About Us

FA Nat. ID 238737, FA Aff. no. X-SUF2309, FA National League ID 17926, Companies House no. 13257288

Our themes of provision

Educating, instilling confidence and developing life skills using football
Achieving health and wellbeing through football
Affording equal opportunities and full inclusion in football

Why Football

Football is championed by the Trust as an excellent way to tackle mental health issues; to help prevent and form part of a cure. It can have a profoundly positive impact on depression, anxiety and ADHD. It also relieves stress, improves memory, helps you sleep better, and boosts your overall mood. It can also increase cognitive brain function.

Football is an extremely good physical exercise; played regularly it can improve aerobic capacity and cardiovascular health, lower body fat and improves muscle tone, build muscle and bone strength, and increase coordination. Being great fun to play football itself motivates and improves engagement with all that positive exertion.

As a team sport football promotes individual development at the same time as teamwork and sharing through collaboration and cooperation. It also allows you to meet new people and make new friends.

Services, programmes and events

The Sporting Trust is a not-for-profit social enterprise that delivers and supports various football based services, programmes and events to children and adults in the local community. The Trust works in synergy with its partner organisation Sporting 87 Football Club to provide a ‘total football community service’. Together with Sporting 87 we are England Football Accredited; a partnership that has won the Suffolk FA award for best Community Charter Standard Organisation three times. Trust activities are categorised under four modes of provision: Academy, Community, Schools Support and Holiday Clubs. Click on the links below to find out more.

Details of upcoming sessions and events can be found in our online shop.

Directors

Director & CEO		Non-executive Director

Darren Brown MA ODEd		Jonathan Warnock
“Footy is fun game for everyone to play, and a great game for everyone to learn from.”		“Hard work gains high standards.”
FA licensed Level 3 (YM3) / UEFA C football coach FA talent identification scout FA futsal coach FA psychology coach FA mentoring coach FA Welfare Officer Committee Member, Youth Chairman and Youth Football Director of Sporting 87 Football Club National FA ‘150’ award recipient National FA Football Futures award winner Former Suffolk FA WAYS League Vice Chairman Education, experience and background: Design, planning and delivery management of defence industry education, communications and marketing media. Primary school teaching support. Masters degree in Education CRB/DBS cert no. 001571520622.		FA licensed Level 3 (UEFA B) football coach, FA Coaches’ Association member FA Welfare Officer Suffolk FA Council Member – West Suffolk North Suffolk FA Coach Mentor – West Suffolk Committee Member, Secretary and Football Director of Sporting 87 Football Club First team manager of Sporting 87 Football Club Committee member and director of Victory Sports Ground Ltd Member of the Christians in Football (CIF) executive Education, experience and background: Management of Bury Football Academy at West Suffolk College CRB/DBS cert no. 001562824827.

Staff

All our staff have rigorous safeguarding and referencing checks to ensure they are able to work with children. Before placing anyone into a childcare position the following checks are performed:

Identity
Qualification verification
Reference checks
Barred List
Criminal Records (DBS – FA enhanced)
Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006
Right to work in the UK

Many of our staff have voluntary roles at Sporting 87 Football Club*. The Bury St Edmunds based club is an FA Charter Standard Community Club that also has Sport England Clubmark standards accreditation.

Academy Manager –		Welfare Officer and Schools Liaison Officer

Cameron Brown		Nikki Brown
“Football can develop players and people.”		“Show them interest and encouragement, and watch them blossom.”
FA licensed Level 3 (YM3) / UEFA C football coach FA futsal coach Founding committee member Suffolk FA WAYS League Youth team lead coach of Sporting 87 Football Club National FA Football Futures National Coach of the Year award winner Education, experience and background: Primary School Teacher. MEd Cantab (Hughes Hall). Homerton College PGCE. Music BA (Hons). CRB/DBS cert no. 001532575303.		FA licensed football coach FA Welfare Officer ST ladies futsal squad member ST walking futsal squad member CRB/DBS cert no. 001486441383.
Academy Coach –		Academy Coach –

James Price		Harry Bentley
“Your best football comes from a simple decision.”–		“Football is for everyone.”–
FA licensed Level 4 (Psychology) & UEFA B football coach UEFA B goalkeeper coach UEFA B futsal coach FA futsal goalkeeper coach FA mentoring coach Suffolk FA Coaches Academy graduate Founding committee member Suffolk FA WAYS League Suffolk Sports EDF Energy Young Community Volunteer of the Year award winner Education, experience and background: Kings Lynn Town FC Academy Lead, Totenham Hotspur FC Academy and Women’s Coach, Norwich City FC Community Coach, Ipswich Town Community Coach. Media Production, Level 3 National Diploma. ADHD Awareness, Level 2 TES Educare Certificate. Mental Wellbeing in Children and Young People, Level 2 TES Educare Certificate. Body Language Diploma (Dist.), CPD accreditation. CRB/DBS cert no. 001523509054.		FA football coach Coach at Sporting 87 Football Club Education, experience and background: BTec in Sport Science and Sociology. Early Childhood Studies undergraduate at West Suffolk University CRB/DBS cert no. 001759947399.
Academy Coach –		Academy Coach –

Dario Xavier		Sammy Hepper
“Good football gives a good life.”–		“There are many parts, but one body. There are many players, but one team.”–
FA football coach Coach at Sporting 87 Football Club Education, experience and background: TBD CRB/DBS cert no. TBD.		FA qualified football coach Emergency First Aid Certification, St John’s Ambulance Education, experience and background: History BA Honours York University, children’s humanitarian worker in Africa, upper school learning support team member, Wholeness Counselling Training Course Certificate CRB/DBS cert. no. 001730407109.
Foundation (Cubs) Lead Coach		Foundation (Tigers) Lead Coach

Katie Hopkins		Cerys Brown
“Appropriateness is fundamental.”		“Tiny steps lead to great strides.”
FA Level 2 / UEFA C football coach FA futsal coach FA mentoring coach Youth team lead coach of Sporting 87 Football Club West Suffolk College Outstanding Early Years Student of the Year 2017 ST ladies futsal squad member Education, experience and background: BA (hon) Education Children’s Play Learning & Development, Level 3 National Diploma CRB/DBS cert no. 001533283550.		FA Level 2 / UEFA C football coach FA futsal coach FA mentoring coach ST ladies futsal squad member Education, experience and background: Art & Design (Graphics), Level 3 National Diploma. Film Production undergraduate at Farnham University of Creative Arts CRB/DBS cert no. 001533265008.
Walking Football Ambassador & Lead Coach		Lead Coach –

Rachel Bolton		Suzannah Spurgeon
“Walking football is great exercise, a fantastic social experience, and has such a positive effect on everyone’s mental health.”		“1 Corinthians 12:26: If one member suffers, all members suffer, if one member is honoured we all rejoice.”
FA football coach ST ladies futsal squad member ST walking futsal squad member Education, experience and background: Financial accountant (AAT) for local car dealership, NVQ L4. CRB/DBS cert no. E0604013196.		FA football coach FA futsal coach ST ladies futsal squad member Education, experience and background: Learning Support Assistant in a primary school. Mentor and respite foster carer. Qualified youth worker. Church youth groups leader. Stowmarket Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Saturday Club youth leader. British Sign Language (BSL) qualified. CRB/DBS cert no. E0676734169.
Lead Coach & Football Pastor		Lead Coach –

Ben Goddard		Nils Klermund
“Sporting provides opportunity to build confidence, friendship, ability and relationship with God.”		“Football is a fun sport that requires hard work and commitment.”
FA football coach Football Pastor Involved with the club for over ten years through playing and coaching Education, experience and background: Studying theology and youth work at Moorlands Bible College CRB/DBS cert no. 001595635781.		FA football coach Education, experience and background: Currently undertaking LTA level 3 Coaching CRB/DBS cert no. E0715356897.
Coach –		Junior Coach –

Ciaran Brown		Jake Brett
“Without ambition we are just playing.”		“Compete with respect.”
FA football coach Current player Kings Lynn Town U23 Former Ipswich Town Football and Education Scholar Education, experience and background: Sport and Physical Activity (Sports Coaching), NCFE Level 3 Extended Diploma. Sport Science undergraduate at Loughborough College CRB/DBS cert no. 001799924668.		FA football coach FA futsal coach Education, experience and background: TBD CRB/DBS cert no. NA (U18).
Coach –		–

Jack Furnell
“Skills for the game are skills for life.”
FA football coach Education, experience and background: Former student at Abbeygate Sixth Form. CRB/DBS cert no. 000000000000.
Lead Coach –		Lead Coach –

Sarah Thornley		Jordan Stannard
“Teach the game to know the game. I want to teach the joy and value of football.”		“Standards raised come from practice made.”
FA football coach Education, experience and background: Art & Design (Graphics), Level 3 National Diploma. Film Production undergraduate at Farnham University of Creative Arts CRB/DBS cert no. 001774329004.		FA football coach Former ITFC Elite Player Education, experience and background: Business Masters at Portsmouth University CRB/DBS cert. no. E0696913709.