HFA are delighted to confirm it has appointed Luke
Bufton, Matthew Howard, Alex Jenkins, Harry Randell and Kyle Williams as
Assistant Coaches for the Boys Development Centre.
Herefordshire FA CEO Alan Darfi said “following on from the
really strong Head Coach appointments it is great to see that we have
been able to continue this quality through to the Assistant Coaches at
each age group. Now that we have all the Coaches in place, we are really
excited to start thinking about trial dates, which should hopefully be
possible sooner rather than later’’
Jamie Pitman, BDC Technical Director said “It is great to have
everyone on board for this project, with some additions to add to the
group, these coaches have all shown commitment and a willingness to
learn to support the players of the future. The assistant is a key role
in the structure and will provide additional support to the Head
Coaches”
The U12’s Assistant Coach will be Matthew
Howard, who is currently with local club Ross Juniors where he has
coached several age groups.
Harry Randell will be Assistant Coach for the U13 age group.
Harry joins the BDC whilst completing a degree at the University of
South Wales, which has involved him coaching in America.
The U14 team’s Assistant Coach will be Kyle Williams. Kyle
currently coaches for local club Leominster Town and was recently a
coach at Hereford FC.
Luke Bufton will be Assistant Coach for the U15’s, Luke is a
part time coach for Paces as well as being an existing coach at the
Herefordshire FA Girls Development Centre.
Alex Jenkins has been appointed as the U16’s Assistant Coach.
Alex has recently completed a degree involving coaching at Cardiff
Metropolitan University.
Following his appointment, Alex Jenkins said “I’m really
excited to get started and to begin working with my new colleagues and
talented players within Herefordshire.
Luke Bufton added “ I’m delighted to be working with to be
working with the other coaches to be able to facilitate and improve
players in the County.”
Player registration for trials is still available via this link:
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/9ba0be49406e4ea092af0be2a91d7a0d
Trial dates will be confirmed once we have more information about when it will be safe to resume football.
