Five people recieved support from the Nancy Ovens Bursary in 2008:
Ben Foster
Aspiring young basketball coach Ben Foster from Brighton spent the summer in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA, coaching at various summer camps and attending the Doug Noll basketball academy, where he worked with some of America’s finest young talent. Read more
Duncan Parnis
Hockey coach Duncan Parnis travelled to Australia where he took part in two projects, a coaching project at a successful Australian Hockey club, and ‘The Refugee Sports Project’ which helps children from war torn countries such as Sudan, Somalia and Afghanistan who find refuge in Australia. Read more
Andy Bignold - Volleyball Coach
Volleyball coach Andy Bignold from east London travelled to Patrocina, Brazil where he learned from the staff at the Catigua Tenis Club how to motivate and retain young people from low income family backgrounds. Read more
Corrine Tantrum
Successful swimming coach Corrine travelled to America to take part as assistant coach in two of the world's most successful clubs, where she observed and took part in the coaching schemes of a post Olympic Training Programme, working with top level athletes and their coaches. Read more
Nigel West
Successful swimming coach Nigel travelled to America to take part as assistant coach in two of the world's most successful clubs, where she observed and took part in the coaching schemes of a post Olympic Training Programme, working with top level athletes and their coaches. Read more
