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After another successful year at the Academy & on the back of a great trip to London it gives me great pleasure to offer your child another great opportunity.

This spring we will travel to West Bromwich Albion FC from Saturday 12 May - Sunday 13 May.  We plan to play against the Academy on the Saturday.  On Sunday the boys will receive a training session from the West Bromwich Albion coaches before a tour around the Hawthorns.  After some lunch we will watch the final game of the Premiership season; West Bromwich Albion vs Arsenal!

Saturday 12 May

• Belfast - Birmingham Airport
• West Brom v TWAcademy.Org (TBC or development squad)
• Evening activity / use of hotel leisure facilities including swimming pool

Sunday 13 May

• Training session for the boys led by West Bromwich Albion coach
• Stadium tour & lunch
• West Bromwich Albion vs Arsenal, Premier League
• Birmingham - Belfast Airport

For more information contact Tim Wareing.  Tel: 07740120788 or email.

I will be operating an elite academy session every Saturday at Rosario Youth Club, Ormeau Road from 2.30pm.  The centre opens from Saturday 3 December for all children aged 6-11.

As a UEFA A Licence Coach from the age of 24 & with over 15 years experience in coaching children I am shocked at the poor standard of youth football currently.  I spent 7 years at Irish Premiership side, Lisburn Distillery.  During this time I set up a successful youth academy for the club.

My elite coaching offers additional practice time for all local children.  Only receiving one weekly session or two is not nearly enough & many youth set ups aren't teaching our kids basic technical skills.

Here is my reports on the 10,000 hour theory & a study on how many touches your child receives.  This proves the lack of practice time our kids receive in Northern Ireland...& also the little time of practice time they actually get with the ball.

Every player I have worked with has improved...in fact no fewer than 7 of my Distillery squad are now playing for Glentoran with a number of others at Linfield.  Not to mention the players who I have worked with & assisted to be part of the National County Excellence squad along with another boy who has been away on trials with a Premiership club.

Contact me now by phone or text, 07740120788, or email me: tim@twsports.org to get your child involved. I guarantee to improve their technical ability.  The first 10 to sign up receive a free copy of my new book, '1-on-1 Coaching The Secrets To Improve ALL Football Players' (worth £9.97!)  The book has sold in over 15 different countries including a top English & German club.

Amazing how the internet brings people together & creates such wonderful opportunities.   After connecting with Hugo Langton on Twitter we found we shared similar philosophies as well as backgrounds.  We are both UEFA A Licence coaches operating our own academies.  So we began talking about organising a tour to visit each other.  Along with some of Hugo’s friends, an old friend of mine & we were booked to travel to London with games set up against North Kent Academy & Fulham.  How fate works – 10 years to the day I took my grassroots side, Castlereagh Colts, to London to also play…Fulham!

Travel

We flew as a group with Flybe from George Best Belfast City to London Gatwick.  Our party consisted on 25 coaches, players & parents.  Hugo’s friend, Sam, organised all the land arrangements.  What a top guy he was!  Attention to detail & communicating with me by email & phone – including one night to 11.30pm!  Sam organised the Hotel 7 Diner at Seven Oaks.  It is a lovely hotel with comfortable, en suite rooms.  The Diner is like a 60′s American style diner complete with 60′s music, shakes & burgers!

The hotel could not have been any better.  They had us checked into our rooms within 5 minutes of arrival.  Sam also organised a light pre-match meal to be ready for us before departing for our first game.  It was the extras that really made it.  Shakes & a meal for man of the match in each game.  They also offered our group a private section of the diner.  They set up a table tennis table & connected the Nintendo Wii up to a 50 inch TV screen!  We then watched Match of the Day on the screen!

We had Les as our coach driver.  He made sure we got to our games & activities on time.  Again, Les was a man that put himself out for us.  He came in early on the Sunday to transfer us to the local bowling alley before our return flight after our final game was cancelled.

Everything ran so smoothly from flights to hotel to transfers.  This allowed us all to concentrate on our games.

The managers, captains & referee before kick off

North Kent Academy

Hugo Langton is Academy Director of North Kent Academy.  We share similar philosophies in that we want to offer players an opportunity for additional elite training.  This is through good technical training & use of the ball.  We don’t exclude players for being to small or less physical, instead we look at their technical ability.  I’ve got a lot of respect for Hugo & very interested in his new concept about offering opportunities for school leavers.  This is something I wanted to do a number of years ago but got no support from the powers that be.  I hope to travel over again to London to see Hugo’s work.

Our referee, Will, is another of our Twitter friends!  He is a great young referee & you’ll be glad to hear that Hugo or me gave him any abuse!!!  The game was played in three x 25 minute periods.  NK Academy started the better of the sides & deserved to come in at the first break 1-0 up.  We made a slight change for the second period & found it reflected in our performance.  The boys played a lot better football & created more opportunities.  It was from a corner that the equaliser came from.  Luke Fisher fired in a very inviting ball that forward, Peter Freeland, got on the end of to send the ball into the back of the net.

The third period was pretty even.  We broke away & a great through ball was played to Jamie Rafferty.  He broke the off side trap & was one-on-one with the NK Academy keeper.  Jamie calmly passed the ball one side of the keeper & ran the other side (Pele style!) before putting the ball in the net.  Both Hugo & I (along with many others!) thought Jamie was going to lob the keeper.  Jamie calmly told us, ‘he was too big’, laughed & walked back to the centre circle.

NK grabbed an equaliser to level the score at 2-2.  Reece Montgomery made a great run down the left wing & cut inside to thunder a 25 yard drive against the crossbar.  NK also had some great chances only to be thwarted by TW keeper Reece Clougherty & a last ditch challenge by Ciaran Clougherty.  At the full time whistle 2-2 was probably a fair result.  A great game played in superb spirit.  The boys shook hands, had some photos taken before returning to the hotel base.  It was great to enjoy a few beers with Hugo & talk about the game along with the great work he is carrying out in London.  Hugo presented the man of the match awards.  The Hotel 7 Diner provided three free milk shakes for a MOTM from each period.  Hugo awarded Luke Fisher MOTM for the first period.  Ciaran Clougherty received MOTM for the second period for his wonderful timed tackle that stopped NK scoring.  Jamie Rafferty was awarded the other shake for his great goal!

TW Academy captain, Luke Fisher, meets his Fulham counterpart & the match officials before kick off

Fulham

Well 10 years to the very day & I was back with a team to play Fulham.  We were due to play at the first team training base, Motspur Park, but with Martin Jol calling the first team in we played the match at nearby pitches.

One thing I love working with kids is that they offer you such an up & down experience!!  After speaking before kick off telling them they need to start well & couldn’t afford to start like they did last night or they would be punished.  Well after a few minutes we found ourselves 1-0 down.  To be honest we lost focus, shape & were shell shocked to find ourselves 5-0 down after the first period!  We simply didn’t keep the ball or our shape.  But taking nothing away from Fulham, what a great talented group of boys they have.

I got the boys back in after the first interval & told them to learn from the first period & treat the experience as 3 mini games.  Can we improve from 5-0?  In youth football this is important to set goals but at the same time to be realistic.  What would I have got from them if I simply shouted at them for 5 minutes?  It would be very easy for the boys to cave in, feel sorry for themselves & be very embarrassed.  Instead, they were positive & raised their game to play some of the football we expected.  We started to retain the ball better.  We were better disciplined & had a better shape & balance about us.  In fact we were very unlucky not to go 1-0 up in the second period after a great chance from Luke Fisher.  As the second period was drawing to a close we switched off for a second & were punished as the Fulham forward got to the ball before our defender & hit an unstoppable shot to put Fulham 1-0 up.

The third period was much of the same as the second.  We created a few chances while defending as a unit much better.  Again as we looked to secure a 0-0 draw in this period with Fulham with switched off for a second.  As Fulham were awarded a free kick one of our front men failed to stand over the ball.  They took a quick free kick was seen a terrific ball played through to the Fulham forward.  A last ditch tackle conceded a penalty.  Fulham scored that resulting penalty to win the third period 1-0 as well.

In reflection it showed the boys what level they are required to perform at.  It was also a valuable lesson that against a quality side if you switch off or make a mistake you will be punished.  On a positive note the boys showed great character to play some better football in the second & third periods.  Fulham also took the details of two of our players which is a great testament to what we are trying to do in Northern Ireland.

Reading FC organised a mini tour for our boys including walking onto the pitch!

Reading FC

After the Fulham game we transferred straight to Reading FC.  We collected our Match Day Experience tickets & entered the Madejski Stadium.  We were welcomed by Club Officials.  The boys were brought down to pitch side.  We walked around the edge of the pitch looking around this fantastic stadium.  We were then brought onto the pitch for a team photo!  A mini tour was then carried out by the Reading FC staff.  This was done in a Q&A technique complete with photos.  This was great as the club officials worked interactive with the boys testing their footy knowledge!

We then returned to our seats to watch Reading take on Barnsley.  The game was quite unique as we witnessed 3 penalties all awarded right in front of us.  Our seats were the first row behind the goal – you could see us on the Championship programme!  Luke Steele, the ex Manchester United goalkeeper, saved the first 2 penalties that were awarded with only a minute apart from each other!  Although third time lucky Reading scored!  Although they battered Barnsley they still fell to a 2-1 defeat.

Shelley who organised the experience with Elaine came & met us.  I was so impressed with Reading FC.  If you are ever in London make sure you take in a game.  If you look after a team make sure you do the match day experience!  Our boys loved stepping onto the pitch!

We also met Luke Steele after the game.  I asked him how’d he not manage to save the last penalty.  He laughed & said he’d never experienced that in a game before!

Observation

Fulham Academy players were the same age group as our boys.  We had 2 younger players, but nevertheless, it shows the difference in ability & development when you train 4 times per week!  TW Academy provides additional training for players that only train once or twice per week at their clubs.  For those that take additional training through my 1-on-1 coaching & small group coaching, for example, benefit even more.

We also played on a reduced pitch against Fulham.  The nets were slightly smaller & there was a series of blue lines used to mark out the reduced pitch both in length & width.  Parents watched the game in a quiet, civilised manner.  This allowed the players to concentrate on their game.  The Fulham coaches were very quiet too.  Only offering short snippets of advice when required.  This reaffirms that parents should stop thinking if you have a loud mouthed manager that continually shouts is a good thing!  Let your child play & learn.

From Hugo at NK Academy to Fulham & Reading FC we were made to feel most welcome.  They took a real interest in our group.  It is great to see that professional coaches & clubs take time to forge links & friendships with visiting clubs.

Future

The boys will continue to train with myself on a weekly basis.  Some also have booked & continue to avail of my 1-on-1 & small group coaching.  We now start to plan our next Academy tour to West Bromwich Albion during May.  We hope to play their Academy & take in their final game of the season against Arsenal.

Thanks

So many people to thank.  A trip like this doesn’t happen over night!  Obviously the support & hard work of the players & parents.  Hugo Langton for setting this up in the first place & for the game.  Sam for organising the weekend & all of the land arrangements.  Les our coach driver.  The staff at the Hotel 7 Diner.  Adam for organising the Fulham game.  Fulham FC, especially Geoff & Dan.  Reading FC, especially Shelley, Elaine & the team on Saturday.  Finally, my staff.  Mark & Andy were a terrific help.  I hope I haven’t left anyone out!

I can improve YOUR child's technical ability and offer great opportunities that they wouldn't receive anywhere else!

Tim Wareing, Academy Director (UEFA A Licence)

They say it takes 10,000 hours to stand a chance of developing into an elite player - how many hours does your child receive of quality coaching?

We have exciting news that we are adding a 7-10 year old elite group & a 15-18 year old group to the TW Academy!  We already have a successful squad of 18 11-14 year olds.  Along with top quality coaching we are based at top quality facilities thanks to Bloomfield FC.

You can request a place now by contacting Academy Director, Tim Wareing, on 07740120788 or by email.

We seek to develop the all round player, providing the technical basis for football excellence together with the need to understand the importance of acceptable social behaviour, in order to succeed as a potential professional player.

The Academy will offer each player;

• A structured learning programme
• Regular individual feedback and duty of care
• Medical welfare
• Educational support
• Structured training programme
• Opportunities to travel & play against other teams locally and abroad 

The cost for each 6 week programme is £30.

Luke's Story...

Luke started with TWSports.Org Mini Soccer at the age of 6 at our Civil Service club.

He plays for a local boys club but I also work with him, 1-on-1, 2-3 times per week.  The additional coaching hours has really helped improve his overall technical ability & game understanding.  This has combined well with his clubs training.

Luke started May 2009.  He already was very talented but only one footed.  In the space of 1-2 months we had Luke using both feet.

We also worked together on a Personal Development Programme (PDP).  This sets short & long term goals.

By September 2009 Luke was selected for the National County Down squad & scouted for Liverpool FC.

For more information on 1-on-1 coaching with me click on this link!

Coach Tim...

My development programme will develop your child - GUARANTEED!

As you know I hold my UEFA European A Licence & have well over 10 years experience working with children at an elite level.  I have played my part in developing some great Irish League players & Youth Internationals.

At the same time I have developed some great young players through my award winning & innovative training programme. I travel across Europe on a regular basis visiting the top professional sides.

I was invited & spent a week watching FC Barcelona.  This was from their young development squad through to their first team!

Along with FC Barca my visits have included; Ajax, PSV Eindhoven, SC Braga along with a host of top English & Scottish sides including Fulham, Leeds United, Derby County & Rangers.

Great Opportunities for YOUR child...

August 2010 - TWAcademy European Tour to PSV Eindhoven, Holland

We took a party of 25 players, coaches & parents to Holland to play against PSV Eindhoven.  The experience will live with everyone a life time.  To play against, see their stadium, training ground & meet the players of a top European Club is unreal!  Check out our video!

You can get involved in our next tour by simply requesting a place in our Academy!

April 2010 & August 2009 - 'The Benfica Way'

SL Benfica coaches visited TWAcademy.Org.  They operated an elite camp for children & coaches!  We have a DVD available.  Order by clicking here.  Watch a clip by clicking here.

We have attracted PSV Eindhoven along with SL Benfica to Northern Ireland.  They have delivered elite training programmes for children & coaches.  YOUR child will have first access to these classes!

I can't begin to tell you how great these camps are!  Although visit our You Tube Channel & you can preview them!  Click here!

We also have open invitations to take teams over to play against PSV Eindhoven at their excellent training base in Holland.  Another open invitation is to travel to Portugal to play against the great Benfica!

Once the squads are in place we will be organising tours for you & your child to experience what the top youngsters across Europe experience on a daily basis.

How to get involved...

If you want more information you can speak to me direct from the website if you see 'online' listed by the 'Got a Question' link at the top of the site on the left.  Or simply contact me on, 077 4012 0788.

Training takes place at Orangefield Playing Fields, home to Bloomfield FC every Sunday.  The sessions last 90 minutes & we accommodate all children aged 7-18.

Remember, our programme is additional training for your child & we won't look at taking your child out of their club.  We actually want to work with clubs through our player & coach education programme.

Through my expertise & qualities of working with children I can guarantee that your child will improve on their game while attending the TW Academy.  We make the training programme creative & focus heavily on the technical side but more importantly insuring that our players have fun.

Sign up NOW from the site or contact me direct on, 077 4012 0788.  Hurry, limited places in each age group!

Director of TWAcademy.Org & UEFA 'A' Licence Coach, Tim Wareing, travelled to Braga, Portugal.  It was another great experience viewing a top European Club that is competing in the UEFA Champions League.  The TWSports.Org Group & Tim would like to express their thanks for the kind invite & hospitality from Hugo & SC Braga.  Here is Tim's report...

Braga

The northern city is the third biggest in Portugal, although it still keeps its charm & feel of a village.  The architecture of the buildings & Se Cathedral were beautiful.  The views over the city from the Bom Jesus do Monte was breath-taking.

We found the people to be very friendly.  The food was of a very high standard & very reasonable to eat out.  The Portuguese don't do a quick sandwich but eat a large meal at lunch time as well as evening.  It is a very social thing to meet friends & family at lunch.  We enjoyed eating fresh bread & a great main course before finishing with coffee.  It was great to eat at leisure & talk about football.

SC Braga

Sporting Clube de Braga is commonly known as Sporting de Braga or simply Braga.  They play at the AXA Stadium which is also known as 'The Quarry' or the 'Tool Box'.  This is due to the design where the stadium is built inside a Quarry with cables attaching the 2 main stands.  The ground was built for UEFA Euro 2004.

Braga had been known as Arsenal do Minho & changed their kits from green & white hoops to their Arsenal style red in 1935.  This is due to their coach, Jozsef Szabo, visiting & watching Arsenal at the old Highbury ground.

The emblem of Sporting de Braga is the city of Braga's shield with Mother Mary & baby Jesus.  On the top of the emblem is the golden Mural Crown of Braga, with the name Sporting Clube de Braga on it.  Many fans of Braga have said that Mother Mary gives them luck.  The fans of Braga are known as Arsenalistas due to their team home kit that resembles that of English club Arsenal.

After finishing runners up in the Portuguese league during season 2009 / 2010 they qualified for the knock stages of the Champions League. They defeated Celtic & Sevilla to qualify for the group stages of the Champions League for the very first time.

Youth Set Up

Braga provides teams from 7 / 8 year olds & above.  The younger section of the Academy will train 3 times per week along with a match.  They concentrate heavily on ball mastery & 1 v 1 duels on defence & attack.

Players also receive homework so they really develop & are confident using both feet.  Braga will work closely with a number of other local clubs.  They play in a number of tournaments so they are playing against the best.

They will play small sided games on smaller pitches & with a smaller ball at the young age.  On the day we arrived into Portugal we got to watch their U13's.  At this stage they play 11 v 11 on a full size pitch.  I suppose one of the problems is with the local leagues that they are forced to play in.  Some opposition are very poor.  Braga eased to a 19-0 victory on the day.

As the players get older they will start to train more.  The U19's for example are in every day.  They also have players from all over the world.  The nationalities in the squad asides from Portuguese include; German, Greek, Brazilian along with a number of players on trial from Africa.

The U19's train at the old Braga stadium which is a great facility.  The Spain National team used this as their base during Euro 2004.  They also play their home games here.  An athletic club also operate out of the same base.  During the week that we were in Braga there had been a lot of rain so the training was transferred to 2 full size 3G pitches that are at the same location.  They are Council run but a great facility to fall back on.

All the players training clothing is ready on their arrival in a basket set out in the changing room with their name on it.  They change before reporting to the pitch.  Each day we watched we were always greeted with a smile & hand shake.  I also found it nice that all the players always shake hands when they meet including players & children from different age groups.

1-on-1 Coaching

Another important role for Hugo Vicente as the Technical Director is to work with players 1-on-1 or in a small group.  He'll concentrate on ball mastery, using both feet & a number of games & sessions that relate to the position they play.

This is something crucial to the overall development in each individual player's game.  The players I personally work with 1-on-1 have found the benefits that it has added to their game & overall development.  You can find out more by following this link or watching video 1 or video 2.

Champions League

What a treat to watch a live game in this wonderful stadium.  Made even better that it was Arsenal in the Champions League!  To be a stone's throw from the players during the warm up & to be part of the crowd was something else.

With the teams lined up, the Champions League music blasted out & all the home support held up Braga posters to really create a special atmosphere.  I got goose bumps; I knew something special was going to happen! 

To see players like Theo Walcott, Denilson, Jack Wilshere, Rosicky, Bendtner & the great Cesc Fabregas in the flesh was a treat.  Although I must admit, Arsenal was very disappointing on the night.  Braga over all deserved their win & Nascimento Matheus scored two great goals - especially his second.

What a result from Braga, especially after being defeated 6-0 away to Arsenal earlier in the group.  I was surprised that it was not a sell out but those that came went home happy...apart from the travelling Arsenal supporters!  The Porto Manager also watched the game behind us.

Review

The hospitality that was shown to me & my colleague Daniel is hard to express in words.  Hugo, the club & the players were so welcoming.  SC Braga is such a family, friendly club.  Every staff member & player - from the young age of 7 - welcomed us with a smile & a hand shake.  This created such a positive experience as everyone was so approachable.  Especially in a day & age where at some clubs people & players feel they are above the normal person.

I also found all the youth players very confident & polite.  This is very much a European way but something I like to instil in my own children & kids I work with.  Manners & confidence cost nothing but create a lasting experience.

This experience will last with me & I will always have a real fondness & interest in SC Braga.  Watch our video review by clicking this link!

Director of the TWSports.Org Group, Tim Wareing, will travel with Coach Daniel to Portugal on Sunday (21 November) on a Club visit to SC Braga.  You can follow his updates from his new blog, www.CoachTim.Org, which will go LIVE this weekend!

During the 4 day visit to SC Braga Tim will watch youth team training sessions through to the first team.  One of the highlights of the tour will be to watch SC Braga take on Arsenal in the Champions League at their wonderful stadium.

This tour was made available to all TWSports.Org coaches & has been organised by our great friend, Hugo Vicente.  We thank Hugo for his kind invitation & hospitality.

A full report will feature on the website upon Tim's return but you can follow him from Portugal on his Blog & the TWSports Facebook page.

Tim Wareing, Director of TWAcademy.Org, organised a tour for 25 boys & parents to travel to Holland.  The tour arrangements were organised by Tim's close friend & top Dutch Coach, Bert-Jan (BJ) Heijmans.  The tour brought together a selection of boys from over 6 different boys & Irish League clubs.  The tour offered an opportunity to live the life of a professional during the 4 day training camp.

After a great flight from Belfast International to Schiphol Amsterdam we were met by a luxurious coach & good friend BJ.  We transferred to Den Bosch to our base at the 4* Hotel Vaught.  After checking into our rooms & unpacking we met up for a team meeting.  BJ took the opportunity to welcome everyone & explain in full the weekend ahead.  The squad then enjoyed a meal together before having a stroll to the old town.  The boys then headed to their rooms for a well deserved rest.

Saturday morning the team met for breakfast before transferring to VV Eindhoven, this is a feeder team of PSV Eindhoven.  After a team talk & warm up the boys took to the field for what would turn out to be an excellent performance & very entertaining game.

Eindhoven v TWAcademy.Org, Saturday

The match was played in 3 periods of 25 minutes.  During the first period we had a number of great chances created by some fast flowing football.  Unfortunately Mackie, Stewart & McCrory couldn't break the deadlock.  Against the run of play, & right before the first break, Eindhoven scored to go 1-0 up.  A very cool finish by the Eindhoven forward.

The second period was very exciting.  Mackie scored probably one of the hardest of his opportunities by finishing well with a volley to make the score 1-1.  More excitement was to follow after a free kick was awarded on the edge of the Eindhoven box.  Ryan McCrory stepped up to score a marvellous free kick into the right hand corner of the goal, 2-1 to TWAcademy!

All the goals seemed to be saved for the final period.  Eindhoven equalised, making the score 2-2.  Soon after Luke Fisher received the ball on the half way line & beat 2 players as if they weren't there.  He then outsprinted the covering defender before cutting inside & finishing with a lethal right foot finish, 3-2.  TWAcademy then took control with Mikey Crawford taking a well worked goal, 4-2.  The temperature continued to rise & some tired legs started to show.  Although it was the heads to go first, switching off from a corner Eindhoven pulled a goal back.  A number of the Academy players were frustrated & ran to the referee claiming that the corner was taken half way between near post & corner flag.  To their frustration this is allowed in Holland.  Again this shows how they tailor the game to the children in Holland.

With minutes remaining the talented PSV Eindhoven forward finished brilliantly to make the final score 4-4.  What a great performance by the young boys.  The scouts watching were very impressed & will monitor a number of the TWAcademy players.

Philips Stadium

After the game we enjoyed lunch on the executive bus that the Premiership teams use for games.  We transferred to PSV Eindhoven's ground, The Philips Stadium.  Our tour guide was very friendly, informative & interested in our party.  We got pitch side, taken through the changing rooms, media room & executive seating area.  We walked the corridors that many famous players & managers of the past have done.  This includes the great Sir Bobby Robson & players such as Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Before returning to the hotel we had opportunity to purchase some PSV gear in their shop.

Evening Session

BJ then took the boys for a training session at a fantastic indoor arena owned by our friend Martien Pennings.  Martien is a head scout at PSV & travelled over to Belfast to operate a clinic for coaches for TWSports.Org.

BJ's session involved all the players & each of them always had a ball.  You can view these sessions on a DVD that will be produced from our trip.  For more information contact Tim on, 077 4012 0788.

Helmond Sport v TWAcademy.Org, Sunday

After breakfast we transferred to Dutch First Division side, Helmond Sport.  With the first team being away we had the opportunity to play in the first team stadium, a 5000 all seater stadium!  What a great experience for the boys.  The pitch was shortened & smaller goals placed on either 18 yard line.  Again proving why the Dutch are more technically gifted & offer a more child friendly approach.

The game was quite one sided with TWAcademy.Org recording a great 10-1 win.  Although the Dutch counter parts were younger, played some nice football & never gave in.  Again a number of the TWAcademy players attracted interest.

The game finished with everyone hitting a penalty.  In both games our Dutch counterparts offered us all the balls, bibs, cones & water we required for our warm up.  We had showers & changing rooms & a club room for tea & coffee.

Dutch Taste

After the game we went to the local chippy to discover the Dutch equivalent to fish & chips!  Although some of the kids were not fussed on some of the items the parents & coaching team enjoyed it!

We then went for a game of bowls before transferring back to the Philips Stadium to watch PSV Eindhoven v AZ.  After a non eventful first half the second half improved & we cheered PSV on to a 2-1 victory.

After a very busy, but very enjoyable couple of days, we enjoyed a free night in the hotel.  Along with BJ & Danny we carried out player analysis after dinner.  This offered a 1-to-1 informative chat with each player to add to their game & how they can improve on any weaknesses.

PSV Eindhoven First Team Training, Monday

After breakfast we boarded the bus with our luggage sad knowing that it was our last day in Holland.  But to cheer us up BJ had organised another fantastic day!  We arrived at the first team training ground of PSV.  We saw a couple of first team & reserve team players train.  They also took the time to speak with us, sign autographs & pose for photos.

They also had their academy players in for a week of professional training.  2 sessions daily, basically training as a first team player.  It was fascinating to watch.  Kids had the freedom to train & coaches got down to their level & made it fun but always high tempo & use of the ball.

Hans Segers

I think the highlight was meeting ex Wimbledon keeper (aka crazy gang!) Hans Segers.  He is now a goalkeeper coach at PSV & organised a penalty shoot out for the boys against the PSV keeper!

It hit home to everyone - players & parents - to what I have been saying over the past number of years.  In Holland everyone is so approachable & down to earth.  There are no big egos or super stars.  This was our final meeting at PSV at what a way to finish on!

Ajax, Amsterdam ArenA

Before making our way back to the airport we stopped off to enjoy a stadium tour of Ajax at the Amsterdam ArenA.  We also had time to view the historic museum of this great European club.

On our way back to the airport our captains, Luke Fisher & Keegan Rice, presented BJ & our coach driver with gifts & made a speech through the microphone on the coach.  They spoke very well & it was very moving for BJ to have 2 young boys speak so well.

Observations

This was my fourth time in Holland.  So was great to meet up with friends & for so many parents & boys to see my love for the country & philosophy so much.  The boys & parents mixed so well.  It shows the training each week at the Academy really does add to their games along with what they receive outside of that.  In Holland boys of 11 & 12 will train up to 4 times per week.  In Northern Ireland the reality is once weekly, maybe twice.  This is why children attending the TWAcademy don't only benefit from another session but the quality coaching & opportunities they receive really does add to their game.

Another massive difference is that the Dutch continue to work with players & always keeping them at a level that suits.  While Premiership clubs (& youth teams in NI) replace up to 50% of their players it is no surprise long term development is not available & more & more players are leaving the game.

The DVD features BJ's analysis on this & what he thinks about TWAcademy.  If you want to hear more & watch more sign up to our Facebook page & You Tube channel.

Future

The boys will continue to train with myself on a weekly basis.  Some also have booked & continue to avail of my 1-on-1 coaching.  We will return to Holland.  We also have an invite from Portugal.  Short term we will look at taking the boys over to visit BJ in Durham & play his side as well as Sunderland or Newcastle.

We also hope to organise player & coach exchange between TWAcademy & in Holland.  Many of our players attracted interest.  So if you would like to find out more about getting your child involved simply contact me now, 077 4012 0788 or by email.

Thanks

TWAcademy.Org would like to thank our sponsors; Absolute Marketing, Grounded Espresso Bars & Kaizen Print.  We extend our thanks to all the children & parents for their support.  Finally we thank all the clubs & people in Holland that welcomed us along with BJ who put together one magical experience!

Sunday Life visited Toddler Soccer in the lead up to the World Cup to review our exciting & innovative programme for young stars taking their first steps in football.
 
They also interviewed Tim Wareing's 1-on-1 students, Luke Fisher & Tom Campbell, who are making great progress in their football development.

Download the article here.

20 children joined Tim Wareing's elite training group at Civil Service Club in Dundonald.  While a further 45 children attended the Mini Soccer & Toddler Soccer Camp event!

The camp was organised by UEFA A Licence Coach & TWAcademy.Org Director, Tim Wareing.   He was joined by Ronnie Cromie who also holds his A Licence & Coach Danny Johnson.  The Dream Team was complimented by Coach Andy & Coach Kyle.

The Camp attracted Hassan Ayari (pictured) & his family from New York.  They flew in to attend the course along with the Benfica clinics.  What a special talent he is & only 7 years of age!   It was an absolute pleasure to spend time & get to know such a lovely family.  This game really does unite the world!

Children were put into groups that complimented their ability & age meaning maximum development & enjoyment.  The sessions were based on the latest in European development that improved every child in attendance.  Leading to better technical ability & game understanding.

Along with the quality coaching a series of small sided games were played throughout the week.  With the elite group we focused on small sided games reflecting the Champions League games involving Barcelona & Manchester United.  This worked in well with basing the session around passing & support play in triangles for Barcelona & then the next day concentrating on the Manchester United style.  This was done through width using the wingers & speed of play.

Lunch hour included our theme days of crazy hair, design a footy top & make your own footy card day.  Along with watching some DVD's including the technical training of PSV Eindhoven.

All players perfected the 'Bergkamp' & 'Henry' in beating a defender & finishing on goal.

The week also included a Soccer Sixes tournament on the Thursday evening before the Benfica coaches visited the children & signed autographs on the Friday.

You can register to our You Tube channel to watch our latest videos by following this link.  To find out more about our weekly elite centres or Summer Elite Camps please contact us on 077 4012 0788 or by email.

TWAcademy.Org was pleased to welcome Benfica to Northern Ireland.  Hugo Vicente & Edgar delivered quality clinics for local children & coaches, 'The Benfica Way'.

The action kicked off at the Ballymena United Showground's with clinics for children aged 5-16.  The talented Ballymena U16 team attended in the evening to receive coaching during the coaching clinic.

The clinics then travelled to Belfast to Orangefield OB.  Again sessions were provided for children aged 5-16 before the coaches clinic.  Orangefield U19's had the privilege of receiving coaching from the Benfica coaches.  Last year the same squad were coached by PSV Eindhoven, another event organised by TWSports.Org.

The sessions for children were all ball related, fun & pressurised focusing heavily on the technical side of the game that has helped produce one of the best footballers in the world, Ronaldo.

One thing that was evident throughout all the sessions was the fun that the Benfica coaches had with the children.  They really did get down to the kids level but at the same time didn't lose any quality.

The coaches clinics were fascinating too.  A presentation on Benfica's youth system & senior set up developing to how they teach their youth players the game.  Many things covered was getting rid of the silly warm ups & 'Premiership warm ups' that we see so many 'coaches' performing.  How you can lose 1 year development in the process of developing young players through 'silly warm ups'.  How the game has changed, especially the speed & endurance in the last 30 years.

After the presentations, Hugo Vicente conducted the sessions that coaches in attendance gained valuable sessions & training advice.

The weekend was a huge success.  One parent commented how his child gained more out of a 90 minute session than they would have received in 3 months from their club!

Tim Wareing commented, 'It is a pleasure to have Hugo & Edgar from Benfica with us again in Northern Ireland.  In the past year we have attracted Benfica to travel to Northern Ireland twice & PSV Eindhoven.  For these top European coaches to share their ideas & methods to all local children & coaches is amazing.  It helps continue to develop the local game & the children & coaches involved within.'

Wareing continued, 'It is a shame that so many missed the opportunity or lacked the desire to learn & develop their game understanding.  Too many people within the local game don't seem to want to better themselves.  This was proved to me by Academy coaches from an Irish League Club ignore the opportunity to watch a session led by the Benfica coaches straight after their game!'

'We had a family that flew in from New York especially to attend these courses.  Yet some people wouldn't drive (or walk!) 5 minutes down the road to attend.  Unfortunately this is one real reason why the overall standard of the local game doesn't move forward.'

'What is interesting is the thoughts from the Benfica coaches.  In terms of the facilities that they seen they were impressed.  Many junior & amateur clubs still play on sand & clay courts in Portugal.  The main differences they noticed in the game in Northern Ireland was the physical side & lower level of technical ability of the players.'

'They also seen a big culture difference in that players, especially children, were afraid to take risks & take players on.  They could immediately see why with the distraction from the 'coaches' & parents on the touch line.'

TWAcademy.Org would like to thank Hugo Vicente & Edgar from Benfica for sharing their knowledge & passion of the game.  Thank you to Ballymena United & Orangefield OB for the use of their fantastic facilities.  We also extend our thanks to our sponsor, Absolute Marketing.  Finally to all the children, parents & coaches that supported the event.

If you would like to receive more details of future courses please contact us by telephone, 077 4012 0788 or by email.  You can register to our You Tube page to be the first to see the footage from the clinics.  Simply click here.

SL Benfica coaches, Hugo Vicente & Edgar, delivered a special private coaching class.  This was for TWAcademy.Org Director, Tim Wareing's private 1-on-1 students.

The session was heavily based on technical work & use of the ball.  From skills & turns to 1 v 1 duels the boys involved had a terrific session & wonderful experience.

Hugo started the session with a ball for each of the 5 children present.  Moving through a series of dribbling, skills, turns & keep ball the session then developed to concentrate on touch, decision making & speed.

This included a fantastic high speed drill that had each boy work on their touch & passing technique using the inside & then the outside of their feet.  The session then developed nicely into S.A.Q. using the speed ladder but insuring the ball was never far away.

A series of 1 v 1 drills was then introduced encouraging the player to make their move against the line defender before finishing into the net as directed by fellow coach Edgar.

The session was filmed & the boys enjoyed finishing with Crossbar Challenge.  We hope to bring you some footage through our You Tube Channel that you can subscribe to here.

We thank Hugo Vicente & Edgar for taking time out of their busy schedule to offer the 5 boys an unforgettable experience.  Not many children get the opportunity to be coached by top European coaches in their own wee country!

For more information on 1-on-1 coaching or small private group coaching contact Tim Wareing on, 077 4012 0788 or by email.

My schedule is booking up fast for private 1-on-1 coaching.  My only available day during the week is a Thursday along with limited availability on weekends.  Obviously from the spring I can accept more children on a 1-to-1 basis.

I am very excited about starting work today with a new child.  It's something that I enjoy a lot & the progress that Luke has made is outstanding.  Luke continues his sessions with me after starting back in May.

He currently is playing for the National County Down Squad & attends the Liverpool Academy based here in Belfast.  A number of high profile clubs continue to watch his progress.

We filmed the footage from our 1-on-1 sessions & you can view them by clicking here on video 1 or video 2.  This is footage from August; Luke's development has come on even more in this short space of time!

Why 1-on-1 Coaching?

It's amazing how extra coaching, 1-on-1, a good attitude & having fun can improve a player.  Add in goal setting & You Tube & you have a great, motivated player!

1-on-1 coaching isn't the first thing on parent's lists in Northern Ireland but I feel it should be if you really want your child to improve their technical ability.  If your child struggles with maths or reading you will look for extra classes or tuition.

If a child falls behind or is weaker than the 'big kids' the youth 'coaches' & 'Managers' of the team leave them out.  They offer the last 5 minutes of games if they are lucky.  The result?  The child falls further behind & eventually leaves the game.

So, what do I work on during a 1-on-1 session?  I love to concentrate on the technical side of the game.  Skills & tricks, touch, passing & finishing.  I also throw in a lot of fun activities too.  Repetition is good but I also like to include some fresh ideas.

From the skills grid & PSV warm up to the 10 team mates passing game.  We then focus on our mini pitch & mini goals & undertake first touch, control the Raul spoon, finish & pass through hoop game.  A series of finishing games we have introduced along with fun games like lob the keeper & crossbar challenge.

So many games that we use & work on.  We always finish on the hoop game!  I stand one side, Luke on the other & we both have a number of balls.  His dad then rolls a set of hoops down the hill & we have to shoot / pass the ball through them.  Great fun to finish the night on!

It is a testament to the work he puts in.  But we don't finish on the training pitch.  Luke has homework to do, set himself goals & research using the web.

We set homework together but he can gain more sessions & information from TrainingSoccer.Org & TWAcademy.Org.  This includes training sessions, diet, fitness, preparation & psychology.

We have also set goals from when we started.  It's important all players have long term goals to aim for but essential they have short term goals that they can achieve along the way & something to aim for.  We simply used a blank bit of paper & listed strengths & weaknesses.  How we would improve on our (notice I always use 'our' as we work together as a team) weaknesses.  We then have short term goals like playing x amount of games creating goals or scoring goals.  We also have improvements on keepie ups.  But you always need to be realistic & insure the short term goals are achievable.  If Luke can do 30 keepie ups it's better for him to target 35 than 40 as his next goal as he can see & touch it easier than a larger amount.

At the same time if he targets to set up 6 goals over the course of February you have to remind him that he can only provide a great pass or cross but the forward may not score it.  So you have to be realistic & positive.  The long term goal?  Well this can be play for an English Club side, Northern Ireland, anything!  But if the individual doesn't put the work in I can question him as can his parents.

Finally we always name tricks & games after players or teams.  I also encourage Luke to look up You Tube to see them in action (my good friend Hugo Vicente from SL Benfica does this with his players).  This adds to a child's mind & visualises it better, often exciting them & motivating them even more.

In our last session we adapted a session to finish like Bergkamp.  I'm sure you remember his great goal for Arsenal against Newcastle?  The ball played into him & he spun it one way & rolled off the defender the other to score one of the great goals!  Check it out here.  What a player!

Book your session direct with me now!  Phone, 077 4012 0788 or email!

I can improve YOUR child's technical ability and offer great opportunities that they wouldn't receive anywhere else!

Tim Wareing, Academy Director (UEFA A Licence)

We seek to develop the all round player, providing the technical basis for football excellence together with the need to understand the importance of acceptable social behaviour, in order to succeed as a potential professional player.

The Academy will offer each player;

• A structured learning programme
• Regular individual feedback and duty of care
• Medical welfare
• Educational support
• Structured training programme
• Opportunities to travel & play against other teams locally and abroad 

The cost for each 6 week programme is £30.

Luke's Story...

Luke started with TWSports.Org Mini Soccer at the age of 6 at our Civil Service club.

He plays for a local boys club but I also work with him, 1-on-1, 2-3 times per week.  The additional coaching hours has really helped improve his overall technical ability & game understanding.  This has combined well with his clubs training.

Luke started May 2009.  He already was very talented but only one footed.  In the space of 1-2 months we had Luke using both feet.

We also worked together on a Personal Development Programme (PDP).  This sets short & long term goals.

By September 2009 Luke was selected for the National County Down squad & scouted for Liverpool FC.

For more information on 1-on-1 coaching with me click on this link!

Coach Tim...

My development programme will develop your child - GUARANTEED!

As you know I hold my UEFA European A Licence & have well over 10 years experience working with children at an elite level.  I have played my part in developing some great Irish League players & Youth Internationals.

At the same time I have developed some great young players through my award winning & innovative training programme. I travel across Europe on a regular basis visiting the top professional sides.

I was invited & spent a week watching FC Barcelona.  This was from their young development squad through to their first team!

Along with FC Barca my visits have included; Ajax, PSV Eindhoven along with a host of top English & Scottish sides including Fulham, Leeds United, Derby County & Rangers.

Great Opportunities for YOUR child...

August 2009 - 'The Benfica Way'

SL Benfica coaches visited TWAcademy.Org.  They operated an elite camp for children & coaches!  We have a DVD available.  Order by clicking here.  Watch a clip by clicking here.

We have attracted PSV Eindhoven along with SL Benfica to Northern Ireland.  They have delivered elite training programmes for children & coaches.  YOUR child will have first access to these classes!

I can't begin to tell you how great these camps are!  Although visit our You Tube Channel & you can preview them!  Click here!

We also have open invitations to take teams over to play against PSV Eindhoven at their excellent training base in Holland.  Another open invitation is to travel to Portugal to play against the great Benfica!

Once the squads are in place we will be organising tours for you & your child to experience what the top youngsters across Europe experience on a daily basis.

How to get involved...

If you want more information you can speak to me direct from the website if you see 'online' listed by the 'Got a Question' link at the top of the site on the left.  Or simply contact me on, 077 4012 0788.

Training takes place at Ormeau Park, Belfast every Sunday.  The sessions last 90 minutes & we accommodate all children born 2003 - 1997.

After the coaching hour players will have an additional 30 minutes to play small sided games after the session.

Remember, our programme is additional training for your child & we won't look at taking your child out of their club.  We actually want to work with clubs through our player & coach education programme.

Through my expertise & qualities of working with children I can guarantee that your child will improve on their game while attending the TW Academy.  We make the training programme creative & focus heavily on the technical side but more importantly insuring that our players have fun.

Sign up NOW from the site or contact me direct on, 077 4012 0788.  Hurry, limited places in each age group!

TWAcademy.Org has just released its third DVD.  This DVD captures the sessions & seminar from 'The Benfica Way'.  Hugo Vicente from the SL Benfica Academy visited TWAcademy during August.  His seminar & sessions were captured & put together in this professional DVD set.

If you want to hear & watch how the most successful Portuguese Club side develop their players this is a must buy!  This acts as the perfect Christmas present whether your child took part in the sessions, your child has an interest in football or you are a coach.

I can honestly say I enjoyed watching the DVD back nearly as much as being at the course itself.  We have produced a training session DVD.  Although if you want to capture the full seminar we have produced a second DVD to feature both!

Watch & listen to how SL Benfica produces their players through technical & pressurised drills.  Hugo Vicente talks about the time wasted doing silly warm ups & brings interesting facts to play with regard to how speed has changed in the game & how they go about improving it.

This DVD is a must see!  You can watch a teaser clip here.  Limited edition so be sure to order here!

SL Benfica & Hugo Vicente will return to Belfast in April 2010.  Be sure to register your interest now!  Email or telephone, 077 4012 0788.

Tim Wareing attended the SkillsActive 5th Anniversary Event at Stormont Parliament Buildings.  It was hosted by Sir Reg Empey, MLA, Minister for Employment & Learning.

SkillsActive is the sector skills council for the active leisure & learning industry.  SkillsActive is based throughout Northern Ireland, England, Scotland & Wales.

It is a programme that we are happy to get involved in like the involvement we have with the Princes Trust.  Although we have forced limitations thanks to some of the Councils around Northern Ireland.

A number of Council's will not allow our Award Winning programme to operate in their Leisure Centres, or charge over £100 per week hire for ONE 45 minute slot!  In the worst economy for over 100 years you would think we would receive support from the so called powers that be.

During July & August we offered a number of positions for free lance coaches.  We had over 100 applications.  This ranged from experienced coaches right down to school leavers & the un-employed.  We catered positions for all.  Although due to the fact that Belfast City Council do not support our programme (by 'support' we mean accept a slot in one of many Leisure Centres that are currently losing money) it resulted in less positions being made available as there was not the hours available.

The SkillsActive event was set in one of Northern Ireland's most famous landmarks.  A number of high profile speakers & guests were invited along.  Although apart from Cathy Mullan, (Health Promotion Commissioner, Public Health Agency) it was just a glorified thank you function.  The kind involving a speech, thank you, photo for the paper, done.  Cathy spoke about today's children not being able to play like we as parents enjoyed growing up.  The huge problem of child obesity - A NUMBER OF PARENTS WILL OUTLIVE THEIR CHILDREN!  Finally touching on the mental health problems that will face a huge percentage of our children in the next 20 years.

These are 3 topics that you will find we reported on if you search the archived news in TrainingSoccer.Org over the past year.

But while so many speakers concentrated on the big 'love in' Cathy actually spoke about facts that there is no way of avoiding.  It is just a shame that the Council's from the country in Europe with the highest death rate from heart disease will not support a programme that brings toddlers from 2.5 along with their parents to football & the importance of living a healthy lifestyle.

Unfortunately no one was around to speak to about the above.  Perhaps if a camera was about they would have happily 'staged' a conversation to get that all important picture in the press of, 'I care.'

Tim Wareing holds his UEFA A Licence & has well over 10 years of coaching experience.  Spending 6 years at Lisburn Distillery he coached & managed the Reserve Team, U18 side & also set up a successful Academy.

He has received a number of awards in recognition of services to sport & most recently was presented with the Advantage Young Business Award.

Wareing's training methods are based heavily on ball familiarisation & the technical side of the game.

Tim is available to speak to parents directly by telephone on, 077 4012 0788 or by email.

Hugo Vicente & Victor from SL Benfica flew in to Northern Ireland to deliver an elite training session for local children in conjunction with TWAcademy.Org.

Dundela FC kindly opened up Wilgar Park for the clinic to take place.  The weather was even kind to us, sunshine the whole day.  Although on arrival Victor had to jump back into the van as he was that cold after leaving the sunshine & 30 degree heat in Portugal.  Hugo on the other hand had climatised with a week in Scotland!

Hugo & Victor then took to the pitch to provide a coaching session for the children.  After introductions & a brief insight into Portuguese football the action kicked off.  What was evident throughout the entire session was use of the ball & a great repore with children.

The session was full of energy, passion, personality & of course knowledge.  The children worked hard but always had a smile of their face.  The session featured heavily on the technical side of the game but was pressurised.

Some of the feedback we received;

'Tim, just a short note to congratulate you on a most fantastic day today.  Both my boys had a great time & they were extremely inspired by the tuition given all day.  You are definitely in the right job as all the kids adore you & all your efforts are appreciated.'

Murray Erskine

'Hello Tim, we just wanted to thank you for such a brilliant footie day yesterday with the Benfica coaches.  Reece thoroughly enjoyed himself & it was great to watch too.  We hope Hugo & Victor will come back again someday, they were fantastic!'

Gina Everett

'Tim, will you pass on my thanks to Hugo & Victor.  Ryan really enjoyed it this morning & I thought the session was fantastic!'

Kerrie McCrory

'Mate just wanted to say thanks for today.  Nathan had a real good day.  Thanks also to Hugo & Victor who made it enjoyable for us as parents too.  Nice to see kids having fun.  Cheers mate.'

Drew Kerr

The clinic took place at Dundela FC on Sunday 16 August.  The children that attended not only received 3 excellent hours of coaching from SL Benfica Academy coaches but returned to take part in the session for the coaches' clinic in the afternoon!

Coaching is changing, is your child receiving elite coaching based around modern new techniques set in a fun environment?  If not sign up to TWAcademy.Org.  Your child will receive great opportunities while still playing for their club!

Children registered with the TWSports.Org Group have been coached by PSV Eindhoven in April & now SL Benfica in August!  Our next step is to travel to one of these great clubs & play a match.  Do you want to be part of that?  Email me now!

You can purchase a DVD that will cover Hugo & Victor's sessions from the clinic & also include the coaching clinic & presentation.  For more information contact Tim Wareing on, 077 4012 0788 or by email.

The TWAcademy.Org will kick off their programme at Finaghy Sports Zone on Wednesday 6 May for players born 2000-1997.  A further programme for children born 2002-2001 will launch at the Valley Leisure Centre on Saturday 9 May.

We plan to open more venues to cater for all elite children around Northern Ireland & age groups.  Children will receive an excellent coaching programme & have the opportunity to travel to Holland.

For more information contact Tim Wareing on, 077 4012 0788 or by email.

Thirty year old Tim Wareing of Castlereagh based TWSports.Org Mini Soccer Centres, has been recognised by Advantage NI and Invest Northern Ireland for being amongst the most successful and inspirational young entrepreneurs in the Castlereagh area.  Funded by Invest NI, Advantage NI celebrates the spirit of enterprise that is alive and kicking in young people aged 16-30.

TWSports offers children the opportunity to play football in a pressure free environment, and welcomes children from as young as two to sixteen to join in.  The business has been extended to reach children and coaches around the world by utilising their web based products.

Football has always been a passion and hobby for Tim Wareing.  Though it was after he completed his football qualifications and observed the lack of youth development in sport and football that he decided to put all his interests and energy into starting up his own business.

Tim’s business has a strong customer base and he believes this is down to the fact that parents know that their children will meet new friends, have fun and develop their skills with highly qualified coaches at an affordable price.  This Easter will be an exciting time for the soccer centre as TWSports welcomes Martien Pennings of Dutch side PSV Eindhoven to deliver a coaching clinic for Northern Ireland coaches and children.

Sharon Polson of Invest NI’s Entrepreneurship Development Team, said: “By supporting initiatives which encourage our young entrepreneurs to further develop their ideas and grow their businesses, we can help increase the number and quality of locally-owned businesses, create wealth and strengthen the Northern Ireland economy.

"Many local young people have started successful businesses in recent years. These entrepreneurs are role models and it is important that they are recognised for their achievements."

As TWSports goes from strength to strength Tim is still not content with stopping here, as he sets his sights high for the future of his business - just as any entrepreneur would!    He intends to continue the high standards he has set for child and coach development in Northern Ireland but he also aims to franchise his product further afield.  He would even one day love to own his own indoor arena.  With ambition like this it is easy to see why TWSports has been awarded an Advantage Young Business Award.

If like Tim, you are under thirty one and are running your own business, or, if you are simply interested in finding out more about starting your own business, Advantage NI wants to hear from you. Advantage NI provides start up support and guidance specifically for young people aged 16-30 through a suite of programmes including Business Boot Camp, Ignite, The Big Idea and The Advantage Young Business Awards and what’s more, they’re all free. Contact Advantage NI on 028 9093 0046, info@advantage-ni.com

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