Our Senior Coaches
Charlotte Allan
Head Coach, Cheer
Cheerleading Qualifications: BGU Level 1-6
Sports Academic Qualification: BSc (Hons) Psychology
As well as coaching, Charlotte has competed and won many National cheer titles in the past 10 years as both an Artemis athlete (where she got her start in cheer) and also on her university team. She has performed in Disney World in Florida and hopes to take her teams back there by 2026!
Achieving a 1st class mark in her final year project for her degree which studied body image within cheerleading. Charlotte created a bespoke educational video for cheerleaders suffering with low body image. The findings showed a positive significant improvement in competitive cheerleaders’ body image after watching the educational video. This maintains to be an area which Charlotte is passionate about and aims to continue her research educating and promoting well-being within cheerleading.
Jade Brett
Dep. Head Coach, Cheer
Cheerleading Qualification: BGU Level 1-3
Sports Academic Qualification: BA (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science
Jade has been coaching for four years, and deputy to Charlotte for a year. As well as coaching, she continues to compete with our Open team.
Having graduated from university with a bachelor's degree with honours in Sport and Exercise Science, Jade possesses a comprehensive understanding of the psychological, physiological, nutritional, and bio-mechanical factors influencing athletic progression and well-being.
Currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Applied Sport Psychology, Jade is actively broadening her expertise within the sporting context.
Carla Crowley
Dance Program Director - Hip Hop and Artemis College
Teaching qualifications: IDTA Associate
Carla is a highly qualified and award winning dance teacher (and trains/qualifies others to teach). Carla has choreographed for international artists and her work can be seen on stage and screen.
She is a Team England coach and choreographer, having taken teams to worlds in Europe for the past 8 years (including Artemis members) representing England (winning Silver in 2023).
Carla leads on all Artemis Dance programs, including our full time Dance Sixth form, Gap Year and Foundation Level 4 course, based at South Hill Park.
In recent exams 100% of her Hip Hop students scored 90% or higher, with 23% gaining 99 or 100 and being invited to a champions competition.
Coming Soon
As part of our merger with Platinum Allstars Cheer
Elizabeth Bennett
Programme Director, Cheer
Cheerleading Qualifications: BGU Levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
British Gymnastics Qualifications: Trampoline Gymnastics Level 2
International Experience as an athlete: Cheerleading Worlds 2019 (Florida) IOC5, AmeriCheer Internationals 2013 (Florida) IOC5 Cheer GOLD/ IOC5 Group Stunt GOLD/ IO3 Solo Athlete SILVER, AmeriCheer Internationals 2012 (Florida) IOC5 Cheer SILVER.
Elizabeth (Lizy) has been involved with Gymnastics, Trampolining and Cheerleading over the last 33 years. After completing her BAHons degree (2.1) in Costume and Set Design for the Screen and Stage at the Arts Institute in Bournemouth, she started up her own cheerleading apparel business. Lizy continued as a competitive athlete throughout her time at university and then made the move into coaching with Bracknell Twisters. Lizy then launched Platinum in 2016 with the full support or Bracknell Twisters and Bracknell Gymnastics Club and has worked tirelessly to build up the programmes positive reputation, gaining multiple national titles on the way.
Chris Bennett
Head Consultant Coach Tumbling
Cheerleading Qualifications: UKCA Level 4
British Gymnastics Qualifications: International Performance Coach, Master Coach, Level 5 HPC TeamGym with Triple Licence Phase 3, Level 5 HPC Double Mini Trampoline, Level 3 Freestyle Gymnastics, Level 2 General Gymnastics, Level 2 Trampoline Gymnastics, Level 1 Artistic Gymnastics
International Experience: GBR Coach TeamGym Europeans 2022 (Luxembourg) GOLD, GBR Coach Team Gym Europeans 2021 (Portugal) GOLD, GBR Coach TeamGym Europeans 2018 (Portugal), GBR Coach TeamGym Europeans 2016 (Slovenia), GBR Coach TeamGym Europeans 2014 (Iceland)
Alisha Parker
Head Coach, Cheer
Cheerleading Qualifications: BGU Level 1 and 2 (Working towards levels 3, 4 and 5)
International Experience as an athlete: FC Bring it on (Pairs) YL2 Cheer Gold/ YL2 Solo Gold.
Alisha started her journey into cheer 15 years ago and 11 years ago made the leap into coaching.
She trained as a Junior Coach with Bracknell Twisters and her goal has always been to become a high level coach and take a team to the World Cheerleading Championships in Florida. She has undertaken Kelvin Lams technique training and the Spring Coaches Conference to gain additional knowledge from some of the industries top coaches.