Our Team

All of our lead coaches are fully qualified and accredited. They hold recognised cheerleading qualifications, Enhanced DBS clearance, up-to-date First Aid certification, and accredited Safeguarding training to ensure the highest standards of safety and professionalism.

If you are interested in joining our team, please email your CV to brooke@wildcatsathletic.co.uk detailing your coaching experience and qualifications.

Lead Coaches

ChatGPT Image Jun 2, 2026, 11_30_29 AM.png

Brooke

Programme Director

Brooke began dancing at age of three, training in Ballet, Tap, Modern, Jazz, Hip Hop, Commercial, Freestyle, and Musical Theatre. She further honed her skills at Sylvia Young Theatre School, Italia Conti, and through West End productions.

After college, Brooke chose to study BSc Television & Broadcasting at The University of Portsmouth, where she discovered a passion for cheerleading. She joined the Level 3 University Team, Portsmouth Phoenix, became Team Captain in her second year, and began coaching through the Up for Sport programme. Her dedication earned her the Contribution to the Community Award, and she was later promoted to Head Coach.

In 2017, Brooke founded Wildcats Athletic. She now oversees all squad choreography, training, and programme development, nurturing athletes to achieve both their performance and personal potential.

ChatGPT Image Jun 2, 2026, 04_18_28 PM.png

Whitley

Head of Coaching & Development

Whitley began cheerleading in 2011. She continued the sport at the University of Portsmouth, where she also started her coaching career through the Up for Sport programme.

After graduating, Whitley joined Unity Allstars, where she worked her way up to a Worlds team and competed at the World Cheerleading Championships in Florida on five occasions. In 2026, she earned a Bronze medal in the International Open Non-Tumble Level 7 division.

Since joining the Wildcats coaching team in 2018, Whitley has been committed to developing athletes with strong technique while encouraging them to perform with confidence and personality. She is passionate about creating an inclusive environment and takes great pride in inspiring the next generation of athletes.

Izzy

Coach & Programme Coordinator

Izzy began her sporting journey in gymnastics, training for ten years at The Hawth Gymnastic Club. After experiencing an injury that brought her time in gymnastics to an end, she discovered her love for cheerleading and joined Wildcats in 2019.

Since then, Izzy has competed at Levels 1–4 and represented Wildcats at competitions both in the UK and overseas, including trips to Barcelona and Florida. Over the years, she’s developed a real passion for the sport and the sense of community it brings.

Izzy began coaching as a Junior Coach, later progressed to Assistant Coach, and now works as a Lead Coach within the programme. She also supports the administrative side of Wildcats, helping with organisation and coordination behind the scenes.

Sarah

Head Coach of Recreational Programme

Sarah began her gymnastics journey at just five years old. After several years of recreational training, she joined her club’s gymnastics squad at age nine, competing regularly and specialising in floor and vault.

In 2010, she attended the University of Hertfordshire, where she discovered her passion for cheerleading. Competing with the Hertfordshire Sirens, Sarah spent three years on the All-Girl Level 3 team as a base and two years in group stunt. During this time, she was recognised as both Tumbler of the Year and Base of the Year.

After graduating, Sarah joined the Surrey Starlets and proudly represented the team at the 2014 Cheerleading Worlds in Disney World, Florida. Following this incredible experience, she took a short break before returning to the mat with Sparks Allstars, competing in Coed Level 6 and earning her Levels 1–6 Cheerleading Coaching Qualifications.

In 2016, Sarah began coaching recreational and sports acrobatic gymnastics. She went on to achieve her British Gymnastics Acro Level 1 qualification, acro judging qualification and certifications in Pom and—slightly outside the cheer world—hair and beauty!

Sarah also works full time as a personal assistant and is a mum to two children. In 2022, she joined the Wildcats family, where she continues to share her love for the sport and couldn’t be happier!

Carlie

Senior Coach

Carlie has been a Wildcats coach since 2017, focusing particularly on tumbling. She grew up around dance and gymnastics since the age of 4 where she started competing at a very young age. During primary school, she decided to focus her attention on gymnastics. She has a long line of competition success behind her, winning many gold medals at each yearly competitions. Until her teens, she competed in individual artistic gymnastics (bars, beam, floor and vault) and then transitioned to team gymnastics (tumbling, vault, trampette and team floor routines) competing in regional and national competitions. Unfortunately, her gymnastics career ended due to injuries in the sport which repeated itself, resulting in ankle instabilities and too risky to continue.

Years later at the University of Portsmouth, she studied BSc Psychology and also decided to join the Cheerleading team to try something different and fell in love with it. She trained, competed and represented the University alongside Brooke and Whitley as a level 3 base on the competition squad of Portsmouth Phoenix. Whilst at University, she studied and thrived on the sports and educational psychology units which focused on children’s learning, behaviour and effects on performance. This confirmed she wanted a career in teaching sports to young people. Then, taking up a tough year achieving a postgraduate degree in teaching secondary physical education at the University of Sussex, she has earned a QTS and is now teaching full-time at school as well as coaching at Wildcats.