Having supported MAN v FAT Scunthorpe to develop a vibrant and profitable group, coach Dave Bell is now additionally main the way in which with the close by Hull membership.
Dave has seen his Scunthorpe membership develop in numbers and in group spirit, with the lads there selecting up two awards at this 12 months’s MAN v FAT Awards.
He’ll now be selecting up the baton at Hull, serving to the lads there to drop extra pounds and develop an already robust group. We caught up with him to seek out out extra.
How happy are you to be taking up the Hull function and what have you ever fabricated from the group within the time you’ve been concerned to date?
Clearly I had no hesitation on taking up the Hull function. I’ve been a participant for 10 years and a facilitator. So I’ve at all times been concerned on the teaching employees aspect, and taking up the Hull function was a pure development.
The Hull lads are a cracking bunch – the combination of kids and the “barely“ older gamers is an effective one. It’s nice seeing gamers of their 20s taking up a participant of their 40s, 50s and even 60s.
It’s good to see gamers nonetheless enjoying and dropping pounds over the past 10 years , gamers returning after leaving and nonetheless new gamers becoming a member of. The ambiance may be very heat and welcoming, there’s a real buzz on the venue on a Tuesday night time.
What sort of assist can the lads count on from you as a MAN v FAT coach?
I hope the lads know I’m at all times there for them, from the scales to the pitch. Typically, it’s the smallest changes that want mentioning. That’s why the meals diary and monitoring is so vital, it’s not about filling it in simply to get the additional factors, it’s the blueprint of the journey with us. They will look again on what works and the place some weeks it hasn’t.
It’s nice when it clicks in a gamers head and so they begin ploughing via, 5%, 10% and many others.
The Scunthorpe function was very straightforward to slip into, I’ve by no means recognized such a bunch of sociable gamers. Each week they appear to have one thing occurring, charity soccer, days on the races, curry nights, Park runs, bike rides, charity balls, psychological well being walks – the checklist simply goes on and on.
Over the previous few years, the lads have raised over £20k for numerous charities, and I feel this has helped massively to construct the group at MAN v FAT Scunthorpe.
How happy had been you for the Scunthorpe group to choose up two Awards in Might? And the way can the Hull lads aspire to realize the identical subsequent 12 months?
I used to be completely buzzing for my two ACs to gather the awards, and we had 4 nominations this 12 months. Scunthorpe gamers have been nominated for the previous few years now, so to really deliver residence the silverware was superb and the gamers completely deserved it.
They work so arduous behind the scenes to make issues occur, they are surely unsung heroes. So to have their efforts recognised and rewarded is unbelievable, and so they acquired to satisfy the legendary Sir Geoff Hurst!
The awards subsequent 12 months, I’m hoping to see some Hull lads get talked about, aside from the Hull legend Carl Gareth profitable the “Media Mogul“ yearly, it was 2020 when Hull final gained an award.
Need to be a part of Dave in motion?
Should you’re eager to affix Dave at both Scunthorpe or Hull, you possibly can head to their respective membership homepages to get signed up!