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Gavin Callow

Gavin Callow

Durban North

Summary

Highly motivated Sport and Exercise Coach with 8 years of experience in strength and conditioning, teaching, and sports administration. Expertise in designing and implementing personalized fitness programs, overseeing sports training, and teaching core concepts related to sports and health science. Proven success in enhancing athletic performance, increasing client satisfaction, and improving learner knowledge. Adept at fostering a positive fitness/performance environment and promoting a healthy lifestyle for clients and teams.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

Director of Sport

Durban North College
11.2023 - Current
  • Planning, organizing, and overseeing sports and recreational programs within Durban North College.

Football Coach

Durban North College
03.2023 - Current
  • Create the training program, and coaching of high school football players.

Physical Education Teacher

Durban North College
01.2023 - Current
  • Design weekly physical activities for the entire high school as well as assess the fitness of learners throughout the term.

Track Manager and Coach

Durban North College
01.2023 - Current
  • Organizing the weekly practice sessions as well as transportation of athletes and registering athletes for their season, setting the training program, and coaching high school track athletes.

Fitness Instructor

Train Gym
07.2022 - 12.2022
  • Designing training programs, and fitness assessments and providing health-related advice to Personal and Bootcamp clients.

Strength and Conditioning Coach

Rhodes University Football Club
09.2019 - 11.2021
  • Administer regular fitness assessments, as well as prepare, and oversee appropriate fitness training programs for university-level football players.

Practical and Tutor Coordinator

Human Kinetics and Ergonomics Department, Rhodes University
02.2018 - 11.2021
  • Ensure that laboratories are set up for practical sessions and that tutors are familiar with how the equipment works and how to demonstrate it to undergraduate students.

Teaching Assistant

Human Kinetics and Ergonomics Department, Rhodes University
08.2017 - 11.2021
  • Lectured, and prepared assignments, tests, and examinations with respect to the following modules: Functional Anatomy, Biomechanics, Muscular Physiology, Environmental Ergonomics, Endocrinology, Integration and Application (Systems Theory).

Makana Local Football Association Competitions Committee Member

Makana Local Football Association
02.2017 - 11.2021
  • Responsible for the administration of local leagues (U/13, U/15, U18, First Division, and Premier League)
  • Duties include creating seasonal competition schedules, ensuring field availability, providing weekly log standings, and organizing yearly football tournaments.

Performance Consultant

Human Kinetics and Ergonomics Department, Rhodes University
05.2016 - 11.2021
  • Experience in: aerobic fitness testing via V02max protocols, rehabilitation assessment via isokinetic dynamometry, ergonomic office assessments, pre-season fitness testing of female sevens (rugby) players and youth sprinters from the Khulasande Sports Development Program, and strength and conditioning work for the Sakhuluthsa Football Academy.

Community Engagement Coordinator

Human Kinetics and Ergonomics Department, Rhodes University
02.2016 - 11.2021
  • Promoting physical activity among underprivileged children within the Joza community.

Makana Local Football Association Executive Committee Member

Makana Local Football Association
07.2019 - 05.2021
  • Provide regular reports of the progress made by the Makana LFA Competitions Committee.

Postgraduate Research Co-Supervisor

Human Kinetics and Ergonomics Department, Rhodes University
02.2020 - 11.2020
  • Co-supervised Honours research project entitled: An explorative study of coaches' perceptions of the impact of resource availability on talent development in the Makana local football association.

Sports Fitness Workshop Demonstrator

Human Kinetics and Ergonomics Department, Rhodes University
05.2019 - 09.2019
  • Demonstrating the use of various fitness equipment related to a variety of sporting codes in partnership with the Eastern Cape Academy of Sport (ECAS).

Ph.D. Research Assistant

Human Kinetics and Ergonomics Department, Rhodes University
06.2019 - 07.2019
  • Assisted in Ph.D
  • Research investigation into the difference between fatigue levels in maximal and submaximal biceps muscle action, through isokinetic dynamometry (Biodex 4).

National Arts Festival Football Tournament Administrator

National Arts Festival/Makana Football Association
07.2018 - 07.2019
  • Performed various administrative duties related to an annual five-a-side football tournament, including (but not limited to) match coordination and daily log updates.

Education

Coaching Styles and Techniques -

Alison
07.2023 - 05.2023

Improving Physical Fitness - undefined

Physical Activity and Society

Physical Conditioning For Rugby - undefined

BokSmart
05.2022 - 04.2023

Masters (M.Sc.) Degree - undefined

Human Kinetics and Ergonomics Department, Rhodes University
02.2017 - 05.2019

Honours (Hons) Degree - undefined

Human Kinetics and Ergonomics Department, Rhodes University
02.2016 - 05.2016

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Degree - undefined

Rhodes University
02.2013 - 05.2015

Skills

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Training

  • Rhodes University/Durban University of Technology Community Engagement Symposium, 05/2017, 09/2017, The 7 principles of Human Factors and Ergonomics applied to community engagement initiatives.
  • Rhodes University/Durban University of Technology Community Engagement Symposium, 05/2018, 09/2018, The importance of embedding in community engagement: Football in Grahamstown.

Timeline

Director of Sport

Durban North College
11.2023 - Current

Coaching Styles and Techniques -

Alison
07.2023 - 05.2023

Football Coach

Durban North College
03.2023 - Current

Physical Education Teacher

Durban North College
01.2023 - Current

Track Manager and Coach

Durban North College
01.2023 - Current

Fitness Instructor

Train Gym
07.2022 - 12.2022

Physical Conditioning For Rugby - undefined

BokSmart
05.2022 - 04.2023

Postgraduate Research Co-Supervisor

Human Kinetics and Ergonomics Department, Rhodes University
02.2020 - 11.2020

Strength and Conditioning Coach

Rhodes University Football Club
09.2019 - 11.2021

Makana Local Football Association Executive Committee Member

Makana Local Football Association
07.2019 - 05.2021

Ph.D. Research Assistant

Human Kinetics and Ergonomics Department, Rhodes University
06.2019 - 07.2019

Sports Fitness Workshop Demonstrator

Human Kinetics and Ergonomics Department, Rhodes University
05.2019 - 09.2019

National Arts Festival Football Tournament Administrator

National Arts Festival/Makana Football Association
07.2018 - 07.2019

Practical and Tutor Coordinator

Human Kinetics and Ergonomics Department, Rhodes University
02.2018 - 11.2021

Teaching Assistant

Human Kinetics and Ergonomics Department, Rhodes University
08.2017 - 11.2021

Makana Local Football Association Competitions Committee Member

Makana Local Football Association
02.2017 - 11.2021

Masters (M.Sc.) Degree - undefined

Human Kinetics and Ergonomics Department, Rhodes University
02.2017 - 05.2019

Performance Consultant

Human Kinetics and Ergonomics Department, Rhodes University
05.2016 - 11.2021

Community Engagement Coordinator

Human Kinetics and Ergonomics Department, Rhodes University
02.2016 - 11.2021

Honours (Hons) Degree - undefined

Human Kinetics and Ergonomics Department, Rhodes University
02.2016 - 05.2016

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Degree - undefined

Rhodes University
02.2013 - 05.2015

Improving Physical Fitness - undefined

Physical Activity and Society

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