Sophie

Sophie works for Ipswich Town Football Club as a Performance Analyst for the Academy. She has a Masters degree in Human Movement Science, obtained whilst living and studying in Amsterdam, and has a first class BSc in Sport & Exercise Science.

Sophie has worked in Sport Development, improving Suffolk communities’ health and wellbeing and inspiring the population to become more active. She plays a key role in promoting behavioural change in the county; from supporting individual journeys, to developing coaches to effectively engage and support their participants.

Sophie also has experience working in elite sport, having previously completed research for the International Paralympic Committee during her time in the Netherlands.

She trained with Kath Temple in 2012 for her NLP Practitioner certification and has managed to embed those skills within much of her work. Sophie utilized these skills whilst working with Gemstones Education, supporting the therapeutic outreach service to pupils, schools and parents.