We are delighted to announce a NEW Scottish Youth Diploma with Coerver® Coaching Co-founder & Chelsea great Charlie Cooke, in association with our global partner adidas® and our presenting partner FourFourTwo Performance.

The Coerver® Coaching Youth Diploma has been developed from 30 years of knowledge and work with the leading federations, clubs, managers and star names in International Football. It will provide coaches with drills and games for their season’s sessions.

Image – Gordon Craig (Coerver® Scotland Director) & Charlie Cooke (Coerver® Co-Founder)

Course Details:

Dates: 29th & 30th November
Time: 09:30 a.m.-16:00 p.m.
Venue: The Energy Assets Arena, Livingston Football Club, Alderstone Road, Livingston, EH54 7DN
Instructors: Coerver® Coaching Co-founder, Charlie Cooke & Gordon Craig

To Book Call 08448 080442 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Scottish Coerver® Youth Diploma Attendee Quotes:

‘It was a fantastic course. The enthusiasm of the presenters was a joy to
watch. I will certainly be looking to develop my squad using these methods.
Well done to all involved‘.
Micheal Smith- SFA Coach

‘Thank you for an excelent two days on the Diploma course. I am delighted I have picked up lots of new ideas for the sessions and will be putting the dvds and the planer to god use. Thanks to you al at Coerver® Scotland for delivering a fantastic course’.
Gordon McLeod- Coach Livingston FC

‘Well done Coerver® Coaching. This should be mandatory for all coaches at every level. A great insight into methodology along with motivational sessions and coaching from the presenters. Outstanding’.
John Kelly- Grassroots Coach

Instructor Bios:

Charlie Cooke:
Charlie played for Aberdeen and Dundee in the Scottish First Division before joining Chelsea in the English First Division in 1966 where he played for the next 11 years. He made 380 league and Cup appearances for the Blues and played in four Cup Finals, winning the English F.A. Cup in 1970 against Leeds and the European Cup Winners Cup in 1971 against Real Madrid. He also played 16 times for the Scottish National Team and a World Select Team in 1979. He shares the Chelsea club record of three Player of The Year awards with Gianfranco Zola and in 2005 Chelsea’s Centenary celebration year he was selected for the Chelsea All Time XI. Along with Alfred Galustian, Charlie co-founded Coerver® Coaching in 1984 and has been responsible for the development of the programme in the Americas.

Gordon Craig:
Gordon is the Director of Coerver® Coaching Scotland, which is a role he has held for 20 years. He has worked and presented to U.E.F.A groups, The Scottish Football Association, Sunderland FC, Rangers FC , Heart of Midlothian FC, Livingston & SL Benfica. Gordon is recognized as a top coach educator consulting for the S.F.A in such projects as the new advanced children’s coaching License. He was head coach at the SFA youth performance school pilot at Graeme High School, in Falkirk, Scotland. In 2012 Gordon joined the S.F.A as part of the new National teams Performance strategy as an Elite performance coach.

Coerver® Coaching UK are delighted to announce that general booking is now open for the 2015 Youth Diploma course in England.

On-line booking was temporarily suspended this morning due to a technical issue caused by a high volume of bookings at 09:00 a.m. Our IT department have resolved the issue and bookings can now be made.

Following four hugely successful years since the course launched in 2011, the Youth Diploma will again be delivered exclusively by Coerver® Co-founder, Alf Galustian and will take place in Stoke, London & Birmingham between May-June 2015.

Coerver® Co-Founder, Alf Galustian – 2014 Coerver Youth Diploma – Fulham FC

Coerver® UK Director, Scott Wright said of the course “Over the last four years, our Youth Diploma course really has evolved into the must attend course for coaches working with young players at all levels. Attendees have traveled from twenty five different countries from around the world to date and our 2015 Youth Diploma courses are shaping up to be our biggest and best to date”.

Scott added “Due to the unprecedented interest we have had in the 2015 dates in England, we introduced a Priority Booking window which enabled coaches that registered an interest through our website to book before the dates were released generally which has happened this morning”.

Coerver® UK Director, Scott Wright – 2014 Coerver® Youth Diploma – Fulham FC

“This window was available between 09:00 a.m. on Monday 3rd November and 09:00 a.m. this morning (Wednesday 5th November). At the time of writing we have sold over 50% of all available places during the priority booking window which shows the huge level of interest in the course”.

“The course dates are still over 6 months away so this uptake reflects the fact that during the pre-registration period, we have had three inquiries for every place we actually have available. I must stress that if you want to attend the Youth Diploma course in England during 2015, you will need to book as soon as you can as we had many disappointing people who missed out in 2014”.

2014 London Coerver® Youth Diploma Attendees – Fulham FC

Coerver® Youth Diploma 2015 Course Information

Stoke
Dates: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th May 2015
Venue: Stoke City FC, Dennis Viollet Avenue, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4TN

London
Dates: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th June 2015
Venue: Fulham FC, Motspur Park, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 6PT

Birmingham
Dates: Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th June 2015
Venue: Birmingham City FC, 300 Redhill Road, Kings Norton, B38 9EJ

Coaches from across the country descended on Birmingham City FC’s Wasthills training ground at the weekend to take part in the pilot Coerver® Play Like The Stars 1 v 1 Coach Education course. This new course focuses specifically on the topic of 1 v 1 and provides attendees with the latest Coerver® content in this most vital area of the game.

Coaches from both grassroots and professional levels of the game were tutored by Coerver® UK director Scott Wright who delivered the full day course through a series of theory and practical sessions aimed at providing attendees with knowledge into how to teach 1 v 1 skills from mastery to game effective use.

Scott said of the pilot course in Birmingham “It was great to deliver the pilot course at Birmingham City FC on Saturday and fantastic to see coaches from all levels of the game in attendance”.

“Anyone that has been through a national or UEFA licensed course will know that the topic of 1 v 1
gets little to no coverage and we have a thirty plus year history of focusing on and teaching this topic. We feel that our new Play Like The Stars course goes some way to filling the knowledge gap left from the licensed courses in this most vital area of the game and it is knowledge that every coach of young players needs to have no matter the level that they work at”.

“1 v 1 always seems to be a topic that we work on with professional clubs, at their request, only last week we delivered CPD at Werder Bremen in Germany on this topic and in recent months we have also delivered national federation CPD for the Czech FA & Northern Ireland FA B licence, A Licence & Pro Licence courses so it shows that there is a real demand for this knowledge not only in the UK but also abroad”.

“We have three more courses in England, all at professional club venues, coming up in November and we are looking forward to travelling up and down the country to deliver this course and are looking forward to working with many coaches from all levels of the game”.

Grassroots Coach Pat Tomkins of Bustleholme Villans FC U9’s & Bustleholme Lions FC U11’s in Birmingham summed up the course:

“I feel that the Coerver Play like the stars 1 v 1 is an excellent course for coaches to attend and would be of interest to a coach of any age group but would be an invaluable tool for a coach in the “lower age groups” where they can really get the players to learn these essential skills. The course was delivered by Scott Wright who was an excellent tutor and was supported by the Coerver coaches who are extremely helpful and knowledgeable. Overall I would score the course a ten out of ten and was the most useful course I have attended or been involved with and I look forward to attending future courses”.

Play Like The Stars 1 v 1 Course Venue Details

Sheffield
Date: Saturday 15th November 2014
Time: 09:30 a.m. – 17:30 p.m.
Venue: Sheffield Wednesday FC (Indoor 3G Dome)

London
Date: Saturday 22nd November 2014
Time: 09:30 a.m. – 17:30 p.m.
Venue: Millwall FC (Indoor 3G Dome)

Stoke
Date: Saturday 29th November 2014
Time: 09:30 a.m. – 17:30 p.m.
Venue: Stoke City FC (Indoor 3G Dome)

Play Like The Stars Course Attendee Package

• 1-day of expert tuition from Coerver® Coaching UK Director, Scott Wright
• Pro Club training facilities
• Full course resource material
• Coerver® Coaching “Play Like The Stars” DVD (Worth £11.99)
• Coerver® Coaching Play Like The Stars Certificate of Attendance
• Copy of the latest FourFourTwo magazine (Worth £4)

Coerver® Play Like The Stars course price only £99 per coach (+ (3% card transaction fee)

Please note that there are a maximum of 40 x places per course with limited places now available following our priority booking window.

Coaches from across the country travelled to South Yorkshire on Saturday to attend the second installment of the Coerver® Coaching Play Like The Stars 1 v 1 Coach Education course which was hosted in the steel city by Sheffield Wednesday FC.

Coaches from both grassroots and professional levels of the game were tutored by Coerver® UK director Scott Wright who delivered the full day course and said “It was fantastic to be able to come up to Sheffield to deliver our Play Like The Stars Course. Following on from our pilot course in Birmingham at the start of the month, we made some adjustments to the course which included extended the time by an hour and also introducing a player session at the end of the day where Sheffield Wednesday U10′s really did their club proud”.

Scott added “One of the beauties of our coach education courses is that we always have attendees from all levels of the game and from different parts of the country. This course in Sheffield was no different with representation from both professional clubs in the city as well as numerous grassroots clubs from many different areas of the country which always provides a great learning environment”.

“We also know that we are providing a course with an extremely important topic for all levels of the game in 1 v 1. With there being little to no focus on this topic in any of the national or UEFA licensed courses, we are providing attendees of this course with our latest knowledge in this topic which has evolved over the last thirty years with a focus on how to teach 1 v 1 skills from mastery to game effective use”.

“We now only have two more courses in England this year which take place in London this weekend and Stoke the following weekend and look forward to working with many more coaches from different levels of the game over the next couple of weeks”.

Twitter Feedback following the Play Like The Stars course at Sheffield Wednesday FC:

@rimmymendrix
Excellent @CoerverUK course 1v1 on Saturday. Would definitely recommend to other coaches.

@CraggsC
Great insight into @CoerverUK from Coerver UK Director Scott Wright #ExpertSkillsCoach

@CraggsC
Top day on @CoerverUK #PLTS 1v1 CoachEd course. Superb content & attention to detail throughout the day. #CoachingPlayersOfTheFuture

@towning16
Another superb @CoerverUK course today. The PLTS programme is well worth attending for any coach working with youth players. Learnt a lot!

@ldamak_leroy
A detailed educating 1v1 Coerver course today a blend of fascinating and captivating sessions built for the modern future player @CoerverUK

@Nbishop12
@CoerverUK Tremendous day on the 1v1 PLTS course. Eagerly awaiting Youth Diploma 2. Coerver- if you don’t already know, get to know!!

@Coulb23
@CoerverUK Learned so much today. Would recommend any courses ran by Coerver to anyone within the coaching industry!

@Coulb23
@CoerverUK it opened my eyes so much. Scott’s knowledge is incredible, very much looking forward to parting in a youth diploma this summer

Play Like The Stars 1 v 1 Course Venue Details

London
Date: Saturday 22nd November 2014
Time: 09:30 a.m. – 17:30 p.m.
Venue: Millwall FC (Indoor 3G Dome)

Stoke
Date: Saturday 29th November 2014
Time: 09:30 a.m. – 17:30 p.m.
Venue: Stoke City FC (Indoor 3G Dome)

Play Like The Stars Course Attendee Package

• 1-day of expert tuition from Coerver® Coaching UK Director, Scott Wright
• Pro Club training facilities
• Full course resource material
• Coerver® Coaching “Play Like The Stars” DVD (Worth £11.99)
• Coerver® Coaching Play Like The Stars Certificate of Attendance
• Copy of the latest FourFourTwo magazine (Worth £4)

Coerver® Play Like The Stars course price only £99 per coach (+ (3% card transaction fee)

Please note that places are now limited for both remaining courses.

Following on from the first two Coerver® Coaching Play Like The Stars 1 v 1 Coach Education courses at Birmingham City FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC, two further courses have been completed at Millwall FC and Stoke City FC (see below images).

This rounds off a fantastic series of coach education courses, with over 160 coaches from all levels of the game attending four venues across the country during November 2014.

Attending coaches have been tutored by Coerver® UK director Scott Wright who delivered the full day courses and said “We always enjoy getting up and down the country to deliver our coach education courses and this series of 1 v 1 specific courses has been a huge success for us. We have received tremendous feedback from attendees who have come from grassroots to professional levels of the game and also a wide range of age groups that they work with”.

“We have ensured that the course content is relevant to the real world environment that our attendees are operating in. One thing is for sure, and that is the topics of 1 v 1 and ball mastery skills teaching are essential at every level and age group and with there being little to no focus on either of these topics in any of the national or UEFA licensed courses, we are definitely providing knowledge in vital areas of the game where there is a gap in the coach education system”.

“We will be looking to provide more coach education courses in 2015 through our new pathway and look forward to traveling up and down the country again and to visit some places we have not been to before to deliver our programme”.

“I would like to thank all attendees of the course as well as the players and coaching staff of Birmingham City FC, Sheffield Wednesday FC, Millwall FC & Stoke City FC for helping us to deliver such a great course”.

Play Like The Stars 1 v 1 Course Feedback:

“I have attended half a dozen Coerver courses over the last 4-5 years and always find them thought provoking and informative. Scott delivers both practically and theoretically in such detail that I always leave the courses wanting more.

“I would recommend the Play Like The Stars 1 v 1 course along with any other Coerver course to any coach wishing to develop and improve their understanding of player development and coaching”.

Mike Dodds
Lead Youth Development Coach
Birmingham City FC

“Hi Guys, just wanted to drop a mail to pass on our thanks and report back on once again a quality Course by Scott Wright at Coerver Coaching UK. James, Andy and my-self travelled to Sheffield from North Lincolnshire to attend another great Coerver Course, following on from our Youth Diploma at Stoke City”.

“We have been using Coerver in our Grassroots U9 team since U7′s with huge success in both Mini Soccer & Futsal. We feel the squad have become very technical players under the Coerver methods with a massive increase in confidence levels being noted during their Golden Years of learning”.

“I think a massive positive is the clear and concise way in which Scott explains the ideology. His passion shines through in his delivery, keeping us all hanging onto his every word of wisdom. Something Scott said and we stand by: “If you believe it, teach it”. We believe in Coerver and we teach it, roll on Youth Diploma 2!”.

Mark Davis
Immingham Pilgrims AFC

“The Coerver Play Like The Stars course was very enjoyable & informative and was delivered in a passionate & enthusiastic manner. I have been a fan of the Coerver method for several years now so while I was aware of the drills, the course gave lots of information to bear in mind when teaching the 1 v 1 sessions”.

“I found the session on mind set very interesting & the decision to include a session with the academy U10′s was a good one as it was very informative to see a session progressed from ball mastery to a game situation using 1v1 techniques”.

“I am looking forward to attending the youth diploma next year, overall the course was excellent as a 1 day coach education workshop & I would recommend the coerver drills & methods to any coach or young player, many thanks for an enjoyable day”.

John Houghton
Bamber Bridge U9’s

Coerver® Coaching are delighted to be made one of the authors for the new adidas® miCoach blog which provides users with expert knowledge within sports training and nutrition.

Two organisations have been appointed to provide content for the site with Coerver® providing information and advice in the football section alongside Exos, formerly known as Athletes Performance, who are one of the global leaders in integrated performance training, nutrition, and physical therapy providing physical preparation and training advice.

The blog also provides a platform for athletes at all levels to share information and experiences as well as keeping up to date with the latest product and technology developments from the adidas® miCoach system.

In addition to this new project, Coerver® Coaching have also worked closely with miCoach on the development of the adidas® smartball which was initially showcased at the adidas® Lab in London during the build up to the 2013 UEFA Champions League Final at Wembley Stadium.

Following the huge success of the Coerver® Youth Diploma courses in the UK over the last 4 years which has seen over 1200 coaches from all corners of the globe take part, Coerver® Coaching UK was selected as one of only two regions that would host the new Coerver® Youth Diploma 2 course globally in 2015.

Alongside Coerver® USA who will be hosting a Youth Diploma 2 course later in the year, Coerver® UK will be hosting a Youth Diploma 2 course in London at Fulham FC in June 2015 which will be delivered by Coerver® co-founder Alf Galustian and in partnership with adidas® and FourFourTwo Performance.

Following a registration of interest period in December exclusively for Youth Diploma 1 attendees, a priority booking window opened on Monday for the London course and within 48 hours the course was Sold Out.

Coerver® UK Director Scott Wright said “We were absolutely delighted to have been chosen to host one of only two Youth Diploma 2 courses that will take place globally in 2015 following the huge success of our courses over the last four years. We are as equally pleased that after just 48 hours of the priority booking window opening, the course is sold out which shows the huge demand that there is for knowledge in the Coerver programme”.

“We will have coaches attending from all corners of the globe as well as our own staff and this will certainly be a fantastic coach education event where we will be presenting our new approach to the team game which we are really excited about”.

Coerver® co-founder Alf Galustian (see above image), who will be the lead instructor on the course said
“We are very happy to introduce our new Youth Diploma 2 course which is especially designed for coaches who have attended Youth Diploma 1”.

“In this new course, we are going to focus on developing a team style, what skills individually and in small groups do players need?, What do you teach them?, How do you teach them?, not only the skills and tactics, but also the mental and attitude aspects”.

“During this course I’m going to share with attendees, some of my personal experiences from working with some of the greatest clubs and federations in the world”. “A particular focus of the course is to show you how to develop individual players that are multi-positional, both attackers and defenders, with all practices and games being adaptable to players of all ages and abilities”.

“We are really looking forward to delivering this new course and believe that our approach to developing a team style will be of great benefit to those that will be in attendance at Fulham FC in June”.

Coerver® Coaching UK are delighted to announce a free coach education clinic to take place in Birmingham on Tuesday 3rd March 2015.

The clinic will provide attendee’s with an insight into the Coerver® programme, which has been utilized and recommended by many of the world’s leading professional clubs and national federations. The clinic will be delivered by Scott Wright, UK Director Coerver® Coaching, and will be based on a topic of “How To Teach Game Effective Use Of Skill”.

Coerver® UK Director Scott Wright working with players from Manchester City FC Academy

Coerver® UK Director, Scott Wright said “Following the success of our Coach Education clinics and courses in 2014, we will be providing a number of free CPD opportunities in 2015 with the first clinic being in Birmingham”.

“In terms of the content, we will be utilizing some of our latest content so these clinics will be relevant to coaches who are both new to the Coerver programme but also for coaches that have previous knowledge of the Coerver programme”.

“The content we will deliver is also relevant to whichever level of the game that you coach at whether that be at grassroots or professional academy level so there will be something for everyone to take back to their own coaching environments. We are really looking forward to this first coach education clinic of 2015 in Birmingham and I’m sure it will be a great event for those in attendance”.

Clinic Details

Date: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Time: 18:30 p.m. – 21:00 p.m. (please arrive by 18:15 p.m. for registration)
Venue: Arch Bishop Illsley School, Victoria Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7XY
Cost: Free
Places: Limited to 50 places
Instructor: Scott Wright, UK Director Coerver® Coaching
All attendees will receive a full session plan.

The Coerver® UK HQ Coaching team headed down to Colchester, Essex last weekend to deliver the latest Play Like The Stars Roadshow at Tip Tree Jobserve FC to over 100 young players.

The Roadshow marked the launch event for the state-of-the-art facilities that have been opened at Warriors Rest in partnership between Tiptree Jobserve FC and Colchester United FC who will share the indoor artificial training dome for both grassroots and academy training sessions.

The players, both boys and girls, ranging from U8-U15 years old which included players from guest Club Stanway Villa FC started the roadshow in the classroom where they were taken through a presentation by Coerver® UK Director Scott Wright based on the day’s theme which was “Germany – World Cup Star Models”.

The presentation featured detailed video analysis on how Germany won the World Cup with two particular areas being focused on in the build-up to the practical session which was themed “Press & Protect”.

Players also had the opportunity to take part in a Skills Challenge and a World Cup tournament to round off the day’s activities in the dome. Following the practical session, players, coaches and parents headed back into the classroom for a review of the session and finally the awards for the Skills Challenge and Star Player winners were presented.

Coerver® UK Director Scott Wright said “The idea behind our Play Like The Stars Roadshow is that it is a learning experience for both the players and coaches both on and off the pitch. We base the themes on the World’s greatest players and teams and look to break down the elements of the game that they are good at”.

“For this particular Roadshow at Tip Tree Jobserve FC in Colchester, we focused on how Germany won the World Cup and used video analysis to help the players visualize what we would be doing before heading out for the practical session”.

“The facilities here at Warriors Rest are second to none and I can’t imagine that there is another grassroots club in the country that has access to such magnificent facilities. This in addition to the excellent organisation by the club and the tremendous effort that the players put in all added to a fantastic day for all”.

“I look forward to returning to the club next month to deliver a coach and parent education clinic which is also part of the Roadshow package and we hope to build a relationship here where we can really have a big impact on both player and coach development in the local area”.

Morning Group Shot – U8-U11

Lee Verney, who organised the Roadshow on behalf of the club said “I would just once again like to thank Coerver UK for an excellent event on Saturday, I think it was fantastic and the feedback we have had since has been both positive and very encouraging”.

“Coerver UK once again excelled themselves at hosting an excellent, professional event attended by 100 players. All the players enjoyed themselves and I can vouch for the fact they learned something as we had a practice match with our under 13’s on Sunday and the pressing & protecting skills from both teams was vastly improved!”.

Afternoon Group Shot – U12-U15

With just seven weeks remaining until the 2015 Coerver® Coaching UK PRO Tour to Real Madrid CF, final preparations have been made in advance of the departure of 160 players, parents and staff who will be heading out to the Spanish capital for 4-days during the Easter break.

Following on from PRO Tours to Ajax and AC Milan during the last two years, this latest Tour is shaping up to be the best to date and is sure to be an unforgettable experience for all in attendance.

During the tour players, who will be kitted out in full Real Madrid training kit, will be participating in four training sessions with Real Madrid CF coaching staff at the world class training facilities at Ciudad Real Madrid in Valdebebas, home to all Real Madrid CF teams (see below image).

In addition to a guided tour of the facilities at Valdebebas, attendees will also have the opportunity to observe Real Madrid academy games that will be taking place while on site and staff will have the opportunity to speak with coaching staff at the club.

A tour of the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium has also been organised as well as match tickets for the La Liga game between Real Madrid & Granada. In addition to the football side of the tour, there will also be free time for sightseeing in of the most iconic cities in the World.

Coerver® Coaching UK Director Scott Wright said “With only 7 weeks to go until we depart for Madrid, excitement is building and we are really looking forward to what I’m sure will prove to be an unbelievable four days for everyone who will be heading over from our programme in the UK”.

“Our PRO tours are one of the many benefits to being a member of our Performance Academy programme and following our previous European tours to Ajax and AC Milan, interest in the tour to Real Madrid was extremely high as you would expect”.

“This really will be a once in a lifetime experience for our players and I’m sure not many grassroots players and in fact professional players get the opportunity to train at the World’s biggest football club so they should be very excited for what is to come this Easter”.

“In addition to the training element, our group will be able to observe Real Madrid academy players in action that are the same age as themselves which I believe will be a great learning opportunity for them as they will see some of the best player in the world in their age group’s playing”.

“Our staff will also have the opportunity to speak with coaching staff at the club which again will prove to be a valuable educational experience on that side also”.

“Then having the chance to not only take a stadium tour at the Bernabéu but to go to a La Liga match with 80,000 people in the stadium and being able to see the likes of Ronaldo, Bale and the other Galacticos in action live really is a special opportunity for them that not many get to experience”.

Scott added “The benefits on the football side of the tour are clear to see but you also have the social and cultural side which for me is just an important for each players personal development”

“I have been lucky enough to visit the club and work in Madrid a number of times over the last five years and it is definitely one of the world’s great cities for culture, food, shopping and certainly football, so I believe this will be a great event for everyone that is fortunate enough to be taking part”.