Name:
Colin Sharpe

Job Title:
Football Development Manager

Coaching Qualification:
UEFA B

Playing Position:
Right back or Left back

Favourite Team:
Liverpool

Favourite Player:
Steven Gerrard

Biggest Football Achievement To Date:
Scoring 4 goals at Stamford Bridge.

Work Experience
Delivering & running Football Development Programmes for over 8 years, Football Association Tutor, Bedfordshire County Manager u16s, Luton Town scout and residential co-ordinator for Manchester United overseas players.

Testimonial
I feel that these types of programmes give students an excellent opportunity to gain highly recognised qualifications that can take them on to university or employment, whilst training and playing like a young professional football player. I would have loved to have had the opportunity to take part in one of these types of courses when I was 16!

 Name:
Danny Roberts

Job Title:
2nd Team Coach/Manager

Playing Position:
Centre Mid/Centre Half/Sweeper

Favourite Team:
Arsenal

Favourite Player:
Dennis Bergkamp

Biggest Football Achievement To Date:
Scoring for the Army aged 18 against the RAF on debut. The last goal I scored!

Work Experience
AFL Dunstable Soccer Camps, County Disability Squad, Coaching various age groups and standards.

Testimonial
Enjoy the game and keep on learning, whatever standard or level you are involved with.

 Name:
Dennis O’Meara

Job Title:
3rd Team Coach

Playing Position:
Old fashioned centre forward

Favourite Team:
Tottenham Hotspur

Favourite Player:
Currently Messi and Iniesta but my ALL TIME favourite is Jimmy Greaves

Biggest Football Achievement To Date:
Scoring 49 goals in one season, including a hat-trick in County Cup Final. Held the FA Cup over my head two years on the trot in 1981 and 1982.

Tongue in cheek - Lost my place in Trowbridge Town’s Team (Southern League) due to Jeff Astle (ex West Brom, England and Dunstable Town star).

Work Experience
Part-time coach for MK Dons Sport and Education Trust

Voluntary Coach for Bedford Town FC ‘Eagles U13s’

From the age of 16 until I was 37 I played County Premier, Western League and Southern League levels for various teams in the West Country.

37 years with large coperate company - last 10 years as senior manager.

Testimonial
The great thing about this program is that football is recognised and used effectively as a key education enabler. Hopefully with our help the students will grasp this fantastic opportunity to learn and strengthen some of the fundamental life skills such as communication, team work, decision making, problem solving, drive and determination, time management, positive thinking, continuous improvement etc. all of which are equally important in their quest for academic success and becoming better footballers.

Name:
James Hatch

Job Title:
Football Development Coach

Coaching Qualification:
LEVEL 2 FA Coaching

Playing Position:
Forward

Favourite Team:
Tottenham

Favourite Player:
Steven Gerrard

Biggest Football Achievement To Date:
Winning the double when I was 18 years old in Men’s football with Potton United.

Work Experience
Coaching children in the Community, Level 2 FA Coaching badge, Coached U18 County Team & work for Arsenal in the Community.

Testimonial
The Football Development programme provides students with a great opportunity to learn more about the game and gain qualifications at the same time.

Name:
Jonathan De Souza

Job Title:
Football Development Coach

Coaching Qualification:
UEFA A

Playing Position:
Centre Midfield

Favourite Team:
Arsenal

Favourite Player:
Cesc Fabregas

Biggest Football Achievement To Date:
Getting to the quarter final of the FA Youth Cup with Luton Town.

Work Experience

Testimonial:

Name:
William Thomas

Playing Position:
Physio

Favourite Team:
Luton Town

Favourite Player:
Ronaldinho

Biggest Football Achievement To Date:
My biggest football achievement to date is scoring a goal from outside the box at Kenilworth Road. Ironically it was meant o be a pass! My other major sporting achievements are 1990 - 1994 World Karate Champion and 14 years England International.

Work Experience
I have been a qualified Sports Therapist since 2000 and work in various sports. I currently run the Sports Therapy clinic at Dunstable College.

Testimonial:
To come…