Sport - Phill Merrick

Phill is a lecturer in Sports and Exercise Science and has taught sport specific topics across a range of qualifications such as, Public Services, Beauty Therapy and Access to
learning. 

As a Sports and Exercise Science Graduate and a former
Secondary School PE teacher, he specialises in delivering
subjects such as health and fitness training, fitness
testing, sports coaching, anatomy and physiology, nutrition and outdoor and adventurous activities.

“I love the challenge of teaching across a number of
different courses. I get to meet a wide range of students and I get to make a positive impact on their development at Stroud College”

Sports coaching is one of Phill’s strengths specialising in the delivery of rugby, football, basketball, badminton, swimming, hockey, netball, athletics, gymnastics, trampolining and
volleyball.

In his spare time Phill still plays competitive rugby in the winter and volleyball through the summer.