Sam Schofield's guest appearances

Sam Schofield

The LGBT Sport Podcast

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Sam Schofield is someone who lives and breathes cricket. He plays for his local team; he’s head of cricket at Trinity School in Croydon; and he’s part of the coaching set up for the England Physical Disability side as well.He’s also a cracking guest, and we’re delighted to have him joining us for this week’s episode of the BBC’s LGBT Sport Podcast.There’s loads to get into in this one; where Sam’s love of cricket came from (including the unfortunate breaking of a window with a shot at school!); his work with the England PD side and his pride in wearing the Three Lions; coming out at a Test match; the importance of LGBT visibility, in sport and in schools; and plenty of other good stuff as well.We really think you’ll like this episode – which, by the way, is the first ‘at home’ recording as a result of coronavirus restrictions! - and we're massively grateful that Sam took the time to join us for it. WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST?@EnglandCricket@TrinityCroydon@LondonTitans WANT TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE PODCAST?@jack_murleyjack.murley@bbc.co.uk

Sam Schofield is someone who lives and breathes cricket. He plays for his local team; he’s head of cricket at Trinity School in Croydon; and he’s part of the coaching set up for the England Physical Disability side as well. He’s also a cracking guest, and we’re delighted to have him joining us for this week’s episode of the BBC’s LGBT Sport Podcast. There’s loads to get into in this one; where Sam’s love of cricket came from (including the unfortunate breaking of a window with a shot at school!); his work with the England PD side and his pride in wearing the Three Lions; coming out at a Test match; the importance of LGBT visibility, in sport and in schools; and plenty of other good stuff as well. We really think you’ll like this episode – which, by the way, is the first ‘at home’ recording as a result of coronavirus restrictions! - and we're massively grateful that Sam took the time to join us for it. WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST? @EnglandCricket @TrinityCroydon @LondonTitans WANT TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE PODCAST? @jack_murley jack.murley@bbc.co.uk

The One with Sam Schofield

Sam is a teacher and head of cricket at Trinity School, a private school in South London with an impressive sporting alumnae. In this episode Sam talks about life as a teacher during the pandemic and also about how when rumours began circulating amongst the students about his sexuality, he "took ownership" by leading assemblies for the students in which he talked about being gay and LGBT issues which has no part played a significant role in his school having a LGBT society and openly gay students. Sam talks about how he first came out to a friend whilst watching cricket at the Oval and how his father suddenly died before he had begun telling his family about his sexuality. Sam is a keen sportsman. He plays football for London Titans FC and as well as playing cricket, Sam is involved in coaching the England physical disability team. 

Sam is a teacher and head of cricket at Trinity School, a private school in South London with an impressive sporting alumnae. In this episode Sam talks about life as a teacher during the pandemic and also about how when rumours began circulating amongst the students about his sexuality, he "took ownership" by leading assemblies for the students in which he talked about being gay and LGBT issues which has no part played a significant role in his school having a LGBT society and openly gay students. Sam talks about how he first came out to a friend whilst watching cricket at the Oval and how his father suddenly died before he had begun telling his family about his sexuality. Sam is a keen sportsman. He plays football for London Titans FC and as well as playing cricket, Sam is involved in coaching the England physical disability team.