After many hard-working years at the helm of the British Wrestling Association, both elected on the previous Council and latterly as appointed Chair of the Board of the British Wrestling Association, Malcolm Morley has announced that he will stand down at the 2013 Annual General Meeting.

During his tenure, British Wrestling successfully secured funding from UK Sport and Sport England which was used to modernise the sport in the United Kingdom.

Amongst many examples of progress are:-

• a new governance structure that puts Wrestling ahead of many other sports
• a world class performance programme that delivered GBR Bronze medals in the 2011 European and 2012 World Championships, Silver medals in the 2010 and 2013 Europeans and 107 medals from international competition in the five years to 2011
• an entirely re-vamped and UK Coaching Certificate accredited coaching programme, that focuses on “how2coach,” as well as straightforward wrestling technique
• the creation of a new Talent Pathway for England that includes testing protocols for the first time, available across the UK and shortly to be launched
• a set of Athlete Awards, similar to judo belts, shortly to be launched alongside the new Talent Pathway and coaching programme

At every stage Malcolm has striven to ensure fairness and equality for all, and at its recent meeting, the Board gave its unanimous thanks for “his good leadership and excellent work across the years.”

A new Chair is now sought to continue this progress and build the participation of Wrestling across the UK.
Further information for interested applicants is available on the Jobs in Wrestling page on this website.

• Jobs in Wrestling – Chair Position