Elliot Pickard with Andrew in the Clubhouse at Pendle Forest

Elliot Pickard spends a week at our Club

A work placement at Pendle Forest Sports Club could lead to a career as a sports teacher for one student at Burnley College.

17-year-old Elliot Pickard, a first year student on the College’s BTEC National Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science, spent a week working our community sports club.

Elliot helped to coach football, cricket, rugby and multi-skills to a range of children at local primary, secondary and special needs schools as well as booking football pitches with the local Council for the Club’s weekend matches.

Elliot, who plays football for Ighten Leigh and is a member of Burnley Golf Club, said:

“The work placement taught me a lot about the practical side of sports coaching and has helped me to decide that I would like to pursue a career as a sports teacher in the future.

“Pendle Forest are helping me to enrol on a Level 1 Football Coaching course, and the skills I learn on this course will help me when I become a sports teacher.”

Andrew Webb, the Club’s Development Manager and Child Welfare Officer, added:

“Elliot was an enormous help during his week at the club. We are very much a community club trying to promote sport to people of all abilities and so we rely on people like Elliot to help us reach a wider audience.

“Elliot has already agreed to come back and help us with our Soccer School during the Easter holidays and we are sure he has a bright future ahead of him as a sports teacher.”