Gérard Jones Email & Phone Number

Gérard Jones Education

• Sheffield Hallam University

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Student (PHD SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Proposed Studies: • Study 1 - How coaches use feedback in their everyday coaching environments • Study 2 -The effects of traditional methods of feedback compared to Transitional • Study 3 - What underpins how coaches use feedback in their everyday practice)

  2020-2026
• 2026-2026
• The Manchester Metropolitan University

  Masters (MSD) (Cohort 10 Programme 2023-2025 Business & Law faculty https://www.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/master-of-sport-directorship/studentshttps://www.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/master-of-sport-directorship/students Manchester is recognised as one of the World's Top 5 Sporting Locations by BCW Globals, MMU is ranked among the Top 1% of global business schools. Guest Modules with CEO, Sporting Directors, Media & Sports Presenters and Performance Directors across elite sport, football & business)

  2023-2025
• Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA)

  Technical Director Course

  2025-2025
• League Managers Association

  LMA & LCA COACH Advanced Skill Acquisition (LMA/LCA Advanced Skill Acquisition Course is accredited 9hours CPD towards UEFA Licence validation by The Football Association and the LMA Institute of Leadership and High Performance.)

  2025-2025
• U.S. Soccer Federation

  U.S. Soccer Coach Educator Course: B Licence (Developing Competencies across: - Leading OneSelf - Guiding - Teaching - Managing the Learning Environment - Assessing Leading the Player Workshop involved a young Josh Sargent at IMG Academy, member of U17 USA Youth National Team residency, sharing insights into his IDP, hearing from player in live 1:1 discussion and Q&A about his ambition & journey. Josh, former St Louis Scott Gallagher player, IMG, Werder Bremen, then Norwich City for fee of €9.5 million, now a Toronto FC player for $20m)

  2023-2024
• U.S. Soccer Federation

  Coach Education CPD

  2023-2024
• University of Cambridge

  Impulse Programme 2022 (Sixth edition of the programme will focus on deep tech – empowering entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs with the skills and resources to accelerate their game-changing innovations into commercial success stories. Rich in history, Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's third-oldest surviving university, with over 800 years history.)

  2022-2022
• NatWest Bank

  Entrepreneur Accelerator Programme (Business Innovation & Scalability)

  2022-2022
• United States Soccer Federation

  USSF National 'B' Licence (Football Coaching)

  2017-2018
• United States Soccer Federation, Kansas City National Development Center (NDC)

  Instructors Licence (Grassroots )

  2018-2018
• National Soccer Coaches Association of America

  Director of Coaching Diploma

  2016-2016
• The Football Association | Union of European Football Associations

  The FA UEFA 'A' Licence (The UEFA A Licence is the highest practical coaching award available and builds on the technical and tactical content covered within UEFA B Licence. Creating better developers of individual players within units and for 11v11 football by improving your understanding of modern trends in the game, strategies and tactics, systems of play in todays game and the England DNA principles.)

  2014-2015
• The Football Association

  The FA Advanced Youth Award (The Advanced Youth Award has been designed specifically to help create a highly skilled, world class community of youth coaches within the English game by building upon expertise gained within The FA’s Long-Term Player Development Model and working towards an improved delivery of high-class technical programmes for young players.)

  2014-2015
• The University of Huddersfield

  Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) (Presented key thoughts from my 2000 word paper at the Consortium for PCET Annual Specialist Conference 2015 - with Grade: "OUTSTANDING".)

  2013-2015
• University of Stirling

  Master of Science (M.S.c) (Performance Coaching)

  2011-2014
• The Football Association

  FA (Psychology for Football Level 4)

  2010-2010
• Calderdale College

  BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (Represented both the Calderdale College Men's Football Academy U19s and was also a Halifax Town AFC U19s Youth Team player, combining full-time studies around professional training daily)

  2006-2008
• Selby High School

  GCSE's (English, Maths, Science, Business, ICT, Technology, Geography, Drama, French)

  2000-2005
• United States Soccer Federation

  USSF 4v4 Grassroots Coaching Licence (U7-U8 4v4)

  2018
• League Managers Association

  LMA CPD

  2011