Meet the team
At Goal Coaching we have a fantastic team of coaches some of which have played professionally or coach at various professional academies,
Martin Greening
Martin has over 15 years experience coaching in a professional capacity. He has spent 3 years coaching in America near New York City, 5 years working at The FA as part of the FA Skills Programme (An FA initiative to recruit the top youth coaches in each area of the country) . He has worked with Stoke City Girls RTC and is currently in his sixth season as Head Coach of Manchester United Girls U11s Academy. He is also the Technical Lead of the Manchester United Emerging Talent Centre
Martin founded Goal Coaching in 2018 to share his football knowledge and coaching experience to local grassroots players and increase the participation level of girls football in the local area.
Relevant Qualifications – UEFA B License, FA Youth Award, FA Level 2 Futsal, FA Mentoring Adults, FA Disabilities Coaching, FA Talent ID, Multi-Skills Level 2, Afpe level 3
Plamen Pantev
Plamen is a UEFA B Licensed Coach.
Relevant Qualifications – UEFA B License, Advanced certificate in Science & Football (Liverpool John Moores University), Prozone Level 3 Performance Analysis, BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Sports Development and Fitness.
Plamen is currently working at Manchester United Girls Academy with the U12s team.
Plamen is a very accomplished coach and can work with a variety of age groups, making sessions fun and enjoyable for the younger age groups whilst sharing detailed tactical knowledge with the older age groups.
Plamen has worked at AFC Wimbledon before moving North to pursue his dream of one day coaching at Manchester United. A dream he accomplished this season!
Lee Evans
Lee comes from a background of coaching at grassroots level. Having run teams for his daughter at younger ages Lee discovered a love for coaching and has taken his learning to the next level. Making him a very valued and trusted member of our team.
Initially sharing pitch time watching and learning with our other coaches. Lee has become a very accomplished coach with a great attitude working with young children.
Lee is qualified to UEFA C license level and is continuing to study to enhance his skills and knowledge as a coach.
Kris Wawrzenczak
Kris is the latest member of the Team Goal Coaching team. He has over 15 years of experience coaching young footballers having previously worked with local grassroots football clubs and other coaching companies.
Kris holds his UEFA B License in Coaching qualifications along with a Bachelors Degree in Physical Education. Kris also has a passion at coaching disability football, this experience was key in his personal development as a football coach where he learned to be a patient, firm and empathetic character during his sessions.
One of Kris’ favourite accomplishments was winning the Premiership trophy at the Cheshire FA Ability Counts league for 2 consecutive years with a group of adults with physical or mental disabilities.
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