QUALIFICATIONS UEFA ‘A’ Licence PROZONE Level 1 UEFA ‘A’ Preparatory Course Fundamentals of Movement FA Youth Award Module 3 Level 2 Multi Skills Development FA Youth Award Module 2 FA Licensed Coach FAN: 55853559 FA Youth Award Module 1 FA Basic First Aid for Sport UEFA ‘B’ Licence / FA Level 3 FA Emergency First Aid FA Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Football FA Safeguarding Children FA Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Football FA Level 1 in Talent Identification FA Futsal Level 1: A Beginners Guide Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning DAN FA Level 1 Psychology Award Sector (PTLLS) PERSONAL DEVELOPENT WRIGHT Emotional Intelligence Bartek Sylwestrzak Malcolm Frame Ball Striking Coach at Brentford FC PROFILE The OptaPro Analytics Forum Tom Bates Opta Performance Psychologist UEFA ‘A’ Licence coach with experience of coaching elite players in Develop the Person, Develop the Player The Brilliant Basics a variety of different environments. The FA Foundation Phase Conference Steve McClaren Coaching is about people; We must The Player is the Syllabus Developing Positional Play strive to connect, understand and The FA Youth Development Phase Conference Fleming Pederson challenge individuals to help them unleash their potential. Developing Young Footballers Counter Attack, Developing Chris Ramsey Possession, Developing Creativity, Football is complex, I believe Behaviour Management Practices for Young Players practices should represent the game, The FA Online CPD Alan Curbishley ultimately helping players transfer learning from the training Next Gen Coaches Working with Strikers environment to games. Inspire Football Conferences Chris McGinn SKILLS COACHING OBSERVATIONS Developing Individuals Marcelo Bielsa Mark Warburton Dan Micciche Athletic Bilbao Brentford FC England Adaptable Commitment to CPD Aaron Danks Lee Carsley Paul Williams WBA FC Brentford FC Brentford FC Age Appropriate Coaching Mentoring Coaches Michael Beale Neil Warnock Simon Grayson Liverpool FC Leeds United Preston North End Knowledge of the EPPP Experience of working abroad Jon Goodman John McDermott Steve Spooner NIKE Academy Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham City Planning & Organisation Session Design EDUCATION Knowledge of PMA 2001 – 2004 Solent University BA (Hons) Business and Marketing Communications CONTACT 1999 – 2001 Peter Symonds’ College +44 07980 491142 A Levels I.T, Business Studies and Geography [email protected] 1994 – 1999 Blessed Edward Oldcorne coachdanwright.com GCSE’s 9x A-C including Maths and English EXPERIENCE Youth Development Phase Coach 10/2016 – Present Southampton Football Club ▪ Plan, deliver and review coaching sessions suitable for an EPPP Category 1 academy ▪ Update and maintain PMA with session plans, player reviews and learning objectives ▪ Track and review individuals progress as part of the audit process ▪ Lead teams in tournaments in the UK and Europe ▪ Delivering the ‘Southampton Way’ to partnership clubs and federations ▪ Coached Kenya’s U17 National Team, part of their strategy to qualify for World Cup in 2022 Head of Coaching and Player Development 4/2016 – 6/2016 Football For Good (Uganda) ▪ Responsible for leading technical football direction, planning, training, coaching and coach development for the only full time academy in Uganda ▪ To create a positive and demanding environment for football and character success for every academy player Head Coach U11 & U12 7/2014 – 3/2016 Head Coach Elite Development Programme Brentford Football Club ▪ Planning, delivering and reviewing phase specific coaching sessions suitable for players striving to become professional and young players in an EPPP Category 2 academy ▪ Maintain PMA including evaluating sessions, updating player reviews and create bespoke Individual Learning Plans based on players needs ▪ Liaise with performance analyst to create individual and team videos based on clubs KPI’s and playing style ▪ Adopting a 360° Multi-disciplinary approach to each players development in attempt to understand the individual at home, school and on the pitch ▪ Manage a full time programme combining education and football, for gifted players aged 16-19, from recruitment through to coaching sessions and games ▪ Football Conference Youth Alliance Winners 2014/15 (debut season) ▪ 21 wins from 21 games in the calendar year of 2015 ▪ 5 players progressing to sign professional contracts (2x EFL Championship, 1x EFL League 1, 1x SPL and 1x Greek Super League Academy Coach (PT) 02/2014 – 06/2014 Bristol City Football CLub ▪ Plan, deliver and review coaching sessions suitable for an EPPP Category 2 academy ▪ Update and maintain PMA with session plans, player reviews and evaluations Academy Manager 07/2012 – 11/2013 Eastleigh Football Club ▪ Responsible for all football development across 22 squads from U7 through to the reserve team ▪ Coached Eastleigh FC under 19’s in the Football Conference Youth Alliance and under 18’s in the HampshireCounty League ▪ Coached Eastleigh FC Reserve team in the Suburban Premier League, finishing 2nd in the league (Club record) ▪ Helped 4 players sign professional contracts at the club and numerous younger players sign for Southampton FC, Reading FC and Portsmouth FC at Foundation Phase and Youth Development Phase.