Coaches

Christian Moody - TA Lead Coach & Girls Head Coach

Coaching Experience

  • 5 years of coaching experience at club, university, pathway and full time school roles.
  • Current TBB Ladies 1st XI coach.
  • Currently in Cohort 8 of H Advanced Coach Programme (Level 3) and completed Level 2 Coach Course.

Playing Experience

  • Currently University of Bath 2nd XI Captain.
  • Playing for TBBHC 2nd XI.
  • Played for Northwood Crusaders 1st XI in KZN Premier League in South Africa

Ben McElroy - Boys Head Coach

Coaching Experience


Playing Experience


Rich Bendry - Goalkeeper Head Coach

Coaching Experience

  • 2014-18 Assistant/Head Coach Firebrands HC Mens 1.
  • 2018-2020 TBBHC Mens 2s Coach.
  • 2019-2022 Wales O35s Assistant Coach .
  • 2020-Present Assistant Coach TBBHC Mens 1s.
  • 2023-Present TBBHC TA Lead GK Coach.

Playing Experience

  • 1998-2012 TBBHC Mens 1s.
  • 2018-2020 TBBHC Mens 2s Player Coach. 
  • (2021-23Three games for Men’s 1s!!).
  • 2016 - England O35s.
  • 2018-2022 Wales O35s.

James Masters - Assistant Coach

Coaching Experience

  • FIH level 1 (L2 pending)
  • Hockey Coach at Dean Close 
  • Gloucestershire County Coach (U14s-U17s)
  • Assistant Coach for Cheltenham Men’s 1s
  • ⁠Lead Coach of Cheltenham Juniors 
  • MT13, Gogr8 and Performance Hockey Camps

Playing Experience

  • Cheltenham Men’s
  • Gloucestershire County 
  • ⁠Kings School Gloucester 1st Xl

Oakley Sparshott-Thompson - Assistant Coach

Coaching experience

  • Hockey coach at Monkton Combe School.
  • 2 years coaching for TBBHC U10 girls and U14 boys.
  • Hosted and organised hockey camps for children aged 7-13. 

Playing Experience

  • 5 cycles of performance centre. 
  • Represented Wessex leopards in Futures cup. 
  • Appearances for TBBHC and The University of Bath 1st team.


Oliver Jameson - Admin

Coaching Experience

  • Coached a variety of teams at school, club and university.
  • Level 1 qualified.

 Playing experience 

  • Currently playing 1st team university hockey in the BUCS premier league.
  • 3 years in the performance centre programme including selection for Futures Cup.
  • 3.5 years of national league experience.


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