Rafik is a two sport international athlete representing Great Britain in both Water Polo & Handball on Olympic Programmes and is also owner of multiple successful businesses within sport, property and construction. He holds and BSc (Hons) in Applied Sports Science, an MSc in Strength & Conditioning.
Rafik’s talks cover a variety of topics around sport, lifestyle, well-being and often relates these to his life. His experiences as an international athlete for over 10 years and working as a performance specialist with professional & international athletes & teams for 9 years allows him to capture the attention of his audiences and generate confidence and trust in the information he delivers.
He strongly emphasises the importance of both education and hobbies and the opportunities that can come from transferable skills/knowledge as he has seen through his businesses. Despite coming from a sporting background Rafik relates well to students with interests in other areas and expands on ways in which creative subjects can benefit multiple different industries and open various career paths.
In addition to student talks Rafik also delivers CPD for teachers focusing on lifestyle, well-being and team work. Using principles from sport such as psychology, exercise and nutrition, he shows staff how to implement strategies to help balance work and social life, improve productivity and reduce stress which is common issue in teaching throughout the UK. He also implements various team building exercises and activities that can be transferred in to working scenarios to help departments manage workload and increase efficiency.
With 7 years experience as a speaker Rafik can deliver captivating talks on a number specific subjects for various audiences as described above as well as motivational talks around success, overcoming adversity, goal setting and his sporting career which would be well suited to assemblies and celebration events.
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