Name
Andy Brown
Background
I spent most of my life working in call centre/sales management. I took up coaching about seven years ago as a favour for the club my son started playing for and have loved nearly every minute of it. After being made redundant 3 times in 5 years I decided to get paid for doing what I enjoy. Now as well as coaching voluntarily at a Grassroots club, I work as a Sports coach running after school clubs and P.E sessions and not just in football, but also martial arts and multi-sports.
Favourite Team
Millwall
Most memorable moment in sport
In professional sport it is without a doubt seeing Gary Alexanders wonder goal for Millwall at Wembley against Scunthorpe. I saw the greatest ever goal at Wembley!
In Grassroots football it would be seeing my son score a very rare goal, he was playing right back for the U11 team I was coaching, he picked the ball up just inside his own half, ran down the wing beating everyone for pace, cut in level with six yard box and from just inside the 18 yard box smashed the ball into the far top corner. He then ran all the way back to where he started his run and skidded along the floor.
Most embarrassing moment in sport
Having to replay a game that a side that I was coaching was losing 5-0 with only a couple of minutes to go, one of our players suffered serious knee damage and was taken to hospital by ambulance. Because the game wasn’t finished we had to replay it - Leagues and their decisions…eh!
Hobbies
Just football and I write the http://youthsoccerlessonplans.blogspot.com/ blog.
Current Job
Sports Coach
Best Player played against/coached
Not coached any stars yet, as most of my career had been with young kids who would not have progressed and at school most of the talented players actually went into athletics rather than football.
If you could run the FA, what 1 thing would you change?
I would add regular assessments for coaches at Charter Standard clubs and start to progress it from the tick box exercise it has become.
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