Mr Rhodes has excelled in the academic PE and coaching field. He has a degree in Nutritional Biochemistry and a PhD focussed on metabolic syndrome, including muscle and liver physiology and metabolism. As well as leading the academic PE at Loughborough Grammar School, Mr Rhodes has coached hockey from county to tier 2, he has been involved in the selection environment for national age group squads as both a coach and a coach developer in the performance centres. He has been a lead coach for both Men’s and Women’s 1st XIs and most recently an assistant coach to a national league squad for five years. He is a Coach Developer and Mentor on the Advanced Coach Pathway programme for England Hockey.