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Meet DAWN

Entrepreneur, OLYMPIC LEVEL ATHLETE, sports and talent leadership, professional mentoring, coach

Born in London to Scottish and Greek Zimbawean Parents.

Raised in Zimbabwe, oldest out of 3 siblings, attended Hellenic Junior and the Dominican Convent High School in Harare.  As a Junior, Dawn swam competitively, played provincial baseball and hockey, laying the foundation blocks for the future. Full Sporting Colours for Excellence (National Country Representation) were awarded at the Convent.

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  • Selected for U18 and U21 National Team for Zimbabwe

  • Club hockey was played with OH (Old Hararians)

  • Zimbabwe Women's National Team training squad.

  • Scottish Midlands U21

  • Club Hockey European A Champions Menzieshill

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Between 2000-2004 most of the time was spent on the road, in the air , training and playing on the European Hockey Circuit. 

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Dawn completed both HNC and HND in Sports Coaching and Sports Development at Dundee College before moving onto Cardiff to complete BSc(HONS) Sports Coaching Degree 2005.  Whilst at university Dawn represented Welsh Students in waterpolo and played club hockey at the Welsh Institute of Sport in Sophia Gardens for Howardians.

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After the Games, Dawn moved to London to pursue a career in private coaching and  recreation management.  Opportunity presented itself to move to the Gulf in 2008 and over the last 15 years created and cemented a top rate coaching brand for women by women. Recently Dawn has moved to Saudi Arabia and initated youth , women and paralympic swimming setups.

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To date Coach Sport has mentored and created careers for over 50 women who wish to develop their sports coaching acumen. 2023 -2024 sees the embarkment on new sports development pathway into Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the next chapter.

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The vision is firmly in place to develop and mentor roles within Sports Coaching and Recreation fields; not only as equal competitors, but as competent and creative business owners.

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Ambition is the first step to success, the second step is Action.

Dawn Venturas

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REPRESENTATION

1993 MASHONALAND LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL

1993 MASHONALAND LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL

1998 ZIMBABWE U18A CAPE TOWN ALL AFRICA TOURNAMENT

1998 ZIMBABWE U18A CAPE TOWN ALL AFRICA TOURNAMENT

DCHS GOLDEN GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS 1998

DCHS GOLDEN GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS 1998

LIEVEN FRANCE EUROPEAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2000

LIEVEN FRANCE EUROPEAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2000

2000 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS SICILY , ITALY

2000 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS SICILY , ITALY

2002 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMENS FIELD HOCKEY - DUBLIN IRELAND

2002 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMENS FIELD HOCKEY - DUBLIN IRELAND

2004 WELSH UNIVERSITY WATERPOLO

2004 WELSH UNIVERSITY WATERPOLO

2011 MIDDLE EAST SOFTBALL TEAM DUBAI

2011 MIDDLE EAST SOFTBALL TEAM DUBAI

DUBAI 2012 SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS TEAM RAMROD

DUBAI 2012 SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS TEAM RAMROD

DUBAI SOFTBALL 2012 MIDDLE EAST SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS

DUBAI SOFTBALL 2012 MIDDLE EAST SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS

2013 OMAN / DUBAI HOCKEY CLUB TOUR

2013 OMAN / DUBAI HOCKEY CLUB TOUR

2019 GOALKEEPER OF THE TOURNAMENT HONG KONG 6S

2019 GOALKEEPER OF THE TOURNAMENT HONG KONG 6S

2018 KEEPER OF THE TOURNAMENT HONG KONG 6s

2018 KEEPER OF THE TOURNAMENT HONG KONG 6s

2019 DHC WOMENS HOCKEY HONG KONG TOUR

2019 DHC WOMENS HOCKEY HONG KONG TOUR

DHC HONG KONG 6s 2018

DHC HONG KONG 6s 2018

SOFTBALL ROUGHNECKS 2019

SOFTBALL ROUGHNECKS 2019

2019 HONG KONG 6s BEST TEAM CHAMPIONS TEAM M7 FROM AUSTRALIA EX KOOKABURRAS

2019 HONG KONG 6s BEST TEAM CHAMPIONS TEAM M7 FROM AUSTRALIA EX KOOKABURRAS

AL QADSIAH FOOTBALL CLUB 2023

AL QADSIAH FOOTBALL CLUB 2023

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