"Positive feedback of SAQ® has been overwhelming! The teachers have completely changed their approach to delivering fundamental motor skills to both primary and secondary aged pupils".

Leigh Marshall - PDM, Coopers Company and Coburn Sports College, Upminster

"SAQ® plays a central role within our partnerships, particularly in encouraging teachers to be innovative and develop pupils' generic movement skills".

Geoff Sheldon - Chief Inspector of Physical Education, County Durham

“An amazing course - the best inset I have ever been to”

Matt Lloyd - Devizes School (Award evaluation form)

We introduced SAQ® across all age groups last September as we had identified the need to develop children’s co-ordination skills. We started with an introduction from Jenny Smith on one of our teacher days when all the staff took part. It is now part of the curriculum and we also have a small focus group of Year 4 boys.

Using SAQ® in Asfordby Hill has led to the desired improvement in co-ordination and as you sawe for yourself all the children thoroughly enjoy their SAQ® sessions. The member of staff who leads the focus group has developed routines over the year. These sessions take place at 8.50 am each morning and the class teacher can see the benefit as the children approach their lessons with increased attention and concentration.

It is intended that these lessons will continue next school year across the school and with the focus group.

Jo Kitchen, Headteadcher, Asfordby Hill Primary School

“Grass roots and coaches of all backgrounds should embrace these ideas.”

Allan Manners - Coach

“I feel like I’ve re-trained and have the same level of inspiration I once had. Most valuable training day I’ve had”

Award Evaluation Form - Teacher

“Attending the Award allowed me to submit a really innovative dissertation to complete my Degree and find work with a large soccer company in the USA. I use the skills and methods I learnt on a daily basis.”

Glen Maybo - Seattle Coach

“In addition to ’superb’ I could also add ‘inspiring’, ‘challenging’, ‘highly motivational’ and ‘educational’. To have learned so much in one day and have an opportunity to put the principles into practice was quite excilarating.”

John Davis - FACA Coach

“I have thoroughly enjoyed the challenge of designing and implementing a conditioning programme using SAQ® Training principles. The experience has opened my mind and unlocked my imagination to many new ideas, and I firmly believe I am a better coach for it. The goalkeepers have enjoyed and responded to the new challenges placed upon them with improved performances in games. The parents, too, have noticed the difference and passed comment! However, this is only the beginning in their quest to become more athletic. Roll on pre-season!”

Richard Steadman – Academy Goalkeeper Coach, Birmingham City F.C

“With the SAQ® Continuum, training possibilities are limited only by your imagination!”

Terry O’Sullivan – Hockey Coach, University College of Cork

"Having been a professional player for over 20 years I have seen many trainers and many training programmes, years of old school, prosaic programs. My experience with SAQ fundamentally changed the way I looked at my training. The SAQ Programme is without doubt one of the reasons I still maintain my current position in the premier league at nearly 37 years old. With continued use I feel able to continue my career well into my 40's." David James

David James - Goalkeeper, Portsmouth FC

As a Chartered Physiotherapist and Sports Scientist my job in professional football is to oversee Injury Prevention Strategies, Post Injury Rehabilitation and the Fitness Conditioning of my players. The ‘fundamental skills and movement’ taught through SAQ® Training drills underpin all these ‘goals’ and provide a framework upon which players can ‘condition’ to play their chosen sport. Consequently I have actively promoted and utilized the SAQ® principles heavily in my work from junior football players to Premier League and International players.

Peter Friar MSc MCSP BSc (Hons) - Head of Sport Medicine, Sunderland AFC

"I was introduced to SAQ® while at West Ham, found the training stimulating, football specific and top notch. Made a massive difference to both the team and my individual performances. I believe all clubs should use the SAQ® Programme."

Don Hutchinson - Coventry City, Ex-International, Scotland

In my experience SAQ® Training made a massive difference to the performance level of the players and the team. Another plus is that it is motivational and varied from session to session so you never get stale. The modern game demands that players are fast, multi-directional and at times explosive. SAQ® Training definitely delivers this."

Steve Lomas - QPR, Ex-International Captain, Northern Ireland

As hockey coaches, SAQ® offers an irresistable combination: injury prevention, increased power, improvements in speed and a structured method for players to develop rapid changes of direction under control. Through many years in hockey, I’ve come across a variety of different physical training methods and techniques. I can safely say that players of all ages from junior school teams to senior international squads can really enjoy and benefit from the SAQ programme.

Riet Kuper, Supercoach, International Hockey Federation

“The lads and I now feel more confident in how to use the equipment but also in giving the technical instruction to the players we work with.

We are implementing these elements at our Residential course this Summer which enhance the experience had by all the children”

Mike Neary - UK & Ireland Course Manager, Manchester United Soccer Schools

“The SAQ® Programme has been implemented by Essex County Cricket Club for over 5 years. Not only is it effective, it is also challenging and motivational for players who have not only enjoyed but have also benefitted from this new approach to training and conditioning for cricket”

Graham Gooch - Essex CCC. England Selector

“”I introduced SAQ Training principles to my training and conditioning programme and increased my bowling speed by 10mph”

Stephan Jones - Northampton CCC

“Continued use of SAQ® Training and SAQ® Equipment can transform a ‘player’ into an ‘athlete’ - a player with much improved balance, agility and acceleration. In short, the kind of player we are all looking for. How wonderful that we can now take our gifted players and help them achieve the additional status of gifted ‘athletes’.

Bob Dwyer - Director of Rugby, New South Wales Waratahs

" SAQ has become a valued part of our strategy for bringing the military into contact with young people in education. To be able to deliver a physical education programme that is not only easy to learn how to coach, but fires the imagination of those receiving the training is a real bonus. Because premier sports teams use the system the package already has credibility in the eyes of the students. The Army itself is begnning to recognise the benefits of SAQ as a training tool, not only for sports but also for progressive training to allow recruits to achieve the demanding fitness targets of basic training. Overall having used the equipment for a year now there is nothing but praise coming back from the teams employing it in schools and colleges."

Chris Chudleigh - Army Careers Advisor

"Positive feedback following the SAQ® Training induction has been overwhelming! We intend to have a SAQ® Schools Training Director down again soon to train the remainder of the teachers keen to benefit from this fantastic resource. The teachers who have experienced the course have completely changed their approach to delivering fundamental motor skills to both primary and secondary aged pupils".

Leigh Marshall - PDM, Coopers Company and Coburn, Sports College Partnership, Upminster

"SAQ® has underpinned our desire to impart good practice across the authority. With excellent training from SAQ® Training Directors, 90 coaches, secondary and primary teachers have been trained. Long Term Athlete Development is at the heart of our work and SAQ® is a key programme in it's delivery and sustainability!"

Sue Odgers - PDM, South Gloucestershire, County Council

"SAQ® Training plays an important role within our partnership, particularly in encouraging teachers to be innovative and to think about developing pupils' generic movement skills".

Geoff Sheldon - PDM, Education Action Zone, Easington District, County Durham

"SAQ® Training has provided County Durham primary and secondary school teachers with an innovative, flexible, adaptable and user friendly resource. Activities are all inclusive and ideally support both fundamental and essential core dance, gymnastics, games and athletic skills and activities across Key Stages 1, 2, 3 and 4".

Alan Duff - PDM, Wear Valley Sports Coordinator, County Durham

“An amazing course - the best inset I have ever been to”

Matt Lloyd, Devizes School (Award evaluation form)

“The entire SAQ® concept is breathtaking and yet so simple. I strongly recommend taking the one-day course at your earliest convenience. The grass roots and coaches of all backgrounds should embrace these ideas.”

Allan Manners (by email)

“Following the Award I have done a number of sessions with various groups of young hockey players, from basic junior teams up to the Midlands Schoolgirls U17 squad. Even over a one off session I’ve found their balance and foot movement has improved immensely.”

Clive Terret (by letter)

“I feel like I’ve re-trained and have the same level of inspiration I once had”

Durham teacher

"Most valuable training day I’ve had”

Durham teacher (Award evaluation form)

“Attending the Award allowed me to submit a really innovative dissertation to complete my Degree and find work with a large soccer company in the USA. I use the skills and methods I learnt on a daily basis.”

Glen Maybo, Seattle (by email)

“In addition to ’superb’ I could also add ‘inspiring’, ‘challenging’, ‘highly motivational’ and ‘educational’. To have learned so much in one day and have an opportunity to put the principles into practice was quite excilarating.”

John Davis FACA

“Jo has provided the club with a new innovative and enjoyable way of training. During the season we have seen less injuries than normal and an improvement in the overall speed and agility of players”.

Fran Ripley Club Captain - Lansdown Women’s Hockey Club (Mentor to International Diploma student, Jo Shire)

“The I-Diploma has been a great help in developing my coaching technique and ability. It has been refreshing to me and all who have taken part, but also very challenging”.

Jim Weir – Youth Team Coach St Johnstone Football Club

“I have thoroughly enjoyed the challenge of designing and implementing a conditioning programme using SAQ® Training principles. The experience has opened my mind and unlocked my imagination to many new ideas, and I firmly believe I am a better coach for it. The goalkeepers have enjoyed and responded to the new challenges placed upon them with improved performances in games. The parents, too, have noticed the difference and passed comment! However, this is only the beginning in their quest to become, more athletic Goalkeepers. Roll on pre-season!”

Richard Steadman – Academy Goalkeeper Coach Birmingham City F.C

“This course has been extremely enriching. It has developed me as a SAQ® Trainer and made me so much more employable by equipping me with a thorough understanding of the SAQ® Continuum and the ability to design and implement an SAQ® Programme.

Greg Commins – Fitness and Conditioning Coach University of Cape Town Rugby Club

“Greg’s Pre-season Training Programme has been a great success. The level of fitness achieved by the players and the emphasis on the honing of skills was exceptional too. Described by the committee as “the best prepared teams ever at UCT”.

Leonard Kaplan – Head Coach of University of Cape Town Rugby Club and Mentor to Greg Commins

“The results of the Final Assessment prove that, as a result of implementing an 8-week, sports specific conditioning programme using SAQ® Training principles, Real Tennis performance improved. This should provide reason enough for anyone to incorporate these techniques into their training”.

Dominic King – Real Tennis Coach

“The 8-week programme made the players work smartly and the drills were game related so they understood the benefits to be gained by using SAQ® Training to enhance their personal development. All feedback received from players, coaches and parents has been very positive and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are looking to continue their work undertake further programmes next season”.

Mark Smithson – Wakefield Trinity Wildcats U-13s coach

“Having recently completed the P-Award, I decided to enrol on the I-Diploma. SAQ® has made a huge difference to my coaching, and the players do understand the benefits of sports specific fitness work. There is also the added benefit that it is both challenging and fun. I would add that with the SAQ® Continuum, training possibilities are limited only by your imagination!”

Terry O’Sullivan – Hockey Coach University College of Cork

"Having been a professional player for over 20 years I have seen many trainers and many training programmes, years of old school, prosaic programs. My experience with Big Al (Alan Pearson) and SAQ fundamentally changed the way I looked at my training. The SAQ Programme is without doubt one of the reasons I still maintain my current position in the premier league at nearly 37 years old. With continued use I feel able to continue my career well into my 40's."

DAVID JAMES , Portsmouth, England

As a Chartered Physiotherapist and Sports Scientist my job in professional football is to oversee Injury Prevention Strategies, Post Injury Rehabilitation and the Fitness Conditioning of my players.

The ‘fundamental skills and movement’ taught through SAQ® based drills underpin all these ‘goals’ and provide a framework upon which players can ‘condition’ to play their chosen sport. Consequently I have actively promoted and utilized the SAQ® principles heavily in my work from junior football players to Premier League and International players.

In Alan Pearson, SAQ® have somebody with unequalled enthusiasm and foresight to think ‘outside the box’ to ensure that the principles of SAQ® underpin the fundamental movements of all sports, in a sports specific manner.

I highly recommend SAQ® for Soccer as a resource tool but once you have an in-depth knowledge of the principles of SAQ® training (courses are available), the greatest resource tool is your imagination and your understanding of SAQ® principles allied to your chosen sport.

Peter Friar MSc MCSP BSc (Hons), Head of Sport Medicine, Sunderland AFC

"I have actively been using the principles of SAQ® for ten years. As a player in both the Premier and Football League I found the advanced elements of the Continuum a useful tool in enhancing quickness and power. As a coach working with elite schoolboy players the SAQ® fundamentals on mechanics and movement patterns form an integral part in physical development schemes."

STEVE PALMER , Ipswich, Watford, currently Spurs Academy Coach.

"I was introduced to SAQ® while at West Ham, found the training stimulating, football specific and top notch. Made a massive difference to both the team and my individual performances. I believe all clubs should the SAQ® Programme."

DON HUTCHINSON, Liverpool, West Ham, Coventry City, Scotland

"SAQ® Training develops speed and movement patterns that are relative to playing a game of football. The SAQ® Training in my experience made a massive difference to the performance level of the players and the team, another plus is that it is motivational and varied from session to session so you never get stale. The modern game demands that players are fast, multi-directional and at times explosive. SAQ® Training definitely delivers this."

STEVE LOMAS, Manchester City, West Ham, QPR, Captain Northern Ireland

Dynamic flexibility is optimally achieved with the Dynamic Flex Warm-Up. Dynamic Flex adapts to individual movement needs of children and encourages them to extend their skills naturally. It fits in with their behaviour and natural development. It is easy to follow, making it ideal for parents and anyone working with children and young people, providing a structured learning opportunity and allowing them to obtain and improve essential movement skills.

Dr Madeleine Portwood

Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist

Chairperson of the Education Committee of the Dyspraxia Foundation

Dynamic flex is the way we should warm up because when we play sport and exercise it is dynamic. Warming up for physical activity must therefore be dynamic. Dynamic flex warms up the cardiovascular and neuromuscular systems and can be adapted to the needs of all sports and activities with ease. This new book is clear, informative and simple to follow and I recommend it to anyone involved in sport or physical activity, whatever their age or ability, professional or amateur.

Peter Friar BSc (Hons), MSc, MScP, SRP

Head Physiotherapist and Sport Scientist at Sunderland F.C.

As a chartered physiotherapist actively involved in the treatment of sports injuries as well as general musculoskeletal injuries, I am delighted that such a simple and easy to use resource is now available for everybody to enjoy.

The majority of joint and soft-tissue injuries I treat, outside of the sporting context, are either a direct or indirect result of poor posture. Most bad postural habits are the result of not sitting properly for long hours at work. Our bodies are designed to move and stretch, so long hours of static, poor posture leads to muscle and joint fatigue in addition to poor flexibility; these eventually manifest themselves as pain.

Part of our treatment of such conditions is education about posture and exercise, often related to daily working routines. Fit 4 Work will give people the tools they need to counteract the negative affects of poor posture and prolonged periods of inactivity. I will happily recommend this book to all my clients along with their physiotherapy exercises.

Kim Chesterfield MCSP SRP

Chartered Physiotherapist, Director of Therapeutics Ltd, Team GBR Sailing Head Physiotherapist.

“The lads and I now feel more confident in how to use the equipment but also in giving the technical instruction to the players we work with.

We are implementing these elements at our Residential course this Summer which enhance the experience had by all the children”

Mike Neary

UK & Ireland Course Manager

Manchester United Soccer Schools