I am a UEFA A Licensed coach and hold a BSc (Hons) in Sports Psychology. I have a desire and passion for helping coaches and players of all levels and abilities.
My Journey
I have been fortunate to gain extensive experience across the full spectrum of coaching, working alongside many incredibly inspiring people.
My previous roles have included overseeing professional academy foundation phase ages 9–11, serving as YDP Lead for ages 12–16, coaching at U18 and U23 level, working as a first-team coach, and holding full-time positions at Premier League, Championship, and League One clubs.
In addition, I have worked as an Academy Manager in the USA, been part of a first-team coaching staff that won the FA Vase at Wembley, and currently serve as Assistant Manager at Bury F.C. in non-league football.
My professional coaching journey began in 2007 when I was hired as a Technical Coach for Pepsi, working on events alongside David Beckham in Madrid and Ronaldinho in Barcelona.
After coaching at Watford F.C. Academy during England’s first daytime training model in 2008, I moved to Wigan Athletic F.C. as 12–16s Manager under Roberto Martínez. This led to me being seconded to manage Roberto’s academy in Spain during the summer of 2012.
Following this role, I joined Liverpool F.C. Academy as YDP Lead before moving to St. Louis Scott Gallagher in the USA, where my roles included Academy Director, U18 Head Coach, and first-team coach. I currently serve as Assistant Manager at Bury F.C..
My professional coaching journey began in 2007 when I was hired as a Technical Coach for Pepsi working on events alongside David Beckham in Madrid and Ronaldinho in Barcelona.
After coaching at Watford Academy at England’s first ever daytime based training model in 2008, I moved as 12-16s manager at Wigan Athletic under Roberto Martinez which led to being seconded to manage Roberto’s academy in Spain during the summer of 2012.
Following this role, I moved as YDP Lead to Premiership and Champions League winning Liverpool F.C. academy before moving to St Louis SC in the USA where my roles included Academy Director, u18 Head Coach and first team coach. I am currently Assistant Manager at Bury Football Club.
- UEFA A Licensed coach
- BS.c (Hons) Sports Psychology
- Worked at Champions League, Premier League, Championship, League one and USA USL clubs
- Assistant Manager First team, Academy Manager, u23/u18 Coach, Youth Development Phase and Foundation Lead
My name is Tim Lees and I am the founder of Training Specific.
I am a UEFA A Licensed coach and hold a BSc (Hons) in Sports Psychology. I have a desire and passion for helping coaches and players of all levels and abilities.
My Journey
I have been extremely fortunate to gain a wide range of experience across the whole spectrum of coaching working alongside some incredibly inspiring people.
My previous roles include overseeing professional academy foundation ages 9-11, as YDP 12-16 lead, u18/23 coach, first team coach and working full time at Premier League, Championship and League One clubs.
In addition to this, I have also been Academy Manager in USA, first team coach in semi-professional football and Head Coach to the winning team of the FA Vase at Wembley.
My professional coaching journey began in 2007 when I was hired as a Technical Coach for Pepsi working on events alongside David Beckham in Madrid and Ronaldinho in Barcelona.
After coaching at Watford Academy at England’s first ever daytime based training model in 2008, I moved as 12-16s manager at Wigan Athletic under Roberto Martinez which led to being seconded to manage Roberto’s academy in Spain during the summer of 2012.
Following this role, I moved as YDP Lead to Premiership and Champions League winning Liverpool F.C. academy before moving to St Louis SC in the USA where my roles included Academy Director, u18 Head Coach and first team coach. I then moved into non league at Warrington Rylands gaining back to back promotions and winning the FA Vase at Wembley Stadium in 2021. I am currently Assistant Manager at Bury Football Club.
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