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 selecting up two awards at this yr’s MAN v FAT Awards.
He’ll now be selecting up the baton at Hull, serving to the lads there to reduce weight and develop an already sturdy neighborhood. We caught up with him to seek out out extra.
How happy are you to be taking up the Hull position and what have you ever fabricated from the group within the time you’ve been concerned up to now?
Clearly I had no hesitation on taking up the Hull position. I’ve been a participant for 10 years and a facilitator. So I’ve all the time been concerned on the teaching employees aspect, and taking up the Hull position was a pure development.
The Hull lads are a cracking bunch – the combination of kids and the “barely“ older gamers is an efficient 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 taking part in and losing a few pounds during the last 10 years , gamers returning after leaving and nonetheless new gamers becoming a member of. The ambiance may be very heat and welcoming, there’s a real buzz on the venue on a Tuesday night time.
What sort of help can the lads count on from you as a MAN v FAT coach?
I hope the lads know I’m all the time there for them, from the scales to the pitch. Typically, it’s the smallest changes that want stating. That’s why the meals diary and monitoring is so vital, it’s not about filling it in simply to get the additional factors, it’s the blueprint of the journey with us. They will look again on what works and the place some weeks it hasn’t.
It’s nice when it clicks in a gamers head they usually begin ploughing by, 5%, 10% and so forth.
The Scunthorpe position was very straightforward to slip into, I’ve by no means identified 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 checklist simply goes on and on.
Over the previous few 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 had been you for the Scunthorpe neighborhood to choose up two Awards in Might? 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 few years now, so to truly carry dwelling the silverware was wonderful and the gamers completely deserved it.
They work so arduous behind the scenes to make issues occur, they are surely unsung heroes. So to have their efforts recognised and rewarded is unimaginable, they usually bought to fulfill the legendary Sir Geoff Hurst!
The awards subsequent yr, I’m hoping to see some Hull lads get talked about, aside from the Hull legend Carl Gareth profitable the “Media Mogul“ yearly, it was 2020 when Hull final received an award.
Need to be part of Dave in motion?
When you’re eager to affix Dave at both Scunthorpe or Hull, you possibly can head to their respective membership homepages to get signed up!