Football Development Programme

Football Development Programme March - June 2020

Classes available to book from Friday 14 February 2020

As part of our comprehensive block programme which operates throughout the school year, we currently cater for players aged 2 through to 12 at our three main Leisure Centres (the Leisuredrome, Kirkintilloch & Allander Leisure Centre) in addition to various other pitches and schools throughout East Dunbartonshire. All courses (listed below) are delivered in a fun and safe environment by qualified Scottish FA coaches. 

  • Pre Kickers (age 2)
  • Mini Kickers (3 to 4 years)
  • Football Centres (5 to 12 years)
  • Girls Only (5 to 12 years)
  • Goalkeeping (7 to 12 years)
  • Come and Plays (5 to 12 years)
  • Additional Support Needs (ASN) Football

If you have already registered and have a login for Horizons you can book now. Select the link to book online.

If you know your child’s person number you can register on our Horizons system and then you will be able to book and pay for your child’s course.

If you have not attended our classes before or don’t have a person number for your child, please contact the relevant department or register here.  You will then receive further instructions that will allow you to book.

Please call 0141 578 8431 for further information

To book any of the below classes please follow the link to our online booking system.

 

Allander Leisure Centre

Day

Class/class code

Dates

Times

Cost

Monday

Pre Kickers PK1

16 March to 15 June

10am to 10:45am

£44.40

Monday

Mini Kickers MK1

16 March to 15 June

3:30pm to 4:15pm

£44.40

Monday

Football Centre FC1

16 March to 15 June

4:30pm to 5:30pm

£49.20

Thursday

Mini Kickers MK5

19 March to 18 June

4pm to 4:45pm

£44.40

Thursday

Football Centre FC5

19 March to 18 June

5pm to 6pm

£49.20

Friday

Come & Play (5 to 8 year olds)

20 March to 19 June

4pm to 5pm

£2 per week drop in session

Friday

Come & Play (9 to 12 year olds)

20 March to 19 June

5pm to 6pm

£2 per week drop in session

Friday

Girls Only

20 March to 19 June

5pm to 6pm

£3 per week drop in session

Saturday

Mini Kickers MK7

21 March to 20 June

8:30am to 9:15am

£44.40

Saturday

Football Centre FC7

21 March to 20 June

9:30am to 11am

£55.20

Saturday

Football Centre FC8

21 March to 20 June

11am 12:30pm

£55.20

Kirkintilloch Leisure Centre

Day

 

Class/class code

Dates

Times

Cost

Tuesday

Pre Kickers PK3

17 March to 16 June

10am to 10:45am

£44.40

Tuesday

Mini Kickers MK2

17 March to 16 June

4pm to 4:45pm

£44.40

Tuesday

Football Centre FC2

17 March to 16 June

5pm to 6pm

£49.20

Thursday

Mini Kickers MK6

19 March to 18 June

4pm to 4:45pm

£44.40

Thursday

Football Centre FC6

19 March to 18 June

5pm to 6pm

£49.20

Friday

Come & Play (5 to 12 year olds)

20 March to 19 June

4pm to 5pm

£2 per week drop in session

Saturday

Mini Kickers MK9

21 March to 20 June

8:30am to 9:15am

£44.40

Saturday

Football Centre FC10

21 March to 20 June

9:30am to 11am

£55.20

Saturday

Girls Only

21 March to 20 June

11am -12noon

£3 per week non bookable

Leisuredrome

Day

 

Class/class code

Dates

Times

Cost

Wednesday

Mini Kickers MK4

18 March to 17 June

4pm to 4:45pm

£44.40

Wednesday

Football Centre FC4

18 March to 17 June

5pm to 6pm

£49.20

Wednesday

Girls Only

18 March to 17 June

6pm to 7pm

£3 per week non bookable

Wednesday

Goal Keepers

18 March to 17 June

6pm to  7pm

£2 per week non bookable

Friday

Come & Play (5 to 8 year olds)

20 March to 19 June

4:30pm to 5:30pm

£2 per week drop in session

Friday

Come & Play (9 to 12 year olds)

20 March to 19 June

5:30pm to 6:30pm

£2 per week drop in session

Saturday

Mini Kickers MK8

21 March to 20 June

8:30am to 9:15am

£44.40

Saturday

Football Centre FC9

21 March to 20 June

9:30am to 11am

£55.20

Football Development Coaches Profiles

East Dunbartonshire Football Development has a wide array of coaches working within their grassroots community programme. Each coach is committed to the development of young people within the sport of football, and player enjoyment is at our core. They hold a varying degree of football qualifications but all have achieved a minimum of the Scottish FA Level 1 qualification.

Lead Coaches

Ryan Hynes

 Qualifications: Scottish FA Level 2
Predominantly works in: The Allander Leisure Centre, School of Football and Schools Programme
Coaching ambitions: I really enjoy working within this grassroots programme and enjoy seeing players starting with us in our min kickers programme, and still coaching them 5/6 years later in our Football centre classes and seeing how far they have progressed.



Daniel Gormal

Qualifications: Scottish FA Level 3 Advanced Children’s Licence
Predominantly works in: Kirkintilloch Leisure Centre, School of Football, Schools Programme and Advanced Player Centre
Coaching ambitions: To start coaching with a professional team and also achieve a full time development job within sport, ideally football.

 

Coaches

Brian McAuley

Qualifications: Scottish FA Level 2 (UEFA B Licence Intro course)
Predominantly works in: Kirkintilloch Leisure Centre and Schools Programme
Coaching ambitions: To try and coach at the highest level possible. I am also involved in girls youth football so to progress as far as I can in that.

 

Emma Dolan

Qualifications: Scottish FA Level 1~
Predominantly works in: The Allander Leisure Centre and Schools Programme
Coaching ambitions: To achieve my Scottish FA Level 2 UEFA C Licence and coach a team – no preference on level.

Alex Miller

Qualifications: UEFA B Licence
Predominantly works in: Kirkintilloch Leisure Centre, Schools Programme and Advanced Player Centre
Coaching ambitions: My ambitions are to complete my coaching qualifications within the next few years and improve myself l as much as I can. Then hopefully in years to come I would like to coach in Europe, but at the moment I am enjoying being a part of the football development team here at EDLC

Darren Hynes

Qualifications: Scottish FA Level 1
Predominantly works in: The Allander Leisure Centre and Schools Programme
Coaching ambitions: To coach in some capacity within a professional team

Lewis Sanderson

Qualifications: Scottish FA Level 1, Scottish FA Goalkeeping Level 1
Predominantly works in: The Allander Leisure Centre and Schools Programme
Coaching ambitions: I would love to open my own goalkeeping academy and further my coaching career within Scotland and coach at the highest level.

Gavin MacLure

Qualifications:Scottish FA Level 1
Predominantly works in:The Leisuredrome Bishopbriggs
Coaching ambitions: I work full time as Sports Development Officer however I have coached with EDLC Football Development since I was volunteer over 7 years and continue to coach as much as I can as I enjoy working with this team of coaches. I also enjoy seeing the progression the children make through all our classes.

Jack McKeown

Qualifications: Scottish FA Level 2 (UEFA B Licence Intro course
Predominantly works in: Kirkintilloch Leisure Centre, Schools Programme and Advanced Player Centre
Coaching ambitions: I want to achieve my UEFA A Licence and Scottish FA Advance Children's Licence. I also want to become a Scottish FA Coach Education Tutor as well as getting a full time job working in football.  

Eva Ralston

Qualifications: Scottish FA Level 1
Predominantly works in: The Leisuredrome Bishopbriggs
Coaching ambitions: I hope to improve as a football coach by learning from my colleagues and more experienced coaches at ELDC. I’m also hoping to later transfer my improved confidence & skills and spend some time coaching abroad.

Kieran McGrory

Qualifications: Scottish FA Level 1
Predominantly works in: Kirkintilloch Leisure Centre
Coaching ambitions: Other than working to as high a standard as possible, my overall ambition is to coach in the United States at an Elite Youth Academy level or College/University standard.

Mark Edwards

Qualifications: Scottish FA Level 1
Predominantly works in: The Leisuredrome Bishopbriggs
Coaching ambitions: To gain experience in order to continue to improve as a coach. To facilitate a fun environment for children to play and learn football.

Elly McLean

Qualifications: Scottish FA Level 1
Predominantly works in: The Allander Leisure Centre
Coaching ambitions:  To learn as much as I can from the coaches and children and be as creative as I can during my sessions to prepare me for my future career as a PE teacher.


Cara Davie

Qualifications: Scottish FA Level 1
Predominantly works in: The Allander Leisure Centre
Coaching ambitions: My coaching ambitions: to gain experience by working with children in different environments in order to be successful in the future with a career in teaching.