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Meet the Coaches
Head Coach & Programme Director
Ellen Burns
Head Coach Ellen Burns has a background in dance & professional performance. She has performed at many exciting venues including, Reading Festival, Twickenham & Wembley Stadium to name a few!
Ellen started competitive cheerleading at Kingston University where she graduated with a degree in dance. She began coaching in 2010, going on to set up ROAR! in 2012 & hasn't looked back since!
ROAR! has gone from strength to strength & can boast many regional & national titles but most importantly to Ellen, promotes confidence & provides opportunities for young people.
BA Hons 2:1 in Dance & English Literature
BGU levels 1-6
ETM & Cheerobics Instructor
First aid trained
Mental Wellbeing in Sport & Physical Activity
Child Protection in Sport
DBS checked
Safeguarding & Fundraising Lead
Claudia Lindstrom
Our safeguarding lead became part of the ROAR! family in 2018. Claudia has been a school teacher since 2000, over the years she has worked with children both in the primary and secondary phase. As a teacher, she is experienced in keeping children safe in education and sport, in addition, is passionate about ensuring all children are given the opportunity to thrive in their chosen path.
Claudia is also leading on our fundraising efforts and helping to raise the profile of the club in the local community. If you would like to help or sponsor, please email roarfundraising@gmail.com
BSc Hons - Sport and Exercise Science
Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)
PGDIP Management in Education
Advanced Certificate in the Role of Mental Health Lead
Senior Mental Health Lead trained
Mental Health Awareness trained
Designated Safeguard Lead trained
Basic First Aid
DBS checked
Lead Coach
Harriet Stark
Hattie has a variety of roles in General Practice and University Education but has a passion for cheer on the side. She has a variety of experience in teaching dance, gymnastics and cheer over the years but this is her first year at ROAR!
Ellen and Hattie have worked together before and realised they had similar goals and work ethics, so Hattie was invited to join the coaching team. She is keen to support Ellen's goals of creating an encouraging & healthy environment for athletes to train in at ROAR!
She has a personal interest in powerlifting and was the English Champion in 2021. She has focused more of her energy into cheer in the last 2 years and has competed herself up to level 5!
BGU Levels 1-3
Fitness Instructor & Personal Trainer (including pre & post natal)
Safeguarding adults & children level 3
BLS Adults & Children
DBS Checked
Lead Coach
Ella Tanfield
Ella joined ROAR! in 2014 & was part of our very first competitive team! She retired from competing in 2022 to focus on coaching & her career as a nursery practitioner. This will be her 3rd year coaching our competitive teams. She has also been developing our athletes skills through our stunt & tumbling classes!
She will be continuing her coaching journey this season with one of our brand new teams, joint coaching with Ellen on our international team & leading our Friday stunt & mixed tumble class.
Childcare & ealy year education level 3
BGU Level 1 & 2
Special educational needs and disabilites level 3
Advanced safeguarding level 3
Paediatric first aid trained
DBS checked
Apprentice/Lead Coach/Assistant Coach
Ella-May Reesby
Ella-May has been part of ROAR! for over 10 years. She started in our recreational class before making her way into our competitive teams, joining the junior coaching programme & is now our part time apprentice.
Ella-May is passionate about athlete development & is kind & caring in her class delivery. She mostly coaches our younger classes & assists with our competitive teams. However, this year is taking on the challenge of coaching her own competitive team!
Ella-May is excited about her future at ROAR!, particularly developing the recreational side of the club & honing her skills as a competitive team coach.
Community Activator in Sport Apprentice
BGU Levels 1 & 2
First aid trained
DBS Checked
Assistant Coaches
Chloe, Katy & Milena
Our assistant coaches all joined the programme as recreational athletes & have progressed through our competitive teams & junior coaching pathway to become assistant coaches.
Each coach brings their own set of unique skills to the role & use their experience as athletes to help shape the next generation of cheerleaders!
All of our assistants are BGU qualified (junior coach or level 1&2) & our over 16s are DBS checked.
We also have a junior coaching programme where current athletes can start theIr coaching journey under the watchful eye of our lead coaches. Junior coaches assist with our recreational, tumbling & younger competition teams & are an integral part of our growing club!