Following his appointment as club manager in August 2014, RC Genk manager, Alex McLeish (see below image) has been extremely impressed with the club’s highly acclaimed youth academy.

Speaking this week to Alan Brazil on talkSPORT about his experiences so far in Belgium, the former Scotland, Rangers, Birmingham City, Aston Villa & Nottingham Forest manager hailed the influence of the Coerver® Coaching programme on the clubs young players.

AMc – “When I came in we were 14th, struggling for confidence a little bit, we’re now up to 5th, hopefully on schedule for the play-offs. There has been a lot of young players blooded this season, the young lads have come through with flying colours, we have a good technical academy”.

AB – “Alex, give us the difference between some of the young players coming through in Belgium, than say back home in Scotland”.

AMc – “The way the boys are training at the Academy here is absolutely excellent. In terms of the technical training, the mastery of the ball, it’s brilliant training. You’ll probably remember the name Coerver, and it’s a kind of adaptation, of the Coerver stuff, taking it into game reality. I’ve played a 15 year old this season, its pure magic”.

RC Genk is well known for its outstanding youth academy and in 2003 began to build a new youth training centre next to the 25,000 capacity Cristal Arena, home of RC Genk.

A conveyor belt of talent has emerged from the academy, with a number of the current Belgian national team progressing through the ranks including Steven Defour (Porto FC), Thiabut Courtrois (Chelsea FC – see below image), Divock Origi (Liverpool FC – On loan at Lille OSC / Liverpool FC), Kevin De Bruyne (VfL Wolfsburg FC – see below image) and current club captain Jelle Vossen.

The latest product of the academy, Indy Boonen (see below image), has just been signed by Manchester United. Boonen, 16, is a left-footed attacking midfielder who often operates in the No. 10 role and has been training at Carrington for a few weeks after already being invited for sessions at Manchester City, Arsenal, Feyenoord and Wolfsburg. Already a youth international, Boonen has been tipped for a bright future and has put pen to paper on a 3 year contract with the Premier League giants.

Over 60 coaches from all levels of the game came together last week in Acocks Green in Birmingham for the latest installment of Free Coerver® UK Coach Education clinics that have been taking place this season.

Following previous clinics in Coventry and Surrey that were attended by over 150 coaches, Coerver® UK Director Scott Wright once again delivered the clinic which was themed on “Germany – World Cup Star Models”.

The clinic featured a theory presentation to give attendees an overview of the Coerver® programme and also 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”.

Coerver® UK Director, Scott Wright said “Following the success of our previous free coach education clinics in Coventry and Surrey, it was great to deliver our latest one in Birmingham. With over 60 coaches attending from grassroots to professional level, some from as far afield as Swansea, it really shows that there is great demand for knowledge in the Coerver programme and we are fully committed to providing opportunities like this up and down the country”.

“We have yet again received tremendous feedback from the attendees in Birmingham and are in the process of scheduling a number of additional free coach education clinics. We look forward to working with many more enthusiastic and committed coaches like those that have attended so far this season”.

March 2015 Birmingham Coach Education Clinic – Attendee Feedback

“Thank you for the free session on Press & Protect the German way. I will be coaching most of this session on Saturday and most of my training with my team incorporates the Coerver techniques, skills, Drills now anyway. I really like the way the drills progress from no pressure to minimal non-contact then on to real scenario and also that using two feet is so important”.

“I can’t think of anything that Coerver doesn’t cover In some way so I can’t speak highly enough of this method. I am really impressed with all that you do so went out of my way to get as many of my Knowle under 11 team into your Wednesday Performance Academy at Solihull and the six lads that train with Dan, Nikki or Luke on Wednesdays at Solihull enjoy all the sessions enormously and even after only training for 3 months with your coaches I have seen improvements in them all”.

“I also attended your course at Stoke FC a couple of months ago and that gave me a great base to work from and at 46 years old even I am improving (slightly!!), Thank you to you and your team and look forward to future courses with you”.
David Collins – Knowle JFC Under 11s

“I attended last night’s Coerver clinic and found it really useful. I’m really excited and looking forward to seeing how my players take to the methods”.
Matt Bamber – Kingshurst Sporting Girls Under 13s

“Hi Guys, just a quick note and feedback from last night, I found the training session last night very inspirational and informative, myself and Sean have 100% bought in to the Coerver philosophy, and will be using some of the drills in our next training session at Coleshill Town Youth U7’s.

Roman and Daniel [Our sons] will hopefully joining the Coerver Performance Academy within the next 2 weeks, [once a place becomes available] keep me posted on this”.

Thanks once again for last night its much appreciated.
Aaron Spry – Coleshill Towns U7s

“Thanks for the invite to the clinic, found it really good and was great to see the drills in practice!”.
Michael White – Solihull Saints U7s

“Great insight on the Coerver Coach Education Clinic last night, great delivery! # PersonalDevelopment”
Jamie Thomas (Via Twitter) – Swansea City FC Academy

“I found last night not only to be informative, along with good balance between theory and practical. Had a great time!”.
Jon Rodway – Parent of West Midlands Performance Academy Player

“Thanks for the Session last night, me and the lads really got a lot out of what you where saying and how Coerver and the skills should be taught and the reasoning and structure behind all of it. I have to say that I had read bits about it but most of all watched Daniel my son in with Nikki and I can see that its helping him massively with his confidence and also his footwork and technique”.
Wayne Cooper – Tipton Town U9s

Following his first visit last year to deliver on the course, Coerver® Coaching UK Director Scott Wright has been invited back to the Spanish capital to lecture on the MSc in Talent Identification and Development In Soccer Course which is jointly ran by the European University of Madrid (Universidad Europea) and the World’s biggest football club, Real Madrid CF.

Selected students from across the world apply to join the Real Madrid graduate school each year which provides the experience of the most important sports club in the world with world class academic support to offer a benchmark Master’s degree in the field of Football.

Coerver® Coaching UK Director Scott Wright said “It is a great honour to be invited back to present on the Real Madrid MSc course again. The initial invitation to present last year came about following a coach education clinic that I delivered in Valencia which was attended by then Rayo Vallacano U17 coach Jesus Martinez Bargueiras”.

“Following this clinic, I invited Jesus along with his colleagues Diego Montoya (Rayo Vallacano U19 coach) & Rubén Santiago Ruiz (Rayo Vallacano Match Analyst) to come over to visit Stoke City so they could see how not only an English professional academy operates but also to see how Coerver fits into that structure with Stoke being a Partner Club”.

“Jesus, Diego & Rubén were really impressed by the whole academy programme at Stoke and how Coerver fits into that elite player/coach development framework. With Diego being a faculty member of the Real Madrid MSc programme, he recommended to the course director, David Viejo to invite my-self and Stoke City FC Academy director Dave Wright to present on the course”.

“My-self and Dave traveled over to Madrid and delivered two theory and two practical sessions for the students, which included representation from a number of La Liga clubs, based on the Stoke City/Coerver academy training programme. The content was really well received and has led to a return invitation/visit this year”.

“The graduate school offers a unique opportunity for students with three MSc courses being offered in Sports Management, Sports Marketing & Talent ID/Coaching. All modules on the courses are based on how Real Madrid operates in those respective areas with the heads of those particular departments at the club also being part of the course management team”.

“As an example on the MSc in coaching course last year, in addition to David Vijeo, Miguel Pardeza who was the Sports Director of the club in charge of all football operations was joint course director. In addition to this various members of the Real Madrid staff will contribute to the course in addition to many other experts from across La Liga clubs and the Spanish Football Federation”.

“In addition to our delivery on the course, my-self and Dave were really well looked after and had VIP seats for the Champions League game against Galatasaray as well as being able to watch the UEFA Youth Champions League game between both clubs earlier in the day. We also had the opportunity to observe Real Madrid training across all age groups, had dialogue with coaching staff and had a behind the scenes tour of the training ground. We also visited the Spanish national training centre so it was very much a two way process in terms of sharing information, experience and expertise”.

“Looking ahead to this year’s course visit which takes place during the Easter break, I’m told that there are coaches from a number of La Liga clubs represented again including Athletico Bilbao, Sevilla and Levante. I’m really looking forward to presenting again and sharing some ideas and knowledge with this year’s students and of course catching up with the staff at the Real Madrid academy”.

Real Madrid MSc Course director David Viejo Romero said “Ourselves and the students were really happy with the course content that was delivered by Scott and Dave last year and feel that this added great value to our course. We look forward to this year’s visit with our new group of MSc students during Easter”.

Make sure to look out for up-dates on our website/social media channels regarding the course which will take place in Madrid during Easter.

We are delighted to present the 2015 Scottish Coerver® Coaching Youth Diploma 1 courses in association with our global partner adidas® and our presenting partner FourFourTwo Performance.

The Coerver® Coaching Youth Diploma 1 course has been developed from 31 years of knowledge and work with the leading federations, clubs, managers and star names in International Football.

Youth Diploma 1 Course Overview:

The purpose of the Coerver® Coaching Youth Diploma is to give attendees, whether you are a professional academy coach, junior coach, teacher or parent a greater understanding of how to plan & deliver more effective coaching sessions.

This will be made possible by learning to use the New Coerver® Coaching Session Planner which will provide a quick & easy solution for all attendees who would like to construct weekly, monthly or even season long programmes using proven, high quality drills & games from Coerver® Coaching, “The Worlds’ Number 1 Soccer Skills Teaching Method”.

Coaches – you get:

• Practices and games developed over our 31 year history, that you can use to build
sessions for many seasons using the NEW Coerver® Coaching Session Planner

• The secrets Coerver® Coaching have used over the last 31 years to establish themselves as “The World’s Number One Soccer Skills Teaching Method”

• Essential tips on how to improve your coaching & make your sessions more effective

The Coerver® Coaching Youth Diploma is a 2-day course that has been broken down into 4 modules that will be presented through lecture presentations & practical demonstrations:

• Module 1 – The Coerver® Approach To Coaching

• Module 2 – The Coerver® Curriculum

• Module 3 – Coerver® Session Planning for your Season

• Module 4 – Coerver® Tips To Be A Better Coach

Scottish Coerver® Youth Diploma 1 Course Presenter – Gordon Craig

Gordon has been involved in football as a coach and consultant for over 25 years and has travelled the globe working with top players and clubs. Gordon has become renowned as a top coach and presenter when it comes to youth player development.

As Director of Coerver® Coaching for over 20 years in Scotland and Portugal. He has worked and presented to U.E.F.A groups, The Scottish Football Association, Sunderland FC, Rangers FC, Heart of Midlothian FC, and Livingston F.C as well as working with SL Benfica as part of a global coaching project.

Youth Diploma Attendees Quotes:

I travelled from Prague, especially to attend the Coerver Diploma. As a former International Player, Coerver® is essential not only to kids but the highest level of player. In my opinion, Coerver® is the top technical program in the World”.

Lubo Moravcik, Glasgow Celtic FC Legend and Czechoslovakia National Team Player

“These last two days on the Coerver® Coaching Youth Diploma course certainly made me a better coach, I have been a fan of Coerver® for many years”.

Jose Morais, Attended when First Team Coach – Real Madrid CF

‘Thank you for an excellent 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 drills and the planner to good use. Thanks to you all 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

Scottish Coerver® Youth Diploma 1 Course Dates:

Course 1:

Venue: Livingston Football Club, Almondvale Stadium, West Lothian
Dates: Saturday 23rd May and Saturday 24th May 2015
Times: 9:30am-4:00pm

Course 2:

Venue: Dumfries High School, Dumfries and Galloway
Dates: Saturday 6th June and Saturday 7th 2015
Times: 9:30am-4:00pm

Coerver® Coaching UK are delighted to announce that the up-coming Youth Diploma course at Stoke City FC on Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th May 2015 has sold out.

Following four hugely successful years since the course launched in 2011, the 2015 Coerver® Coaching Youth Diploma, in association with global partner adidas® and presenting partner FourFourTwo magazine, is shaping up to be the biggest and best to date with Coerver® Co-founder Alf Galustian delivering the course on all three dates in England (see below image).

Coerver® Coaching UK Director, Scott Wright said “We are delighted to be putting the sold out signs up again for our 2015 Youth Diploma course at Coerver Partner Club, Stoke City FC. It just shows the great demand we have to attend our courses not only nationally but internationally having sold out well in advance for the last four years since we launched the course with attendees travelling from twenty five countries to England to take part”.

Scott added “There are only three Youth Diploma courses available in England during the summer and we fully expect that the final remaining dates in London and Birmingham will also be sold out within the next couple of weeks. Both courses are currently close to full capacity so if you do intend on taking part in the Youth Diploma course in England this year, you will have to book quickly to guarantee your place”.

Coerver® Youth Diploma 2015 Course Information

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

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

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

During the 2015 Easter Holidays, over 150 players, parents and coaches from the Coerver® Coaching UK Performance Academy programme travelled to the Spanish Capital in order to take part in a once in a lifetime PRO Tour at the World’s Biggest Football Club, Real Madrid CF.

Following the previously successful PRO Tours to adidas® Partner Clubs, Ajax FC in 2014 and AC Milan in 2013, 60 players aged between 7-15 years old and their families from the Performance Academy programmes in the West Midlands and West London were able to train at the world famous Ciudad Real Madrid in Valdebebas.

Upon arrival in Madrid, the tour party sat down together for dinner in preparation for the exciting itinerary that lay ahead which was presented by Coerver® UK Director, Scott Wright in the hotel conference room.

An early start to the second day of the PRO Tour saw the players, parents and coaches make the short journey from the hotel to Valdebebas in order to take in the training facilities.

Players  participated in two training sessions throughout the day and enjoyed a guided tour around one of the best sports training facilities in the world. Following the return to the hotel, and a chance to freshen up, the tour party then took the opportunity to travel into Madrid City Centre to absorb some of the attractions of one of the most iconic cities in the world.

On day three of the Coerver® UK PRO Tour, the excited party made their way to the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium for what promised to be a goal-fest against Granada CF. What turned out to be a record-breaking victory for the club resulting in a 9-1 win, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring five goals, is something nobody could have expected, and something that made the whole experience even more special.

Following the witnessing of such an iconic game, the players then traveled back to Valdebebas where they were kitted out in the latest Real Madrid CF training kit for two more training sessions with Real Madrid CF coaching staff.

To top off an unforgettable weekend, the players, parents and coaches were then able to take a behind the scenes tour of the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, where they were able to go pitchside to re-live the experience of the previous days La Liga game. The players managed to sit in the dugout at the world famous stadium in addition to visit the extraordinary museum at the ground which is home the famous “La Decima” UEFA Champions League winning trophy from the 2013/2014 season.

Coerver® Coaching UK Director Scott Wright summed up the trip “The main purpose of our PRO Tour is to provide an opportunity for all of the young players  in our programme to experience the environment at the world’s leading adidas partner football clubs. Here in Madrid, our players have had the opportunity to work with Real Madrid coaching staff who delivered sessions from the club’s coaching syllabus”.

“These sessions have been delivered at Real Madrid City in Valdebebas, which is home to all Real Madrid teams and is without doubt one of the top facilities in any sport globally so you can imagine the positive impact that being in such a high performance environment has had on our young players, both on and off the pitch”.

“In addition to the training sessions, being able to go to a Real Madrid first team game in the Bernabéu stadium is something that will never be forgotten especially with the incredible performance and result against Granada”.

Scott added “Having the opportunity to visit somewhere like Madrid, the culture, the food, the history. It’s all part of their learning process as they develop as young players but also as young people, which is a massively important thing for us at Coerver Coaching”.

“Our PRO Tour experience is exclusively available to members of our Performance Academy Programme. This opportunity to come here as a young player, as a parent or even as a brother or sister, as we’ve had on this trip, to experience Real Madrid, we’ve provided an opportunity that our group will never forget for the rest of their lives”.

“We are already busy planning for 2016 and are working with our global Partner adidas to ensure that our PRO tour next year is of the same magnitude as this latest visit to Madrid”.

PRO Tour Attendee Feedback:

“The PRO Tour to Real Madrid was an absolutely fantastic experience for both me, and my son Charlie. It was extremely well organised. We always knew where we had to be, what time we needed to be there and what we were doing once we were there. There was always a member of staff on hand, or nearby, to help out or answer any questions we had”.

“Thank you all for a wonderful trip, here’s to next years!”.
Jason Adams
Performance Academy Parent

“For me as a parent it’s been great because it gives the opportunity for the kids to come away inspired, you try to do it yourself and you can watch them on the TV, and you can talk about Ronaldo and Bale, but to see the game live and experience the set-up within the academy, the philosophy, he’ll remember it forever”.
Steve Powell
Performance Academy Parent

“This was the best Easter ever! The hotel had everything needed to make it the perfect stay. The coerver staff were all very helpful and accommodating with any questions. The hotel staff were very pleasant and nothing was any trouble”.

“The food morning and night was 100% delicious and the packed lunches provided, contained enough variety to suit all. The training facilities for the children was outstanding and the academy staff interacted with the children as if they belonged to the academy”.

“And with seeing Real Madrid perform as they did…absolutely could not have asked for a better experience. It was a trip that will carry memories into the future for a long time, roll on Easter 2016!”.
Ruth Khan
Performance Academy Parent

“Just want to say a HUGE thanks to the whole Coerver team for a fantastic tour to Madrid. What an amazing experience for not only my 2 sons but for their mum and dad too!”.

“Congratulations on a brilliantly organised trip. So very impressed by everything from start to finish, thank you Coerver team!”.
Sam and Stuart Burnett
Performance Academy Parents

“Just a big thank you for the trip to Real Madrid, it met all of our expectations so well done to you and your team. The organisation of the tour was exceptional, looking forward to the next one!”.
Dean Wragg
Performance Academy Parent 

“It’s a once in a lifetime experience to be here, not many people get to come here and train here. We’ve learnt so many things. It’s been a great experience”.
Shay Nicholson
Performance Academy Player 

“Its been an amazing experience. I’ve been able to train with the Real Madrid coaches, I’ve also been able to watch the game where Real Madrid thrashed Grenada 9-1 and I have learnt lots of stuff to improve my game”.
Max Martin
Performance Academy Player 

Coerver® Coaching UK filmed the 2015 PRO Tour to Real Madrid CF, the video will be released on our website and social media platforms this Friday 8th May 2015.

Coerver® Coaching UK are pleased to launch the video that documents the recent  PRO Tour to the World’s biggest football club, Real Madrid CF.

Over 150 players, parents and coaches from the Coerver® Coaching UK Performance Academy programme travelled to the Spanish Capital in order to take part in this once in a lifetime experience.

Coerver® Coaching UK are delighted to announce that the up-coming Youth Diploma 1 course in London at Fulham FC, in association with global partner adidas® and presenting partner FourFourTwo magazine, on Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th June 2015 has sold out.

This follows on from the course at Stoke City FC, which takes place this weekend, selling out last month which leaves only the course at Birmingham City FC on Sat 13th & 14th June 2015 with remaining places.

Coerver® Coaching UK Director, Scott Wright said “We are once again delighted to be putting the sold out signs up for our 2015 Youth Diploma 1 course at Fulham FC. This follows on from the first course of our Youth Diploma season at Stoke City FC this weekend also selling out well in advance”.

“Our London courses are always the ones that attract attendees from overseas and we have ten non UK countries being represented on this up-coming course which really highlights the demand for knowledge in the Coerver programme not only here in the UK but across the world”.

Scott added “There is now only one Youth Diploma course with availability in England during the summer which takes place in Birmingham the week after the London date and we fully expect that this course will also be sold out within the next week or so. If you intend on taking part in the Youth Diploma 1 course in England this year, you will have to book quickly to guarantee your place”.

Coerver® Youth Diploma 2015 Course Information

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

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

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

With innovative technology becoming ever increasingly introduced to football to improve performance, Coerver® Coaching have teamed up with adidas® miCoach and Chelsea FC to work on a new series of training videos for the adidas® miCoach Smart Ball.

Coerver® CEO Jimmy Galustian and UK Director Scott Wright travelled to the Chelsea FC training centre in Cobham, Surrey and worked with players from the Premier League champions U16 squad. The young stars were put through a series of practices working on penalty kicks, free kicks, corner kicks & goal kicks using the Smart Ball & App to analyse their performance.

The miCoach smart ball’s unique built-in sensor can tell you everything you need to know about your kick and provides instant feedback on power, spin, strike and trajectory.

Along with this information, exclusive tips and guidance are provided to help the user get the most from their game with all performance data being fed back the miCoach Smart Ball app.

Coerver® UK Director, Scott Wright said “It’s great to be working with adidas miCoach again having been involved in the Smart Ball launch event during the build up to the 2013 Champions League final at Wembley. We have also contributed to the development of the Smart Ball and the App and  having the opportunity to use this technology to work with some of the top youth talent in the country with Chelsea’s U16 players at Cobham was fantastic”.

“From a player development perspective, this is a fantastic tool to use for working on striking the ball in different situations. The performance analysis data that is generated from each action includes slow motion video footage of the strike combined with the power, spin, trajectory and ball strike zone information”.

“This data is relayed pretty much instantly through the app and provides both the player and the coach with information that is impossible to identify with the naked eye”.

Scott added “Currently the technology only works when the ball is hit while still but is being developed to work when the ball is moving. I’m sure we will start to see this being used within professional matches for both in game TV analysis and player performance data in the not too distant future”.

“We have taken delivery of some adidas miCoach Smart Balls and will be using them for a skill challenge on our 2015 Youth Diploma courses in England as well as our Whitsun Performance Academy holiday clinics which I’m sure will be very interesting for those that take part”.

Coerver® Coaching UK delivered the first Youth Diploma 1 course of 2015 at Stoke City FC on Saturday 16^th & Sunday 17^th May 2015 which proved to be a big hit with attendees.

The course, which was launched in 2011, and delivered in association with global partner adidas® and presenting partner FourFourTwo magazine, was the first to take place under the newly structured Coerver® Coach Education pathway which now covers three levels to include the Coerver® Coaching Intro course, Youth Diploma 1 and Youth Diploma 2.

55 coaches from both grassroots and professional levels of the game travelled from all over the UK and Europe to spend 2 days working under the expert guidance of Coerver® Coaching co-founder, Alf Galustian who delivered a series of theory and practical based sessions.

Coaches also had the opportunity to take part in the adidas® miCoach Smart Ball Power challenge which was won by coach Glenn Thornton with a shot recorded at 70 MPH.

The final practical session of the day saw Coerver® UK Director, Scott Wright deliver a session with Stoke City FC’s U11 ATC players allowing the course attendees to see how the information they had learned over the weekend from a coach education perspective could be applied to a live player session.

Scott said of the course “We are really happy with how our first Youth Diploma 1 course went and the feedback we have had from attendees has been tremendous. I would like to thank everyone that made this such a great course. Stoke City were fantastic hosts as always and it was great to work with such open minded, committed coaches during the two days”.

Scott added “Our next course in London at Fulham FC next weekend sold out a number of weeks ago and our final course in Birmingham in a couple of weeks’ time now only has a handful of places remaining so if you want to attend a Youth Diploma 1 course this year in England make sure to book ASAP”.

2015 Youth Diploma 1 – Stoke Attendee Feedback

Anthony Derbyshire @DarbyAnt
Have to say the @CoerverUK youth diploma course is one of the best I’ve been on @coerveralf @CoerverLC thanks guys #alwayslearning

Neil Antrobus @AntrobusN
@CoerverCoaching @coerveralf Thanks for a great two days #detail #informative #creative #learning

Aaron Duce @aaronduce
Having done quite a few coaching courses I have to say that @CoerverCoaching is the best! And have a great instructor in @coerveralf

Harmony Row 2003′s @HarmonyRow2003
Very informative weekend spent with @CoerverUK  @stokecity academy completing #YouthDiploma looking forward to #YouthDiploma2 next month

Mark Price @high5sportsuk
Coerver Youth Diploma. World Class coaching from @coerveralf & team, superb drills & progressions. Highly recommend

Jon Whittingham @JonWhittingham
A good weekend spent in Stoke on @CoerverUK #youthdiploma . Some new ideas to think about & integrate to my coaching. Very worthwhile course

Paul Higgins @Higgo10
@CoerverUK @coerveralf @ProPlayerDev #youthdiploma #skillsrevolution could listen to Alf talk all day great course!

Alan Thompson @Thompa_1972
End of a cracking weekend @CoerverUK – highly recommend the course. #skillsrevolution #youthdiploma

Luke Hirst @LukeHirst11
Fantastic 2days at @stokecity with @CoerverUK can’t wait for #YouthDiplomaTwo @FulhamFC next month #SkillsRevolution

Marc Clemas @clemo_1973
Coerver Youth Diploma gr8 course gr8 coaching #thewayforward

thomas allman @tomallman1993
Great 2 days in Stoke on @CoerverUK brilliant course.
Plenty of session for @flinttownjfc @flintacademy

Pete Whitehouse @Thespecialone81
@CoerverUK totally absorbed by the knowledge on show this weekend, plus I got to meet this legend @coerveralf

Michael Rutherford @MikeRutherford
@CoerverUK #YouthDiploma1 @coerveralf #SkillsRevolution #PersonalDevelopment thanks for a top weekend!!

Richard Simpson @simoblimp
Coerver youth diploma Stoke, learned so much useful stuff. Thanks. Definitely recommend. @CoerverUK @coerveralf

Stephen Grant Conway @Tiki_Ta_KAKA
@CoerverUK Excellent Youth Diploma course. I just wish it had lasted all week! Thank you all. Ps – come further north #skillsrevolution

Glenn Thornton @GlennThornton5
@hunsletfootball @HunsletClub @CoerverUK @coerveralf youth diploma 1 completed. Brilliant weekend of learning!!!!

James Parry @JimGrimmy
Made up to attend the @CoerverUK Stoke course! Highly recommended to anybody involved in youth dev. Superb course

Danny Rush @DannyRush81
@CoerverUK exceptional 2 day course #BetterCoaching #BetterPlayers really impressed and learnt a great deal @coerveralf #Inspirational

Paul Higgins @Higgo10
@CoerverUK @coerveralf @CoerverLC thanks to all the coerver team brilliant 2 days of learning would recommend to every coach @ProPlayerDev

Tomasz Wasylik @TomaszWasylik
@CoerverUK really enjoyed both days. Learn ta lot now time to deliver new things to my team… Thanks ! #YouthDiploma

Tom Reeves @TomReeves89
Great @CoerverUK Youth Diploma course with @AntrobusN would recommend to any aspiring coach. Certainly got me thinking! #SkillsRevolution

Anthony Derbyshire @DarbyAnt
@CoerverUK @whalleyjuniorfc Youth Diploma complete great course.

Additional photos from our Youth Diploma 1 course at Stoke City FC can be found on our Facebook page athttp://tiny.cc/yriryx

2015 Youth Diploma 1 – Course Dates

London – SOLD OUT
Dates: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th June 2015
Time: 09:30 – 16:30 (Both days)
Venue: Fulham FC, Motspur Park, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 6PT

Birmingham – VERY LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE
Dates: Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th June 2015
Time: 09:30 – 16:30 (both days)
Venue: Birmingham City FC, 300 Redhill Road, Kings Norton, B38 9EJ
Accommodation: Westmead Hotel, Redditch Road, Hopwood, Birmingham, B48 7AL
Hotel Contact Details: Tel: 0121 445 1202 / Web: www.westmeadhotel.co.uk

(This is the nearest hotel to the training facility, to be booked & paid for separately by each attendee if required)