Gerard Jones (football)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerard Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | York, UK | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bristol Rovers F.C. | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2010–2011 | Arsenal Soccer Schools (Director of Coaching) | ||
| 2010–2015 | Rochdale A.F.C. (Academy Coach) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Eccleshill United F.C. (Manager) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Bradford City A.F.C. (U21s Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Bristol Rovers F.C. (Head of Coaching) | ||
Gerard Jones (born 24 June 1989) is an English professional football coach, having recently worked as Head of Coaching at Bristol Rovers F.C..[1] Jones is a former youth team player at Halifax Town A.F.C.[2], and award-winning entrepreneur having set up a football coaching business in early 2009, which he later grew into becoming recognized among the Top 100 Best Business Start-ups in the UK in 2010 by Startups.co.uk.[3]
With 13 years experience coaching in the U.K., U.S., Italy, Norway and New Zealand[4], his previous roles include being a Director of Coaching in the U.S.[5][6], having also worked as a Director of Coaching at Arsenal Soccer Schools, U21s Assistant Coach at Bradford City A.F.C., an Academy Coach at Rochdale A.F.C. and a former Manager (association football) at Eccleshill United F.C..[7]
Coaching career
Jones started his coaching career in schools and community programs, later going on to launch his own coaching business Gerard School of Football.[2][8] He then coached at various non-league youth and reserve teams, alongside college and university programs, and later became an Academy Coach at Rochdale A.F.C and First Team Manager at Eccleshill United F.C..[9][10]
In March 2016, Jones left England and his role with Bradford City A.F.C. where he was the Assistant U21s Coach through American collegiate soccer academy RIASA, to become the Director of Coaching at Eastside F.C. in Michigan.[5][11][12]
June 2017, Bristol Rovers F.C. announced Jones as Head of Academy Coaching, responsible for the development of the Academy coaching program and coach development across all ages, working with the Academy Manager and Phase Lead Coaches to enhance the efficiency of their programs.[13][7]
In 2011, Jones was listed among the Top 50 brightest and most talented people in the North of England,[14], and in 2014 was also awarded the Junior Chamber International U.K. Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) award for his entrepreneurial success and creation of coaching programs with Gerard School of Football.[15]
Alongside coaching, Jones is also a published author with his book titled: Let's Talk Soccer.
Jones hold the FA UEFA A Licence and FA Advanced Youth Award (12–16) alongside a Master's degree in Performance Coaching.[16]
References
- ↑ "Bristol Rovers". Official website.
- 1 2 Ferrier, Morwenna (6 March 2011). "Britain’s new entrepreneurs: young guns go for it".The Guardian. Retrieved on 20 June 2017.
- ↑ "Startups100 Business Awards 2010: 100. Gérard School of Football Offering young players an alternative to the FA system of player development". Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ↑ Vittles, Jack (14 July 2017). "New Bristol Rovers head of academy coaching aiming to develop players who will play at the club for a decade".Bristol Post. Retrieved on 15 July 2017.
- 1 2 (10 March 2016). "Soccer: Eastside FC Club announces new coach".Grosse Pointe News. Retrieved on 31 August 2017.
- ↑ "Soccer: Eastside FC Club announces new coach" (PDF). Grosse Pointe News. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- 1 2 Bate, Adam (6 July 2017). "Gerard Jones is a teacher, author and now Bristol Rovers coach at 28".Sky Sports. Retrieved on 6 July 2017.
- ↑ "Life Coaching for Children". Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ↑ Whiting, Ian (6 December 2014. ".Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved on 20 June 2017.
- ↑ Eccleshill United (2 December 2014). ".Northern Counties East Football League. Retrieved on 23 June 2017.
- ↑ Whiting, Ian (19 February 2016) ".Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved on 20 June 2017.
- ↑ "A Coach in the U.S. Eastside FC's Gerard Jones". Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ↑ "Academy Appoint Head of Coaching". Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ↑ Willis, Joe (8 January 2012). "Region's rising stars are honoured by think-tank". The Northern Echo. Retrieved on 20 June 2017.
- ↑ "Ten Outstanding Young Person's of the Year Award Winners". Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ↑ "Bristol Rovers". Official website. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
Further reading
- Jones, Gerard (12 April 2015). Let's Talk Soccer: Using Game-Calls to Develop Communication and Decision-Making in Football. Bennion Kearny. ISBN 978-190-9125-62-9.
- Islam, Sabirul (15 February 2012). Young Entrepreneur World: How 25 Teen-Trepreneurs Succeeded and Left World Leaders Scratching Their Heads. Marshall Cavendish. ISBN 978-981-4361-09-5.
- Neustatter, Angela (19 November 2015). The Lifestyle Entrepreneur: How to Turn Your Interests into Money. Gibson Square Books. ISBN 978-178-3340-01-9.