About us

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 A boyhood Shrewsbury Town fan, Jaden Bevan joined the club's academy aged 14 and went on to sign his first professional contract with the club in May 2021.

Having received various goalkeeper training opportunities before entering the academy, Jaden wanted to provide similar opportunities for children in the Shrewsbury area.

His ethos is to develop relationships with his tutees so that they can work together on specific areas of their game, developing confidence and an understanding of the biomechanics required to be a well-rounded goalkeeper.

He says ‘I view coaching as a series of problem-solving exercises. I like to talk before a session and work out what we need to focus on. I then develop a personalised session for each child in 1:1.’

As well as 1:1 coaching Jaden runs group sessions for goalkeepers of all ages.

The focus of all sessions is FUN as well as confidence-building, tactical, and physical improvement of skills that can be transferred into a game-playing situation.

 Chris is an exceptional coach with 15 years of coaching experience at FA Level 2 (UEFA C equivalent) and has won various youth coaching awards.

He has coached a number of teams around Shropshire including Shawbury Juniors (creche-U16), Shrewsbury Development Centre (U18), Market Drayton (U21), and Shrewsbury ADC.

He is currently working with the Shrewsbury Town FC Academy in the Youth Development Phase (U13-U16).

Chris says 'As a coach, I'm very calm and methodical. I like to work closely with developing players "weaker" parts of their game, as well as their "super strengths", to ensure they develop their abilities at the same time. I also try to build a bond with players, so they feel comfortable talking to me about any issues/struggles they're having, and I can lend advice to deal with any adversities they may face. 

I'm completely fair with anybody that comes to my sessions, and I look to design a bespoke training plan for each player, so they can get the best out of the time. All I ask for from the people I coach is hard work, a smile, and a positive attitude!'

  Hey all! Football’s all I’ve ever known. I have lived and breathed the game my whole life. From diving around in the muddy, freezing cold local pitch in Pontesbury where I grew up, to training day in and day out with international stars at Everton Women, where I signed my professional contract, and Manchester City Women at just age 16.

I was also for England youths from U16-U19. 

Throughout my career, I have worked with some of the best and I have built up a significant amount of knowledge when it comes to the beautiful game. 

Technical, tactical, mental and physical elements are all equally important parts of football from grassroots right through to the elite professionals and I’ve been there to experience it. I’ve decided to dedicate my skills to a different area of the game and begin to coach others at the start of their journey. I promise to give that same passion, hard work and commitment I gave to my playing career to all of my clients. 

Women’s football is getting bigger and better by the day and the coaching is the foundation to drive that, which is why I have a passion to do my bit and drive the women’s game even further!