Fourteen Year 11 GCSE PE & BTEC Sport students visited Lilleshall National Sports Centre in order to gain information on Physical Education and sport related careers.

We were lucky enough to have Kristian Thomas, a member of the British team that won gold in the 2012 European Championships team event, and a historic bronze in the same event at the 2012 Summer Olympics,  deliver talks on the range of sporting careers available that all contribute towards the formation of an Olympic team.  This included gaining an insight into coaching, physiotherapy, strength and conditioning and the roles that are played by nutritionists, analysts and psychologists.

The group had the opportunity to see the Great Britain senior men’s team training and the Great Britain juniors competing against each other for a place in the team at an international in Germany.

A great day at Lilleshall – a spectacular facility. Special thanks to Kristian Thomas and former St Edmund’s student.