WEST END
development sessions at West End on a
Friday evening and many of our team’s
goal keepers are now benefiting from this
quality coaching.
We are quite conservative really as a
club. We have many great things to talk
about and seldom do we broadcast them
very well. We were one of the first grass
root cubs to invest in a defibrillator, and
really only celebrated this life saving unit
with our members.
Jason,
our
other
development
committee member is not only a UEFA
B qualified coach but also a Coach Tutor
for the Manchester FA. Jason had the
pleasure of an invite from the FA to be the
second man drawing the balls out for this
seasons 2nd round dr aw for the FA Cup
live on the BBC. They did a short VT on
him as part of his coaching role at West
End in his introduction on the program.
Our primary challenge now is to bring
the current facilities into the specification
required for modern day football. We
have a sports hall on the premises the
size of an 18 yard box, and a grass pitch
the size required for 9v9. So we can’t
train inside due to space and outside isn’t
possible with the number of teams on the
grass, it wouldn’t last 10 minutes.
We do know this is going to be an
expensive project and one that will take
time to progress but we feel confident
that our affiliated FA and local council
will support us through our challenge
to collate the funding to assist with an
upgrade/redevelopment to a 3G surface,
preferably indoor.
Simply put, our ambition isn’t to be the
most successful in terms of trophies, but to
be the most successful in terms of having
invested in courses to ensure we have the
best coaches that allow us to continue to
offer development of our young players
in both football and as individuals.”
“There is a really good feel
about the club at the minute
and a real optimistic view
from our current crop of
coaches.”
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