Lucia Sdao

Title >
National Talent League Head Coach

Date and Place of Birth >
1966, UK

Athletes Coached >
This is her first year of National Talent League.  In the past she has coached Club and County Junior Teams, plus various School Teams including many National School Finallists and Winners.

Biography >
Having recently founded Team Flora (England Vets and friends of Flora Sdao) Lucia has decided to hang up her boots and concentrate on passing some of her experience onto the younger generation.  She is delighted to have been offered the opportunity to coach the Team Bath National Talent League and is really looking forward to the season ahead.

Currently work for the University of Bath as a Curriculum Leader for the Foundation Degrees in Sport.

Committee representation on SYNA, MCNA and currently Secretary to Team Bath Netball Club.

Lucia also has sport mad twin boys, aged 6, Roman and Toby.

Competitive Record >
101 Senior England Caps culminating in a Bronze Medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.

Played in two World Championships, 1991 Sydney (4th), 1995 Birmingham (4th) as well as numerous Test Series both home and abroad.

U18 England Captain, U21 England Captain and Senior England Vice-Captain with international career spanning 1982-1998.

Clubs, County and Regional Representation: Southgate, Sheffield Concord, Chevrons, Oakwood and Toucans; Derbyshire, Middlesex, South Yorkshire; East Midlands and South East.