Awards
- UEFA ‘A’ licence and English Football Association Advanced license holder (Youth)
- UEFA ‘A’ license holder and Football Association of Wales Advanced Licence holder (Senior and Youth)
- English Football Association Coach Educator Level 1 and 2
- English Football Association Youth Coach’s Award
- Academy Manager’s License (Pending)
- Speed, Agility, Quickness (SAQ) Preliminary Holder
- Generic Tutor Training Award Holder
- Community Sports Leaders Award Holder (Liverpool College)
- City and Guilds Sports Management (D32 D33) Certificate Holder (Wigan College)
- First Aid Certificate Holder
- Creator of evertonway.com a unique website to aid coach/player knowledge and development, 2007
Publications
- Soccer International Magazine
- Total Youth Football Magazine
- The League Football Magazine
- FC Business Magazine
- Soccerex 07 Delegates Soccer Magazine
- ESPN Magazine (USA)
Player and Coach Development Panel Invitations
South Africa 2007 Soccerex
Invited panel guest alongside:
Graham Taylor former England National Team Manager, and former manager of Watford and Aston Villa of the English Premier League, Phil Thompson Former player/assistant manager of Liverpool FC and England Captain
Discussion: The Development of Young British players
Walsall FC 2008 FC Business Conference
Invited Panel guest alongside:
Howard Wilkinson Former Technical Director and Head Coach of England National Team
John Peacock English Football Association Head Technical Coach
Dave Parnaby Middlesboro Football Club Academy Manager
Discussion: Are Academies Working & Young Player Development
Los Angeles Soccer Nation 2009
Invited panel guest alongside:
Laurie Sanchez Former Northern Ireland National Team Manager
Jeff Tipping Technical Director for the NSCAA
Discussion: How best to develop American soccer players
Birmingham NEC 2009 Grass Root Show Live
Invited panel guest alongside:
Sir Trevor Brooking English FA Technical Director
Peter Taylor former National under 21 Head Coach
Bill Beswick former assistant to English National Team manager and
Middlesboro Football Club of the English Premier League
Discussion: Developing Young Players
Polish Football Association, Warsaw 2009, Coaching Youth Football in Europe
Invited Lecturer/Practical presenter alongside coaches from Spain, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, Poland and Scotland
Discussion - Sharing best coaching practices for European youth football development
