Graeme started his sporting career at Westoe Tennis Club where he followed in his father's footsteps as one of the best players in Durham & Cleveland. After winning many junior honours throughout the country, including beating the British number one in his final junior year, Graeme ventured to America on a Tennis Scholarship for four years.

After spending four years playing and studying in America, Graeme graduated with a degree in Physical Education (Sports Science) and a minor degree in Anthropology. Graeme then forgoing his playing career, mainly due to shoulder problems, attended Loughborough University to gain a postgraduate qualification in Recreation Management. His career pathway took him to Singapore, Cyprus and Egypt working for an International Management Company for 3 ½ years before returning home to South Shields. Whilst on his travels abroad, Graeme showed off his coaching prowess by coaching Internationally ranked juniors in 4 countries, as well as Federation Cup Players in Singapore.

Graeme established GF Sports Development in 1998 and turned his career towards Sports Science Lecturing. Graeme completed his PGCE whilst teaching at Newcastle College as a sports science lecturer and course leader. It was there he met Tracy and The Fitness Factory's concepts started to take shape. Graeme has continued his professional development by completing a variety of academic short courses in Exercise & Fitness, Sport Psychology and an accredited scUK & Sports Leader Tutor and Assessor.

Graeme also spent time working for the Cliff Richard Tennis Foundation; monitoring squads, sift sessions, trails and trailblazer assessments.

Graeme now spends most of his time as a Coach Development Officer for sports coach UK linked with Tyne & Wear, Director to GF Sports Development which has turned into a thriving business with over 35 local schools as clients participating in multi-sports activities as well as co-managing The Fitness Factory NE.

Graeme's two recent highlights have been as a scUK LTAD Champion working closely with worldwide LTAD guru Istvan Balyi and being asked to be a governor at the primary school he attended as a child, Mortimer Road.

Graeme, having recently recovered from two shoulder operations, is back competing at senior County level for Durham and Cleveland