Name: Martin Laws

Position: Managing Director, Company & Club Chairman, Chairman BG Kent & South East and National Technical Committee Chair, Director BTF, Director Kent Institute of Sport

Coach level: International Performance Coach & Coach Tutor & Examiner, DMT Coach, Tutor & Examiner

Judge Grade: International Judge - Trampoline, DMT & National Tumbling

Trampolined from: 1967 - 1972, 1977 - 1992. Began coaching in 1977

Best achievements:
As a competitor: U15 Southern County Schools Champion, 5 Times Kent Men's Champion
As a Coach: Coached 10 WAG Medallists including 3 times WAG gold medallist - Ben Colgate, Coached Downs Syndrome performer Tony Woolvern to Kent Bronze medallist! (considered by Martin to be his best coaching achievement)
As a Judge: Getting through International Judge Course in DMT & Tumbling...In Spanish!

Hobbies / other interests: psychology, sport therapy, computers (built his own computer in 1978 with a massive 12k memory) and DIY (when his wife Liz lets him)

Favourite competitions: 1986 World Championships in Paris "[It was] like being in a football stadium, and a great time at the WAGs that year too!"

Most memorable moments from trampolining: At 11 years old watching Paul Luxon do a triffis on a 1/2 inch 77a!
Seeing son Steven leap from the trampoline into the arms of a terrified superior Judge after a successful routine...aged 4.
National Championships a Gillingham - Watching Brian Phelps (and fellow loonies) diving at the pool party, and explaining to the lifeguards that he does know what he is doing!

Send Martin an email: Martin@trampoline.co.uk

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