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David Whitaker OBE
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David has coached individuals and teams at the highest levels in international sport and business for over 20 years, after spending 14 years in leadership roles in the education sector. A former hockey international, who made over 100 appearances for England and Great Britain, he coached Great Britain’s Olympic gold medal-winning men’s hockey squad in 1988.

A graduate of Loughborough University and a renowned conference speaker, he is author of three books including The Spirit of Teams, which provides practical guidelines for promoting high performance in teams.

David co-founded Performance Consultants in 1989 with David Hemery (Olympic 400m hurdles champion in 1968) and John Whitmore (author of five books including the definitive Coaching for Performance). He was the National Coaching Foundation’s Coach of the Year in 1985 and 1988 and was awarded an OBE in 1989.