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SGT GRAHAM ALDERSON Ex RNBA Coach

I was very disappointed when I had to move on and leave the RN boxing team. However, I was blessed with the best three years of my career, working with some brilliant boxers at all levels who always wore their heart on their sleeve and give me every last ounce of effort. I would also like to acknowledge the hard work my assistant coaches Cpl Lee Drinkwater and AB Carl Crawford have done for RN boxing over the last couple of seasons; without them I would have been at a loss. That said the work put in by ALL within the RNBA; Dale Randle, Steve Penberthy, Richie Fuller and Jane West to name but a few have ensured that my time was spent where it needed to be and that was with my boxers. I know RN boxing is in very good hands with the arrival of the new RN coach Stu O'Connor. Good luck!!

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REAR ADMIRAL CHRIS SNOW CBE President

Rear Admiral Chris Snow joined the Royal Navy as a Seaman (Warfare) Officer in 1976. After selection for university, he graduated in 1980 with a degree in Archaeology from Durham University. He assumed his current post as FOST in February 2009
Rear Admiral Snow has held six command appointments at sea, including HM Prize TIGER BAY, the mine countermeasures vessel HMS ATHERSTONE, the frigates HMS IRON DUKE and HMS COVENTRY and the commando helicopter carrier HMS OCEAN. His most recent Command appointment was as the 2* Maritime Component Commander of STRIKFORNATO Maritime Forces based in Naples and USS MOUNT WHITNEY. He is also an antisubmarine warfare specialist, and earned his submarine dolphins following a 2 year appointment to HMS TIRELESS. His joint operational experience includes leadership of the multi-national operations team for Kabul (ISAF I) at the Permanent Joint HQ Northwood, for which he was awarded a CBE. This joint experience was reinforced during combined and multinational operations in Norway and Sierra Leone as CO HMS OCEAN, including a period as Commander Amphibious Task Force.
Rear Admiral Snow’s policy appointments include a period as Military Assistant to the Vice Chief of Defence Staff, and as the Assistant Director Navy Staff responsible for industrial and academic partnerships and NATO, EU, and international relations activity. In the resources field he was responsible for co-ordinating the Fleet HQ budget during the transition to resource accounting and budgeting and the delivery of the Fleet operational programme. As Director Navy Resources and Plans (DNRP) in the Ministry of Defence he co-ordinated the navy resource programme and force structure. He has also led a number of change programmes, including the post-‘Fleet First’ HQ structure and the re-organisation of the MOD Resource and Programmes area.
Chris Snow has attended the London Business School MOD finance course, and is an alumnus of the Windsor Leadership Trust Strategic Leaders’ Consultation. He is married to Helen and they have 2 children who were educated in Tavistock. He has lived for the last 21 years in West Devon and enjoys sailing (he has a boat in Plymouth), and walking Dartmoor and the coastal footpaths of the South West.

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STEVE PENBERTHY RNBA COACHES DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Steve Penberthy was employed by the Sports Control Board in June 1999 to resurrect Royal Navy Boxing and put in place a Coaching Structure that would stable the sport and enhance its future.

This was an immense role and needed a great deal of time, patience and support from “The Grass Roots “to the International level. He has worked tirelessly in this post to put Royal Navy Boxing in the position where it is today and believes his determination to establish the Head Coach on a full time basis was the biggest hurdle.

Steve put in place the “Grass Roots Coaching” programme at all major Establishments in 1999 this vehicle has not only allowed a high number of service men/women to sample the sport but recruited Boxers who represented the RN and their country. This initiative along with the immense support from the Physical Training Branch facilitating additional championships has put in place a good platform to build from.

However, the current financial climate for the MOD will create a great deal of challenges for the RNBA and will need a number of options to maintain its high profile.

I feel honoured to represent serving and ex RN Boxers/Coaches/Officials and will stride to achieve our ultimate goal by winning the CSBA Individual Championship.

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WO1 (AWW) J COLEMAN RNBA OFFICIALS SECRETARY

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LT RICKY ROUTLEDGE RN Webmaster

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