I am officially a UEFA B Licensed Coach. Thank you to everyone who helped me along the way and the coaches on the OAs who worked hard on the practical days.
UEFA A Licence residential block 1 ✅ what a great experience with top coach educators
@FAWCoachEd
.
Take what I’ve learned back to
@CTAFCacademy
for the big year ahead
🔥ANNOUNCEMENT🔥
I am excited and overwhelmed to say I have been accepted onto the
@FAWCoachEd
UEFA A Licence in 2024.
I can’t thank my mentors at
@CTAFCacademy
enough for the guidance, support and opportunities to coach, to use my skills and philosophy that have got me here.
Im very proud that I have been accepted onto the MSc advanced football coaching at USW this September. At 38, still playing Welsh League, Coaching academy youth, Dad of 5 and now a full time student.
To wear the
@PortTalbotTown
shirt and play @ Victoria Park was a dream as a kid, to leave and not be able to see the season through is a tough decision, but with my new coaching role at
@HaverfordwestFC
I couldn’t 100% commit. 💙🤍💙
Very happy to announce I will be joining the
@HaverfordwestFC
Youth academy coaching team. I can’t wait to start, thank you to
@Ashleighscfc
for bringing me in to this great setup
@tnsfc
monopolise the Welsh Prem, they oppose an expansion as their money pot will be reduced 🧐 dilute the talent in the league 😠 what a ridiculous approach! Let’s put a wage cap on the league and see their talent pool compared to other teams 💙
Football plays a big part in how I deal with manic depression, I may not be the most popular or liked by everyone at a club, but taking that pitch, the adrenaline, the excitement, the competition, there’s nothing like it ⚽️🏴⚽️🏴⚽️
It was good to see everyone at
@PortTalbotTown
today. Result wasn’t what the lads wanted. I missed the first goal cause I was yapping, but here’s the rocket from Aidan (I believe)
Tonight I take my squad to visit
@swans_academy
, be a really good test to work on our performances and good experience for the players
#futurebluebirds
I am my own biggest critic in life, everything I do I pick up the negatives. To have a team mate randomly message me about how I played was hugely appreciated. Not that I know how to take compliments 😂😂
Today I get told by an opposition coach, “I’ve been told you’re a beaut”…. How does this affect my mental health, am I now worrying about how I’m seen by other coaches and potential job roles? I didn’t reply and shook his hand!
People need to be careful
My first club under 6s, played til I was 15. The amount i learned from playing through the positions (starting as a CB and finished CM) Rejoined at 18 as a CF for three seasons, during the triple winning season and reserves 2 year unbeaten run
@BwlchRangers
Happy to be signing for
@CarmarthenAFC
reserves and continuing playing Welsh League for another season, combined with coaching the U16s youth team. Thank you Mark Aizlewood and Dave and Carwyn for the opportunity
#oldgold
Well I didn’t get to the interview stage with Brighton and Hove Albions academy but I did get passed the initial CV stage, which I a huge accomplishment 🤍💙🤍
#talentedcoach
#myCB
Day 3/4: it’s been nice to wake up, walk around the house and feel at peace with what’s going on around me. Yesterday I went to watch PTT FC and saw some faces that I shared the field with, supported us ⚽️💙⚽️💙
@GardenVillage12
with 4 wins in their last 5 league games, come from 2 down to win tonight, 2 games to go and it’s in their hands now. 👏👏👏👏 to all
@Daylos88
This is what playing for
@PortTalbotTown
MEANS TO ME, 7:30am with a personal trainer to work on my cardio and conditioning.
@PTTsupporters
100% committed to the clubs future 💙💙💙
#firstteamgoal
Proud to be a head coach, proud to be an assistant coach, proud to be a coach. Yes three hats, also proud to be accepted……. Nearly slipped out that last one 👀👀👀
@AmmanfordAFC
6pts clear with 9pts to play for, five unbeaten and
@Grufflloyd20
got their confidence motoring, off to watch the Reserves away against Ynys now 🖤🤍🖤
We are very pleased to announce that Jake Ely from our under 16s will be joining
@Robbie9Fowler
’s Academy at Melwood, Liverpool for next season. Jake’s super application has propelled him to this great opportunity. We’re proud of him and wish him the very best. Well done 💛🖤
Fascinating few days on the
@UniSouthWales
MSc in Adv Performance Coaching & the Pedagogy in Football module with
@Bully__22
@BrendanCropley
&
@JJ_Jon_Jones
Completely challenged my way of thinking, coaching, teaching, learning & reflecting
Looking for player,coach, head coach opportunities for next season
#JDCymruSouth
#JDCymruPremier
@ArdalSouthern
. Retweets, reposts would be greatly appreciated, DM me to chat about possibilities
The win tonight will make my aches worth it in the morning. It took 9 games, but tonight, with hard work, bit of luck and some quality player performances we got there.
My goal is to find a club for this season and the two seasons as a player, then to stay on as a coach to study my B licence. I have been with
@BaglanDragons
@PortTalbotTown
and Pre season at
@GardenVillage12
recently… (continued)
To be apart of this process is amazing, what a group of players, class coaches, resilient, honest, hard working, and all good people. Yesterday’s 90+3 min winner away at second place Cardiff Met.
@CTAFCacademy
#newgold
2022 was a good personal start to the 2022/23 FAW Reserves season for myself, @ 38yrs old I played 12 (11 90mins) and scored 3 from CB. Age is just a number, class is permanent
I got nothing against Adam Cole, he is a draw to the fans…. But I would like to see
@LanceHoyt
have a AEW title run, he’s as good as the HOF Vader.
@AEW
Everything happens for a reason my wife says and she educated me to think that way. Tonight I meet with a committee to discuss player/coaching next season, Sunday I interview with a Welsh Premier clubs Academy director. I’m over f****g whelmed
Feels good spending 9 hours coaching with the
@CTAFCacademy
today.
As academy coach it’s important to me to be involved with all the YDP age groups, the players know who I am, I know who they are. It makes transition through the ages easier when they are comfortable with coaches
Day 5/6: Yesterday was my bday, my kids were so excited to give me the gifts they paid for, the Mrs and them 5 monkeys made me feel so loved 🥰. To think that 7 days ago I nearly threw it all away.
If I pass my UEFA B first time with
@FAWCoachEd
I will die my beard red and lost here. Thanks to
@JJ_Jon_Jones
, Ash and other candidates on the course
Todays squad was a testament to what
@PortTalbotTown
is working towards, we didn’t get the result but the work ethic and desire to play for each other on and off the ball was true to see. Look forward to Village and the
@PTTsupporters
next week 💙💙💙
Can’t wait for tomorrow, after a very good 6 weeks for
@CTAFCacademy
Dev, high on confidence and motivation to turn any team over. Tomorrow we travel to second place
@HaverfordwestFC
Dev
One of my fav
@IAmJericho
segments was when he quoted “let the boobies hit the floor” from drowning pool to insult a female talent at the previous company
If I could afford one present for my sons 4th birthday, i would fly us out to watch AEW live
@IAmJericho
walking out to Judas, my son loves it. 🏴 🇺🇸