Personal Information Joel Banks
Nationality	:	British
Age:	:	36
Languages:	:	English, Dutch
Position in team	:
Present Club	:	Langhenkel Volley Orion
Status	:	Under contract for 2011-2012
Consultant	:	Lex Thevissen

Career

International Coaching

Current:

2010-2012                  Asst. Coach Great Britain Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team

(London 2012 Olympic Games. Summer programme)

2010-2012                  Head Coach – Langhenkel Volley Orion

Pro A – Netherlands Top Division

2011-12                      Winner SuperCup

 

2010-11                      Vice Champion of Holland

Final of Dutch Cup

European ticket – Challenge Cup

2009-10:                     Head Coach - Great Britain Men’s Development Squad

(Sept. – April) Head Coach of the GBR Men’s winter programme

Centre based performance programme.

 

April - July 2009 Head Coach - Great Britain Universities Men’s Team

FISU Games (World University Games)

Belgrade

2007 – Current:         Assistant Coach - Great Britain Men’s Volleyball Team

Including;                  (In excess of 100 international matches)

2011 Pre-Olympic Test Event (Earls Court – UK)

(BRA, USA, EGY, MEX, SRB & GBR)

 

European Championship:Qualifiers 2010 1^st & 2^nd Round

:1st & 2nd round 2008

 

World Championship Qualifiers 2009,

 

Euro League

2011 (SLO, BEL, CRO)

2010 (SPA, SVK, ROU)

2009 (TUR, CRO, ESP)

2008 (NED, SVK, POR, GRE)

 

2008-09 GBR Men’s Development Squad - winter programme

(Sept – April) Centre based performance programme

 

2008 Team GB Olympic Ambition Programme - Beijing Olympic Games

 

2007-08 Martinus Amstelveen - Netherlands Pro A

Coaching Awards

FiVB International Coaching Certificate – Level 2

NeVoBo VT4

English Volleyball Association Coaching Award Level 1-3

World Class Coaching Conference 2008 (Residential) – UK Sport.

World Class Performance Coaching Conference 2009 (Residential) – UK Sport

 

Additional Qualifications / competencies;

DataVolley & DataVideo scouting programme.

Dartfish, performance analysis software package.

 

Languages:     English: Native speaker / Dutch: Fluent(Nederland’s as second language. Level 4)

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

French: Beginner level

 

Player / Trainer – Coach (Belgium)

Season 2006-07                       Kovok Kortessem (Player / Coach)                   2^de Division

Season 2006-07                       NVV Tienen (Women), Coach                            2^de Division

Season 2006-07                       Tarco Zoutleeuw VC Coaches Consultant

 

Season 2005-06                       Dommel.Com Sint Truiden (Player / Coach)       2^de Division

Tarco Zoutleeuw VC Coaches Consultant

 

Season 2004-05                       Dommel.com St. Truiden 1st Provincial. (Champion)

 

Season 2002-04                       Truvoc Sint Truiden 2^de Provincial. (Champion)

Limburg Cup Competition Finalist

2^de Provincial - 3rd place finish

Professional Player (Belgium):

Volharding Eisden Maasmechelen         Ere Divisie (Premier League)     Season 2000/2001

Green Star Maldegem                           Ere Divisie (Premier League)     Season 1999/2000

Sparvoc Lanaken                                 Ere Divisie (Premier League)     Season 1998/1999

International Career as a player

1992-2000                              Representative honours Great Britain & England Senior Team

(Details available upon request)

Education:

1996 – 1998                  B.Sc (Hons) Recreation Management, Sheffield Hallam University, England

1994 – 1996                  Higher National Diploma – Leisure Studies, Sheffield Hallam University

 

References contact details available upon request