Meet the Coaches
Experienced, qualified race coaches behind every Podium camp
Coaching at Podium
Podium has trained ski racers since 2000, and our coaching team is the heart of what we do. Between them they hold BASI Trainer and Level 4 qualifications, BASI Demo Team places, FIS and national-programme experience, and decades on snow across the Alps and beyond.
Meet the team below.
Dave Morris
Founder
Dave founded Podium and remains one of our most experienced coaches, with more than 20 years coaching ski racers in the Alps. A BASI Trainer of over two decades, he has coached athletes from FIS level through to Europa Cup. His coaching philosophy is simple: solid fundamentals raise your ceiling, so time spent on simple focuses pays off, an approach with proven results year after year.
Blake Williams
Director
Blake is a Director of Podium, a race coach of 15 years and a BASI Trainer of 10. Alongside Podium he is a performance coach within the Paralympic programme for GB Snowsports, and works with Snowsport Scotland and Snowsport England. His philosophy: building skiers who are technically sharp, mentally durable, and still in love with the sport when the results come.
Cammy Gunn
Race Coach
A Scottish-team FIS racer who switched to Ski Cross at 19, Cammy is a current BASI Trainer and BASI Demo Team member, and has coached at the British Ski Academy and several British academies.
Simon Edwards
Race Coach
Brought up ski racing in Oulx, Italy, to an English father and Italian mother, Simon is one of Podium’s most popular coaches and works fluently in English and Italian. He is also a director of the European Ski School in Les 2 Alpes. He has worked with the British Ski Academy and Thredbo, and has guided athletes to podium finishes and strong FIS results.
Tom Waddington
Race Coach
Tom is an internationally experienced trainer and examiner who coaches for the ISIA Speed Test and junior FIS athletes. Based in Verbier through the winter, he was a member of the BASI Demo Team at Interski in Bulgaria (2019) and Finland (2023), and holds BASI Trainer (Level 4 examiner), the Swiss Brevet Fédéral and PSIA Level 3.
Lynn Mill
Race Coach
Lynn raced on the British team for many years and is based in Val d’Isère through the winter. She has worked at Rookie Academy, holds BASI Level 4, is a BASI Demo Team member and a BASI Trainer, and is hugely popular with the skiers she coaches.
Kiko Porracin
Race Coach
Kiko grew up racing in Italy, in a family with a rich history in the sport. A former head coach at Thredbo ski racing and at Ski Club Pordenone, where he headed up the FIS programme, he holds BASI Level 4 and the Italian Maestro di Sci qualification. He also owns a ski racing shop in his home town of Porcia.