Anthony Dowson

Anthony Dowson received a post-graduate certificate of education and a master's degree in sport science from Loughborough University and teaches physical education at Whickham Sports College in Gateshead, England. Also the coauthor of Fun and Games, published in 2005, Dowson coached soccer for seven summers in the United States for Major League Soccer camps. He has earned numerous coaching awards for basketball, tennis, soccer, cricket, volleyball, badminton and rugby and has been a director of A Level PE at numerous institutions. He also owns SHAPE Performance, a business offering services and consultancy in sport, health and physical education. Dowson is a member of the Football Association (FA), the Association for Physical Education, and the British Association of Sport and Exercise Scientists. In his leisure time, he enjoys playing soccer (he has played semi-professionally since 1998), fitness training, and playing other sports.