Coerver® Coaching West Midlands are delighted to announce that Performance Academy member Vinnie Dwyer, has signed a new 2 year contract at Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club. Vinnie attends the Performance Academy in Coventry to supplement the work he does within his professional academy environment.

Following the news, Vinnie’s parents Conor & Lisa said “Since Vinnie has attended Coerver we can see a great development in his technical side which is the main reason he attends Coerver. For us as parents, more importantly, we see the Vinnie really enjoying himself and being allowed to express himself with encouragement from all the coaches. Vinnie’s coach, Luke, has been especially supportive of Vinnie both on and off the training pitch which we are incredibly grateful for”.

Marc Campbell, Foundation Phase Lead Coach at Wolverhampton Wanderers recognised the work Vinnie has been doing at Coerver® “Vinnie has developed his technical ability massively over the last 12-18 months which I believe has been due to his development within the academy programme and the additional work that he has been doing with Coerver. Vinnie has continued to develop his ability to manipulate the ball with both feet comfortably in unopposed and opposed situations well and I believe this has increased due to the additional work he has been doing with Coerver”.

Marc added “Vinnie has been keen to feedback to his team mates and coaches about his experiences with Coerver® and was over the moon about being invited to visit Real Madrid (something that every player dreams about) and really enjoyed the time that he spent in Spain. Vinnies application and positive attitude to combine his academy training programme with his Coerver work has no doubt been beneficial to him over his last 18 months with us and I was delighted to offer him another contract with the football club for a further two years”.

Vinnie (Pictured with Real Madrid Castilla player Javier Noblejas) spoke of the signing “I have signed for a further 2 years with Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, with the coaches mentioning my hard work and commitment as some of the reasons I’ve been given the contract. A special mention was given to my technical improvement and how they felt my time with Coerver Coaching has really helped me develop that side of my game. I feel Coerver has helped me socially, physically and technically and it’s a great addition to the great coaching I get with my academy, Wolves”.

Coerver® Coaching West Midlands Performance Academy Manager and Vinnie’s Performance Academy Coach Luke Cheyne was delighted to hear of Vinnie’s news “Vinnie epitomises the type of mindset that has allowed him to continue to progress, on and off the pitch. Vinnie is always keen to understand his strengths and areas for improvement, and off his own back, always requests continuous feedback in regards to this”.

Luke added “His consistent hard work, determination and passion for ensuring no stone goes un-turned in terms of his development as a young player, has seen him improve all aspects of his games whilst involved in the Coerver Programme. He has now begun to develop not only his technical ability with both feet, but also the tactical awareness off the ball. Without a shadow of a doubt, a bright future lies ahead for Vinnie providing he continues his excellent work rate. He is a credit to himself. Well done Vinnie”.

Scott Wright, UK Director Coerver® Coaching said “The concept behind Performance Academy is to give players a professional level of support both on and off the pitch. We have different levels of ability within the programme which are all catered for, the big requirement for us is that the players need to want to learn and work hard while they are with us but also while they are at home. We have had enormous success in terms of players progressing to professional clubs from our programme in the UK which is testament to the fantastic work that the staff here have done and continue to do and of course the application of the players and the commitment of the parents, it really is a team effort”.

Scott added “Vinnie is a prime example of a young player who has worked extremely hard and has benefitted immensely from the environment that we provide here at Performance Academy. Vinnie profited hugely from the Coerver UK PRO Tour whereby 60 Performance Academy players were given the opportunity to travel to Spain and train at the world famous Real Madrid training centre. We wish Vinnie luck in the next part of his football education with Wolverhampton Wanderers and I’m sure if he continues to apply himself in the way he has with us, he will do well”.

Coerver® Coaching West Midlands Performance Academy Player Sam Khan has received an award on behalf of Chelsea Football Club prior to the clubs title winning game against Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge last month.

Sam (Pictured above, alongside the 2015 winners) has previously taken part in “Chelsea’s Asian Star”, an initiative aimed at addressing the lack of Asians in the English game, which invites 400 children to the club’s state-of-the-art training facility in Surrey on an annual basis to put them through their paces. Sam came second during his first attempt in 2009 and followed that up by winning the competition in his age category in 2011.

Sam’s mother Ruth explained her pride at Sam’s recognition “Chelsea FC were notified that they were to be presented before kick off against Crystal Palace in May, with an award for their continuing campaign and the recognition its received. Sam, having been an active participant and supporter of this campaign for the past 5 years, was asked if he would receive the award on behalf of Chelsea FC with the owner Roman Abramovich. What an absolute honour for Sam to be asked to do this. His Dad and I are overwhelmed by what he has achieved to date. Of all the people they could have asked, and they asked our Little SK.”

Sam spoke of the competition “I still have great memories of Asian Star, it gave me so much confidence knowing the coaches at Chelsea were impressed with me. The event is so well organised and every player has the chance to impress. My advice would be to give it everything you have but make sure you enjoy the day as that is when you play your best and it can give you a great opportunity in football.”

Sam was in attendance again this year to present trophies to the 2015 winners, which included another Coerver® Coaching West Midlands Performance Academy player Adam Ahmed who won the U9 category.

West Midlands Performance Academy Manager, Luke Cheyne, said of the honour “All at Coerver Coaching UK would like to congratulate Sam on this recognition. Sam works extremely hard within our Performance Academy programme, alongside playing for Nottingham Forest. He continues to develop technically on the pitch as well as mature off it. We are confident that should he keep up this level of dedication to his own development, he is destined for a very bright future. Well done Sam!”

Luke added “We have a number of players within our Performance Academy who currently play for professional clubs, and a number who have signed for professional clubs since being a part of the Coerver programme. We feel that the Performance Academy offers the perfect environment for young players to learn what it takes to make the step up into academy football”.

Last month saw the completion of the Coerver® Coaching UK Youth Diploma 1 courses following successful events held at Stoke City FC, Fulham FC & Birmingham City FC.

Following four hugely successful years since the Youth Diploma course launched in 2011, the newly structured 2015 Youth Diploma 1 , in association with global partner adidas® and presenting partner FourFourTwo magazine, proved to be the biggest and best to date with tremendous feedback from attendee’s.

250 coaches from both grassroots and professional levels of the game traveled from all over the UK and Europe to spend two days working under the expert guidance of Coerver® Coaching co-founder, Alf Galustian. The course consisted of both theory and practical sessions, with the coaches learning about the secrets from over 31 years of success of the Coerver® Coaching Programme, with the course theme being based on session planning.

Coerver® UK Director, Scott Wright delivered a number of player sessions across the three Youth Diploma 1 courses, including sessions with Stoke City and Fulham FC academy players. A session was also delivered with a group of Coerver® Performance Academy players from the West Midlands region.

This model session allowed the course attendees to recognise how the information they had learned over the weekend, could be applied to a live player session. Coaches were able to see how and when the session needed to be adapted to suit the individual needs of each participating player which was a key learning outcome for all attendee’s of the course.

Scott said of the course “We are extremely happy with how our Youth Diploma 1 courses went this summer which all sold out well in advance and were attended by coaches of all levels from around the world”.

“Stoke City FC, Fulham FC and Birmingham City FC have been fantastic hosts as always and it was great to work with such open minded, committed coaches during the two days as well as some fantastic young players who were a real credit to their clubs”.

“We have been inundated with requests for places on the Youth Diploma 1 course in 2015 and we are looking at the possibility of delivering another course before the end of the year. We have a registration of interest open for this now, so get in touch if you want to take part in the course this year”.

2015 Youth Diploma 1 Feedback;

“There are many footballing philosophies that we can all learn from and aspire to in the game that we value so much. But with Coerver Coaching, I have truly found one that I can whole heartedly believe in. The Youth Diploma 1 course has been the most pertinent, rewarding and beneficial educational experience in my coaching career to date”.

“Football education and player development should be the corner stone of any coach or organisation serious about making a positive difference in the lives of young people in the game, irrespective of their playing ability. It’s about unlocking that potential and for me, Coerver Coaching have revolutionized the understanding and the impact of this philosophy in their visionary approach to player development”.

“I fully endorse and highly recommend that if any coach is serious about player development, then they need to get serious about Coerver Coaching”.

“A big thank you and respect to Alf Galustian and also Scott Wright and Luke Cheyne from Coerver UK for hosting a most rewarding programme of learning”.
Yogi Deiry - Youth Diploma 1 attendee 

“I did the Coerver Youth Diploma 1 at BCFC. Great course, extremely well presented with a good specific topic. This will definitely help me, and other coaches, plan and deliver better grass roots training sessions”.

“The previous courses I’ve been on, are generally delivered from the point of view of the person delivering the course. To have a course delivered where all the coaches are giving out the same message and are pulling in the same direction, is quite refreshing these days, I look forward to the Youth Diploma 2″.
Jason Adams – Coach and Performance Academy Parent

“I would like to thank Alf Galustian , Peter Bain and the Coerver Staff. There input and knowledge over the two days was thoroughly interesting presenting grassroots/professional coaches an alternative method of developing technical and creative players for the future”.
Sam Woodruff – Barnet FC Academy Coach

“Awesome course, loads of relevant detail, highly recommended if you want to improve session planning”.
Pardeep Sandhu – Youth Diploma 1 attendee Birmingham City FC & Performance Academy Parent

Players from Coerver® Coaching in Scotland, Ireland and South Africa will be attending a SL Benfica Elite Player Development camp at the clubs training complex in Lisbon this summer.

The week will begin with an opening ceremony at the club. The programme also includes 5 hours training per day, professional coaching, practical and theory sessions on nutrition, advice and support from Benfica Head Coaches, a visit to Benfica 360, evaluation by SL Benfica recruitment department and a stadium tour.

Coerver® Scotland and Portugal Director Gordon Craig said  “SL Benfica is one of the World’s most prestigious sporting clubs; they have a strong history in developing champions not only in football but sport in general. There are many things that are in common in our Coerver® programme, we are really pleased to be able to offer such an opportunity for elite Coerver® Players.”

“For our players to develop its important they experience different environments and cultures. For this reason we want our Coerver® Players in Scotland to play a big part in our programme in Portugal. We were also pleased to welcome a young player from Coerver® Ireland and next week two players from Coerver® South Africa will join 8 Coerver Scottish players attending.”

“This relationship with Benfica has been developed over a number of years but this agreement is a significant step forward for Coerver® Coaching in Portugal. The great thing for us as Coerver® Coaching is to be linked to such a huge adidas club who play attacking football”.

Two players have already spent the last week in Lisbon with young Scottish player Dean Cornellious winning the prestigious Rui Costa Award for the top player at camp.

This weekend 10 more young Coerver® Players travelled to Lisbon to take part. Follow their progress on our social media https://www.facebook.com/coerver.scotland @scotlandcoerver @gcraigcoerver

October 2015 will also see a player tour open to 7-15 years, for more information email Gordon Craig onThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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