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Barclays IFA New Season!!

Welcome back to a new season of coaching with the

Barclays IFA Premier Youth League

We are calling upon all boys & girls aged 7 to 14 to register your team.

Current Coaches

Derek Whyte

Name: Derek Whyte

Position: Technical Director

Age: 42

DoB: 1968-08-31

Coaching qualifications:
Current UEFA A License Holder
Current Premiership TV Presenter in UAE

Coaching experience:
Former Scottish League Manager

Playing experience:
276 Appearances for Celtic
Over 180 Premiership games.
Scotland International Player
Played in World Cup Finals '98 & Eng FA Cup Final

Steven Whittaker

Name: Steven Whittaker

Position: General Manager & Head Coach

Age: 29

DoB: 1981-02-11

Coaching qualifications:
UEFA B License Holder
Child protection certificate
Emergency first aid responder
S A Q (speed agility quickness) qualified

Coaching experience:
5 years with Preston North End F.C Academy

Playing experience:
Blackburn Rovers age 8 - 16
Great Britain catholic schools age 18

Trevor Smith

Name: Trevor Smith

Position: Operations Manager & Coach

Age: 38

DoB: 1972-04-04

Coaching qualifications:
FA Level 1 Football Coaching certificate
FA Level 2 - Course completed (Exam Dec 2009)
Sports Therapist - (Treatment & Rehabilitation)
Personal Trainer
Child protection certificate
Emergency first aid responder

Playing experience:
British Royal Navy - 1990 - 1999
InterContinental FC - Championship Winners 2007

David McCloy

Name: David McCloy

Position: Coach

Age: 30

DoB: 1980-01-23

Coaching qualifications:
SFA Early Touches
SFA Youth Development
NCERT Sports Coaching with Development

Coaching experience:
IFA (4 months)
Scottish Ethnic Minority Sports Association
Glasgow City Council

Playing experience:
Greenock Morton FC U16-U18
Paisley & District Select U14, U15, U16
Port Glasgow FC
St Peters AFC
Glasgow University FC
Millbank AFC

Craig Andrews

Name: Craig Andrews

Position: Coach

Age: 20

DoB: 1990-08-24

Coaching qualifications:
Level 2 FA License Holder
Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Coaching Football
Level One Sports Training - Developing Physical Skills
Child protection certificate
Emergency first aid responder
CRB Check

Coaching experience:
Two years coaching Mixed age and ability children in schools in Surrey and Hampshire.
Two Years P.E lessons in college.

Playing experience:
Captain off Cove Youth team 2 years
Scouted and accepted by Woking town but could not pursue this as i moved to Dubai.

Saci Ouhib

Name: Saci Ouhib

Position: Coach

Age: 27

DoB: 1983-01-03

Coaching qualifications:
Sport technician - sport educator(diploma)
FAF level one - Algeria (certificate)

Coaching experience:
Football coach assistant at setif university - Setif, Algeria from 2004 to 2007.
Football coach at international football academy Dubai, UAE since 2008

Playing experience:
Mouloudia El Eulma (-12 / -15 / -17) from 1993 to 1998
Entente Setif (-17 / -21) from 1998 to 2000
Mouloudia Constentine (-21) from 2000 to 2001
INFS/STS constentine from 2001 to 2002
Stade African Setif from 2002 to 2004

Craig Young

Name: Craig Young

Position: Coach

Age: 32

DoB: 1978-06-13

Coaching qualifications:
Early Touches Scottish Football Association
Player Development Certificate S.F.A
Coaching Young Footballers Certificate S.F.A
Coaching Youth Footballers Certificate S.F.A
Coaching in the Game Certificate S.F.A
Club Coach C Licence S.F.A
B.A in Sports Development (Degree)
First Aid
Child Protection Certificate

Coaching experience:
14 years coaching experience at all levels of the game and with the Scottish Football Association

Playing experience:
Played at all levels from amateur to professional and also represented my country Scotland