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KICKERS FOOTBALL (SOCCER) COACHES AND STAFF...
MEET THE TEAM & COACHING ROSTA

The following are some of the Tourparty and Kickers Camp staff, including coaches, counselors, photographers, filmers and others who help to make the holidays and camps happen. They're super friendly, great at what they do, full of passion and enthusiasm... a brilliant team!

More Coach profiles will be added soon... standby! (Obviously because of competition, photography and filming schedules etc we cannot guarantee which Coaches will be present at which Kickers Camp until a few months before the trip, but trust us... we will ensure you have access to the best coaching available whichever week you decide to attend.)

THE KICKERS STAFF / TEAM ROSTA:

John Cooper Kickers Football (Soccer) Coaching Team	JOHN COOPER - John has been involved in football for longer than anyone else on the staff rosta put together... so he knows what he's talking about! Currently on the Scottish Youth Football Association National Coaching staff, John is Director of the Fife Coaching Academy and is an FA Level 2 coach. He has experience with the Dutch FA Coaching Modules, has been Regional Manager of the Futebol de Salao Brazlian Soccer Schools Fife, Coaching Manager for Adidas Coerver Scotland and Physiotherapist for the Scottish Institute of Sport Under 18 Team on Tour in Barcelona, Spain (as well as working as a Physio at AFC Bournemouth, Raith Rovers FC and East Fife FC). He is also a qualified referee with the Scottish Referees Association. With a passion for the beautiful game and a huge amount of experience in coaching, John is looking forward to sharing his knowledge with everyone over the week.
Matt Dunn Kickers Football (Soccer) Coaching Team	MATT DUNN - Matt lives and breathes football. He has been playing and coaching for many years, and he's still young! An FA Level 1 Coach (currently studying for Level 2), Matt is passionate about sport and is also a qualified coach in Athletic and Basketball. One of the core coaching team on the Aaron Jacob Football Academy with experience coaching at the Charlton Athletic Development Centre, last year Matt attended the Elite Centre Course and Junior Trial week residential course at Chelsea FC. Currently at University studying for a Sport Coaching Science BSc, Matt is looking forward to working with players of all level and ages on the Kickers Camp this year and helping them achieve real progress.
Andy Evans Tourparty Staff	ANDY EVANS - Andy's main love is freestyle and freeride skiing and he is a qualified freestyle ski instructor, but he's into a lot of other sports too, so when he's not going off massive kickers or hurtling through the Half Pipe in the mountains he is normally helping out with other Camps as one of our counselors, ensuring everything runs smoothly.
RICK HUTCHINGS Tourparty Staff & Official Photographer	RICK HUTCHINGS - Rick knows everything there is to know about snowsports, his first love, but has done just about everything Summer time too, especially watersports. So when he's not busy being a freestyle/freeride ski instructor, ski guide, shop manager and sales manager he is normally being a professional photographer, team manager and major organiser! he is the official photographer for our Camps and a big force behind making things happen... if it needs doing he's probably doing it! Incidentally Rick also has a coach driving licence, an addiction to Nestle's Elevenses bars and sometimes shaves his head… together with his heavy Scottish accent this makes him seem a lot scarier than he really is. (But we still suggest you don’t get on the wrong side of him!)
Simon Wingate Kickers Football (Soccer) Coaching Team	SIMON WINGATE - a Sport Science graduate, Simon is an old hand when it comes to coaching at Summer Camps... in 2005 he worked in the USA as Player Development Officer with the New York Metrostars (Major League Soccer) and in the UK Simon has worked for Arsenal FC at the Exportise Camps. But Simon doesn't just spend the Summers coaching, he is a full-time professional coach the rest of the year with Charlton Athletic and Gillingham FC. Playing experience includes University teams, League teams and Ramsgate FC Youth team. Already qualified to FA Level 2 standard, Simon is currently taking his FA Level 3 badge (UEFA B Coaching Award).