This month, CITC spoke with Ollie, a master’s student who was involved in an accident in 2021, after completing his undergraduate’s degree.
After a couple of years in hospital, he returned to his studies to do his master’s degree, despite suffering from a traumatic brain injury.
As part of his university degree in Sport Coaching, Ollie has chosen to do his coaching placement with CITC’s BTEC course.
In the video, Ollie describes his time coaching with CITC and the BTEC team saying:
“City has inspired me so much. I’ve had a brilliant time learning off established coaches at City in the Community and being able to fulfil my placement hours in the amazing facilities has been absolutely brilliant.
“Being a source of inspiration and watching the participants grow in confidence like I have through my rehabilitation has been brilliant.”
CITC also spoke with Ollie’s Dad, who has seen a real change in Ollie since starting his coaching placement, commenting:
“It’s been absolutely fantastic to watch him grow in confidence. He’s been able to feel the value that he can bring to a team, which is also helping him with his research for his degree.”
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