Let's see what are David's favourite things....

Who or what inspired you to get into coaching?

A lifelong love of Tennis and wanting to help my daughter learn a Sport from an early age. I started off volunteering, loved it and inspired by volunteer Coaches John Slack (Silloth Football) & David Pigeon (Silloth Tennis) qualified and it became my living and I've loved it ever since!

Favourite Sport(s)? Football & Tennis

Favourite Sporting moment? Liverpool winning the European Cup in 1977 and being present with my Wife and Daughter (and only 20 feet away) when Andy Murray became the first British man to win Wimbledon for 77 years in 2013

Best Sports stadium(s) Centre Court at Wimbledon, Anfield and Wembley

Proudest Sporting achievement? Scoring at Borough Park for the best Football team ever (Silloth Town) when we upset massive odds to win the Workington Sunday League cup in 1994.

Being selected as national Tennis coach of the month in 2009.

Hobbies? Collecting and watching movies, going to gigs, playing Walking Football, Badminton & Tennis

Favourite song/music? The Beatles - Something

Food? Christmas dinner or a Sunday roast

Movie? Kes

Book? The 39 Steps by John Buchan