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Tim Buckle
Psychological Skills Mentor
About Tim
Tim Buckle has been a valued member of the Chimp Management team since 2015. While Tim has extensive experience as a Mentor in elite sport—having worked with teams such as GB Taekwondo and the INEOS Grenadiers Pro Tour Cycling Team—much of his work today focuses on supporting teachers, students, and parents within schools and educational settings.
Tim’s diverse career includes representing Great Britain and England as an elite cyclist, coaching and mentoring athletes, and leading talent development programmes. He specialises in helping young people and adults build resilience, managing emotions, and improve performance. His warm, energetic and practical approach ensures he makes a meaningful impact with everyone he works with
Experience
- 4 years as an elite athlete with Great Britain Cycling, representing GB and England at World Championships and the Commonwealth Games
- 13 years coaching, mentoring, and management and team leader at Great Britain Cycling, specialising in adolescent development and education
- 22 years working closely with Professor Steve Peters
- Level 4 Diploma in Counselling
- 9 years at Chimp Management
- Extensive work with students, staff, and parents in educational settings
- Continued involvement in elite sport with GB Taekwondo and INEOS Grenadiers Pro Tour Cycling Team
From Tim…
Well, how did I get here? To be honest, a lot of it has to do with Professor Peters, but there are experiences from my past that fuelled my drive to do what I do today.
Growing up, I was fortunate to have parents whose beliefs and values instilled in me the idea that anything was achievable. My father had an unconventional career as a ‘pop star’ in the 1970s, which gave me the psychological permission to dream big. This upbringing gave me a desire to help young people break free from self-imposed limitations and believe in their potential.
After my cycling career, I realised there was little support to develop athletes holistically at either community or elite levels. I often felt misunderstood and unsupported, which compelled me to create an inclusive development program—although I quickly learned that ‘inclusive’ and ‘elite’ didn’t always go together. The real lightbulb moment came when I realised that cycling coaching was never just about the bike. It was the vehicle I used to nurture and develop people—from young athletes to parents and coaches.
Working at Chimp Management gives me the tools to help people find and value who they are. It’s about stopping the habit of giving happiness away and empowering individuals to take ownership of their lives and choices.
We recently had the pleasure of having Tim Buckle deliver a fantastic session at our Trust Development Day focused on mental health and wellbeing for staff working across all of our schools in the North East. Tim’s delivery of the session was brilliant- he was incredibly knowledgeable, highly engaging and hugely relatable.
Nominated Charity
CRY supports families affected by young sudden cardiac death. They raise awareness, fund research into heart conditions affecting young people, and provide support services to grieving families, aiming to prevent further tragedies.
