A hit with the kids for Shore (From Gazette Series)

A hit with the kids for Shore

FORMER England youth international Jamie Shore has been the toast of the region's junior football scene over the Christmas period, having seen his coaching programme mature into a renowned sporting scheme.

Jamie Shore Soccer Schools is already a respected and sought-after coaching practice and now, thanks to its growing reputation, the school is to be featured in this January's edition of national football magazine Four-Four-Two.

Ex-Norwich City and Bristol Rovers star Shore has turned his enterprise into a highly popular training outfit thanks to the recruitment of some top coaches as well as the use of facilities such as Yate Town's home ground at Lodge Road.

Indeed, Jamie Shore Soccer Schools (JSSS) has been delivering a high standard of football coaching to children using ex-Premier League players, who are able to pass on the knowledge and experience gained during their careers.

The aim of the school is to provide young players who wish to work on their technical and tactical development a number of easily accessible venues, giving them the opportunity to achieve their potential by receiving high level coaching from experienced ex-professionals who now work as coaches.

In designing his coaching methods, Shore has implemented many of the principles that he learned at the FA National School at Lillishall, where he spent two years between the ages of 14 and 16 utilising SAQ (Speed, Agility, Quickness) methods as a warm-up (running over quick feet ladders and small hurdles), to enhance and develop the various essentials such as balance and co-ordination.

After pupils have been through this, the real training will begin, concentrating on the various composites required to configure a well-rounded football player. Lillishall has seen many top players emerge as a result of these methods, including Michael Owen, Sol Campbell, Wes Brown, Jamie Carragher and Joe Cole.

Among the coaches that Shore has recruited to be a part of his programme are old friends Michael Meaker, the former QPR and Reading striker, and Gary Owers, once of Sunderland and the current manager of Bath City. Also on board are Mommainais Bokoto, an ex-French Premier League professional, Dean Smith, a former West Ham United trainee, former Bournemouth player Marc Canham, as well as David Horseman, a one-time Bristol City academy player. The school's goalkeeping coach is Genevieve Reid, the Bristol City womens team keeper.

Shore is also looking for young footballers to be a part of the South Gloucestershire representative teams, for which there are three development centres:

* Little Stoke Park, Little Stoke Lane, 4.30pm-5.30pm on Mondays. Coaches: - U11s Michael Meaker ex- premier & Wales international player - U9/10s David Horseman ex-Bristol City academy trainee * Yate Town Football Club: 6.45pm-7.45pm on Mondays; Coaches: U'11s MOMMAINAIS BOKOTO ex-(French) Premier League player. U'9/10s Gary Owers - ex-premier league player, U7/8s Dean Smith ex-West Ham Academy Trainee with Joe Cole and Mark Cannham ex-Colchester Utd player * The Grange Community School (Warmley): 4.45pm - 5.45pm on Mondays; Coaches: U'11s Jamie Shore Ex-premier league player and England youth international. U'9/10s Mark Williams Highly Respected Coach within Junior Football Contact S. Gloucstershire PE Dept for Details: 01454 868169 Independent Jamie Shore Soccer Schools: * Backwell Comprehensive School: Tuesdays 5.30 - 6.30pm Goalkeeper coaching - Genevieve Reid 5.00pm - 6.00pm U'10/11s - Jamie Shore or MOMMAINAIS BOKOTO 6.30pm - 7.30pm U'8/9s - Chris Taylor 5.30pm - 6.30pm £4 per session. * St Pauls Academy: Wednesdays 4.30 - 6.30pm U'10/11s - Jamie Shore or MOMMAINAIS BOKOTO 5.30pm - 6.30pm U'8/9s - Jamie Shore or MOMMAINAIS BOKOTO 4.30pm - 5.30pm Contact Jamie Shore Soccer Schools: 01179 200111

The success that Shore has enjoyed now enables JSSS to run three Advanced Football Training Centres in the Bristol area for children from seven to eleven years of age, with highly experienced staff from within the football world to impart their knowledge.

The courses include the use of state of the art SAQ equipment as used by top professionals within all physical sports. As well as improving soccer skills, the courses are aimed at raising general physical ability and, most importantly, they are enjoyable and good fun.

Bookings can be made either by calling the school on 0117 920 0111 or by writing to the set-up at the following address:

Jamie Shore Soccer Schools St Brandon's House 29 Great George Street Bristol BS1 5QT

For more detailed information on course locations and dates and other services that the school can offer, view the website www.jamieshore.co.uk. Bookings will be made on a first come first served basis and will be subject to availability at the desired location. All bookings will be confirmed in writing prior to the course start dates.