It was a pleasure to welcome Vernon Samuels to Badminton on Monday. Vernon works for the Youth Sports Trust and as part of the Sky Sports Living Programme, is now an athlete mentor working with schools.
Vernon’s greatest career achievement was finishing 13th at the 1988 Olympics as the top of three British competitors representing Great Britain. He finished his international career in 1992 as a top ranked GB Indoor Triple Jumper.
He spoke in assembly about ambition and working towards goals which we all found informative and inspirational. He then worked with a group of girls, setting them team challenges aimed around team work and communication. He also gave the group an insight into the support network of an athlete and the number of professionals they work with, advice about nutrition and training and an explanation of the Youth Sports Trust's aims and objectives. The group immensely enjoyed working with Vernon and look forward to working with him in the future.
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