2 CVs found

With over 16 years as a professional cricketer at Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, I built a career defined by consistency, leadership, and achievement at the top of the order. Across 357 appearances in all formats, I amassed 11,237 first-class runs, 2,446 List A runs, and 1,543 T20 runs, including 26 centuries and a career-best 268 against Glamorgan in 2015. As club captain from 2018 to 2021, I led Gloucestershire to promotion to Division One of the County Championship in 2019, and a career highlight was lifting the Royal London One Day Cup at Lord’s in 2015. Since retiring in July 2025, I have transitioned into coaching, founding the Chris Dent ProCricket Academy, where I mentor and develop batters from aspiring junior players to emerging talent with professional hopes through to seasoned professionals. Using innovative technology such as Full Track AI, Pocket Radar and ProVelocity Bat, I deliver one-to-one coaching, power-hitting group sessions, and 8-week academy programs that replicate the modern professional game environment. I played with and against some of the best players in the world and I worked with some of the game's best coaches. I've learned some much about the skills, tactics and the mental resilience needed to perform successfully at the professional level. 

I am an experienced PE teacher (Head of Rugby & Tennis) with a good all round knowledge and practical teaching experience of a wide range of sports such Rugby 1stXV, Cricket 13A, Tennis U12-U18, Hockey U15-18, Football 15A, Swimming and Athletics. My school also uses FMS. Outside of school I coach Middlesex U15 & U16 and previously coached with Hampstead RFC. Academic teaching is a passion of mine and I have taught Edexcel GCSE and A Level PE as well as Edexcel EPQ at UCS. I mark papers for AQA GCE PE and moderate the NEA A Level PE for OCR. These additional job responsibilities require me to work under pressure and I my level 3 apprenticeship in leadership and management has supported me.Through my experiences of teaching examination PE, I have successfully supported a broad range of students with diverse needs through challenging learning journeys. Within my department I am in charge of coordinating the school sports day and the Summer term 11+ and 16+ induction days. I also lead the year 12 Sports Science Enrichment programme. More recently I devised and launched a brand new whole school internal games programme ‘The UCS Games’ which targeted inclusion at a whole school level. The UCS Games was designed to promote the schools four values of relationships, resourcefulness, resilience and responsibility. I have been a form tutor in all key stages and I find the role to be one of the most fulfilling parts of the job. I have written successful Oxbridge and US references and I am currently the UCS Higher Education advisor for sports courses, careers and US/UK sport scholarships. I promote sportsmanship, teamwork and positive wellbeing and encourage my students to be self-aware individuals and foster the same values. I am seeking opportunities to coach rugby, cricket, tennis, hockey or football. Additionally, academic PE and athletic development coaching.