Coaching Staff

 All Orchard Gymnastics Coaches are 'British Gymnastics'qualified 
with Enhanced CRB clearance.

     Barry D Phelan  Coaching Director

A former Scottish National Champion and finalist at the 1986 Commonwealth Gymnastics Championships. Former coaching positions have included Head Coach to the Southern Region Men’s Squad & Senior Men’s Coach of Hampshire Centre of Excellence. Barry has been coach to both Junior and Senior National Champions and was a Great Britain Coach at the 2002 'Euroteam' Championships in France.

Barry has British Gymnastics coaching qualifications in
 
Men’s Artistic Gymnastics - senior club coach - level 4
Team Gym - senior club coach - level 4
 Pre School Gymnastics & Movement - club coach - level 3
Freestyle Gymnastics - club coach - level 3
Sports Acrobatics - club coach - level 3
Women’s Artistic Gymnastics -  coach - level 2
Trampolining - coach - level 2

            Karen Phelan  Coaching Director

Karen a former gymnast at Southampton Gymnastics Club has coached Pre School, General Gymnastics, Development and Competition Squads at a number of clubs throughout Hampshire and held the position of Senior Womens Coach at Southampton Gymnastics Club.

    Karen has British Gymnastics Coaching qualifications in 

Womens Artistic Gymnastics - club coach - level 3
Pre School Gymnastics & Movement - club coach - level 3
Freestyle Gymnastics - club coach - level 3

                Andrea Earley

Andrea is a former gymnast from the highly acclaimed Andover Gymnastics Club where she trained under the guidance of International Performence Coach Alan Lavell. She trained and competed in Sports Acrobatics, Tumbling, Team Gym and most notably Andrea competed internationally in Double Mini Tramp.

Andrea is a British Gymnastics level 2 Coach in General Gymnastics 
& a 'BG' Regional level Trampoline Judge.

Victoria Hobbs

(Head of Trampolining)

Victoria is a 'BG' level 3 trampolining coach. Prior to taking up her position with Orchard Gymnastics Victoria was Head Coach at Taunton Trampoline Club.
 

Neil Parkin



Neil has over 30 years coaching experience working with male and female artistic gymnasts at clubs including Phoenix and Taunton Deane Gymnastics Clubs.

Neil has British Gymnastics qualifications in

Female Artistic - club coach (level 3)
Male Artistic - club coach (level 3)

  
Lucy Bunyon


Lucy is a 'BG' level 1 assistant coach in General Gymnastics. 


Claire Mitchell


Claire is a 'BG' level 1 assistant coach in General Gymnastics.

 
Alex Grinter

Alex is a 'BG' level 1 assistant coach in General Gymnastics.