THE FOOTBALLCV FOOTBALL ACADEMY | WHO'S WHO AT THE ACADEMY

CHAIRMAN | PETER MALLINGER

Current Chairman of Corby Town Football Club having previously been Chairman of Kettering Town Football Club for twelve years. Previously a director and vice-chairman of Newcastle United FC. Founded Newarke Wools Limited in 1961 as a market stall business which developed into 28 retail units throughout the country generating a £6 million turnover.

MANAGING DIRECTOR | GRAHAM STARMER

One of the founders and directors of footballcv.com since inception in 2000. Previously Club Secretary of Kettering Town Football Club having been Sport and Leisure Services Manager at the University College Northampton for six years. Director of Burndine Sales and Services, a family business whose main activity is business and management consultancy and is also involved in property management and investment.

FOOTBALL CONSULTANT | ANDY SINTON

Andy Sinton joined the FootballCV Academy in the capacity of ‘football consultant’ in the summer of 2009.

Andy was spotted playing at school by professional football club scouts whilst also playing for boys club Cramlington Juniors. He was signed by Brentford F.C in 1985 for £25,000 and later was signed for QPR by Trevor Francis in 1989 for £350,000 and went on to play 160 league games scoring 22 goals. Andy also played for Sheffield Wednesday and Tottenham Hotspur.

Andy won 12 England caps and once gave up the chance to join Arsenal.

Andy is currently First Team Manager of AFC Telford in the Conference North and will be visiting the FootballCV Academy throughout the season to coach the players and pass on advice and experience he gained as a top-level player.

ACADEMY MANAGER | MARTIN HARRIS

Martin has worked for footballcv.com for over five years as a coach but joined on a full-time basis in 2007 to aid in the development of the business.

Martin is a holder of the FA Coaching Certificate, Basic Treatmnent of Injury and has gained qualifications in SAQ. Martin started his coaching career at a local junior team managing and coaching youth teams at most age groups before moving onto work at Kettering Town FC. During his nine seasons at Kettering, he has worked with age groups from U10's up to and including the U18's. Whilst at the club he has been Assistant Development Officer, during which time he was fully responsible for the development of it's Junior teams from the U12's to the U16's. Martin then moved on to work within the backroom staff for the Senior Team at Kettering Town, working with the likes of Paul Gascoigne, Paul Davies and Ron Atkinson. In 2005 Martin flew to American and spent a period of time coaching in Chicago, Detriot, Indianapolis and Milwaukee. He too holds the Child Protection Certificate and CRB check.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | KEVIN HARMER

Kevin joined the company in the Summer of 2006 following a stint as Club Secretary of a Conference Football Club. He previously attained a B.A Honours in Physical Education and Sport backed up with a Level One F.A Coaching badge, Emergency Aid Certificate, Child Protection Certificate and CRB check.

Kevin has previous experience co-ordinating numerous camps and football events and will be present at most footballcv.com events.

FINANCE MANAGER | HELEN THOMPSON

Helen Thompson has been a director of Rushden & Diamonds Football Club since the Supporters Trust took over the Club from R Griggs & Co Ltd. Previously Helen was Operations and Human Resources Director for two large pension companies having been in the finance industry for twenty years.

Helen has a Masters degree and is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Personnel and Development.

Helen has been a supporter of local football for the past forty years and recalls serving bovril and tea at two old pennies a cup back in the 1960's!

HEAD COACH | DANNY NICHOLLS

Danny has previously managed Hemel Hempstead Town and Aylesbury United in the Southern Premier League and is First Team Coach at Corby Town in the Conference North. Danny has helped his teams win the Southern League, Runners-up in the Conference North and several Cup competitions.

In recent years he has also coached at Northampton Town and Kettering Town and has developed players who now play in the Premier League and Championship and as a player played at semi-pro level for Bedford Town and Marlow.

Danny holds the UEFA 'A' licence and is a qualified SAQ instructor. In addition to this he is a Level One Educator, First Aider and has completed the Child Protection Course and CRB check.

During his time to date at the FootballCV Academy Danny has been instrumental in Emmanuel Oyeleke, Zach Farr and Sam Conway signing for pro clubs and in FootballCV Reds winning their first piece of silverware with the Central Conference League Cup in April 2010.

ACADEMY COACH | GAVIN STRACHAN

Gavin has played the game at almost every level – from the Premiership with Coventry City, Scottish Premier League with Dundee to his current club Hinckley United in the Conference South. Other clubs have included Motherwell, Peterborough United, Southend United, Hartlepool and Notts. County. He also won eight Under 21 caps for Scotland.

Gavin holds the UEFA ‘B’ licence, first aid and CRB check and will be able to pass on his experience to the academy players.

GOALKEEPING COACH | IAN PLEDGER

Ian started playing in goal at an early age and represented his County at every age group from the age of 8 until the age of 16 years old. Ian impressed that much that Luton Town FC (Then in the old 1st Division) offered him a 3 year contract. However a badly broken leg sadly finished his professional career before it really began. Ian has since played for some of the biggest semi professional clubs in his area that include, Stamford town, Spalding united, Wisbech Town and Corby town.

Two years ago he retired to become assistant manager at Stamford in the Unibond league, and then followed the manager the following season to become assistant manager at Quorn Town also in the Northern League.

As a coach he holds the F.A Goalkeepers Coaching Certififcate, F.A Level 1 coaching badge, First Aid and CRB.

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH | DANIEL CAINES

Daniel is a highly-accomplished professional athlete with an extensive background in athletic competition. Daniel’s personal background is an impressive one as he is best known as Great Britains top athlete at 400-metre distance. He is a World, Commonwealth, European & Europe Cup Champion at the 400m and 4 x 400m, World Silver and Bronze Medalist, European Bronze Medalist, two time-Olympian, and three-time National Champion.

Daniel comes from a family with a fine sporting pedigree, his mother and father were both track athletes in the 1970’s and two of his uncles were professional footballers (Gary Thompson and Keith Thompson.)

Daniel studied law at Swansea University and is current President and Founder of Caines World Fitness whose customized fitness programs are tailored and designed to meet unique personal and team goals. Daniel works with the academy players to improve their strength, speed and agility.

SENIOR PHYSIOTHERAPIST | DENIS CASEY NCSP

Denis brings a wealth of experience to the academy medical team following 23 years as head physiotherapist in professional football for Northampton Town FC. Denis is a chartered physiotherapist and is registered with the Health Professions Council. He also holds the Child Protection Certificate and CRB.

COACH & PHYSIOTHERAPIST | CHRIS PALMER

A qualified Sports Therapist and Sports Masseur, having trained at the 'Medical Centre of Excellence' at Lilleshall before going on to gain a degree in 'Sports Therapist' at Salford University. He has worked in the sports injury/rehabilitation departments at a number of both professional and semi professional football clubs, such as Cambridge City, Luton Town, Norwich City, Kettering Town, Rushden & Diamonds and Spalding United.

Chris is also a qualified football coach, currently undertaking his UEFA 'B' licence coaching badge.

RESIDENTIAL MANAGER | ANN DYTE

Ann joined the academy in the summer of 2009 and has been involved with sport for most her life having played County Netball and was Captain of Northants Ladies & Girls Tennis Squads.

Football has always been a major part of Ann and her family’s life and supports Chelsea!

The past 20 years she has worked within the Criminal Justice system as Manager of the Enforcement team, trained as a Drug & Alcohol Abuse counsellor for CAN, and been Chairman of the Youth Offending team Panels. Ann also has an accounting background having been the Treasurer of a National Trade Union (PCS) and holds a full CRB check and has worked with young people for most of her adult life.

RESIDENTIAL HEAD WARDEN | MICK DYTE

Mick has worked for the academy at the residential lodge since 2008 and also runs his own driving school practice.

Mick played for Rushden and was both a player and manager of Wellingborough Town at Southern League level and supports Blackpool!

RESIDENTIAL WARDEN | LYNN COWLEY

Lynn has worked in education for over twenty years and also houses some of the Rushden & Diamonds First Team players.

Lynn has undertaken numerous courses in child development, has a City & Guilds in Communication, is a qualified first aider and also has the BACIN in ‘Managing challenging behavior in schools’.

Lynn has been working for the Academy at weekends since it opened in 2007 and has now added the ‘Food Health and Hygiene’ and ‘Child Protection’ Certificates to her long list of qualifications and also holds a CRB check.

RESIDENTIAL WARDEN | JENNIFER JOHNSTONE

Jennifer has worked for the Academy since 2007 and currently also works for a local school.

Jennifer holds a NVQ Level 3 in ‘Supporting Learning in Schools’, BSL in Sign Language Level 1, CRB Check, NVQ Level 2 in Customer Service, BACIN in ‘Managing challenging behavior in schools’ and also has one year’s experience in running ‘Talking with Hands Deaf Youth Club’.