coaching Excellence. He has published widely on a variety of sport-related topics including youth sport and coach development. Sergio is also the co-founder of ICOACHKIDS. Sergio is recognised globally and consults for multiple high-level organisations such as Nike, UEFA and FIBA. He is also a former international basketball coach for Great Britain and has coached national league for over 25 years winning 18 National Titles with both male and female teams.

SHEELAGH QUINN

Sheelagh works at Sport Ireland which is the authority tasked with the development of sport in Ireland. This includes participation in sport, high performance sport, anti-doping, coaching and the development of the Sport Ireland Campus. Although involved in a range of Sport Ireland’s key projects for the last 25 years, she now coordinates the Coaching Children & Coaching Teenagers Programmes; represents Sport Ireland on several European and Global projects including the iCoachKids Project. She is also responsible for the strategic development of physical literacy within Sport Ireland.