KEITH HARDING - BACKGROUND
ATHLETICS - I HOLD THE NEW LEVEL 2/3 UK ATHLETICS COACH LICENCE WHICH GIVES ME INSURANCE TO COACH MULTIPLE EVENTS INC SPRINTS WHICH I SPECIALISE IN. I AM ALSO CURRENTLY TAKING THE BRAND NEW 2014 ADVANCED EVENT GROUP SPECIALIST COACH FOR SPRINTS AND HURDLES LICENCE. MY AIM IS TO MOVE ON TO THE MASTER COACH LICENCE (LEVEL 5) WHEN AVAILABLE FROM UK ATHLETICS IN LATE 2015. I HAVE EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF BIOMECHANICS, STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING AND SPEED
I CURRENTLY COACH SENIOR SPRINT GROUP AT SALE HARRIERS HAVING BEEN A FORMER TEAM MANAGER FOR SALE HARRIERS AND ATHLETE COMPETING AT BRITISH LEAGUE LEVEL FOR SALE HARRIERS ATHLETICS CLUB IN THE 80'S. I CURRENTLY COACH INTERNATIONAL SPRINTERS 100M, 200M AND 400M AT SALE HARRIERS
RUGBY UNION - I HOLD A LEVEL 2 RFU COACHING BADGE AND HAVE COACHED WITHIN RUGBY UNION FOR SOME 19 YEARS FROM SENIOR FIRST TEAM LEVEL TO COACHING MINI, JUNIOR AND COLTS LEVEL AS FITNESS COACH WITH EMPHASIS ON SPEED AND SPEED ENDURANCE AND SPEED AGILITY
I HAVE COACHED 1 ST TEAM PLAYERS FROM SALE SHARKS INCLUDING - MARK QUETO - SALE SHARKS ENGLAND - DEAN SCHOFIELD - SALE SHARKS - ENGLAND , NEIL BRIGGS LEICESTER ENGLAND SAXONS, FERGUS MULCHRONE LONDON IRISH, SEAN COX LONDON IRISH, DAVID DOHERTY ENGLAND 18 ;S BOTH CODES. COACHED PLAYERS FOR PRE SEASON SPEED AND FITNESS AND SPEEDWORK SESSIONS DURING SEASON
RUGBY LEAGUE - I HAVE ALSO COACHED SPEED AND SPEED ENDURANCE WITHIN RUGBY LEAGUE AND HAVE WORKED WITH ACADEMY AND SCHOLARSHIP PLAYERS FROM CLUBS INCLUDING LEEDS RHINOS, SALFORD REDS, WIGAN WARRIORS, ST HELENS, WARRINGTON WOLVES, BRADFORD BULLS, HUDDERSFIELD GIANTS, HALIFAX
SOME SENIOR SUPER LEAGUE PLAYERS I HAVE WORKED WITH INCLUDE - KYLE EASTMOND ST HELENS & ENGLAND, KEVIN SINFIEILD LEEDS & ENGLAND - GARETH HOCK SALFORD ENGLAND - JODIE BROUGHTON HUDDERSFIELD ENGLAND - JACK BRADBURY ST HELENS - LUKE AMBLER LEEDS RHINOS & IRELAND - MIKE WORINCY BRADFORD BULLS - ALEX BROWN HULL KR - GAZ OWEN SALFORD REDS.
FOOTBALL - INCLUDING PRESTON NORTH END
BOXING - I WORK CLOSELY WITH OLDHAM BOXING CLUB WITH ERIC NOI A FORMER OLYMPIC AND PROFESSIONAL BOXER. I WAS PART OF TEAM WHO COACHED ROBBIE CONNOR TO ABA NATIONAL 75 KG TITLE 2011.
MY RUGBY AND ATHLETICS BACKGROUND ENABLE ME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS NEEDED TO DELIVER AND PLAN SPEED TRAINING SESSIONS TO ATHLETES INVOLVED WITHIN RUGBY AND OTHER FULL CONTACT SPORTS INCLUDING BOXING AND LACROSSE.
LACROSSE - I HAVE WORKED WITH ENGLISH LACROSSE 'ENGLAND' PLAYERS SINCE 2010 AND WORKED WITH 'ENGLAND U19;S' IN 2012 BEFORE THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN FINLAND
BROTHERS ADAM & JORDAN WORNE SALFORD REDS UNDER 20'S ACADEMY PLAYERS
