Meet the Skills Coaches

Jim has been a coach for 10 years and has a degree in Sports Education. As a player, he played for Birmingham City and several non-league clubs. Jim now works as The FA Tesco Skil..

Emma has studied and lectured on sports science and football, and established herself as a coach in the UK and America before joining The FA Tesco Skills team in Nottinghamshire.

Kalam was a talented player with Manchester United and England’s youth teams before moving into coaching with the David Beckham Academy and The FA Tesco Skills Programme.

Andy Harris played professionally for 16 years before becoming taking his coaching qualifications and becoming a skills coach with the Dorset team, based in West Dorset.

Paige is an FA Tesco Skills coach with the Norfolk team. She started playing at the age of 9, and now captains Norwich City Ladies in the South East Combination League.

Craig was a professional football player for 14 years. Over this period of time he was a professional at Manchester United FC, represented England 24 times at youth level (u14s to..

Pete is the Team Leader of the FA Tesco Skills Team in Kent.

Ben has been coaching since the age of 16, most recently with Watford Football Club. Ben works in schools and clubs in the Ely area with the Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire FA ..

Brent is an FA Level 2 qualified coach and has completed the FA Youth Award Modules 1 and 2. He works in the Staffordshire Skills team of The FA Tesco Skills Programme, and is bas..

Matt has been coaching football since the age of 15, volunteering with the youngest age group at the same grass roots club that he played. Since this point he has combined coachin..

David got into coaching at a young age, which encouraged him to study a Sports Development and Coaching degree. He now works with children in Hampshire with The FA Tesco Skills Programme.

Harrison has an extensive background in sports science and football coaching. Harrison is an FA Tesco Skills coach with the Kent team.

James has worked in sports coaching for many years, both in England and overseas. He is now a coach in the FA Tesco Skills Surrey team.

Steve is a member of the Birmingham Skills Team and has been coaching for over 10 years.

Mark has played football all his life, for teams like Luton Town and Peterborough, and now coaches full time in Bedfordshire as part of The FA Tesco Skills Programme.

Natasha got into coaching after taking over her son’s school team, and now works with many more kids in the Redborne area as part of The FA Tesco Skills Programme in Bedfordshire.

Daniel is a talented youth and goalkeeping coach who used to work for Watford FC. He looks after kids and schools in the Milton Keynes area as part of the Berks and Bucks team.

Steve is the Team Leader of the Bedfordshire team. Before joining The FA Tesco Skills Programme, he worked in professional football and has experience of coaching kids in the USA.

Tom is the Team Leader of the Berks and Bucks team. Before joining The FA Tesco Skills Programme, he worked with Manchester United and Swindon Town and played football in the USA.

Adam has spent his coaching career in Berks and Bucks with Wycombe Wanderers, Reading FC and now The FA Tesco Skills Programme. He works with schools and children in Aylesbury.

Mark has a BA in Football Studies and is an FA Level 2 qualified coach who has experience coaching across the USA, England – and now Newbury as part of the Berks and Bucks team.

Jimmy has played and coached in Birmingham for most of his career, first with Birmingham City FC and now as part of the local FA Tesco Skills team working in the Halesowen area.

Jo is a former England and Arsenal Ladies player who starred in two FA Cup Women’s Finals. As an FA Tesco Skills coach in Birmingham she works in the Sheldon area.

Danielle has spent the last five years immersed in grassroots football as a volunteer, coach and manager. She now works with children in Cambridge with The FA Tesco Skills Programme.

Matthew works with schools and clubs in Huntingdon after a playing career with Cambridge United and helping Histon to heroics in non league football and The FA Cup.

Rob has a BA in Sports Development and spent five years coaching in America. He has now returned to England to coach children in Chester as part of The FA Tesco Skills Programme.

Becky has coached with Everton, Liverpool and her beloved Sheffield Wednesday since moving to Liverpool to complete a BA in Sports Development. She now works with children in the Moss side area.

Matthew has been coaching children and schools in Derby throughout his coaching career, first with Derby County FC and now as part of the Derbyshire FA Tesco Skills team.

Rehanne is an FA Tesco Skills coach in Derbyshire, the assistant manager of WSL team Arsenal Ladies and a former four time promotion winning coach of Leicester City WFC.

Samantha leads the Derbyshire FA Tesco Skills team, and has been working in grassroots coaching across the Midlands in areas including Chesterfield and Nottingham for her entire career.

Bobby has been working with 5 to11 year olds across the Midlands for more than 16 years, helping to develop boys and girls as young footballers and to improve their football skills.

Michael looked after youth development for MLS side Red Bull New York before returning to England to work with children and schools in Poole with the Dorset FA Tesco Skills team.

John joined The FA Tesco Skills Programme to coach around Shaftesbury from AFC Bournemouth, where he started working after helping his local football club to thrive as Head Coach.

Martin has been coaching 5-11 year olds and developing their football skills for more than nine years. He now works with children in Dorchester with The FA Tesco Skills Programme.

Richard has helped more than 20 aspiring 5-11 year olds to sign professional football contracts, and continues to work with children around Spennymoor with The FA Tesco Skills Programme.

Graeme has represented West Ham United on the pitch and Newcastle United as a coach, and now works in the city of Durham with The FA Tesco Skills Programme.

Robbie works with schools and children in Gateshead with The FA Tesco Skills Programme after studying coaching at Northumbria University and working for Newcastle United.

Sam balances working in East Riding as an FA Tesco Skills coach with working with a local junior football club – part of her long standing passion for developing young players.

Sally has been coaching children for more than 12 years - with the David Beckham Academy, as Director of Barnsley Girls Centre of Excellence and now as Team Leader in East Riding.

Daniel has been coaching for 17 years, and has seen some of the young footballers he developed go on to play in the Premiership. He now coaches 5-11 year olds in East Riding.

Suzanne knows Hull inside out after two years working with The FA Tesco Skills Programme in and around the city, and another five years as a community coach with Hull City FC.

Kevin joined The FA Tesco Skills Programme in the Braintree and Stansted area after teaching PE at a number of schools and working for Southend United Centre of Excellence.

Lauren starred for Fulham, Charlton and Millwall Lionesses as a player and has coached for the David Beckham Academy and West Ham United Ladies.

Andy started coaching when he was 18, working for a crime reduction charity and Essex County FA before joining The FA Tesco Skills Programme to work with children in Harlow.

Rob has been involved in football all his life, from trails with Arsenal and Chelsea to a career in the grassroots game, and from playing to coaching with The FA Tesco Skills team in Essex.

Simon worked as a volunteer and then a full time coach with Colchester United, before joining The FA Tesco Skills Programme to work with children and schools in Maldon.

Marcus worked for AFC Bournemouth and then New York Red Bulls in America before joining The FA Tesco Skills team in Gloucestershire to work with schools and children in Central Br..

Abbie has played for Bristol City and Team Bath, coached with Cheltenham Town and now works with schools and children in Gloucester since joining The FA Tesco Skills Programme.

Andy is a coaching expert having completed a Masters in Sport and Exercise Science before joining The FA Tesco Skills Programme in 2007 and moving to Gloucestershire in 2010.

Steve has coached for Aldershot Town, Fulham FC and Chelsea FC before joining The FA Tesco Skills team in Hampshire to work with schools and children in the Petersfield area.

Adrian become Team Leader of The FA Tesco Skills team in Hampshire in 2010 after 3 years with the programme. He previously worked for Sussex County FA and Brighton and Hove Albion.

Lee has a wealth of experience developing boys and girls in Hampshire with the County FA, Southampton and now with The FA Tesco Skills Programme in Totton and Southampton.

Mark has been involved in grassroots coaching for almost 20 years, working with the community programmes at clubs including Reading and Plymouth Argyle before joining The FA Tesco..

Michael has coached boys and girls to play football as a teacher, a coach with AFC Bournemouth and now as part of The FA Tesco Skills Programme working in the Cowplain area.

Darren spent eight years at Charlton Athletic Community Trust and started his own football club in Kent before joining the county’s FA Tesco Skills team to work with kids in Dartford.

Ian balances working with schools and children in Rochester as part of The FA Tesco Skills Programme with his role as manager of Gillingham Ladies in The FA Premier League.

Emma has spent the last eight years working in sport in America and in the UK with Essex County FA, Colchester United Girls Centre of Excellence and The FA Tesco Skills Programme.

Fara is a leading light in the England Women set-up and an Everton Ladies star, and alongside her playing career works in Lancashire as part of The FA Tesco Skills Programme.

Alan leads The FA Tesco Skills team in Lancashire after a career coaching in professional and grassroots football in Bolton, Blackpool and Burnley, as well as playing in goal for the county.

Daniel started coaching at the age of 14, and has since completed his degree in sports coaching and worked for several clubs before joining The FA Tesco Skills Programme.

Jennie has played and coached for Stockport County, and currently balances her work with The FA Tesco Skills Programme with coaching at Blackburn Rovers Centre of Excellence.

Chris knows the coaching scene in Wigan inside-out, previously coaching for Wigan Sport Development and now working in the city as part of The FA Tesco Skills Programme.

Zuber has worked for some of the biggest clubs in the North West, at Manchester United and his hometown club Blackburn Rovers before joining The FA Tesco Skills Programme.

Chris is a former Port Vale player and coach who combines his role with The FA Tesco Skills Programme with managing Leicester University’s football team and a local club.

Sarah is a former assistant director of Nottingham Forest Girls Centre of Excellence and the Rochester Youth Soccer Association in the USA, and now leads an FA Tesco Skills team.

Joe has worked for top football clubs from Manchester United to Gillingham Ladies FC, and now coaches children in Whetstone as part of The FA Tesco Skills team in Leicestershire.

Paul works with children and schools in the city of Leicester as part of The FA Tesco Skills Programme after playing and coaching for 50 years in the county in grassroots football.

Scott is a talented coach who balanced studying for a coaching degree with working as a coach and helping two local junior teams, all before joining The FA Tesco Skills Programme.

James has a degree in Sports Coaching Science and has worked in Shropshire, Liverpool, Manchester and now Cheshire helping young football players to reach their full potential.

Before joining The FA Tesco Skills Programme to work with schools and children in Manchester, Ian worked for New York Red Bulls, Wolves Girls Centre of Excellence and Aston Villa.

Steve started his coaching career with Preston North End before moving to the USA and then Wigan before settling in Manchester and Salford with The FA Tesco Skills Programme.

Callum played for Middlesex and England Schoolboys as a teenager before going on to coach with Tottenham Hotspurs and then The FA Tesco Skills Programme in North West London.

Gary has spent over ten years coaching in West London, and now works in Enfield and Hillingdon with the Middlesex FA Tesco Skills team.

Kevin joined The FA Tesco Skills Programme in 2007 and leads teams in Middlesex and Surrey after a career in academy coaching and talent spotting for two top flight English clubs.

Dean played for West Ham United, Stevenage Borough and then Team Bath while studying at Bath University before joining The FA Tesco Skills Programme in Middlesex. After four years..

Pawel has worked as a coach in Poland, the USA and England, most recently as a community coach with Norwich City before joining The FA Tesco Skills Programme in Norfolk.

Mark has helped develop talented young players with Middlesbrough FC and with The FA Tesco Skills Programme, watching some go on to win professional contracts and play for England.

Gemma is one of the most qualified female coaches in the country, balancing leading the North Riding FA Tesco Skills team with managing Leeds United Ladies in The FA Premier League.

Dave worked in the world of chocolate for 32 years before becoming a full-time coach with The FA Tesco Skills Programme in North Riding, working with children and schools in York.

James was named Grassroots Coach of the Year in North Riding before joining The FA Tesco Skills team in the same county to work with children and schools in Northallerton.

Chris played more than 300 times as a footballer for Middlesbrough and other top clubs, and has returned to his hometown to join The FA Tesco Skills Programme in Nottinghamshire.

Samantha was a multi-sports community coach for her local council before joining The FA Tesco Skills Programme in Nottinghamshire, working with children in Kirby-in-Ashfield.

Simon was born and bred in Somerset, and has returned to the county with The FA Tesco Skills Programme after playing football for Arsenal, Torquay United and Minehead Town.

Steve has worked in Somerset for 10 years, with The FA Tesco Skills Programme and with the County Sports Partnership. He was also the youngest manager in Minehead Town’s history.

Gavin has been a coach for more than 10 years, and currently works as an FA Tesco Skills coach in Somerset as well as coaching the County FA’s Girls Centre of Excellence.

Martin played professional football with Man City, Portsmouth and Plymouth among others before moving into coaching with his former clubs and now The FA Tesco Skills Programme.

Carly has been playing and coaching with Aston Villa since she was 15, helping them reach The FA Premier League before joining The FA Tesco Skills Programme in Birmingham.

Gavin has a BA in Sports Development and Coaching and spent time coaching across the world in Ireland, England and America before joining The FA Tesco Skills team in Staffordshire.

Jenna has been with The FA Tesco Skills Programme for three years, becoming Team Leader in Staffordshire in 2010 and working with children and schools in and around Stone.

Emily is one of the youngest FA Tesco Skills coaches, having come through The FA’s Young Leadership Programme since the age of 16. Before joining the Staffordshire FA Tesco Skills..

Matthew has worked for Luton Town, Stevenage Borough, Rushden and Diamonds and Norwich City and now coaches children and schools in the Hartismere Partnership area and is Head Coa..

Andrew works with children in schools in Ipswich with The FA Tesco Skills team in Suffolk after playing for Ipswich Town and helping them to win The FA Youth Cup in 2005.

Kobina worked in Reading for the football club’s community programme and a local sports charity mentoring young players in the city before joining the FA Tesco Skills team in Surrey.

Before joining The FA Tesco Skills Programme in West Riding, Dave coached for Bradford City Centre of Excellence and Harrogate College Academy, and played in goal for Leeds United.

James has a degree in Sports Psychology and a Masters in Sport and Exercise Science, and now heads up The FA Tesco Skills team in West Riding after three years with the programme.

Dan works with children and schools in Harrogate and Selby with The FA Tesco Skills team in West Riding after studying a degree in Sports Coaching Science and working as a teacher.

A former Hull City player, Joe has experience as a PE teacher in primary schools before joining The FA Tesco Skills Programme in West Riding working with children in Dewsbury and Wakefield.

Ian has been coaching and developing young players for 15 years, first with Durham County FA, Hartlepool and Sunderland before joining The FA Tesco Skills team in Durham.

Spencer joined The FA Tesco Skills Programme in 2007 and joined the Norfolk team in 2010, working with children in Norwich after previously coaching in the city with Norwich City.

Before joining The FA Tesco Skills Programme, Andy worked with Darlington FC and Teesside Girls C of E before moving to Arsenal Ladies.

George progressed through the English academy system at Norwich City as a schoolboy before moving onto a YTS at AFC Bournemouth. Throughout his 8 years as a professional, George e..

Paige is an FA Tesco Skills coach with the Norfolk team. She started playing at the age of 9, and now captains Norwich City Ladies in the South East Combination League.