In late 2019, Hillmorton Boys FC spotted two of our young coaches Alice and Kerri doing some great work with our girls on a Friday night.
They were so impressed that they asked if they would consider coaching their four to seven year old Boys Minis on a Saturday morning.
The girls took Hillmorton up on their offer and have been coaching every Saturday morning, with the obvious exception of lockdown times.
The girls have found it a great experience and have enjoyed experiencing the different learning styles of boys as well as girls.
This season Hillmorton have taken a slightly different approach and have engaged with SoccerRockz to deliver coaching to their Minis. Hillmorton however were very clear that they still wanted Alice and Kerri to be involved in the delivery of the coaching.
SoccerRockz are a professional coaching company and have ex professional footballers amongst their ranks, both Alice and Kerri have been coaching under the guidance of Craig Pead, an ex Coventry City and England Youth player.
The coaching started up again in July and the girls have enjoyed some sessions with SoccerRockz, it is a great experience for the girls to work with coaches at this level and have already learnt a lot.
This experience will not only benefit Alice and Kerri but also the girls at our club, as all the learning gained at these Saturday morning sessions can also be applied on a Friday night for the benefit of our girls.
SoccerRockz have now taken this a step further, and have also asked both Alice and Kerri to be part of their coaching team for the new season. They now help deliver sessions for their SoccerRockz girls on a Wednesday evening at the Coventry Sphinx facility.
