Having supported MAN v FAT Scunthorpe to develop a vibrant and profitable neighborhood, coach Dave Bell is now additionally main the way in which with the close by Hull membership.
Dave has seen his Scunthorpe membership develop in numbers and in neighborhood spirit, with the lads there choosing up two awards at this yr’s MAN v FAT Awards.
He’ll now be choosing up the baton at Hull, serving to the lads there to reduce weight and develop an already robust neighborhood. We caught up with him to seek out out extra.
How happy are you to be taking up the Hull function and what have you ever manufactured from the group within the time you’ve been concerned to date?
Clearly I had no hesitation on taking up the Hull function. I’ve been a participant for 10 years and a facilitator. So I’ve at all times been concerned on the teaching workers aspect, and taking up the Hull function was a pure development.
The Hull lads are a cracking bunch – the combo of kids and the “barely“ older gamers is an effective one. It’s nice seeing gamers of their 20s taking up a participant of their 40s, 50s and even 60s.
It’s good to see gamers nonetheless enjoying and losing a few pounds during the last 10 years , gamers returning after leaving and nonetheless new gamers becoming a member of. The environment could be very heat and welcoming, there’s a real buzz on the venue on a Tuesday evening.
What sort of assist can the lads anticipate from you as a MAN v FAT coach?
I hope the lads know I’m at all times there for them, from the scales to the pitch. Typically, it’s the smallest changes that want declaring. That’s why the meals diary and monitoring is so necessary, it’s not about filling it in simply to get the additional factors, it’s the blueprint of the journey with us. They’ll look again on what works and the place some weeks it hasn’t.
It’s nice when it clicks in a gamers head and so they begin ploughing by means of, 5%, 10% and so on.
The Scunthorpe function was very straightforward to slip into, I’ve by no means recognized such a bunch of sociable gamers. Each week they appear to have one thing taking place, charity soccer, days on the races, curry nights, Park runs, bike rides, charity balls, psychological well being walks – the record simply goes on and on.
Over the previous couple of years, the lads have raised over £20k for varied charities, and I believe this has helped massively to construct the neighborhood at MAN v FAT Scunthorpe.
How happy have been you for the Scunthorpe neighborhood to select up two Awards in Could? And the way can the Hull lads aspire to attain the identical subsequent yr?
I used to be completely buzzing for my two ACs to gather the awards, and we had 4 nominations this yr. Scunthorpe gamers have been nominated for the previous couple of years now, so to truly convey residence the silverware was superb and the gamers completely deserved it.
They work so exhausting behind the scenes to make issues occur, they are surely unsung heroes. So to have their efforts recognised and rewarded is unimaginable, and so they obtained to satisfy the legendary Sir Geoff Hurst!
The awards subsequent yr, I’m hoping to see some Hull lads get talked about, other than the Hull legend Carl Gareth successful the “Media Mogul“ yearly, it was 2020 when Hull final gained an award.
Wish to be part of Dave in motion?
Should you’re eager to hitch Dave at both Scunthorpe or Hull, you possibly can head to their respective membership homepages to get signed up!
