Meet The Team
Sportzone uk
Founder & CEO
Ben Anderson
I am the CEO of SportZone UK. I have been involved in sport all of my life, as a teenager I signed for Watford FC, a professional Football team. Throughout my time at the club, I gained many skills that I transferred to the workplace. When the contract ended, I decided to pursue a career in professional coaching. SportZone UK was created to allow children access to fun, healthy and educational coaching sessions.
Head of Operations
Danny Kingston
I am Head of Operations here at SportZone UK. After graduating with a 1st class Sports Studies degree at the University of Hertfordshire, I started at SportZone straight away and have enjoyed every single part of my role! I love being able to educate and communicate with the students when teaching as it enables me to share my passion for sport. I regularly go and watch my football team Arsenal and my favourite all time hero is Thierry Henry.
Head of Coaching
Kieran Flynn
I am the head of coaching at SportZone UK. I have been coaching in schools for 8 years now and have loved every minute of it. I started as an apprentice and worked my way through the ranks through agencies and schools until I met my home SportZone. I’ve been here for 5 years now and the team is fantastic. I love my football and my F1 and my favourite team is Arsenal.
Sports Coach
Ellen Brookes
My names Ellen and I have just finished University. I like walking and gardening in my free time. I love sports and my favourite sports are netball and athletics. My favourite thing about coaching is giving people the chance to try sports that they’ve never tried before and watching their skills improve over time!
Sports Coach
Luke Mewitt
This is your Team Member description. Use this space to write a brief description of this person’s role and responsibilities, or add a short bio.
Dancezone uk
Head of DanceZone & Dance Teacher
Leah-Jane Smith
Miss Leah has been dancing since the age of 2, she trained in ISTD (Imperial Society Teachers of Dancing) until she was 16. During this time, she had many amazing opportunities performing at London theatres, Disney Land Paris and also featured in the Stevenage Pantomime for 3 years.
At 16, Miss Leah took a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Performing arts practice (Musical Theatre) for 2 years at Emil Dale Academy. There she performed as a featured dancer in Hairspray and went on to be Dance Captain in Legally Blonde in her second year. She then moved on to Bird College, one of the top dance colleges in the UK, where she trained for 3 years and received a degree in Professional Dance and Musical Theatre. In those 5 years, Miss Leah worked with many industry professionals. Since graduating, Miss Leah has worked as an actress at Lapland UK and then went on to perform in a pantomime in East London.
Miss Leah is so excited to be a part of DanceZone and can't wait to share her passion with her students!
Dance Teacher
Anya Bury
Miss Anya has always had a passion for dance, ever since she was little and even used to dance around to the
tweenies theme tune!
Miss Anya began her training at the age of seven at SLP College in Leeds where she stayed until she was sixteen. She has had professional training in all disciplines, including Ballet, Tap and Jazz - receiving a Distinction in all examinations. She then followed her dream, of being on the stage, to Hertfordshire where she trained at Emil Dale Academy by West End professionals, graduating in 2021 with a First Class BA Hons in Musical Theatre! Now as a professional performer, Miss Anya is still pursuing her dream of being on the West End, but since graduating has also found a passion for teaching. Miss
Anya teaches around Hertfordshire and London and loves inspiring young minds to be creative and have fun through dance.
She is excited to share her extensive knowledge and
encourage the children to express themselves through the
language of Dance.