9am – 2pm

   The camp will be led by Coach Steve Jones, a coach with extensive experience developing players at the ghest levels. Steve played six years professionally at Southampton FC and Bournemouth AFC, as well as six years at the semi-pro level after a serious injury. His time as a player prepared him well for his coaching career and he has obtained the UEFA A License, the FA Youth Coaches License, and the Academy Managers License. As an Academy manager and Academy coach, he has worked with ages U9 through U18 with noteworthy success. He currently is Arsenal F.C. Ladies 1^st team Assistant Coach, a team that won the FA Cup and Premier League Cup. He also serves as Chief Scout for League One team club Millwall FC .

Victory! Coach Steve Jones shows off the FA Cup won by his Arsenal FC Ladies squad

    Coach Steve Jones will be joined by Tina Mapes.  Tina started playing football when she was four years old, playing for her local boy’s team and retired after a long a successful career at the age of 29. Her journey had many highs with only injuries being the natural lows.  One of the major highs was representing on numerous occasions, including playing in the World Cup finals of 1995 in and three European championships competitions. On Tina’s domestic career she has had the privilege of winning every major honour within our game, including being the proud owner of five winning FA Cup medals and two Premier league championships winners medals.  She played at the highest levels for over twelve years with teams like Arsenal and Croydon , and gaining the honour of only being a handful of lady players who became a  Professional playing in . Tina’s coaching career started in 1990 while she was still playing but since her retirement from the game her coaching has blossomed and in 2007 she gained her UEFA A License.  She now works in a college, runs her own coaching consultancy company coaching players from grassroots up to being an Assistant Coach to England U15 & U17’s International teams, she is also an FA scout for the International system. Through her coaching Tina has had the honour of working in the States before, she worked with a club based in Minnesota she found her stay to be interesting and very educational, in learning about the beautiful game of football/soccer.

   Our third International Staff member is Coach Anthony Gale, an Academy Coach for Chelsea FC. 

   Players will be grouped by their soccer age and abilities.  While we welcome whole teams, this camp is geared to raising the level of the individual player, technically and tactically.  The camp is designed to ensure lots of interaction for each player with all of these coaches.  The PAC Staff will be working alongside to assist and learn from these exceptional coaches. 

   Pre-register for camp by emailing Marianna Sullivan at: kicks4fun@cox.net or click HERE for the registration form.