The Coaches
Lewis Harrington
HEAD COACH
Coach Lewis is an enthusiastic, engaging and highly educated coach. Lewis is a UEFA Qualified coach and has a 2:1 degree in Football studies and Elite Youth Development in football. This wealth of knowledge within the game really gives the Surrey Nomads players the best possible chance in developing their footballing attributes and ability.
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Along with the wide range of knowledge Lewis brings, Lewis also has tremendous experiences on his CV. Experiences such as representing Chelsea Football Club in which Lewis was a coach and recruited local talent into their development centers/pre academy.
Lewis was with CFC for 7 years, firstly as a player student for two years to then being a valued member of their coaching staff for 5 years.
In those 5 years Lewis coached in 4 different nations across Europe which included working alongside ex pro players such as Paulo Ferreira.
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The players have already developed and achieved so much under Coach Lewis' guidance. This is only the beginning and we are all very much looking forward to what the future holds for Coach Lewis and the Surrey Nomads.
Lead & Assistant Coaches
Oli Woods
Soccer School Coach
Oli brings great enthusiasm to everyone around him, constant motivation to the players along with great educational background.
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Oli is a FA qualified coach with 4 years coaching experience and is currently completing a coaching and development degree with Chelsea FC.
This is how Oli and Head Coach Lewis both crossed paths. Lewis was impressed with Oli's work ethic and invited Oli to join the Nomads team.
Josh Hyland
Soccer School Coach
Josh is a FA qualified coach with 5 years experience coaching football.
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Josh is also undergoing the coaching and development degree with Chelsea FC at St Marys University in Twickenham.
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Josh brings his experiences with him to camps by consistently keeping the players engaged in his sessions that includes lots of technical details but also ensures the sessions are engaging and enjoyable for his players.
Simon Hilton
Development Centre & Soccer School Coach
Simon brings 10 years of coaching experience with him to pass this knowledge and expertise to our players across the development centre and soccer schools.
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Coach Simon is a UEFA C licence coach and received a 2:1 (hons) degree in Sport, Fitness & Coaching. A very well qualified coach and it shows in his sessions.
Dan Worsfold
Soccer School Coach
Dan has spent the last couple of years as a PE teacher and part time football coach on the side of his PE work, this really shows as Dan brings so much energy and enthusiasm to his sessions, Dan is adaptable and knows how to get the best out of players even when in larger groups.
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Dan is now about to embark on his new journey at Nottingham Trent University studying Sports Science and Coaching and will be back with us for the holiday camps.
James Faulkner
Soccer School Coach
James AKA 'JJ' is a FA qualified coach and currently studying a Sports Science and Coaching degree at Nottingham Trent University but will be returning for our holiday camps in the school breaks.
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JJ has also had contracts with numerous semi pro clubs where he got the luxury of being paid to play. JJ brings his high level playing experiences to the young aspiring players we have looking to make it to the elite level in football.
Luc Bird
Mini Nomads & Soccer School Coach
Luc is a young energetic coach that is the fans favourite when at camps due to the energy he brings and his demeanour with the players.
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Luc currently plays for Met Police U23s side looking to break into the first team in the next couple of years.
Luc expresses his footballing skills and qualities in his coaching to the players at our soccer schools.