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Steve Lloyd
British Triathlon Federation Level 3 Performance Coach

Named as Britain’s ‘most motivating Tri Coach’ by Triathlon Plus magazine, Steve Lloyd is an extensively experienced Triathlon Coach and age-group Triathlete.  
He has coached numerous athletes over the last 8 years across all distances working with complete beginners through to elite triathletes.  
Steve established Nottingham based Absolute Triathlon Club in 2009 which has quickly developed a presence within the Midlands region and a reputation for developing and encouraging those new in to the sport.  The Club has just been awarded the Nottingham Sports Club of the Year 2011 with Steve also a finalist for the Nottingham Coach of the Year.  Steve was also instrumental in launching a second club in the West Midlands.

Recognised by the British Triathlon Federation in 2011 as their Performance Coach of the Year Steve continues to work with athletes at a high level both in his role as the West Midlands Regional Head Coach and through his business Absolute Tri.  He is also is seen as an industry expert and is regularly called upon by the media for comment.

Steve Lloyd
British Triathlon Federation Performance- Development Coach of the Year 2011

E-mail: Steve@absolutetri.com
Mobile: 07503 156823
Tel: 0115 9607912
Skype: absolutetri-coachsteve
Facebook: AbsoluteTri
Twitter: Absolutetri

What qualities do you think it takes to be a good coach?

“Definitely respect and trust would be top for me. They are putting their performance improvement in your hands so they have to feel confident you can deliver and unless they respect and trust you completely they won’t go and do what you expect them to do. This doesn’t mean that they don’t input into the process but they will look to you for the right answers. Planning and preparation are also key, they better the planning you do the better the sessions and group of sessions are likely to be with a better long term improvement. You also have to understand people and be a good listener. For me it’s not about coaching the sport but coaching people and this is very important in everything we do.”

Some of Steve’s Achievements & Experience

Supporting New & Emerging Talent

Steve is the Head Coach for the  British Triathlon Federation (BTF) Regional Talent Academy and one athlete has now qualified for the Olympic Talent Squad. Steve attends the talent squad training camps to assist with coaching and recently attended the Spanish training with the BTF Performance Team.

Developing Age Group Triathletes

Steve has 5 triathletes who qualified in 2011 for the 2012 age-group European Championships in Israel 2012.  At the 2011 European Championships 2 of his athletes won Gold Medals (Danielle Stewart, Sophie Edge) and 1 Bronze (Emma Pearson) plus several others who competed there and in the Bejing World Championships.  

Commitment to Continual Professional Development

Steve is part of the BTF Elite Coaches Programme who meet several times a year working with external training agencies plus the BTF to discuss current issues with the ultimate goal of creating a framework for developing talent. In this voluntary role Steve is also mentored on an individual basis.

Development of Triathlon Club Athletes

As Head Coach of Absolute Triathlon Club Steve has developed a large number of athletes who were initially unable to do front crawl and have now achieved this. The majority of athletes at the club are improving in their swimming and all round triathlon performance with Steve’s guidance.

A Passion for Triathlon

Steve is passionate about sport and in Triathlon in particular and this is demonstrated through the huge commitment he makes to his ongoing personal development and training, supporting his athletes and growing the triathlon club he founded in 2009.

A well respected coach amongst his peers and athletes Steve is as enthusiastic at encouraging and supporting beginners as he is at developing the highly talented triathletes of the future.  Always level headed and approachable he builds rapport with athletes easily and is able to use his extensive technical coaching knowledge along with his personable attitude to get the best out of the athletes he coaches. His ability to engage and communicate with people on all levels really sets him apart.

He continually drives quality through his coaching, immersing himself in the latest books and research and mentoring new coaches to a high standard believing that everyone of all ability should benefit from quality coaching.

His success with age group athletes in 2011 looks set to continue; he has athletes up to the age of 54 competing in the 2012 European Championships.

Through his coaching he has had tremendous impact in Nottingham on participation levels and is a great ambassador for Triathlon.

Qualifications, Experience & Awards

• Level 3 British Triathlon Federation (BTF) Performance Coach
• BTF Performance-Development Coach of the Year 2011
• BTF East Midlands Performance-Development Coach of the Year
• Strength & Conditioning Coach
• Regional Head Coach for the BTF West Midlands
• Coach Educator and Assessor for the BTF
• Finalist Nottingham Coach of the Year 2011
• Steve also holds the REPS Level 3 Personal Training Qualification and is a qualified Sports Massage Therapist

Read about Steve in the Feb 2011 issue of Triathlon Plus ‘We’re Inspired By’

Steve you are definitely top-dog in the coaching world! Rich M

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