Club Position: Under 13 Coach & Club Chairman

Coaching Qualifications:FA Level 1 & Level 2

Favourite Footballer:Kenny Dalglish

Describe the Club:Fun, Friendly, Incredible Pitches!

Why Do You Coach:I love football and played for many years, and through football have met some wonderful people. As a coach, I want to pass on my enthusiasm for the game to the kids who come to our club, and it is incredibly rewarding to watch them develop not just as footballers but as young people, dealing with the highs and lows and building friendships through sport.

Club Position: Under 10s Coach

Coaching Qualifications:FA Level 1 

Favourite Footballer:Paul Gascoigne

Describe the Club:A great place to be around, with incredible facilities!

Why Do You Coach:I played football at various levels for over 25 years, football gave me many experiences, good and bad, but I believe it had a huge part in my development as a person and gave me friendships that I will have for life. 

Being a single Dad of 3 sons, 2 of which are football mad, I thought it was time to give something back to the game that gave me so much. As a coach I want to help develop children who have the same enthusiasm for the game as I do, building on team ethics, friendships and most of all having fun. 

My goal is to be able to say 'I coached him/her' in 20 years-time when I see one (or hopefully more) of my team playing football on TV! :

Club Position: Under 10s Manager

Coaching Qualifications: FA Level 1

Favourite Footballer:Kenny Dalglish

Describe the Club:Welcoming to all players regardless of ability- personal development and enjoyment is valued more than simply getting the win.

Why Do You Coach:A life-long football fan with two boys who also love the sport, I found myself attending so much junior football that when Eccleshall Eagles asked for volunteers I thought 'Why not? This could be fun.'

And it is! The children are all individuals but their enthusiasm for playing the game is universal- they are refreshing to be around win, lose or draw. 

Club Position: Under 13s Coach - Dynamite

Coaching Qualifications:FA Level 1 & FA Level 1 Goalkeeper

Favorite Footballer:Petr Cech  

Describe the Club: Amazing facilities and a very friendly and approachable club

Why Do You Coach:I love coaching the goalkeepers, concentrating on developing their techniques. My aim is to help them gain confidence in all aspects of goalkeeping, to improve and mainly have fun. We have questions and answers, likes and dislikes about the sessions at the end. I like to support them through the good and bad times and above all to encourage and praise their progression in training. 

Objective is to provide a fun & learning experience for all involved.

Club Position: Under 10s Manager

Coaching Qualification:FA Level 1

Favourite Footballer:Peter Shilton

Describe the Club:Very welcoming to all ages and abilities. We are very fortunate to have our own grass pitches and the use of a school 3G pitch.

Why do I Coach? I played for many years and have also refereed (someone has to!). But my passion and enjoyment comes from coaching children and having done it with my first son it seemed the thing to do to get involved with my second son and his team. There are many peaks and troughs and high and lows along the way but it is a true journey. I really enjoy watching the players develop but as with any team sport it's also about the interaction and camaraderie and long lasting friendships that can be made. 

Club Position: Under 9s Coach

Coaching Qualifications:FA Level 1

Favourite Footballer:Steven Gerrard

Describe the Club:Great Coaches, Great Facilities, GREAT FUN! 

Why Do You Coach: 

I have a huge passion for the game of football and to have the opportunity to coach such a great bunch of kids is hugely rewarding. 

Creating a fun environment for the kids to develop their game is a great challenge and to see smiles on faces is all the reward any coach needs.

Eccleshall Eagles Junior FC is a great place to make new friends and develop not just as footballers but as young people.

Club Position: Under 8s Coach

Coaching Qualifications: FA Level 2 Prelim Badge, FA Junior Football Organisers Award, FA Level 1, Completing FA Level 2

Favourite Footballer:Pele – watched at practised his overhead kick time after time after watching Escape to Victory, what a film!

Describe the Club:Welcoming and friendly atmosphere where participation and enjoyment are essential for player development.

Why Do I Coach:Football has always been very much part of my life having played full time in England as well as in the USA. When I became a teacher, coaching came naturally and was involved with the coaching team that took Stafford Rangers into the Conference League. Having taken a rest from coaching my children now want to play so I have found myself coaching the youngest set of players available. My drive at this level is to ensure all players learn and develop but most importantly have fun and continue to want to play football.

Club Position: U13s coach and Clubhouse Catering Manager

Coaching Qualifications: FA Level 1

Favourite Footballer:Jan Molby

Describe the Club:Above all else, we’re a place for football and friendships to flourish; we’ve got great facilities, but it’s the players and their families that make our club a real community to be proud of.  

Why Do I Coach: a life long love of football, and as a parent, watching the kid’s enjoyment of getting better as a team and as an individual. 

Club Position: Team Manager / Head of Grounds

Coaching Qualifications: FA Level 1

Favourite Footballer: Steve Bull – Legend! (That goal for England v Scotland!!!)

Describe the Club: Amazing what can be achieved by volunteers, as we all are at the club. We are still in the early days but the amount we have done in a short space of time is pretty impressive. There is always a great family feel about the place and all are made to feel welcome.

Why Do I Coach: I love football. I remember as a kid in Wolverhampton back in the 80’s sitting on a milk crate in the South Bank at the Wolves surrounded by just a couple of thousand people and watching the old 4th Division. To watch and be part of the rise of the club to this day has only fuelled my love of the game. Seeing the kids I coach progress their skills and enjoying it with their friends gives me the same thrill and drives me to help them reach their potential.