MICHAEL HARGREAVES - HEAD COACH

A professional football coach for over 17 years, the Head Coach has worked with players from elite level football across the North West of England, across the USA, Sao Paulo, Brazil and Accra, Ghana.

He holds the UEFA A Licence and the Advanced Youth Award, the highest qualification in football coaching.

He has spent over 10 years working in academy football with the Foundation Phases at Burnley FC and the Youth Development Phase at Oldham Athletic FC and currently Port Vale FC.

He is passionate about coaching local youth players and has enjoyed seeing many progress and sign to Premier League and Football League clubs.

ANDREW HYDE - STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH

Andrew is studying for an MSc in Sports Science. His aim is to develop a sports science support system for athletes that facilitates their time on the pitch instead of inhibiting it. He believes strength and speed are important as is the knowledge behind them. He wants to educate the players on strength and power further than just the weights room.