Meet the fantastic Spark team who together work towards the delivery of a clear vision and a defined goal.

Johnny Hyatt

BSc (SC&C), MA Sports Dev, UEFA A Licence

I use my Sports Coaching & Conditioning, Sports Development qualifications, and industry experience to mentor and coach. My background is education and football.

I look to empower individuals in their pursuit of excellence, through offering tailored mentorship and guidance to aspiring athletes and sports professionals. I help them to develop the necessary skills and mindset for leadership roles. I assist individuals in exploring diverse career paths within the sports industry and provide expertise in personal branding.

I have a strong network, with industry connections and use these to stay up-to-date with trends and developments. I love to support individuals to achieve their full potential in the sports industry.

Ben Killner

BAhons, PTTLS, A1 Assessor, UEFA coach

In my 25 years of running businesses, I have successfully met the Investors In People standards and the DfE Matrix standard. I have worked across multiple sectors including business consultancy, people development, post 19 education, branding and domiciliary home care.

I have consulted on the business sale process, have sold my own companies, and in addition worked under the scrutiny of the LSC, (SFA), Ofsted and the CQC.

Combining my academic degree qualifications with the practical degree in People Management (NVQ), and Institute of Directors certification, I support people to increase their confidence,self worth, knowledge, understanding and skill sets, providing them with purpose and direction.

Dan Manzi

Msc (PRM), PGDip (S&E Psych), UEFA coach

I am a qualified psychologist and sports coach with a UEFA A Licence and 3 youth module certificates. I have been coaching for over 25 years and have 8 years experience as Coach, Head of Coaching, and as Education & Welfare Officer, in professional football .

I trained as a Sport Psychologist and Sport Scientist with the British Association of Sport and Exercise Science for 5 years and was a consulting Psychologist for UEFA advising on their Eating For Goals project to enhance children's learning.

I have expertise in creating positive learning environments for young people to learn to play sport, develop physically and mentally, and to provide them with life-skills. All of this developed through sport.

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