Meet the Coaches
All of our coaches are British Gymnastics qualified and have been screened for their suitability to work with children
Maureen Jackson
Head Coach
Level 3 Club Coach, County Judge
Mo is a former Sussex Martlets member. Mo feels very passionate about supporting the club that gave her so much enjoyment when she competed and is now eager to help gymnasts achieve their goals
Val Storey
Level 4 Club Coach, Club Judge
Val has a passion for working with young people and seeing them progress to achieve their potential. She has been coaching across the County both recreationally and competitively since 2005. She started coaching when her son got into trampolining and has supported him right the way through to him representing Great Britain at both junior and senior level. Val is a Level 4 Senior Trampoline Coach, Trampoline Club Judge and has over 20 years experience of working with young people.
Outside of trampolining she has white water rafted Kaituna Falls in New Zealand, paraglided across the South Downs, skydived at Netheravon and more recently completed a freefall abseil down the Olympic Tower in London.
Ellie Boulton
Level 2 Coach
(Level 3 Modules 1 and 2)
Ellie got involved in trampolining when she realised that the boys at the club were fit and worth checking out! When the coaches started to realise she was also interested in trampolining, she was invited to compete for Sussex Martlets and has remained with the club ever since.
In addition to squad coaching, Ellie coaches sessions at Worthing Leisure Centre from toddler through to adult and those with additional needs. You may catch her on the odd occasion showcasing her talents!
Zach Hughes-Burton
Level 3 (Module 1) Coach, Regional Judge,
Level 1 DMT Coach
DMT County Judge
Zach has been a part of Sussex Martlets for over 15 years. Since the age of 3 he has been involved with the sport, competing to a national standard as well as one International open competition. Having now taken a step away from this, Zach is continuing with his judging career, parallel to his gymnastics and is now a Regional Judge in Trampoline and a County Judge in DMT. He is passionate about trampolining and is continually looking to find and gain more knowledge and insight into this amazing sport. Zach is also an event official for the UK Trampoline League and English Gymnastics Competitions sharing his passion for the sport through helping organising competitions around the country.
Natalie Adair
Level 3 (Module 1) Coach, Club Judge
Club Welfare Officer
Natalie has been involved in competitive trampolining for over 15 years and her passion for the sport has seen her go on to become a club judge and level 2 coach. Natalie feels having fun and enjoying what you do is an important part of progressing within the sport.
Nicky Malone
Level 2 Coach, Club Judge
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As a young girl Nicky competed for Sussex Martlets for 14 years and moved on to coaching after having her children. When she was unable to jump, she used to dream of trampolining and can still be caught having a bounce today!
She enjoys seeing the children learn and mastering new moves - the joy on their faces is so rewarding!
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Away from the sport, Nicky spends time with her family and also enjoys gardening
Kirsty Cuthbert
Level 2 Coach
Cover Coach
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Kirsty was first invited to join the club at a recreational session at the age of 10. She started coaching the youth and was competing in national competitions by the time she was 14 and became a fully qualified cooach by the age of 18.
Due to work commitments and niggly injuries she had to stop competing but went to the Men's finals at the London Olympics in 2012 and was inspired to get back on a trampoline! Although she no longer wants to wear a leotard she still enjoys being involved in the club that gave her so much when she was younger.
Leadership Academy
Our young leaders follow the British Gymnastics Leadership Academy programme. This offers our members aged 11 and above the opportunity to develop their leaderships skills as well as being role models for our club.
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Some of our young leaders are also qualified as proficiency coaches and assist the coaches with the recreational sessions
Mo Jackson - Captain
Tia Jackson
Zoe Hunter
Immy Jones
Quiana Jackson