The Coaching Network Edition 2

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PREPARATION FOR UPCOMING FIGHT

NUTRITION FOR SPORTS ATHLETES PAGES 4 & 5

Find out how Boxer Billie Jean Prepares for her upcoming fights in the ring.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

TRANSITION FROM PLAYING TO MANAGEMENT IN THE GAME STEVEN CALDWELL.

Food Dietary Training Build Up

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CONTENTS INSIDE THIS MONTHS EDITION:

04 NUTRITION Sports Nutrition

06 SPORTS QUIZ How many questions can you get right?!

08 COACHING CORNER Check out our latest coaching pages.

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JUAN CARLOS GARCIA CHARITY MATCH

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW!

EX SCOTLAND STAR STEVEN CALDWELL

16 FUTSAL BLOG Check out our latest blog on Futsal.

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INSPIRE FA CUP

PREP TO A BIG FIGHT

Check out our FA Cup Blog.

Check out how Billie-Jean prepares for a fight.

21 PAUL CLEMENT Q&A Check out our quick Q&A with goalkeeping coach Paul Clements.

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"Article I wrote on #nutrition for sports performance"

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JUICE PLUS+ FOR ATHLETES.

By Carly BX Exercise is good for us. Yes, of course! However, all athletes (and the parents of young athletes) need to understand the negative effects of exercise, and how to combat them through nutrition.

The only nutritional supplement clinically proven to provide the protection that athletes need is... Juice Plus+.

This is why Juice Plus+ was the official nutritional support for the German, Swiss and Austrian teams training for the 2012 Olympics in London, as well as many other Olympic and world class athletes around the world.

Juice Plus+ is the most thoroughly studied and proven nutritional product in history, and has been tested on elite athletes in several different environments. You can read an overview of all the research here, and more on the exercise research here.

Two articles published in the Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and the Journal of Nutrition, documented an in-depth study of 41 highly trained men (Austrian special forces, aka the 'Cobras') consuming Juice Plus+ for 28 weeks.

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Juice Plus+ was shown to completely nullify the oxidative stress experienced by these men while exercising to Vo2max80.

At the end of the 28 week period, with their workout intensity ramped up to the maximum, their duty hours increased by 45%, and with the accumulative effect of oxidative stress kicking in, compared to the placebo group whose oxidative stress (carbonyl proteins) was measured at 0.9 after exercise and still raised to 0.5 30 hours later, the Juice Plus+ group saw NO change in their levels, which remained at the same, normal 0.3 level as the before exercise baseline (at the start of the 28 weeks).

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All the studies on Juice Plus+ in serious athletes have demonstrated impressive results: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 2006 (full article) - Study findings: Juice Plus+ supplementation for 2 weeks attenuated the rise in protein carbonlys after 30 minutes of aerobic exercise, even after a 1 week washout.

Journal of Nutrition 2007 (full article) - Study findings: Several indicators of oxidation stress, immunity, and illness improved in 41 highly trained men (special forces) consuming Juice Plus+ for 28 weeks.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 2009 (full article) - Study findings: Exercising at 80% VO2max intensity, the Juice Plus+ group (compared to placebo) had lower baseline protein carbonyl levels after 16 and 28 weeks and no exercise-induced protein carbonyl increase. Human mercaptalbumin, another marker of exercise-induced oxidative stress, was also significantly lowered.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 2010 - Study findings: This study reports that 4 weeks of pretreatment with a FVC (Juice Plus+) can attenuate blood oxidative stress markers induced by an acute bout of eccentric exercise, but had no significant impact on the functional changes related to pain and muscle damage.

In each of these studies, the all-important training effect was supported by Juice Plus+ while dramatically reducing the exercise-induced oxidative stress. The training effect of exercise (aka adaptation) is vital for the athlete to gain in strength and endurance - for example, muscle tissue must break down and be repaired to grow stronger. However, excessive damage caused by exercise-induced oxidative stress is to be avoided if possible. This study again demonstrates what all Juice Plus+ athletes know from their own experience: that those who take Juice Plus+ have less oxidative damage, while fully benefiting from their training. For more on Juice Plus+ ; http://carlybamford.juiceplus.com

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Quiz Time 1) Who won The World Highland Games Championships a record six times?

Answers 1) Geoff Capes 2) 18 3) Ukraine 4) David Weir 5) Oliver McCall ) Paris Saint­Germain 7) Worcester Warriors 8) Basketball

2) In inches, how big is the diameter of a basketball hoop?

3) Wladimir Klitschko is a champion boxer from which country?

4) Which British Paralympic wheelchair athlete has won the London Marathon six times?

5) Who did boxer Frank Bruno beat to become WBC world champion in 1995?

6) Name the European club David Beckham ended his career with?

8) Kareem Abdul­Jabbar played 20 seasons in which sport?

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7) Sixways Stadium is the home ground of which English Premiership rugby union team?

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FUERZA

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GARCIA GAME

BY JAY WHITTLE

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The FuerzaJCGarcia charity game experience was something that I could never forget in my life. I worked alongside amazing people in which some I've idolized, met some friends for life and achieved childhood dreams while raising thousands for charity, honestly a struggle to find a better feeling than that.

The event was a massive success as we originally as a group set a target of £2000 to match and with the later support of Wigan Athletic, we managed to raise £6,328 for Leukemia care. It was a privelge to share a football pitch with legends of the club and help raise money for those in need, FuerzaJCGarcia fans sadly lost the game 11-2 however we felt like winners. We was then a few months later invited to Wigan Athletic in a game against Fleetwood Town dedicated to Juan Carlos in aid for Leukemia care in which players and staff of past and present joined forces in making it a day to remember. It was absolutely fantastic and something I will never forget, to present a cheque with my group with the chairman David Sharpe is something I'll always be thankful for and the token gesture he gave us on behalf of the club to match the total raised from the game.

I would recommend getting involved in events similar to this and helping people in need as we can make a difference in people's lives and with unity, there is no limits to what we can do. I'm going to be completely honest, it's not easy to do an event however all the grafting is worth it completely at the end. For myself, the charity game was a challenging thing to organised, however I learnt so much about myself and that if I put my mind to anything, I can pull it off. Being 15 at the time of the event, it came to a surprise of people that someone of my age can do something of that nature as a large scale event would struggle anyone of any age or level of intelligence. The event has changed my life and I'm grateful of meeting some amazing people, to be able now to work alongside them for the long term hosting multiple events in the foreseeable future, which I can say in confidence, will only get bigger and better.

My advice would be to get involved in experiences like I lived through as it's absolutely remarkable. I've managed to work with people who I've always admired and now have the hope to continue to do so with the future looking very bright. One key thing for myself is to always aim big and be ambitious as if you show belief and desire to achieve it, you can do it.

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Coaching with Luca Bertolini Warm up: Complex passing sequence.A passes the ball to center player B, who decides which cone to run towards (1 with black arrows). B passes back to C and runs towards the opposite cone (2 and 3 with blue arrows). A receives the ball from C (2 with blue arrows) and passes it to B who then passes to D to start the sequence on the other side (4 with red arrows). C become the new center player.

Technical ­ Physical exercise: Coordination and 1 vs 1. The exercise starts with a double skip alternated with volley technical plays (1). The player must then choose in which side he runs with changes of direction (2) and shoot on goal (3).

The player who didn’t pass the ball receives a pass to dribble along the poles’ square perimeter (4). The 2nd goalkeeper pass the ball to previous teammate who shoots on goal (5) and then plays 1 vs 1 against the player coming out from poles.

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Tactical exercise: shoot on goal and 1 vs 1 finishing. The exercise starts with a pass to the players closer to the goals (1); they must pass to the opposite attackers (3) who are running forward (2). A double 1 vs 1 game is then played (4); if the attacker wins the duel can shoot on goal (5); if defender wins the ball we must score in the opposite goal to that he was defending.

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Coaching with Luca Bertolini Small Sided Game: building and finishing Goalkeeper decides the first possession team passing the ball (white team here); they must be able to pass the ball to the center free player after at least one pass among them. The center free player starts the attacking move then. Scores are now valid only after a wall pass with outside free players (black arrows). If defending team wins the ball, goal can be score even only after a wall pass and an outside free player. Goalkeeper always starts new moves.

You can check out Lucas Coaching Blog here: http://lucamistercalcio.com/chi­sono/

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Who Luca Bertolini?

Hello my name is Luca Bertolini, live in the province of Parma as a hobby and I coach football amateur. In the time I attended the CONI­ FIGC for "Coach of young players" and in 2012 I was lucky enough to come in and finish the course "Coach basic Uefa B".

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STEVEN CALDWELL

Will you be making the move into management like your brother Gary who is currently the Wigan manager?

I'm not sure yet. It's also something I felt very suited too. I think most people that coached me or played with me felt that would be my natural progression. I'm going to Ba attending my A licence course in Scotland in May and be ready if the opportunity arises. At the moment I'm happy in Toronto learning more about the business elements of football in the MLS, however I'm always open to listening about different opportunities.

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How do you think you will cope with the transition from the playing side of the game to the coaching/management side of football?

"Steven played over 440 times in his career including 12 times for Scotland"

How did you get into football?

I think I will cope with the transition very well. Like I said before, I've always felt I have the required attributes to be a successful manager. However you never really know how it's going to go until you do it! I think it's important at this point to formulate your ideas and style and prepare yourself as much as possible when the opportunity arises.

I got into football at around 9 years old. I was very passionate from a young age. My Dad played semi professional and my Mum's side of the family were ardent Celtic supporters. I was surrounded by it and there was no doubt in my mind that I wanted to be a professional.

Who's been the best coach/manager in your career and why?

What is your current status in football?

The best coach I've had is a difficult one to answer definitively. I loved Chris Hughton. So organised and disciplined. Roberto Martinez was a tactical genius. Walter Smith was tough and uncompromising. Mick McCarthy had passion and intensity.

Ryan Nelson is my closest friend. A guy I still lean on for advice and someone I have an enormous amount of respect for.

I currently work for Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment in Toronto, Canada as Director of Corporate Development. MLSE are the owners of TFC and our NHL and NBA teams.

My role is on the business side of sports but I hope to move back towards a more traditional football type role in the future.

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If the right job came along would you move back to the UK or would you be looking to stay over the in the US? If the right job comes along I'll move back to the UK for sure. I'm very happy in the MLS but I think after playing in England for 12 or so years and having an understanding for the game there, there will always be some attraction to returning. I think it's a case of the first opportunity that appeals to me, wherever that may be, that I feel I'm ready for, I'll take. I never like to rush any process so I'm learning all the time. I feel what I'm doing in Toronto now will compliment me a great deal with whatever I decide to do next.

"Steven has played ten seasons in the premier league for Sunderland, Newcastle, Burnley and Wigan"

What is your biggest achievement in football to date?

I've been lucky to have achieved many of my goals. Playing for Newcastle in the premier league. Played for both sides in a Tyne Wear derby. Capped by my country. 2 promotions from the Championship. Played champions league and Europa league. My strongest sense of achievement was probably captaining Burnley at Wembley to win the play off final.

The togetherness we had was unrivalled. I'm proud to say I captained that team of men.

Hardest Trainer - Gary Speed Most skilful - Nolberto Solano Brainiest - Wade Elliott

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If you had to pick three players from theses categories below who would fill them out of the players you have played with or managed :

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#INSPIRED MINDSET

by Stuart How

FA Cup third round and we are no doubt going to see a few upsets. Personally I love the FA Cup and have been involved in it for 3 years now and a Client of mine even managed to get to Round 3.

Have you noticed that the small clubs will play out their skin and will even beat clubs 3 leagues above them and then a week later could lose to the bottom of the league in the same division.

Why is that? luck? skill? off day? less fans ? tiredness from the cup?

To be fair it could be a factor of all those things but one of the main reasons is MINDSET. My name is Stuart How and I am an NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) Master Practitioner and work with athletes from grass roots level to world level. MIndset is linked massively to performance and soon people will realise this more.

People think mindset is just confidence when this is nothing further from the truth. Yes confidence is a must but it is just the surface of mindset. Mental Rehearsal alone improves technique as much as training itself if done properly. So how comes lower teams upset big teams then may lose a week later in league?

A big part is being overwhelmed or underwhelmed, this is underated by everyone. If you’re overwhelmed for a big game you can’t perform (anyone remember Gazza FA Cup final against Nottingham Forest?) or when a player for a top 4 club has an away tie against someone in the non league they can’t perform as they are underwhelmed. I teach athletes to get in the ‘zone’ this is the perfect arousal level to performance so they will always perform whether they are playing against a top 4 club or a non league club.

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The FA Cup does have magic to it we all love it and with the right mindset you will perform all the way to the final. Simple things that can improve your game if you’re reading this is imagine if your playing your next game make an excellent challenge or score a goal or make a great save. Not only will this improve confidence in your abilities which opens up opportunities it will improve technique as when you do get to play in a game your unconscious mind does not know the difference between reality and a thought so you can replicate that movement or skill easier. Notice how new things always seem difficult til it has been done? this will help your mind think you have already done it so you can do it easier. there are a lot more things I do with athletes and my website is www.stuarthow.co.uk and my twitter account is @stuarthow feel free to contact me. I have worked in many sports and more known in boxing as work with a Team GB Boxer and have been involved in the European Games and a lot more and still I think I get as excited about the FA Cup as I do about Rio Olympics where I am working with a few hopefuls in different sports. My dream is not only to make Rio Olympics but also to help a player or a team lift the FA Cup.

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How many of you believe that you truly understand the meaning of being a sports therapist ? If the answer is that your unsure then why is this ? (Please comment below as id be highly interested to see your views) From my personal experience i found that my perception of what being a sports therapist of a football club, while at uni and the reality was somewhat incomparable. Was this due to my character ? the style of education i was given from uni ? Type of people i was working with?

All these questions remained unanswered as such within my first couple of months post graduate. The main thing that came to my attention once i had got my job as a head sports therapist after uni was players routines (Something that wasn’t precisely explained at uni for various reasons).

I had gone from practising client consultants in sports clinics and placement where there was no pressure , to being responsible for match preparations for players who some have been playing since when i would of been in school. With this said i quickly learnt the importance of player routines and impact it can have on sporting performance , its mainly down to the therapist to know all their players in the team so that they are psychologically prepared to perform. ( As silly as it sounds even having something as small as nails clippers and underwrap can prevent agro before performance) The second biggest adaptation that i found once i graduated was the speed that you have to work at, whilst at uni i found that everything was laid back and you had ample enough time for assessments and treatments. so it came as a shock when i found that i had 10 players to treat within 45 minute time schedule before they had to go out to warm up.

(Yet again it is vital not to go over time because it can affect their preparation for the game) It was a challenge that i accepted with both hands and I’m happy to say that this initial experience has been able to structure my method of working ever since.

To the students of you all i challenge you to treat a fellow therapist/athlete of the following in 5 mins with the vision that you are preparing them to perform (Calfs/glutes/quads/hamstrings) this in my opinion will give you good practise if you’d like to work in a sport such as football.

My last area that id like to write about is character building within football as a therapist. Its highly important that you are able to adapt to different types of people and that you dont take all things to heart which is something yet again i had to learn quick (Sometimes the hard way LOL). Yet again i feel that while at uni you are protected to what the real world is actually like so when it is that we do come in contact with reality it can make or break you as an individual and a professional because there are usually no hiding places. But overall this is what i see football as challenge and how far am i willing to push myself to achieve goals that i set myself.

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My first first question to sports therapy students/newly graduated is following….

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PREPARATION FOR A FIGHT WITH BOXING STAR BILLIE JEAN!

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When I am preparing for a fight I don’t change my diet much. I usually think more about what I’m going to eat and how much of it so then I can manage my weight correctly, for example; the week before my fight I would either eat chicken or fish with vegetables at night and after training, but before training I would eat more of a carbohydrate meal so I have enough energy to get the best out of my training.

The build up to my fight always involves stepping up the training, getting fitter, stronger, learning new skills and working on things. I don’t really change the amount of days I train; I just change the intensity of the training. My coaches help me a lot during this stage as they have already planned out what sort of things I am going to be doing in the training sessions and what I will be working on to improve.

I usually train everyday apart from either Saturday or Sunday. The reason I have one of those days off is too rest and recover and get ready for the next session so I’m not tired or aching. On the week leading up to my fight the training starts to change again. Say if I were fighting on the Friday I would train as I have been doing on the Monday and Tuesday but on the Wednesday I would increase it even more to make it more intense, then finally on the Thursday I would usually rest or do some light pads and work on my technical and tactical skills. The night before my fight I weigh myself then decide what I can eat from my weight, taking away how much I lose at night. I usually have chicken and vegetables and sometimes pasta, and after I’ve eaten I will just chill out at home and drink water and then go to bed early so I’m not too tired.. This is how i prepare physically for my fights but i also prepare mentally with my nlp coach but its top secret!

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Entrants must have permission from a parent or guardian to enter, and competition winner must be aged 16 or under.

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FUTSAL

With Coach Babington

Futsal. Still very much a misunderstood concept in England. It's been described as many things, my personal favourite being 'jumped up 5 a side'. Different rules, countless benefits and the differing role of the goalkeeper. Just a few of the arguments against that statement. If you do hold this view, I would urge you to go and watch a live Futsal match. You will see the difference! I found this when taking my badges. Like any other coaching course, you get to play the game. All of a sudden, the ‘futsal’ I'd played a few years previous didn't seem like it was Futsal at all! In fact it was 5 a side with a few different rules.

Unfortunately, futsal hasn't had the exposure and enthusiasm it so desperately needs. Of course, if you follow the right people on Twitter and go to the right places, you will get the impression that futsal is big in England. It's not. On the contrary, if you visit your local grassroots football pitch on a Sunday morning, or your local leisure centre, I doubt you'd find much knowledge of futsal, if any at all. That being said, the people involved in futsal, in my experience, are extremely passionate and of the most knowledgeable coaches I've met. However, there are simply not enough of them. There is an argument for quality over quantity, definitely.

I'm sure we would all rather have 200 qualified futsal coaches than 2000 who have turned up for a certificate or to make money?

Now, clearly, we've been doing something wrong since 1966. With the exception of Italia 90 and euro 96, the national team has been, nicely put, underwhelming. Futsal poses great questions to the way we have operated in grassroots football for the last 50+ years. Facilities have evolved, technology has evolved, but I'm quite sure schools have almost always had halls. Halls in which children could have learnt the basic ball mastery that could have lead to more success. The technical aspects of futsal would have had great benefits in the 70s, 80s and 90s. Benefits that could have seen us reap the rewards in major football tournaments. Now, there is a strong belief within futsal that it should not be sold as a development tool for football. I agree. However, the fact is, if you play futsal when younger, chances are you will be a better footballer. It's common sense. It's something we'll never know, but can you imagine how good Paul Gascoigne, Wayne Rooney etc could have been if they had played futsal as children?

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In terms of futsal on a national scale, England is doing well. The downfall is that we are playing catch up to European countries that have played futsal for decades. The level of player, technically, in countries such as Spain, is streets ahead of England. Players such as Iniesta, Xavi etc, all played futsal and acknowledge it as a massive factor in their development. Is it a coincidence that England has never produced a player of this calibre? Maybe. However, I'd argue not.

That's not to say, though, that there aren't quality futsal players in this country. With the Super League in place now, the quality is growing, as is the attractiveness of futsal here. Added to that the quality on show in the University leagues, the future is bright for English futsal. I do believe we will get there. It will take time and we will have to accept there will be doubters, but the faith we all have in futsal as a sport will shine through in the end.

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Featured Club This months featured club is The New Saints Ladies FC who are based in Shropshire, England!

How was your club formed and in what year?

The New Saints Ladies were formed in 2002. After the formation of the Centre of Excellence at Shrewsbury Town, some players and staff moved over to create a new club. At the time The New Saints were still playing in Llansantffraid and were a relative new club themselves so welcomed the opportunity to diversity into the women’s game.

Both clubs have and still remain as separate clubs but share the same name and branding.

What league do you currently play in and how’s the season going?

Our ladies first team currently play in the West Midlands Regional Premier League. This is our fourth season back in the league after being relegated from the old Midland Combination League. After last year’s disappointment of not gaining promotion after only losing two games all season, to the eventual winners Birmingham & West Midlands Police.

This year is going strong for us, we’ve had another good FA Cup run losing to Wolverhampton Wanders in the fourth qualifying round. We currently lie in third place, three points behind the league leaders and we have two games in hand.

Confidence with us is high as we have only dropped two points out of eight games and we have the leaders Crusaders at home in two weeks’ time so hopefully we can start putting some distance between us and them at the top of the league.

Our ladies are also into the semi final of the Shropshire cup which we have won for the past four seasons in a row and also won it nine times in the clubs history.

Where do you play your home games?

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We play our games at Park Hall Stadium just which is situated outside the market of Oswestry. Park Hall, was the former home of Oswestry Town until 1993, when the club merged with Llansantffraid FC. The former army athletics stadium has been replaced with a two level complex called The Venue, offering a bowling alley, multipurpose function room, bar and kids play area on the top floor. On the bottom floor, it has a state of the art fitness centre, sauna, dressing rooms and medical facilities.

Park Hall Stadium, is a UEFA category 2 that hosts UEFA competitions and International matches, playing host to some of Europe’s finest including, Denmark Ladies National team, FC Midtjylland (Denmark), Fram Reykjavik (Iceland) and Bohemians FC (Republic of Ireland). It also played host to the Ladies biggest ever game, when they hosted Stoke City Ladies on Sunday 12 January 2014, in the Women’s FA Cup Second Round.

The playing surface is an artificial Ligaturf pitch which is FIFA 2* approved. The stadium capacity is currently 2034 with 1034 covered seats at the stadium. It has a new media and TV gantry that has been built with the intention of increasing the seating capacity at Park Hall. The ground is also floodlit with 500 Lux lights allowing for evening games and training to take place at the stadium.

THE COACHING NETWORK What would you say your biggest achievement has been in the clubs history?

From our ladies point of view, we have won the most Shropshire Women’s Cups, winning it nine times from a possible thirteen times, including winning it for the past four seasons in a row. We have always prided ourselves on our youth set up and the success that has had not just in the players we are producing for international and senior women’s leave but the competitions that we entre ourselves in and do well at. In 2013 was our first major success when our under 16’s side went on to win the FA National Futsal Cup. We had to win the Shropshire and West Midlands regional events before getting to the finals which make it even more special for everyone involved. Having won it once we never thought we would get the chance but in 2015, our under 10’s side went on and won the Shropshire and West Midlands events. When we got to the finals we were put in a group with Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur. In the group stage we beat Tottenham, St Annes but lost to Crystal Palace. We qualified for the semi final where we then beat Garston Met Ladies. WE beat them on penalties before facing Crystal Palace again in the final. Paris Schofield fired us into the lead before being pegged back and the game was taken to penalties. Our goalkeeper was the hero again, as she had been in the semi finals and we lifted our second National Futsal Cup. Have you had any players who have made it to the football league?

We have had success of players coming through our ranks to go on to higher clubs. Last season we lost Abi Cottam to Aston Villa Ladies in the Women’s Super League and at the end of the season we lost our goalkeeper Charlotte Edmunds to Sporting Club Albion who are in the Women’s Premier League North. We also had Lia Lewis, leave back in 2012, at 15 to join Birmingham City Centre of Excellence. Last season was probably our most successful year for players moving on, as we lost Francesca Scott and Libby Issac to Stoke City Centre of Excellence and Paris Schofield to Aston Villa centre of excellence.

Charlotte is also a Welsh under 19’s International and since being with us has worked her way up from the under 15’s side to where she is today. We have had twelve girls in the past seven years go on to represent their county, most notably Izzy Foster who represented England under 19’s and Sarah Burke who played for Northern Irelands ladies side in the 2011 European qualifiers.

Who is your current manager?

Our ladies first team are currently managed by Joe Thompson. Joe joined The New Saints Ladies is the summer of 2014 after Ollie Eden stepped down as manager. Joe was the former AFC Telford United youth team assistant manager. He started coaching at the age of sixteen working for Telford & Wrekin Council on their holiday and after school schemes. From their he moved to assistant of AFC Telford United youth team, working under Iain Sankey and Lewis Taylor. He was also manager of the Under 18’s Development squad at t

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he club. Joe has also had experience in the adult game being assistant manager at Ketley Bank United in the Mercian Regional League. Our head of girls and women’s football, who is responsible for the youth development at the club is Peter Wilson. Peter joined the ladies in July 2012 coming from the boys Academy as head of academy goalkeeping. He is a UEFA B Licence and has recently completed his full FA Youth Award. He has been coaching since the age of sixteen and has always been involved with girls and women's football with experience at Shrewsbury Town Girls Centre of Excellence, Shropshire FA Player Development Centre and Llanymnech Juniors. He currently is a foundation phase, pre academy coach at Shrewsbury Town Academy working. Peter Also heads up Shrewsbury Town Academies strength and conditioning programme.

While at the club Peter has worked with all age groups but the most notable achievements came in 2013 and 2015, when the under 16's and under 10's won the FA National Futsal Cup, also winning the West 18 Midlands and Shropshire competitions along the way, along with being in the backroom staff of the ladies in two Shropshire Cup victories.

THE COACHING NETWORK How many teams do you have?

We currently have eight teams at the club. We have age groups right from under 8’s through to our under 18’s, reserves and ladies teams. Our under 8’s and 10’s play friendly matches that we organise ourselves. Our under 12’s and under 14’s play games in the Shropshire Girls League.

Our under 16’s and under 18’s side play in the Central Warwickshire league, coming up against teams like Wolverhampton Wanders, Derby County and Coventry United’s youth sides. Every game in that league offers a challenge and that’s where our player development strategy at the club is aimed it predominately as what they have learned technically at a younger age now has to be put in with the physicality and tactical sides of the game.

This season we also set up a reserve ladies side who play in the Staffordshire Women’s League. Again this is a massive step for us as we are the first ladies side since Shrewsbury Town back in 2007 to have a secondary adult team in Shropshire.

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Q&A

WITH

PAUL

CLEMENTS.

BY THE COACHING NETWORK

How did you get into football and at what age were you?

What would you say your biggest achievement to date is and why?

My biggest achievement would be hard to single out one moment. But I have always had an ambition to work in the game full time and that's something I have been doing for over 10 years now. Within those years I have had some many moment I am proud of and I am looking forward to some more. As a coach your aim is to help players reach their potential and to see some of the goalkeepers I have worked for playing in first teams is always an amazing feeling.

Out of all the managers / coaches you've worked with who would you say have been the most successful?

I have been lucky to work under many managers, academy managers and coaches. When I was at wolves I was working closely with Rob Edwards who headed up the U18s with Sean Parrish.

We had a good team with Kieran Scott, Steven Polly, Jonathan Fenner and Chris West. The hole team just seemed to think alike and compliment each other. We had a great season and a lot of that team have gone on to good thugs or a very close .

Along side that I had Pat Mountain as the first team goalkeeper coach and worked very closely with him for 3 years, I can't thank him enough for helping me develop as a coach and again I think we were on a similar mindset and worked well together over the years. So the year I was working with Rob and Pat has to be my most successful so far!

Out of all the players you've worked with you are: Hardest Trainer - hard one as a lot of goalkeepers are of that mentality and are the first out last in Jonathan Flatt, Harry Burgoyne, Tadgh Ryan and Jason Steele to name a few Brainiest - well my current u16 goalkeeper Ryan Scholfield has just got A*s in his GCSEs so he must be up there Skilful - I suppose it's what you class as skillfull when it comes to a goalkeeper. I would say Rhys Bills was always decent when playing outfield in training

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I first got into football playing at the field at the end of my street. All the kids were older so the only way I was aloud to play was to go in goal. Stokesley SC then started a junior team which I joined. When I joined the team I was 12 which seems old when you see u7 teams playing these days.

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WOMEN AND GIRLS CRICKET IN LANCASHIRE

From Tots club to Prosecco Cricket to National Final winners we are covering all bases in the cricket world!

Tots club is an initiative run out of Burnley Cricket club, aimed at mums and their tots to come and give cricket a go with a big focus on the mums getting involved and learning the ropes. There has been a great take up with the project now finished, the club have continued the club into the winter and hold it alongside their girls junior training.

With female coaches committed to running the girls offer weekly they have built a sustainable pathway for girls in and around Burnley.

Brownie and Guide taster sessions, through conversations with parents I have been delivering taster sessions for Brownie and Guides throughout Lancashire. The sessions have a huge focus on fun and high energy as a first engagement with cricket. We have seen some girls migrate to clubs as a result of these sessions but just as important seen girls engage with the game in other ways.

Women’s club cricket

By Jennifer Barden.

In 2016 a new league will be running in Lancashire, it will have 2 divisions and provide competitive games. Division 1 will be hardball, 9 a side cricket with a real competitive focus but allowing games to be flexible to get as much cricket in as possible. In division 2 the rules will allow softball games and pairs cricket format. This will look to promote group at new clubs, engage women new to the sport and provide a social atmosphere. To provide competitive cricket for the women and girls seeking the next level, we still have 4 teams within the county playing in the Northern or Cheshire Women’s NOMADIC | 24 League which provides 40 over, 11 a side cricket.

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Prosecco Cricket

A new initiative for 2016 that looks to engage women not currently engaged in the cricket network through a fun social

product. By keeping the format simple, 6 a side and softball we

hope to promote the game across a variety interest levels. There will be 4 evenings throughout the summer and we even

hope to host one at Emirates Old Trafford alongside one of the Lancashire Lightening T20 games!

County Cricket

The pathway in Lancashire provides County cricket for girls from U11 through to U17 and then a 2nd X1 and a 1st X1

known as the LCB Thunder. In 2015 the U17 girls became National Champions after beating Sussex in the Semi final and

Warwickshire in the National finals. With England player Kate Cross in the Thunder squad, 3 England Academy girls in

Emma Lamb, Sophie Ecclestone and Ellie Threlkeld and 2 England Women’s Development Programme players in Erin

Staunton-Turner and Lucy Staunton-Turner it makes for an exciting future for representative cricket in Lancashire.

By Jennifer Barden.

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January Transfer Window The January transfer window is a time which sees Premier League clubs scrambling around for a hidden gem which could either resurrect their struggling season or give them that extra push they need to achieve their desired position. However, with prices in the market inflated due to the lack of time for the selling team to finding a replacement, dipping into your transfer kitty can be a huge gamble. Who can forget the time when Liverpool paid £35million (yes that is in REAL money) for Andy Carroll. Despite this, January provides each side with an opportunity to strengthen areas of the team which have been costing them points since the last transfer window closed at the end of August.

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Chelsea, a side who haven’t always got it right when it comes to transfers, have made some solid signings in the January window. Gary Cahill came in for £7million and has played a crucial role in bringing success to the bridge, whilst the likes of Nemanja Matic at £21million proved well worthy of his transfer fees. Even the likes of David Luiz, who was a £27million acquisition, went on to win things at the club before eventually being sold for £50million to PSG (again, yes that is REAL money).

Other sides have used the window to bring in exciting young players to help them push to the next level. An example of this was at Aston Villa when they splashed out £9million on England under 21 international Ashley Young who went on to help them the Villains to three consecutive 6th placed finishes. The other route, and often the one most travelled, for clubs is to take a gamble on a relatively unknown player from abroad and hope they find a gem. Fulham were one club who excelled in this area and their swoops for Clint Dempsey (£2.5m from the New England Revolution) and Brede Hangeland (£2.5m from FC Copenhagen) were two inspired pieces of business. However, none of the above quite made our list of the greatest January aquisations. So, without further ado, here is our top 6:

6. Mike Arteta – Real Sociedad To Everton On Loan Then Everton manager David Moyes brought Arteta into the club on an initial loan deal to help secure his side a top four finish. The Spanish midfielder managed to help the Toffees do just that in what was, so far at least, their only ever top four Premier League finish.

Unfortunately they went onto fail to qualify for the Champions League group stages after losing to Villarreal. Arteta made his move permanent for £2million and went on to make 186 appearances for Everton, scoring 29 goals. They then sold him on for £8million profit. A great January transfer in anyone’s book.

5. Daniel Sturridge – Chelsea to Liverpool For £12m As previously stated, Chelsea have done some good business in the January transfer window, however letting Sturridge go was definitely not one of them.

Having never quite been given a chance at Stamford Bridge, Sturridge excelled after signing for Liverpool.

He scored an incredible ten goals in 14 games after joining in the January before notching 21 times in 29 appearances in the following season. Despite struggling with injury in recent times, the initial £12million looks like a bargain for an England international who is still only 26.

4. Branislav Ivanovic – Lokomotiv Moscow To Chelsea For £9million Initially deemed a flop having not made a single appearance during his first half-season at the club, Ivanovic has since went on to establish himself as one of the most consistent players in the whole of the Premier League. He has so far made 231 appearances for the Blues, scoring 21 goals, and has won two Premier League titles, three FA Cups, a Champions League and a Europa League trophy. For a club who spent £50million on Fernando Torres in a January window, the £9million spent on Ivanovic looks extraordinarily cheap.

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The Coaching Network 3. Patrice Evra – Monaco To Manchester United For £5.5million

Much like Ivanovic, Evra came to the Premier League as a relatively unknown talent, despite impressing for his previous club AS Monaco. He struggled on his debut away to Man City and was hauled off at halftime, however he slowly grew into one of the best left-backs in Europe. Evra remained largely injury free during his time in England and played for eight and a half seasons in England, making 273 appearances. It was also in a very successful Manchester United side and Evra racked up five Premier League titles, three League Cup’s and one Champions League trophy during his time at the club.

2. Nemanja Vidic – Spartak Moscow To Manchester United For £7million

Coincidently, former Serbian captain Nemanja Vidic actually joined Evra in signing for Manchester United in the same transfer window. They formed half of a very impressive back four at the club and Vidic in particular struck up an incredible understanding with Rio Ferdinand. Vidic and Ferdinand were perhaps, for a couple of seasons at least, the best two centrebacks in Europe. The big Serbian went on to captain the Red Devils and made 211 appearances, achieving the exact same winning honours as Patrice Evra.

1. Luis Suarez – Ajax To Liverpool For £22million

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Luis Suarez arrival at Anfield went somewhat under the radar, mainly due to the fact they spent £35million on Andy Carroll in the same window. However, as it quickly became apparent Carroll was going to flop at Anfield, Suarez hit the ground running and looked every bit the superstar the club had hoped for him to be. Despite not winning anywhere near as many 26 honours as others on the list, mainly Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra, Suarez remains one of the best talents the Premier League has ever seen. A controversial figure with a more than questionable disciplinary record, Suarez was a genius on the pitch.

His best season was in the 2013/2014 campaign where he scored 31 goals in just 33 games. Overall his record for Liverpool reads 69 goals in 110 games and the fact that they actually made nearly £50million profit on him when he signed for Barcelona, proves he was the greatest January signing of all time.

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SWEDEN

BY THE COACHING NETWORK

How did you get into football and at what age were you?

What would you say your biggest achievement to date is?

I had played ever since I could walk. I played with my older brother at every opportunity. By the time I was 7 I was spotted by Peter Farrell a Liverpool academy coach at the time.

I have won the u18 league with Plymouth argyle as well as the reserve league. I have also won Swedish division 3 at senior level.

But I think my biggest achievement is playing in allsvenskan and recently signing a new 3 year contract.

How did you make your move from England to Sweden?

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I was at a crossroads in my career in which so many players in Britain find them selves in before 21. I had been a 2nd keeper at championship and league two level but failed to make a first team appearance. I Had two choices. play non league in England part time and get a job. Or I had an option to play full time in Sweden in the lower leagues through my old Plymouth Argyle coach Stuart Gibson. I wasn't ready to play part time I knew I needed to play full time to continue to develop and reach my potential. So I packed my bags and left everything behind and moved to Sweden.

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Who do you currently play for and in what league?

I currently play for Gif Sundsvall in allsvenskan the highest league in Sweden.

Is there another other English players in your team or in the league?

I am only the Englishman in my team. But there is a English manager in Graham Potter who has taken Östersunds fk from the lower leagues to playing in allsvenskan in 2016. Also there are a couple more Englishman in allsvenskan in 2016. Hakeem Araba , Jamie hopcutt and northern Irishman Daryl Smylie. The most recognizable names playing in allsvenskan to people back are the likes of Marcus Rosenberg, Magnus Wolff Eikrem and Dickson Etuhu.

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At Future Pro we look to identify and provide an opportunity to nurture, develop and accelerate the progress of young players who are currently registered and unregistered with professional football clubs. Empowering young players, we offer a variety of different training services including Elite centres in Warwickshire and across the midlands. Our popular training services also include 1-2-1 and small group sessions with a maximum of 4:1 players which are bespoke position specific practices.

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Our philosophy and well-rounded approach to modern day training methods focusing on technique and speed combined have been successful in producing players from 29 grassroots level to academy. We pride ourselves in unlocking each players potential allowing them to stretch and challenge themselves in different environments. The success of the academy has spread throughout the years working with senior international and premier league players such as Danny Ings to youth internationals and players registered to category 1 clubs in England on a 1-2-1 basis.

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Our staff have an extensive background in professional football, teaching and sport psychology working with clubs including AFC Bournemouth, Birmingham City, Leicester City FC and conference league sides including Corby Town and Leamington FC. Working in a wide range of areas of the game staff have also played at semi and professional level which has added great variety to the coaching package.

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We have seen the success of the team training sessions on a weekly basis working with Coventry UTD U15’s currently competing in the MJPL league.

Our latest project involves working with Rugby Town JFC building teams for the forthcoming 2016/2017 MJPL season at U11, U12, U13 age groups. We will be providing an elite programme for players who are interested in receiving the academy and match day experience.

Trials are currently every Friday evening 7.30pm – 8.30pm until March 2016. Elite centre training for our U7-U8s is at 5.30pm – 6.30pm along with our U9-U11s at 6.30pm – 7.30pm. Elite centre training takes place at Kilsby lane, Rugby.

Future Pro Academy Offer; Links to professional clubs - Academy & Elite Games - Elite Training Centres & MJPL teams working with Rugby Town JFC - 1 – 2 – 1 Bespoke Coaching - Small Group session 4:1 - Team Training Hire U7’s – U18’s - Coach Education For more information on training services visit www.futurepro.co.uk @future1pro

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WHO MADE SIMON GRANDS BEST XI.

By The Coaching Network

Simon Grand is an English semi­professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Barrow.

He notably played in the Football League for Rochdale, Carlisle United, Grimsby Town, Morecambe and Aldershot Town. He has also previously played for Northwich Victoria, Fleetwood Town, AFC Telford United, Southport and Mansfield Town.

Photo By Dan Westwell

GOALKEEPER. Kieran Westwood (Manchester City/Oldham Athletic/Carlisle United/Coventry City//Sunderland/Sheffield Wednesday/Republic of Ireland)

DEFENDERS.

Wayne Evans (Welshpool Town/Walsall/Rochdale/Kidderminster Harriers/Newtown) Alan Wright (Aston Villa/Blackpool/Blackburn Rovers/Middlesbrough/Sheffield United/ Derby County/Leeds United/Cardiff City/Doncaster Rovers/Nottingham Forest/Cheltenham/Fleetwood/England U21/Southport/Northwich Victoria) Danny Livesey (Bolton Wanders/Notts County/Rochdale/Blackpool/Carlise United/Wrexham/Barrow) Richard Jobson (Burton Albion/Watford/Hull City/Oldham/Leeds United/Southend United/Manchester City/Tranmere Rovers/Rochdale/England B)

MIDFIELDERS. Shaun Whalley (Norwich City/Southport/Chester/Runcorn/Witton Albion/Accrington Stanley/Wrexham/Droylsden/Hyde/Luton Town/AFC Telford United/Shrewsbury Town) Ian Bishop (Everton/Crewe/Carlisle/Bournemouth/Manchester City/Miami Fusion/West Ham/Barry Town/Rochdale/Radcliffe/New Orleanes/England B) Gary Jones (Bradford City/Southport/Liverpool/Caernarfon/Swansea/Rochdale/Barsnely/Notts County) Paddy McCourt (Celtic/Rochdale/Luton Town/Shamrock Rovers/Derry City/Barnsley/Brighton/Notts County/Northern Ireland ­B/ Northern Ireland U21/Northern Ireland)

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STRIKERS. Dean Ashton (West Ham/Crewe/Norwich City/ England U17/U19/U20/U21/First) Grant Holt (Aston Villa/Shrewsbury Town/Carlisle/Workington/Halifax/Sorrento/Barrow/Sengkang Marine/Sheffield Wednesday/Rochdale/Nottingham Forest/Blackpool/Shrewsbury Town/Norwich City/Wigan/Huddersfield Town/ Wolverhampton Wanderers)

MANAGERS. Andy Preece (Worcester/Evesham/Northampton/Wrexham/Stockport/Crystal Palace/Blackpool/Bury/Carlisle/Northwich/Airbus)

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