Meet the Foundation staff – Community Coach Sammy
Meet Sammy, who works as a Community Coach for enrichment days.
STARTED WORKING FOR BHAFC FOUNDATION: This year
HOW DID YOU GET HERE?
I used to play football for Lewes FC Women, and alongside that I was a teaching assistant. I realised I loved working with young people, so I decided to go down the youth development path.
I’m loving being at the Foundation now, it’s a really fun place to work and everyone is so nice.
WHAT DOES A NORMAL DAY AT WORK LOOK LIKE FOR SAMMY?
I’m normally delivering workshops or lessons, either out at schools across Sussex or here at the Amex Stadium. If I’m not teaching, I’ll be in the office preparing and developing future lessons.
WHY IS OUR SCHOOLS WORK IMPORTANT?
I think it’s really important to give young people different types of opportunities, and different environments where they can learn in different ways.
A lot of our work in schools is stuff that schools can’t fit in their own curriculum, so it’s really important for us to be able to offer these extra opportunities to students.
A lot of the kids we work with are Brighton fans, or they at least have an interest in football, so coming into their classroom wearing an Albion badge just engages them straight away. That means we can break down barriers in ways their teachers can’t necessarily.
BEST PART OF THE JOB?
Inspiring young people and watching them grow and develop, and giving them new opportunities.
