Bede Campbell is our fearless Team Leader in Cairns and works with our amazing Barron Valley Gymnastics Gymnasts and Coaches.
Bede has been involved in gymnastics for 17 years and joined Delta Brisbane in 2013, before heading north to join our Barron Valley team! Prior to joining the Delta/BV family, Bede was the General Gymnastics Director (and coach for 11 years) at the very successful Christchurch School of Gymnastics in New Zealand.
Bede brings a great deal of enthusiasm, experience and qualifications to the role. He holds a Degree in Recreation Management and is an Advanced WAG Coach. Bede has also worked for Gymsports New Zealand as a gymnastics coaching course presenter.
Bede loves how gymnastics lets you breaks things down into small chunks – which means you can work on one thing at a time, step by step.
He also loves having the opportunity to inspire gymnasts to believe in themselves. Bede’s greatest achievement in his role is for his gymnasts to feel great when they don’t win.
Fun facts about Bede:
Which storybook/cartoon character which most depicts you?:
Inspector Gadget.
If you could have any one superpower, which would you choose?
To go back in time.
What is on your bucket list:
- Run a marathon
- Watch my kids sports game
What is the best advice anyone has given you?
Pick up the phone and make the call!
