OUR COACHES
Duncan Parnis
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England Hockey Level 3 Coach (October 2009)
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Sports Coach UK “Young Coach of the Year” 2008
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England Hockey Advanced Coach Programme 2020-2022
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Duncan has coached 22 junior teams and 4 adult teams to National Championships and one School National Championship, including various Junior National Indoor Championships plus many National Finalists & Regional titles! Duncan has also helped over 30 children progress to England or Wales junior international, including several who have since gone onto becoming full internationals!
Created various outreach programmes in the community helping children of all abilities to realise their hockey potential. Duncan is proud to have introduced thousands of children to the sport for the first time.
Playing & coaching career across Wycombe, St Albans, Doncaster, Chapeltown, Holcombe, Hampstead & Westminster & Sevenoaks.
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Ruth Bingham
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England Hockey Level 2 Coach
Ruth is an experienced School Teacher and Safeguarding Officer and coaches most teams at HC Knole Park!
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Coached Croydon High to Surrey School Champions. Coached St Michael’s to 5th place at National IAPS 2017. Assistant Coach for Sevenoaks U12s National Champions 2017 & 2019. Assistant Coach Weald of Kent Grammar School U13 National Champions 2019. Sevenoaks U16s National Indoor Champions 2019. Knole Park U14 Girls National Champions 2021 & Knole Park U14 Boys National Plate Champions 2021.
Ruth has played for Brighton & Hove, Wimbledon and Sevenoaks. 4 Gold BUSA medals with Loughborough University. Kent Over 40s team & 3 National Vets titles.
Grace Ellis
Our awesome Gap Year coach.
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Having played at KP for 4 years Grace is currently taking a year out after completing her A-Levels, before University.
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An ever present in our Women's 1st team, Grace is one of our best and most consistent players. Grace enjoys coaching our youngest players through to our Adults!
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Grace played for Sevenoaks before joining Knole Park.
Steve Innes
Steve plays in the KP Men's 1s team and mainly coaches the U14 Boys and U12 mixed sessions. A barrister by day, after turning up to HC Knole Park's first Back to Hockey session, Steve has rekindled his love of playing and coaching.
Steve was a junior U13 national champion and played for Norfolk and the East of England. As an adult he played for Oxford University and Southgate, as well as spending a year playing and coaching in Sydney, Australia.
Charlotte Smith
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England Hockey Level 2 Coach
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Charlotte is a PE teacher at Sevenoaks School and an England Hockey Performance Centre coach at the Tonbridge Performance Centre. Charlotte helps coach and umpire a variety of Knole Park teams.
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Charlotte has played for Kirkby Stephen, LBU and Sevenoaks.