Patrick Williams

Founder of Bristol Inner City Football Academy / VMP - Player Mentor & Club Relationship Director

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

About

A UEFA qualify coach, with a proven track record of player development at all level's. Strong development ethos & ethic where the player come first over everything else. Responsible for creating & forming development centre last year 2011, currently nurturing over 250+ players, age ranging from U6-U18. The centre bridges the gap between grassroots & professional Academies Always willing & looking to continue learning.

Experience

  • VMP - Player Mentor & Club Relationship Director at Vision Management Performance
    Jul 2021 - Present · 5 yrs

    Experienced professional with 20 years of dedicated experience in identifying and nurturing player development, as well as fostering strong relationships between clubs. Summary: I am a Player Mentor & Club Relationship Manager with a strong vision for enhancing management performance and ensuring the well-being of players. With a background in self-employment, I bring valuable expertise in building and maintaining day-to-day relationships with both existing and new clubs.

  • Head of Academy at Bristol Inner City Football Academy
    May 2011 - Present · 15 yrs 2 mos

    Responsible for the day to day running of the centre. Provide the project management and strategic planning functions of our centre Development programme. Ensuring that our Youth Development business plan is implemented. To influence the design, writing, reviewing and updating of the Youth Development Business plan as part of football centre strategy Continuous review of project implementation on a regular basis with Head of Coaching and other individual in charge of each discipline. Assit with the management of the delivery of the coaching syllabus programmes Design, and implement procedures which will integrate all age groups within our Development programme. To train and coach youth development players To ensure adequate medical and welfare facilities are available for youth development players These will ensure that a duty of care is in place for each player. To maintain the centre website and delivery email marketing cummunication to our centre audience. To arrange regular development fixtures bertween pro-Academy and like mined development centres To retain organise and manage a recuitment network for the identification of young protential & talented football players outside of the Centre. Player development pathway = links with professional clubs and numerous College programmes for 16 to 18 year olds

  • +16 Elite Performance programme Football Coach at City Academy Sports College
    Nov 2013 - Jun 2023 · 9 yrs 8 mos