Richard has been involved in sport since a small child, always striving to achieve greatness and fulfillment in which ever sport he took his hand too. Competing in sports such as athletics, rugby, football, tennis, squash, golf, martial arts and several others gave Richard knowledge of the importance of sport for fitness and health. Richard competed at regional, county and at national level during his sporting career, winning many awards along the way. It's this broad range of sports that Richard has learned the many different injuries and techniques of movement of the game, when you tell Richard your injury he has an understanding of your sport and injury.

Richard encouraged others to take up sport as a way of staying fit and also to give a feeling of self-worth. Leaving school Richard embarked on many sport training course gaining valuable coaching qualifications while also studying Recreation & Sports management.
 
From 1990 Richard worked as a freelance sports coach, working within local sport centres, schools and with the English Football Association, coaching young and teenage children the skills and the morals of sport.
 
Continuing his career knowledge Richard upgraded his skills by becoming a sports massage therapist/sports therapist, it was the next step in what was an already rewarding career. Having suffered serious injury himself Richard could see the benefits of sports massage in the aid of recovery from injury, surgery and any muscular problems.