Lee Pooley - Director of Recreation and Development
Paddle UK
Workshop speaker - Deploying with Confidence – Enabling a Sustainable Workforce
Workforce Planning and Management
Lee has worked in the sport and physical activity sector for 30 years primarily focused on sport development and coaching. Lee is an active member of the NGB community and can often be found sharing good practice from his work at Paddle UK with other NGB colleagues.
Lee’s previous role at Paddle UK’s predecessor British Canoeing, was director of coaching and qualifications where he oversaw a radical transformation of the approach to the way British Canoeing develop and supported their workforce. Prior to this Lee spent 7 years coaching internationally, supporting coaches and coaching organisations in improving their safety and education frameworks, he was able to add value through his grounding in understanding education from his time working in further and higher education.
