Yvie Ryan is the Academy's performance psychologist.

Yvie started off in the corporate world working in a variety of mechanical/chemical engineering companies in a secretarial and then later, a human resources capacity having gained a professional certificate in management.

In 2004, Yvie decided to further her education and studied an undergraduate degree in psychology at the Open University whilst working in education with young people who had been excluded from school, and also with providers of NVQ training in an effort to improve the skills and qualifications of young people and adults in the north west.

Alongside this, through her passion for running, Yvie also studied to become a fully qualified personal trainer and sports massage therapist, enabling ...