Email:  r.d.Hardwick@herts.ac.uk
Telephone: 01707 281204

Contact Rob for information on the following:
All things coaching-related, including:
• CoachMark and Coaching Herts database
• Coach Education Week and Coaching Conference
• Workshops and courses
• Sports Coaching Collection – resource library
Information related to National Governing Bodies (NGBs) M-Z

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Likes: Music, comedy, Leeds United, rugby, liquorice
Dislikes: Parsnips, misplaced apostrophes, CelebrityXFactor Skating BigBrother Dancing dross, celery, 42 word sentences
Couldn’t live without: Family, sausage sandwiches, rugby
Memorable sporting moment: Allan ‘Sniffer’ Clarke’s winning goal in the FA Cup Final against Arsenal.
Rob Andrew’s winning drop goal v Australia in the 1995 World Cup quarter final.
My try v Leighton Buzzard – side-step, swerve, pace, etc. etc.
Personal motto: Illegitimi non carborundum 

I joined the Herts Sports Partnership in April 2007, to work part-time on workforce development, and then took on my coaching role in November 2009. Prior to that, I’d been self-employed for around 20 years, involved in delivering and designing training programmes. The opportunity to work in sport (and get paid for it!), particularly in the period leading up to the Olympics, was too good to miss.

While I will happily watch and enjoy loads of sport, nothing grips me like rugby (well, Leeds United too, if I’m honest!). As a volunteer, I’ve been involved with rugby for more than 40 years – player, coach, RFU tutor, administrator, team manager, youth chairman, etc. etc.