Curriculum Vitae

Darren Mace

Address: ** **** **** ******* *******: Full

Orpington

Kent

BR6 8PR

Date of Birth: 03/06/1970 Telephone: 079**-***-*** PERSONAL OVERVIEW

I am an excellent team player, with great communication and presentation skills; I work well as part of a team or by using my own initiative. I enjoy coaching both male and female’s footballers and love the challenge and variety of coaching all age groups, from young footballers who are just starting to learn the Game up to established senior players who are looking to play the game at the highest level possible. KEY SKILLS & CAREER ACHIEVMENTS

• Played football at a professional level with Southampton FC, amongst others.

• Whilst I was an apprentice at Southampton, trained with Peter Shilton and Tim Flowers.

• Was welling utd youngster ever player, played in FA trophy at 15 years and 35 days

• UEFA B Qualified coach

• Proinfinity development and goalkeeping coach

• Gillingham girls C of E goalkeeping coach

• FA Level 2 qualified coach

• FA Level 2 qualified Goalkeeping coach

• Youth module level 1

• Youth module level 2

• 1ST aid

• DBS/CRB registered

• Child welfare officer

• Member of the licensed coaches club

COACHING HISTORY

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Talent ID Scout 2015-present Brighton & Hove Albion FC Academy GK Coach (Whyteleafe Centre) 2015-present Erith & Belvedere Head of Youth Development 2014-2016 Bromley District Manager/Coach (year 7 - year 10) 2012-2016 Cray Valley 1st team coach/GK coach 2011-2013

Proinfinity Development coach 2010-present

• As development coach for proinfinity I am responsible for the education and coaching of 25 scholars. This ranges from the daily training, which includes principles of the game, SSG, POP’s and functional practices, to educating and mentoring the scholars through the B-Tec syllabus of the course. The scholars play their games in the British colleges league and Ryman youth league, Which in itself is challenging and rewarding on a personal basis, bringing together a group of 16-19 year olds, who don’t know each other, and watch them develop as Individuals, gel as a team and by the end of the course see them grow into young responsible adults ready for the next part of their life, if this happens to still be in the sports industry hopefully the 2 years they have spent with proinfinty will enable them to have the relevant tools for them to succeed. I’m also in charge of dealing with budgets, sourcing funding, applying for grants which in turnMakes the running of proinfinity run smooth and as profitable as possible. GILINGHAM GIRLS C of E GOALKEEPING COACH 2008-2010 Twice a week I was in charge of the gills u17, u15, u13, and u11 girl GK.s I was asked to provide a platform for accelerated learning and development in the technical, tactical, psychological, physical and social aspect of the game by creating an environment where players could express themselves freely. These were challenging sessions, which I hope helped the girls realize their full potential. Sevenoaks Town FC 2007-2012

• Organising and overseeing training sessions.

• Coaching both genders.

• Ensuring health and safety of all participants.

• Coaching a variety of age groups, up to U18 age group.

• 2009-I also took on the role of 1st team GK coach at sevenoaks town fc. UEFA B COACHING BADGE 2011

• Spent time during 2011 studying to attain my UEFA B level coach Looking forward to passing this so I can take the FA coaching pathway and do my UEFA B goalkeeping qualification

• This has without doubt given me a greater insight into coaching. Implementing new ideas, and gave me a greater insight into the game as a whole.

Farnborough FC. 2004 – 2009

• Organising and overseeing training sessions.

• Again, ensuring the health and safety of all participants.

• First Team coach.

• Goalkeeping coach.

• Farnborough have just won promotion,(2008) with me as first team coach.

• Won the Sevenoaks cup two years out of a possible three. PLAYING HISTORY

Millwall FC 1980 – 1984

• Trained with Millwall Youth Team.

Welling United FC 1984 – 1987

• Goalkeeper for Welling United, a conference team.

• Hold the club record for being the youngest player ever to appear in an F.A Trophy game, at the tender age of 15 years and 35 days. Was coached by Lee Smelt, who is now the current academy GK coach at arsenal FC, so have a very good mentor.

Southampton FC 1987 – 1989

• Two year apprenticeship with Southampton Football club.

• Lucky enough to train with Peter Shilton and Tim Flowers, arguably two of England’s finest goalkeepers of my generation.

Rainham Town FC 1989 – 2004

• Played in the Diadora league for Rainham Town.

• Injury forced me out of the game in 2004, which is when I decided to take up coaching on a full time basis.

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