The people behind the sessions

Meet the team

Experienced, DBS-checked and genuinely brilliant with children. Several of our coaches also work at professional club academies.

Luke Towning

Founder

Luke founded Foot-Tech Academy in 2014 and has led its growth from a single weekly session to one of the most trusted children's football programmes in Leeds. He oversees the coaching curriculum and works directly with schools, parents and coaches across the city.

Anna Winter, Business Manager at Foot-Tech Academy

Anna Winter

Business Manager

Anna joined the team at the start of 2022. She looks after everything on the back-office side and makes sure we are organised and our members are looked after.

Josh Beilby, Full-Time Coach at Foot-Tech Academy

Josh Beilby

Full-Time Coach

Josh started with us way back in 2015 and has gone on to become a big part of what we do. He is now a full-time Foot-Tech coach and a firm favourite amongst the children he teaches. He runs our after-school programme and coaches all our age groups from 3–14, as well as 1-to-1s. Josh also coaches Wigton Moor U15 girls, who have had a lot of success in recent seasons.

Jordan, Coach at Foot-Tech Academy

Jordan

Coach

Jordan is one of our most experienced coaches and has been with us since 2018. On top of his coaching with us he also runs one of the girls' teams at Horsforth St Margaret's. Jordan sits on the FA Youth Council as Research & Insight Lead, helping young people develop themselves and positively influence the football community. We're very proud of the work he does there.

Fancy joining us?

We're always looking for brilliant coaches

If you love working with children and want to coach with a team that invests in your development, including trips to study at academies like Barça and SC Braga, we'd love to hear from you.

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