Ian Richards, Director of Coaching Academy of Real Colorado EDGE Soccer Association talks to Spotlight about his coaching journey, how he ended up in Colorado, United States and the set up/structure compared to the UK. Coaching or Customer Service? A little bit about myself. I grew up on The Wirral just over the water from Liverpool in the […]
Formed in 1994 by Mario Christodoulides, Flora Soteriou and Jimmy Nikeforou, Omonia Youth Football Club was originated in North London with a sole purpose of providing children of the local Community, aged six up to eighteen years old, a safe and fun footballing environment where they can develop and learn their love for the […]
On 20th April Kirby Muxloe FC announced they were successful in receiving funding to replace the main grass pitch into a state of the art 3G pitch. With the spade hitting the ground last week, Kirby Muxloe FC Chairman Mike Little explains to SportingYOU on how the process works and how the club were successful […]
Allestree Juniors Football Club Founded in 1977 – founded with just 1 team 32 teams (350 players) U7’s – U18’s Based in the north west of Derby City in England, Allestree Juniors was founded in 1977 with just one team. Playing in their very distinctive all red strip (shirts, shorts and socks), over the years […]
It’s been almost two months since the English FA released a statement announcing that all grassroots football is to be suspended for the foreseeable future. Weeks later a further announcement was made on Thursday 26th March stating that all grassroots was at an end. So how are coaches adapting to life during lockdown? We’ve seen several […]
SportingYOU Coaching are delighted to announce that we will be supporting with Derby City based side Allenton United FC Under 15’s. The side managed by Ash Delaney, SportingYOU will work with Ash to support both the team and individual player development. Matt Collins of SportingYOU cannot wait to get started, “I’m really looking forward to […]
Reflection With the news coming out of the English FA last week regarding the end of the 2019/2020 season (full statement click here) focus now turns to….well, what next? Under the current circumstances of no training or matches for the foreseeable due to the Coronavirus outbreak this does provide a great opportunity for coaches […]
In recent months SportingYOU has been supporting Midland Football League side Kirby Muxloe Football Club. An FA Charter Standard Development Club, Kirby has over 25 teams ranging from U5’s right up to seniors for both male and female. Based in Leicestershire, Kirby have a grand history dating back to 1910 when it was founded. A […]
SportingYOU Coaching App has now been Live for a week and we’re delighted with the response and feedback we’ve received so far. We’ve had downloads and feedback from across the UK and even further afield such as, America, Australia and Uganda! As this weeks’ gone on we’ve noticed that there are a numbers of coaches that […]
Let me formally introduce myself, My name is Matthew Collins, a UEFA B licensed coach and proud founder of SportingYOU. As a coach of many years myself I wanted to share with you my own coaching journey, experiences so far and where the idea of SportingYOU came from. MY COACHING JOURNEY I have to go back […]