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Dani Rodriguez Simon Coombes Gypsy Sutcliffe Goalkeeping Steve Phillips

UEFA A – Girls Lead UEFA C – Girls Coach UEFA C – Girls Coach UEFA B – Goalkeeping Coach
Dani A Rodriguez is a UEFA A Licence Simon Coombes is an FA UEFA C Licence Gypsy Sutcliffe has a BSc in Sports Steve Phillips played 628 professional
Coach and a P.E. Teacher. Following coach with a Sports Degree and a PGCE in Coaching from Loughborough University, games as a goalkeeper for Bristol City, Multi-Disciplinary Team
coaching experiences in Spain, South Physical Education. A former Western and a MSc in Football Science from Bristol Rovers, Shrewsbury Town and
Africa, Denmark, Ghana and India, Dani League player, he teaches Learning Southampton Solent University. Before Crewe Alexandra. Steve also represented
Girls’ Football
became Lead Girls Football Coach at Support and is a Group Tutor and joining Millfield as a Graduate Coach, his country at veteran level, winning three
Millfield in 2019. Dani has an MSc in Boarding Liaison at Millfield, bringing Gypsy has amassed six years of football Veterans Football World Cups for
Sports Science and Physical Activity from academic and pastoral insight to his coaching experience, with previous roles England. Highlights of Steve’s career
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. He has coaching. Since 2020, he has supported including Assistant Football Coach include seven cup finals – four Play Offs
coached in Academy and Senior semi-pro the growth of the girls’ football (Loughborough College), Football Coach and three League Cup – played at either
level for every year group with both boys programme, leading the U15s to the ISFA (Worthing FC), Development Coach (AFC the Millenium Stadium or Wembley
and girls. National Cup final and the U16s to a Totton) and ETC Foundation Phase Coach Stadium. Steve has a UEFA Level 3
County Cup title in 2024. He has coached (Somerset FA). Coaching Qualification in Goalkeeping, a
across Junior and Senior levels in both the UEFA B license in outfield coaching and
boys’ and girls’ games and founded FA Youth Awards 1 and 2.
Millfield’s nationally recognised Girls in
Sport Programme.

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