MEET THE COACHES
DOM EVANS
Dom has been coaching since he was 19 yrs old and part of his coaching career has involved him coaching at both National League and Regional Level. He is currently training to be a Level 3 Qualified Basketball Coach.
Dom is also the Head of Basketball at the College of Richard Collyer and has been in those role for the last 5 years. During his tenure at Collyers he has coached the Academy to achieve ABL status.
Dom is also the Coaching Coordinator at Hawks.
TEAGAN HOLDEN
Teagan is a level 2 qualified coach, leading our Girls Development Sessions and U12's team and overseeing club matters as Club Secretary and Social Media/Website Manager. She is also the Head of Basketball at Christ's Hospital School in Horsham. She started playing basketball with Horsham Hawks when she was 13, and has gone on to play for Horsham Hawks U16's and Women's and has also played for National League Brighton Cougars U16's and their Women's team as well. She has represented the Sussex team on multiple occasions and trained with South East England team.
EDUARDO AGUILAR
Eddie is a Sports and Communities Officer for Mole Valley District Council and has moved to Horsham recently, joining the Hawks family. He is a level 2 coach with experience in player coaching senior men's teams as well as coaching junior clubs and his old school team. Eddie coaches our U14 team and is Treasurer for the club, as well as managing his responsibilities at Basketball Sussex.
JOSH GODDARD
Having played since the age of 9, Josh started at Solent Kestrels National league, and went on to Itchen College where he won the AoC National Cup Championship at 19. He then went on to play professional basketball with Worthing Thunder where he was ranked in the Top 10 British U23 players in Division 1 (2018)
Josh now coaches the U11s and men's 1st team at Hawks! Upon joining Horsham Hawks, Josh said “This club has the potential to develop many talented, young players in West Sussex. With my experiences over the years from some of the top clubs in the country, alongside the aspirations and direction of the club, I feel we have every opportunity to build something really special!”
INDIA BELFIELD
India has played for Horsham Hawks and has been involved with the club since she was very young and went on to play for Worthing Thunder, Sussex, Sevenoaks Suns and Winchester University.
India is a Level 2 basketball Coach and currently leads the Girls Basketball Development sessions alongside Coach Teagan. India also represents Hawks in our Women's team.
ETHAN BELFIELD
Ethan is a young coach who's been playing basketball since he was 7 years old, he has moved through the basketball age groups up to men's. Being a member of Horsham Hawks for most of his playing years.
Ethan is a level 2 qualified coach, and he's coached for multiple teams and groups across the South East. While focusing on improving skills as well as team work, enjoyment is a big part of his coaching philosophy.
DOGUKAN CAN (KAN)
Kan played for Fenerbahce U16s in Turkey before he moved to the UK with his family 5 years ago. He said he is looking forward to coaching players in sessions which are fun, engaging and wants to help players develop new skills. Kan has been taking our 'Mini Ballers' sessions, preparing a great group of 8-9 year olds for the world of basketball!
TOM COCKRAM
Tom has been playing basketball for Hawks for many years now, and was one of the first players in our Men's second team which started up in 2022. Tom has gained his Level 2 coaching qualification and is now our U18's coach for the 23/24 season.