Ann Wild OBE

BSc Hons Occupational Therapy MUniv MSc Sports Psychology

I am a self-motivated, result driven athlete and scholar, who has the ability to organise my own time and rotas based on 4 year and 2 year cycles I have the ability to be flexible and adapt to situations that are prone to immediate change.

I have proven ability in motivating team members to perform at an elite level as Captain of the GB Women’s Wheelchair Basketball team for 15 years and Coaching all age ranges and levels.

I have through my entire sporting career had to organise my time between my professional career as an Occupational Therapist and my sporting commitments to my country a challenging but rewarding job.

I often give talks and lectures to groups of individuals to inspire young athletes along their respective journeys.

To see a full list of my C.V. and sporting acheivements please click on the following buttons:

Objectives

To enrich my knowledge as a professional Coach and work to improve the athletic progress of individuals in a team and individual setting whilst improving personally as a top level Coach and athlete in the field of Wheelchair Basketball.

Athletic History

I began playing and excelling at multiple sports at the age of ten, I was called up to the senior Great Britain Women’s Wheelchair basketball team for my debut against Ireland at Stoke Mandeville at thirteen years old and then went to my first Paralympic Games at the age of fourteen.

I was the first woman to play in and achieve all of the Domestic honours in the UK league for men and women. I was the youngest and first woman to play in the men’s first division National league and the first woman to Coach a men’s Premier league team in the UK. From the chronological history annotated in this sporting CV it is clear that Wheelchair Basketball has been inextricably linked to my life for its entirety. To this day I remain the highest decorated athlete in the whole of the United Kingdom on all levels of Basketball both Wheelchair and able bodied.

Key skills

I am a self-motivated, results driven athlete and Coach, who has the ability to organise my own time and rotas based on 4 year and 2 year cycles I have the ability to be flexible and adapt to situations that are prone to immediate change. I have proven ability in motivating team members to perform at an elite level as Captain of the GB Women’s Wheelchair Basketball team for 15 years and Coaching all age ranges and levels. I have through my entire sporting career had to organise my time between my professional career as an Occupational Therapist and my sporting commitments to my country a challenging but rewarding job. I often give talks and lectures to groups of individuals to inspire young athletes along their respective journeys.