Coventry Sphinx manager Luke Hopkins has reshuffled his backroom staff after Lee Jon Rhodes stepped down from his position as First Team Coach due to family commitments and new job opportunity.
Speaking to the Sphinx website, Hopkins said: "Chef has been invaluable to me over the last couple of years and I personally would like to thank him for his time and effort and I know we will see him back at Sphinx Drive during home games to support the lads.
"The rest of the management team and committee would also like to thank Lee for all his effort time and work over the last few seasons."
Stu Dutton returns as first team Assistant Manager and Lynton Wilkinson steps into the Asstant managers role for the Youth team with Stuart Fraser stepping up to Youth Team Manager.
The full restructure is as follows
1st Team
Manager Luke Hopkins
Asst Manager Stu Dutton
1st Team Coach Tom Cudworth
Coach Stu Fraser
Sphinx Sports & Social
Joint Managers Adrian Fisher & Justin Bowen
Asst Manager Craig 'Freddy' Freer
Youth Team
Manager Stu Fraser
Asst Manager Lynton Wilkinson
Coach James Wardle
James Wardle comes in as coach for the Youth Team to gain experience for his level 2 and eventually his UEFA B coaching badges.
Hopkins said '"ames plays in goal for Folly Lane on a Saturday and was approached by Stu Fraser about coming along and helping out. He will gain a lot from working alongside Tom Cudworth who has just completed his UEFA B course so more than happy to have him on board"