Welcome To The A-Crew Blog

Hello!

Hi, I'm Andy and many years ago I set up A Crew Coaching with the aim of becoming a professional coach, at that time starting in Rowing (as I was already well established there) and then branching out. That didn't happen.

10 years and a lot of growing later I'm back with the goal of starting slow, honing my craft and most importantly enjoying every second of coaching. Everyday I'm pushed ads on social media which are supposedly going to tell me how to make +£10k a month quickly but the reality for me is that it's not about making a quick buck, like for the people I coach I wouldn't want it to be about a crash diet or a 30 day fitness effort, it's about sustainable, long term success and enjoyment. That I hope will set me up for a fulfilled and happy life (not that I'm unhappy at the moment I hasten to add).

So a little about me, I'm a self-confessed sports addict, I love sport, any sport. I hike mountains have climbed rock faces, run marathons, rowed at an elite level, trained as a PE teacher, taken coaching courses for multiple different sports and now have found a love for CrossFit and Functional Training. Why? Well because the pipe dream of becoming a professional athlete dissipated many years ago and now it's about having fun, facing challenge, learning new skills and ultimately keeping me fit and active for the rest of my life. I want to be the old guy walking up mountains or spending a day on my snowboard or being able to keep up with people half my age in the gym.

So why a return to coaching? Simply I want to help people have that as well. After a long hiatus I have rekindled the love I have for coaching and in a new arena  I cannot wait to share that journey. I love to write, blog and talk about different theories so we are going to talk to all things Sport, CrossFit, Coaching, Life and who knows what else.

Like what you read? Great. Have questions? I would love to hear them. Disagree? Fantastic, reach out and let's have a constructive conversation about our differing views, hopefully we will both learn something!

Andy

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