Ipswich Town
Olympic gold medallist joins Ipswich Town staff
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
4:50 PM
IPSWICH Town have appointed double Olympic gold medallist Steve Williams to their backroom staff.
Williams – won gold in the coxless fours at both the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Games – is taking on a consultancy role that will see him focus on the fitness development of players and match preparation, working closely alongside Blues’ fitness coach Andy Liddell.,
“The stats showed we were among the fittest sides in the Championship last season, but it’s important to explore every new angle of fitness and match preparation,” said Town boss Paul Jewell.
“Steve will work with individuals, as well as the squad in general, and brings with him a wealth of knowledge of competitive sport and what it takes to get to the very top.
“Having met Steve you can quickly see that he’s highly motivated and I’m delighted he will be working with us. He will bring new ideas and I’m sure he will have a positive influence on the squad.”
Williams took gold at four World Championships. He retired from the sport in 2010 and last year joined former Wales rugby union international, Richard Parks, to climb Mount Everest.
He said: “I’m really looking forward to working with the staff at Ipswich Town.
“There are many components in sport to getting individuals and a team in the best condition and I’m confident the experiences I have had in my career can be used as an asset to this football club.”
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6 comments
What excellent news. Now we must have almost as many coaches as players........they can each get one to one training.
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Mapleleaf
Thursday, July 5, 2012
THE EAST ANGLIAN DAILY TIMES ALSO KNOW ABOUT THE PROTEST AT PORTMAN RD MAIN GATE AT 10 AM THE MORE THE MERRIER IF WE DONT DO THIS NOTHING NOTHING WILL CHANGE AFTER YESTERDAYS NIGHTMARE WITH LUKE CHAMBERS FROM NOTTS FOREST MAKE YOUR CLUB SURVIVE IT NEEDS YOU DESPERATELY YOUR ATTENDANCE WILL HELP RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WE HAVE PROOF OF THIS SO IF YOU CARE ONE LITTLE BIT FOR ITFC THEN ATTEND. THANK YOU PASS THIS ON
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Mat Mursell
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Can he play in goal? OK then, what time can he get there?
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floridaboy1
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
The way things are going at PR he will have no players to get fit !!!!!!!
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Brian Betts
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Olympics?, you can see who signed him, and it wasnt Paul Jewell.
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bismark
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
What a joke! Here we are screaming out for players and we end up signing what is probably one of Mr Cleggs old mates. Can he not forget about the Olympics-bearing in mind he also took time out to run with the flame-and start interviewing potential new signings; footballers that is! I stick with what I predicted at the end of the last season; ITFC are going to be relegated and that really saddens me. I just cannot believe how badly my once great team is now being run. Where will Clegg be when the Olympics start? Bet your life it will not be Portman Road.
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Brian Ball
Tuesday, July 3, 2012