SDS is delighted to welcome Josh Thomson as the new Boccia Development Officer. The role is nationwide with an office base at Caledonia House in Edinburgh.
Josh said, “I am excited to be taking on this role and I can’t wait to get out and start meeting all members of our Boccia community. I believe Boccia has excellent potential to grow and boost its profile nationally. My aim will be to get more people participating in Boccia as well as improving our infrastructure and pathways.
“I have had a lifelong interest in sport and tried to participate in as many as possible as a child growing up. My main passion was tennis which led to me becoming a tennis coach where I worked for a wide variety of clubs and organisations. This gave me experience developing sports at a grassroots level as well as helping to develop player pathways. One organisation I worked for was Live Borders, who gave me invaluable experience across the board and my first opportunities in disability sport delivering tennis sessions regularly, assisting with parasport festivals and helping out with Boccia in the Borders. My time with Live Borders was my motivation behind wanting to make sports development my career and this helped massively during my studies at University of Stirling as I graduated with a first-class degree in Sports Studies.
“Although I have only briefly worked in Boccia, this is a role I am very passionate about, and I look forward to building on my Boccia knowledge and understanding more about our boccia community in Scotland. I will be aiming to get out and meet as many of you as possible.”
Josh can be contacted on joshua.thomson@scottishdisabilitysport.com or 07555 146 228.