Welcome to the UK Football Coaching Network
Directed by Mark Senior BA (Hons); UEFA Qualified coachThe UK Football Coaching Network aims to help coaches all over the world to access information, communicate, share ideas, receive employment advice, and improve their coaching knowledge and skills. We aim to provide easy access to the network and hope you find your visit worthwhile and interesting. Any coach from beginner to professional can access information and everyones needs are catered for. We also run talent development centres across the UK and are looking to expand this service in new areas all the time. The centres link with professional clubs local to them to provide a development route for young players into trials at academies or centres of excellence. Since we began we have had players from 8-13 on trial and been signed at many professional football club academies and centres of excellence. We welcome visitors from overseas and are keen to develop strong links in the USA, Australia, New Zealand, China etc with coaches, clubs, players and universities. Enjoy the website! BOOK NOW!!! ONE FREE SESSION!WE HAVE LINKED WITH FRESH REWARDSand THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Just £600 per year! Please supportThe Bobby Moore Fund - national 5 a sidehttp://www.cancerresearchuk.org/bobbymoorefund/ PRO SKILLS SOCCER SUMMER FOOTBALL PROGRAMMEPro Skills Soccer are running a series of 2 and 3 day spring and summer camps for ages 5-12 with players that impress invited to the UKFCN talent centreswww.proskillscoaching.co.uk CLICK ON YOUR AREA TO FIND OUT MORE: 
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John Hendrie (pictured) has endorsed the UK Football Coaching Networks talent development programme. John, who played for Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Barnsley, Leeds, Coventry and Bradford has seen Mark Senior's coaching first hand and endorsed the programme, saying: "Mark coached my son for a full season. As well as the sessions being enjoyable, they were informative to the youngsters. My son definitely improved as a player!" REUBEN SIGNS FOR BARNSLEY ACADEMY!Reuben Newby became the 28th young player coming through our talent centre programme when following a six week trial at Barnsley FC Academy, he has signed a one-year contract! 
TALENT NDLOVU ALSO SIGNS FOR BARNSLEYAs Barnsley FC lined up at Wembley for the semi final of the FA Cup last week, a young aspiring footballer named Talent Ndlovu watched his new club, dreaming of one day playing on such a stage.
Coach Mark Senior was amazed at the skill level of a young Zimbabwean player at an after school football club at Barkerend Primary School in the BD3 area of Bradford and invited him into the very successful Yorkshire Advanced Football Centre. Aged 10, Talent was showing unbelievable raw skill, learnt on the streets in his native Zimbabwe. Mark said, "the tricks and skills and balance of Talent just shows that you dont need great equipment, facilities and coaching to become highly skilled. Talent practised his skills in the streets and on areas that kids simply dont play on in england anymore!"
Mark took the under 11 group from the Yorkshire Advanced Football Centre to play against Barnsleys Academy under 11s and two players, Kane Welsh from Thackley and Talent Ndlovu were asked to attend a 6 week trial. Talent was asked to sign following his first training session, showing how impressed the coaches including Dave Hancock were of his abilities.
Talent is now playing against the like of Manchester United, Leeds United and Huddersfield Town and it is hoped he can continue to develop naturally along the path to bigger and better things.
A spokesperson from the school stated, "its great to have a young player from our school doing so well and joining a professional club. With the help of Mark's coaching in our after school programme we have developed a strong group of players who are doing well in their inter-school competitions and also beginning to join local junior football clubs in the area, something of which was unheard of 3 years ago."
The Yorkshire Advanced Football Centre have also recently played Barnsley at other age groups and the under 8 group recently played against Bradford City with several players showing vast improvements since the programme first started in October 2007.
Mark Senior and Mick Couzens have also a new scouting programme in the community to discover and work with young, talented players. This summer the centre will be running sessions for all ages from 3-18 at Goals soccer centre/ Hanson School for both advanced players doing well in their club teams and also for all abilities in open skills and 4v4 coaching sessions.
For more information please visit www.ukfootballcoachingnetwork.co.uk or phone Mark on 07969 870731
JOE AND RYAN IMPRESS AT SCUNTHORPE2 Under 15 players, Joe Keen and Ryan Singh are doing well on trial at Scunthorpe United following the latest trial event that has led the players to try and make the next level. The two are now playing against team such as Hartlepool, Grimsby and Doncaster. Good luck! AIDAN HILDITCH ON TRIAL AT CREWEAgain following a trial event, under 12 player Aidan Hilditch is on trial with Crewe Alexandra FC. BRADFORD UNDER 8s IMPRESSThe Bradford centres Under 8 group played Bradford City and Farsley Celtic in a round robin event and did very well, proving the mixture of technical skills coaching and 4v4 games is accelearating their development. To find out more about the talent centre programme click here |
