
UEFA B Football Coach | BA (Hons) Football Studies @ Solent Uni First-Team Manager @HerneBayWomen First-Team Coach Analyst @DoverAthletic
United Kingdom
Joined August 2012
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UEFA B–licensed coach with experience across elite women’s football, senior men’s football, girls’ pathways, and boys’ academy environments, alongside academy performance analysis ⚽️
I’ve recently completed four years working full-time in Norway and am now taking time to explore my next opportunity within professional football environments 🌍
My work has focused on player development, aligned game models, and supporting clear progression across youth and senior football, while continuing to learn from strong environments and good people 💪🏻
Always happy to connect, listen, and exchange ideas 💡
Progress takes a team. Improvement takes commitment. The work continues 💪🏻
At the start of this season, we set out to build a strong culture, establish clear standards and develop a football identity at Herne Bay Women.
After nine league games, we're top of the London & South East Regional Women's Football League Division One North.
Comparing our first nine games with the same stage last season, the progress is clear:
📈 Points: 8 → 20
⚽ Goals scored: 10 → 25
🛡️ Goals conceded: 14 → 9
📊 Points per game: 0.89 → 2.22
We've moved from fifth to first, improving both our attacking output and defensive record.
What makes me most proud, though, is the players and coaches behind these results.
We have a largely young squad, and it's been great to see the players embrace the demands we've placed on them. Their work ethic, willingness to learn and commitment to one another have been central to our progress. Building an environment where players encourage each other, take responsibility and put the team first has been a priority.
I'm equally proud of our coaching staff. The planning, detail, honest discussions and shared commitment to player development are a huge part of what we're building. Improvement comes from people working together towards a common goal.
On the pitch, we're developing an identity built around freedom within structure. Our positional-play principles focus on vertical and diagonal progression, a think-forward, play-forward mentality, intelligent movement and creating positional or numerical advantages.
Out of possession, we aim to be aggressive through intense man-oriented pressing and counter-pressing, regaining possession quickly and disrupting opposition transitions.
A key part of my coaching philosophy is adaptability. Game situations, player availability, opposition strengths and conditions all influence our approach. We want players to understand our principles while having the confidence to make decisions and find solutions.
Our constraints-led training approach replicates the physical, technical, tactical and psychological demands of the game. By exposing players to different scenarios, we aim to improve their decision-making and ability to solve problems independently.
Nine games don't define a season, but seeing our work translate into performances, results and individual development is hugely rewarding.
I'm incredibly proud of the players and staff, and grateful for their continued commitment.
It's important to recognise our progress, but this isn't a time for satisfaction. It's time to work even harder, raise our standards and push ourselves to achieve what this group is capable of.
What a day! Delighted for everyone associated with the club!👏
FA Cup First Round Proper 🔜😎⚽️
⏱️ 𝗙𝗧 | Dover Athletic 3-2 Dorking Wanderers
The First Round Proper awaits.
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Russell Pope retweeted
Let's meet your Enterprise National League South monthly award nominees for September... 🥁
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FIFA Technical Report/Tournament Analysis released today by FIFA TSG
Lots of good tactical and technical analysis, and these reports are always a good measure of how the game has changed over recent years.
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Looking for extra coaching hours through the week if anybody knows of any. UEFA B Coach with experience in mens and women's elite football. Kent based ⚽️
Russell Pope retweeted
Interested in getting into some post-16 academy coaching through the daytime. If anyone knows of any potential opportunities in Kent please do reach out!
UEFA B qualified with experience in elite women’s football in Europe and currently coach/analyst with Dover Athletic first-team men ⚽️
Extreme width between the two centre halves in a back four in possession makes me extremely nervous, and that goal there is why🤦♂️
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📝 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧
Andrews stunner seals dramatic late win at Weston
Read the full report 🔗 - doverathletic.com/news/repor…
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Interested in getting into some post-16 academy coaching through the daytime. If anyone knows of any potential opportunities in Kent please do reach out!
UEFA B qualified with experience in elite women’s football in Europe and currently coach/analyst with Dover Athletic first-team men ⚽️
Herne Bay Women (Tier 6) looking for a friendly next Sunday. Preferably travel within a reasonable distance
@WoSo_Friendlies
Herne Bay FC Women (tier 6) looking for a friendly this coming Sunday. Host or travel. Get in touch if this is something interesting for you. @WoSo_Friendlies
Delighted to have joined Dover Athletic as first-team coach/analyst. Season 26/27 is looking promising! ⚽️🙌
We are pleased to welcome Russell Pope as coach and analyst, while Luke Fryer joins the club as first-team physiotherapist.
Read more about the new appointments 👇
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Herne Bay FC Women (Tier 6) are seeking a friendly this sunday (12th) due to a cancellation.
Stadium fully booked for a 5pm kick off.
Please share with anyone you think may be interested
@WoSo_Friendlies
Anthony Gordon, Jordan Pickford, Jude Bellingham and Marc Guehi - generational performances.
Speechless.
Herne Bay FC Women (Tier 6) are seeking a friendly next sunday due to a cancellation.
Stadium fully booked for a 5pm kick off.
Please share with anyone you think may be interested🙏










