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Matty Nickels - Head Coach

Matty
Nickels
Head Coach

Matthew Nickels is an Engineer from Lisburn and has been involved in football all his life.  Holding a modest UEFA European ‘B’ Licence, he has over 6 years of football coaching experience.  This extends from grassroots, to senior amateur level.  

He has educated himself, liaising face to face with some of the top European and British Coaches, including logical coaching structures and football fitness from Raymond Verheijen, coaching tactics with Lucas Alcaraz, the Ajax development model with Rene Stam, “in play” coaching with Eddie Van Schiack, managing mindset with Dan Abrahams and Andy Sasimowicz, and guided discovery learning with Will Ryder.

Along with TW Braga, TW Sports Mini Soccer and Toddler Soccer programs in Northern Ireland, Matthew has coached at Crusaders, Donegal Celtic, Dromara Village, Lisburn Ladies and Lisburn Rangers football clubs. He also blogs his coaching experiences on coachmatty.wordpress.com, and shares videos of sessions on You Tube.

Matthew is married to Mandie and they have four children; Amy, Hannah, Billie and Georgia. 

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