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OUR TEAM
Meet our coaches. With over 50 years combined experience, delivering sessions to over 100 players every week, each hold a range of football coaching qualifications, and are passionate about delivering high standards in line with the CTO philosophies. Keep reading to get to know our coaches a little better!
Craig Osborne
Owner & Head of Football
Best part of the job: Helping the players unlock their potential and seeing their confidence grow.
Top 3 players: Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo Luis Nazario, Diego Maradona
Favourite biscuit: Custard cream
Fun fact: My personal record of kick ups is 1,374! (when I was 12)
Kieran Heap
Head of School Sport Provision/121 specialist
Best part of the job: I get to be outside enjoying sport every single day.
Top 3 players: Steven Gerrard, Thierry Henry, Carlos Puyol
Favourite biscuit: Chocolate Digestive
Fun fact: I am a twin
Harris Dunn
Sports Coach / 121 Specialist
Best part of the job: To be able to help children develop their passion for sport and physical activity, and how rewarding it feels to see children progress and develop.
Top 3 players: R9 Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo
Favourite biscuit: Biscoff
Fun fact: I'm very superstitious. Before a football game, I will always eat the same breakfast, at exactly the same time and have the same routine leading up to the game
Lee Dimberline
121 Specialist
Best part of the job: Seeing kids leave at the end of the session with a smile on their face knowing that they've progressed their skills.
Top 3 players: Wayne Rooney, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo
Favourite biscuit: Chocolate Digestive
Fun fact: I played at the Maracana (Brazil's home venue and the largest in the world)
Brian Noble
121 Specialist
Best part of the job: Supporting the children to develop a skill they could never do before.
Top 3 players: Paul Scholes, Roy Keane, Zinedine Zidane
Favourite biscuit: Caramel chocolate digestive
Fun fact: I competed in county high jump and long distance running in year 10 and 11
Sam Hunter
Football Coach
Best part of the job: Watching the children develop and hearing how it impacts their games.
Top 3 players: Nemanja Vidic, Ronaldinho, Paul Scholes
Favourite biscuit: Chocolate shortbread
Fun fact: I once met England goalkeeper Paul Robinson
We're hiring!
If you have a passion for coaching, we'd love to hear from you.
Click here to apply.