Tim Wareing is from Belfast and has been involved in football all his life.  Holding the prestigious UEFA European ‘A’ Licence, he has over 25 years of football coaching experience.  This extends from grassroots, to semi professional level.  During his six years at Irish Premiership Club, Lisburn Distillery, he implemented a very successful Youth Academy. It was after standing down from his role that Tim decided to take a sabbatical.  He used his time to recharge his batteries and re-educate himself, visiting some of the top European Clubs, including FC Barcelona, SC Braga, Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, where he studied and exchanged ideas in youth development. His elite programme has featured on ITV and a number of National newspapers, as well as Tim being interviewed on National shows and even Sky News! Tim and his talented team also deliver a community program.  Operating in every county across Northern Ireland they have over 25 weekly centres managed by a team of 20 coaches.  This is from their award winning Toddler Soccer program and Mini Soccer, through to their school and Elite program.  TW Sports celebrated 15 years in business in August 2020.  They work with over 500 children every week. Along with the program in Northern Ireland Tim has been hired to deliver clinics in Southern Ireland, England, Europe, USA and Australia.  Tim has written 4 books; ’Toddler Soccer The Essential Guide To A Toddler’s First Steps In Soccer’, ‘1-on-1 Coaching The Secrets To Improve ALL Football Players – GUARANTEED!’, ‘The Secrets To Developing ELITE Youth Football Players’, and 'The Secrets to Delivering Awesome Football Coaching Clinics - GUARANTEED!' have sold in over 30 different countries. Tim is married to Leanne and they have four children; Cameron, Amy, Max and Tom.

Paul Kirk has been involved in football coaching for over 34 years progressing through the IFA coach development programme from grassroots to his current status of a UEFA PRO Licence Coach.  He worked for the IFA for 12 years as a development officer / manager before managing at senior level qualifying for European football on several occasions.  Paul was also a coach educator for many years but has now returned to youth football with TW Braga.As a player Paul had a successful career representing his country at youth level before winning three league championships with three different Belfast clubs.  He also had a spell with Aston Villa, Reading and Oldham before moving south to play for Waterford United.  At Waterford Kirk won the FAI Cup.Paul's football career has given him the opportunity to play in many European games against teams such as Liverpool and Dynamo Tbilisi.  He's always felt privileged to be part of the greatest game on earth.

Bobby is a UEFA A Licence coach holder.  During his coaching journey he was an Irish FA County coach for Down for 16 years.  Bobby was also an Education Development Officer at the Irish FA for 14 years up to UEFA B Licence Level.He has coached from grassroots up to Irish League level across various age groups.  Bobby has coached and managed across a number of teams including Premier League and Championship level in Northern Ireland.  He also was a guest coach in Montreal for Development of Coaches and players in 2003.In addition to his UEFA A Licence he holds his Level 3 grade in coaching Premier Skills and Level 2 grade in coaching Tetra Brazil.

Arran McManus has over 9 years of experience with elite athletes and professional football teams.  He has published several peer-reviewed articles, journals and book chapters within the field of sports performance.He has previously worked with Liverpool FC Academy, Blackburn Rovers FC Academy, Charlton Athletic FC and West Ham United FC Academy.  He has also worked with international and national commonwealth athletes.Arran is the current CEO and founder of Youth Exercise Training and is regularly invited as a guest lecturer on the topic of strength and conditioning in youth populations.Qualifications;MSc. Strength and Conditioning Science.BSc. (Hons) Sports and Exercise Science.UKSCA Accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach.British Olympic Weightlifting Certified.International Rugby Board Conditioning Certified.PGCAP Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice.FHEA Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Football is becoming an increasingly data-focused game.  Clubs look to gain a competitive edge by using data to improve player performance, prevent injuries, promote player well-being and monitor progress over extended periods of time.  As a result, players and parents must become familiar with recording their eating and sleeping habits as well as thoughts on performance as this becomes commonplace as you rise up to the elite level of the game.  Coaches and club analysts can use this information to understand what impacts your child's well-being and performance on the pitch.  For example, data can tell the coach whether the player's performance on the pitch depends on their attitude pre-match, sleeping habits, attendance levels, or a combination of several of these factors.  For data to work however it must be filled in daily in order to collect this data.  Otherwise, it would be difficult to draw any conclusions over time.  The club will be able to create player profiles with this data, giving you a better understanding of your child's progress at the club.James Stafford will be overseeing this process of data collection and analysis with TW Braga.  After completing his undergraduate in psychology and undertaking a PhD in decision-making, he has a strong interest in how an athlete makes match-winning decisions at the right time and in the right way.

Sam played Lisburn League football for 5 years at youth level.  He started coaching football aged 16 and achieved his IFA Level 2 coaching award at 18 years old.His time coaching has been split between local work with schools and mini soccer centres while also working abroad for 6 month periods in different Spanish holiday resorts.From 2017 Sam has established himself as a professional football freestyler.  He specialises in running workshops to help children improve their skills, both match-related moves to beat players and also juggling skills more specific to the sport of freestyle itself.

Nate played for Hillsborough Boys from the age of 4 until 13.  He originally started as a defender and progressed to midfield.  When Nate moved to Ballymacash Rangers FC he became their goalkeeper.  This was originally cover for the keeper who left but Nate has remained in the position since then.He has attended the Grassroots Introduction to Coaching Award in June 2019.  Nate is focused in continuing and progressing with his coaching awards. 

Stephen Jones has been involved in sports all his life and takes a strong interest in football, playing from a child and appearing in a few cup finals at BB and Junior level.  Stephen has travelled extensively around the world, playing football in Scotland and China.  He previously was involved in sports coaching and training in Europe and Eastern Europe.  Stephen is excited to be working with TW Sports with the aim of developing people and their abilities in sports.Stephen is married to Trish and they have a son called Toby.  They are big Manchester United fans and have a keen interest in a wide range of sports.Stephen also heads up the Pastoral Care Team and is working alongside Tim to develop this wider amongst the TW Sports family.  Stephen has been involved in Pastoral Care since 2003 in both community and church settings.  He is an ordained Minister within the Elim Pentecostal Churches and has also previously provided Pastoral Care in schools, sports teams, local community groups and other settings.His role within the club is to oversee the Pastoral Care Team as well as being available should Parents, Children, Coaches or anyone within the TW Sports family need help and support.  It isn’t easy sometimes to ask for help but we hope by providing a point of contact, having someone who is part of the TW Sports family and who has experience in this area will make it easier for people to receive the help they need.Stephen will be at our Thursday night training on the last Thursday of each month but is also available any time via phone or email should you need to make contact. Phone: 

Olga Rankin, originally from Russia, has been living in Northern Ireland for 10 years.Her working career to date has comprised of employment in teaching from primary to university level, interpreting and childcare.She has 14 years experience in teaching Russian and English languages.  Olga has a PhD in teaching languages and has co-authored two textbooks in teaching English.At present she works as a teacher at the Russian Learning & Cultural Centre, Belfast and as a community interpreter. She provides teaching face to face and online.Olga has training in working with children with special needs (ADHD, Autism, etc), First Aid and Child Protection.She is currently completing a degree in Early Years Childhood Studies at Stranmillis College.

David Forsythe is currently working alongside Paul Kirk managing the 2011 side at TW Braga.David enjoyed 4 years at TW Braga.  Prior to joining, he had spells at both Linfield and Glentoran at underage level.  David signed for TW Braga in the Summer of 2015, playing under Tim Wareing, as well as Paul Kirk.  He was part of the successful double winning squad in the 2017/18 season who won the Lisburn League and Lisburn League Shield, finishing as top goal scorer for the club that season. David also attended a number of trips during his time at TW Braga, including a tour in Manchester playing against the likes of Bury FC and Burnley, whom he scored against.  A tour of Old Trafford also took place that weekend.  More recently in September 2018, David was selected to represent the club in Belgium, where he became a Young Peace Ambassador during the Global Peace Games.  A truly heartwarming and valuable experience.Outside of playing for TW Braga, David also helped volunteer with the Frame Football Programme, helping support the younger players at the club and gaining valuable coaching and interpersonal skills from this experience. Currently David plays for Warrenpoint Town FC in the Irish Premiership.  He was recently called up to the first team match day squad in an away game to Cliftonville at Solitude.  David has ambitions to continue to improve his game and be a successful player in the coming years in the Irish Premiership. He has such an affinity with TW Braga, who have played a vital role in his development as both a player and individual.  During his free time, he has remained with the club as a Young Assistant Coach with the ambition of gaining various coaching qualifications over the coming years.

Liam started his coaching career in 2016.  He has coached under 11 and under 10 teams before and is excited to head TW Braga's 2012 age group. His ethos is dream, believe and achieve while instilling confidence, passion and hard work into the players.  Liam develops players while motivating the children to unlock their potential and achieve the goals set for each individual.  He believes teaching can be fun while still hitting the targets set.

Joshua is from Belfast.  He is completing a BTEC Level 3 in sports through a partnership with the Irish Football Association and wishes to further his career within the sports industry.Josh is a defensive player wanting to develop the knowledge of the younger players coming through TW Braga.  He holds his Level 1 Coaching award, Grassroots Introduction, Disability Coaching Award, Futsal Award and is a fully qualified referee.He was part of TW Braga 2002 squad and played under Tim Wareing and Paul Kirk and improved as a player as the season went on.  Josh then joined Ards FC to further his career in senior football.He wishes to step into the role of a coach and see the game that he loves from the sidelines to improve others.

Luke has always loved playing football as a child but never played for any teams until senior level.  He joined his local club and enjoyed every minute of it.  After playing for a year he was offered the opportunity to take one of the junior teams and it was the best thing he did.Helping the kids grow into better people and watching them become better football players has been so fulfilling for Luke.  He joined TW Sports to help with his own development as a coach along with helping children playing for the first time.

Currently Luke teaches in Methodist College Belfast as a classroom assistant working with SEN pupils.  During his time as the College he has helped launch the schools first ever football team which has been running for over 5 years.  Luke has coached an U18 and U16 team throughout these 5 years and helped guide the U18 team to the NI Plate Final this year.Football has always been a massive part in Luke's life and he has played football from the day he learnt to walk.  He plays senior football in the Amateur League for Donaghadee FC and is looking to progress his coaching development as part of the TW Sports coaching team.