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Ryan Buckley
Director of Cricket
Ryan Buckley, an ECB Advanced Coach, joined Sherborne School as Director of Cricket Coaching in August 2023. As a player, Ryan represented Durham CCC, winning the LV County Championship in 2013, before retiring in 2015 to pursue a coaching career. Ryan has experience working within performance (Durham Cricket, Somerset CCC, Dorset CCC & Western Storm) and development (Millfield School & Hong Kong) environments during his coaching career. The cricket programme at Sherborne runs through the academic year, including a pre-season camp during the Easter holidays to help prepare the boys for the summer term. There is a weekly house indoor cricket competition for the boys to develop who are outside the winter performance programme, alongside coaching the Prep school during the winter months. The holistic programme is designed to challenge the boys on and off the field. On a Wednesday afternoon, the cricket scholars have an individually designed programme to allow them to reach their individual potential.
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Louise Dennis
Director of Rugby Coaching
Louise is currently employed as National Programmes Coach Developer at England Rugby. Her extensive experience in mentoring and developing coaches is a tremendous asset to our rugby programme as she supports the technical development of all our rugby coaches. As a player, she won the premiership with Worcester and represented England Under 20s. Having also worked with the Bath Rugby 1st XV men’s squad as Head of Leadership and Growth and as Head of Rugby Operations and Player Welfare, Louise’s expertise strengthens our elite player provision. Additionally, Louise has worked as a lecturer at Hartpury College and at director level in the Army Rugby Union. A combination of experience at a strategic level and within education has given her a deep understanding of the delivery of top-flight rugby, making her an outstanding and unanimous choice to lead the development of the game at Sherborne.
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Fraser Henderson
Director of Hockey
Fraser Henderson is joining us from Clifton college, where he also coached the Clifton Robinsons Men’s 1st Team in the West Conference League. Fraser played hockey for a number of years, reaching Scotland U18& U21s before having to retire at 22 due to injury. Fraser is an FIH & England Hockey coach and is keen to develop hockey at Sherborne, particularly indoor hockey, in the new Sherborne Sports Centre indoor hockey facility. Away from hockey Fraser is a Resident Tutor in Abbeylands alongside his dog Tommy.
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Richard Keen
Director of Tennis
Richard, an LTA Level 4 qualified and Accredited + coach, joined Sherborne School as Director of Tennis in January 2022. Previously he has coached at Millfield Senior School and Bradfield College. Whilst at Millfield Richard also coached the Somerset County training for the 12&14 age group boys and girls. Richard has played tennis for Angmering Tennis Club in Division 1 of the Sussex Doubles Leagues and has represented Worthing College in the Senior Students Competition. At Sherborne School, Richard works with all age groups year-round. Providing a tennis programme for boys who wish to develop their skills and push themselves to get the most out of their tennis. Richard also provides coaching to boys who are starting tennis and would like to have fun whilst developing their game. Richard has entered two teams to the LTA Glanville cup in addition to entering a team into the LTA Years 9&10 Schools Competition. He hopes to provide boys with the skills needed to progress in these tournaments in years to come, in addition to giving boys access to LTA tournaments at weekends to reach their full potential. In the Trinity Term Richard will be working with all our teams across all age groups to ensure all boys get access to a high standard of coaching. Using his coaching and playing experience Richard will also be helping to develop the all-round skills of the School’s Sports Scholars as part of the School’s High-Performance Programme. Richard currently lives in Dorchester with his wife Georgie and is a tutor in School House.
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Chris Weale
Director of Football Coaching
Chris joined Sherborne School in September 2019. He has played professionally for teams including Leicester City, Bristol City and Yeovil Town FC in a career spanning 19 years. Prior to joining us, he was player-coach at Exeter City and holds a UEFA B coaching licence.
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Tom Williams
Strength and Conditioning Lead
Tom, who attended Hartpury as an undergraduate and is currently completing a master’s degree in Strength and Conditioning, was Head of Athletic Development at Denstone College where he coached numerous Leicester Tigers Academy and England Under 18 players. His appointment not only directly benefits the 1st XV, where he is assistant coach to our Director of Rugby, Chris Smith, but will allow higher levels of conditioning for all boys at Sherborne, regardless of their chosen sports. As a National League Two player, his specialist knowledge combines with that of Barny Allen, Deputy Director of Sport (Performance) and David Guy, Director of Sport and will allow us to take full advantage of the gym facilities in our new Sports Centre.
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