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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)
James Bakes
Head of School Sports
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
Deividas Urbsys
Sports Coach
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
Jack Sykes
Apprentice Sports Coach
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)
Paul Coulam
Technical Coach
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
Callum Brown
Technical 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.
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