2015 Camp Coaches

Dave Woodvine joined Stoke City Football club in 2014 coaching in the Foundation Phase age groups (9-11). He is responsible for planning and delivering sessions from the Academy program. Monitoring and analysing players/team performance is also an important part of his role at the club. Dave successfully passed his UEFA B Licence in 2014 and is now completing his FA Youth Award. He played for over a decade as a Semi-Professional footballer representing teams such as AFC Telford United and Stafford Rangers before he embarked on his preferred profession as a football coach.

Samuel Coulson recently retired from professional football after playing for Stoke City for three years. He retired due to a bad injury and during the recovery Stoke City let him coach the Under 10 squad. He has  a Level 2 Coaching Certificate and over a decade of experience playing at the highest level possible. He joined Manchester City at the age of 6 and later played with Stoke City prior.