020 8397 9000 surrey@learnplayachieve.com
LPA Surrey Academy coaching team are trained professional coaches with a passion for football development in young players. We work with boys and girls of all ages and skill levels from absolute beginners to rising stars.
Paul Sears – Cofounder/Director has worked for over 16 years as a technical coach in the UK. Paul has also worked in Asia and Europe delivering seminars, as well as working with academy standard players.
Paul has a playing career that spans 15 years playing for Crystal Palace and Brentford before moving to the semi-professional game representing Sutton Utd, Dulwich Hamlet and Staines Town.
Paul is an FA qualified coach who is hoping to take his A license in the near future. He holds Enhanced DBS certificates along with safeguarding and first aid qualifications.
Coaching philosophy
“Giving players the best opportunity to develop their technical skills and learn the game in a relaxed atmosphere whilst aiming to be the best they can be at whatever level.”
Dean is a semi professional football player with vast experience of the game, playing for Corinthian Casuals, Croydon FC, Colliers Wood. Dean has recently been appointed First team Manager of Farleigh Rovers FC. He has been coaching for over 8 years and shows high passion and commitment to developing players at all levels and all ages. Dean is a well respected and popular member of our coaching team.
Phil is responsible for leading the implementation of the strategic direction of the business. He is responsible for the social and holistic development of all players within LPA Academy
Phil is a popular, knowledgeable football coach, who has worked within the industry for over 16 years. Having worked all over Europe, Phil has built up a good relationship with many professional football clubs, affording children the opportunity to play against, and with some of the top clubs in the country.
Phil played a high level of semi-professional football at a young age but retired at 24 years old when he was offered the Met Police FC reserve team manager, making him the youngest manager in the club’s history. At the age of 26, Phil was promoted to first team coach at Met Police FC in the Isthmian Premier League where he coached the team to the first round proper of the FA Cup playing against Crawley Town FC.
Phil’s passion within football is seeing players develop and being able to express themselves in situations that they might feel uncomfortable in. Phil’s belief is that the more touches the player has with the football the more confident players will become.
Nigel has been coaching football for 5 years and has coached numerous youth football teams. For a short time in his early teens, Nigel played as a goalkeeper for Chelsea Football Club.
He specialises in goalkeeping coaching and has vast experience in improving and mentoring young goalkeepers.
Nigel believes in coaching in a fun and learning environment. He believes young players should enjoy coaching sessions to enable them to learn, develop and improve as players.
Joe has been with LPA for 3 years and has become a valued member of the coaching team. Joe is a semi-professional footballer currently playing for Farleigh Rovers FC.
Academy Manager
Ian has been a Senior Coach working with grassroots teams, development squads, academy squads in the Surrey area for many years and has been Academy Manager since October 2016.
He has gained a vast amount of knowledge through coaching every day in different environments, our own technical program and coaching courses. He believes passionately in developing players’ technical ability and bringing that into the team environment; whilst constantly learning new coaching techniques and tactics to develop his own coaching style.
– Senior player Westfield FC
– Coaching UEFA B Licence
– Youth Modules 1 & 2
– Futsal level 1
– Safeguarding Children
– Emergency First Aid