Coaching Director - Dan Messenger
A former pupil of Scholes First School, Whitechapel Middle School and Whitcliffe Mount School, Dan Messenger has been involved in the sport of roller hockey for the past 24 years. Having played for England at the age of 14, Dan has had a successful roller hockey career playing premier league for Sheffield RHC, Halifax RHC and Manchester RHC from the age of 16. Dan also played for England at the European Schoolboy Championships held in Andorra in 1991.
Dan was the head coach at Halifax Roller Hockey Club for 7 years, coaching players of all ages and abilities. Dan's coaching career at Halifax RHC was successful, evidenced by the U11's becoming NCRHA champions in 2007, and in the same year securing promotion of the Halifax Senior team to the National Premier League.
In July 2007 Dan was appointed as the Northern Counties Regional Coach and Development Coordinator, taking charge of the training, selection process and management of players chosen to represent the NCRHA at inter-regional championships, resulting in a successful campaign at under 11, under 13, under 15 and under 17 at the inter-regional championships held in Peterborough in May 2008 and 2009.
In March 2008, Dan was invited to become part of the national training structure, being appointed as assistant national coach under Carlos Amaral. Since then, Dan has been involved with the coaching of the best young players in the country between the ages of 5 and 17. |
