Gerard Jones (football coach)

Gerard Jones
Personal information
Full name Gerard Jones
Date of birth (1989-06-24) 24 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth York, England
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Kansas City (Director of Coaching)
Managerial career
Years Team
2010–2011 Arsenal Soccer Schools (Director of Coaching)
2010–2015 Rochdale (Academy Coach)
2014–2015 Eccleshill United (Manager)
2015–2016 Bradford City (U21s Assistant Coach)
2013–2016 RIASA (Head Academy Coach)
2017–2018 Bristol Rovers (Head of Coaching
2020–2021 Royal Moroccan Football Federation (Elite Coach Educator)
2018–2023 United States Soccer Federation (Coach Educator)

Gerard Jones (born 24 June 1989) is an English professional football coach, having previously worked as an Elite Coach Educator with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and as a former Head of Coaching at Bristol Rovers F.C.[1] Jones is a former youth team player at Halifax Town A.F.C.,[2] and award-winning entrepreneur having set up a football coaching business in early 2009, which he later grew into becoming recognized among the Top 100 Best Business Start-ups in the UK in 2010 by Startups.co.uk.[3]

With over 18 years experience coaching in the U.K., U.S., Italy, Norway, Morocco and New Zealand,[4][5] his previous roles include being a Director of Coaching in the U.S.,[6][7] having also worked as a Director of Coaching at Arsenal Soccer Schools, U21s Assistant Coach at Bradford City A.F.C., an Academy Coach at Rochdale A.F.C. and a former Manager (association football) at Eccleshill United F.C.[8]

Since leaving Bristol Rovers in 2018, Jones joined United States Soccer Federation as a nationally licensed Coach Educator, having been identified by USSF to deliver nationally accredited coach education courses through Eastern New York State Soccer Association and other state associations.[9] As a published author in communication psychology through the use of Game-calls with a focus on the use of feedback, Jones has presented at several coaching conferences and events, which includes as a Guest Presenter at the Kentucky Youth Soccer Association "Soccer Learning University" conference in 2020, one of the United States Soccer Federation State Soccer Association sharing insight into his 4-Cs Coaching Approach which guides his coaching philosophy.[10]

Jones joined the Royal Moroccan Football Federation recruited by Osian Roberts as an Elite Coach Educator (Formateur des Entraîneurs) in Feb 2020.[11][12]

He is currently a Director of Coaching at Major League Soccer Sporting Kansas City.[5]

  1. ^ "Bristol Rovers". Official website.
  2. ^ Ferrier, Morwenna (6 March 2011). "Britain's new entrepreneurs: young guns go for it".The Guardian. Retrieved on 20 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Startups100 Business Awards 2010: 100. Gérard School of Football Offering young players an alternative to the FA system of player development". 24 August 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  4. ^ Vittles, Jack (14 July 2017). "New Bristol Rovers head of academy coaching aiming to develop players who will play at the club for a decade".Bristol Post. Retrieved on 15 July 2017.
  5. ^ a b Belzer, Jares (20 March 2022). "Gérard Jones Joins Sporting City North as Director of Coaching".Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved on 20 August 2022.
  6. ^ (10 March 2016). "Soccer: Eastside FC Club announces new coach".Grosse Pointe News. Retrieved on 31 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Soccer: Eastside FC Club announces new coach" (PDF). Grosse Pointe News. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  8. ^ Bate, Adam (6 July 2017). "Gerard Jones is a teacher, author and now Bristol Rovers coach at 28".Sky Sports. Retrieved on 6 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Meet The Instructional Staff". Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Kentucky Youth Soccer Association Soccer Learning University 2020 Presenters" (PDF). Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  11. ^ "The National Administration is continuing its work to give players a program of work for the Corona circumstance". Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  12. ^ "The University holds a new symposium via "video"". 31 March 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.