Craig Williams
Course Leader for Cricket Coaching & Management, Senior Lecturer (Teaching) in Sports Coaching
School of Sport and Exercise Science
Academics
email: c.williams@worc.ac.uk
tel: 01905 855569
Craig successfully blends his passion for student learning and employability in his roles at the ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester where he is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching Science, and the Course Leader for the Integrated Masters in Cricket Coaching and Management degree.
Craig has an extensive network of sports clubs and organisations in the region. Students utilise Craig’s connections to secure work-based learning opportunities in both a paid and voluntary capacity. He is a member of the School's Employability Action Group.
Craig is part of the Football Association tutor workforce where he delivers on the UEFA C and B courses. Craig’s innovative approach to coach education and the delivery of his academic modules, led to him receiving the ºüÀêÊÓƵ's Outstanding Lecturer Award in 2019 at the annual Students' Union Awards.
Craig is a strong advocate of student sport and has experience as an elite student mentor for bursary and scholarship student athletes and performance coaches across a range of sports.
Qualifications:
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- MSc in the Sociology of Sport
- BSc Sports Studies and Business Management
- UEFA B Football Coaching Award
- Football Association Affiliated Tutor
- 1st4sport Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement in Sport
- 1st4sport Level 4 Certificate in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice
Teaching & Research
Teaching Interests:
- Coaching Pedagogy
- Reflective Practice
- Employability
Research Interests:
- Coach Education
- Coach Development
- Mentoring
Professional Bodies
- FA Licensed Tutor
- FA Licensed Coach
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Publications
Vinson, D., Christian, P., Jones, V., Matthews, J., Williams, C. and Peters, D. (2015) Investigating the culture of coach education in the UK: The Supporting and Promoting Inclusive Coach Education (SPICE) project. 3rd International Coaching Conference, Manchester Metropolitan ºüÀêÊÓƵ, Crewe, 9th-10th September.
Vinson, D., Christian, P., Jones, V., Matthews, J., Williams, C. and Peters, D.M. (2014) Investigating the culture of coach education in the UK: The Supporting and Promoting Inclusive Coach Education (SPICE) Project. Leeds: National Coaching Foundation.
Conference Presentations:
Williams, C. (2013) (invited speaker). ºüÀêÊÓƵ and Community Club Development Strategies within Wheelchair Basketball. Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Coaching Conference. Loughborough.
Williams, C. (2009) Developing Creativity in Teaching Physical Education, Competencies of a Physical Education Teacher in 21st Century, 5th FIEP European Congress, Niš, Serbia, 23rd-26th September.
External Responsibilities
- Qualified Football Association Coach Educator (UEFA C & UEFA B)
- 1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching (Sport and Physical Activity) (QCF) - Tutor and Assessor
- 1st4sport Level 2 in Multi-Skills Development in Sport (QCF) - Tutor and Assessor