CHAIRMAN CANCELLS COMMUNITY SOCCER PROGRAMME By wivey - May 16 2008 IN THE WAKE OF MANAGER JIM HACKETTS DEPARTURE, THE SATURDAY MORNING COMMUNITY SOCCER PROGRAMME HAS BEEN CANCELLED:- Chairman Bobby Hunter has made the following statement to the press. "The club’s Saturday morning community soccer programme has been cancelled for the time being" COACH KEN PRICE SUMMARISES THE ACADEMY UNDER 16s 2007/8 SEASONS PROGRESS   One of the positive aspects of the u16s academy squad is that we retained most of last years players, which enables me to work with and assess the squad on more of a long term basis. I've been impressed with the attitude and work ethic of the players, which helps training sessions flow well and encouraged the players to have their input into training and after games.   The players know the standards expected of them and apart from the odd few who haven't reached the grade and have now left us, the remaining players have done well and are striving to reach those academy standards.   Results; C.Quay 0 - Bangor City 1              C.Quay 8 - Rhyl           1              Caernarfon 1 - C.Quay   7              Bangor City 1 - C.Quay  0              Chester City 4 - C.Quay  0              C.Quay 1 - Bangor City 1              Bangor City 1 - C.Quay 3   As you can see from the above results, the players have competed very well and against a strong Chester City side, who scored two goals in the last minute, myself and Jim,who has taken time out to come and watch the lads, have been really impressed. The main aim of the academy is produce players who can progress to the reserves and ultimately, long term, into the first team. I think we must be on the right track due to the fact that Nathan Jones, Tom Price and Danny Pinch have been training with the senior squad, which suggests the academy must be doing something right.   There are also numerous other players in the squad who I have high hopes for in the future. Congratulations to Tom Price and past academy players Phil Killer and Tom Lloyd for representing the North Wales Coast u17s squad.   Thanks to Steve Carrol for his help, all the players for their hard work and to the parents, for their support and patience throughout the season.   Here's looking forward to next season,    Ken Price NOMADS UNDER 14s MATCH REPORTS By Dave Radin - April 16 2008 NOMADS ACADEMY UNDER 14s COACH DAVE RADIN REPORTS ON MATCHES SINCE CHRISTMAS     Date, 27/1/08 Chester City Vs Nomads Result, Chester City 14, Nomads 0   The nomads came up against their sternest test this season when they played Chester City under 14s at the weekend. Nomads were physically no match for the Chester outfit who fielded a very strong team, both technically and physically. However there were periods of the game notably the first 20mins where nomads looked very comfortable and played some good football. The score does not hide the fact the Nomads were well and truly beaten however Coach Dave Radin commented “I was very proud of our players today, even as the goals mounted not one of them let there heads drop, and the attitude of every player was a credit to themselves and the club. The boys have played a very good team today and this is the level that they needed to push themselves to if they wish to progress in football.”   Date 24/2/08 Nomads Vs Bangor City Result, Nomads 1, Bangor city 1.   The Nomad squad turned in what could be argued as their best performance of the season at Dock Road at the weekend, holding a very good Bangor side to a deserved 1-1 draw. Bangor took a first half lead against the run of play. The nomads played some lovely football and looked very comfortable matching their opponents for technical ability and work rate. Danny Haydon marshalled the back four extremely well and helped keep the Bangor attack at bay. When Bangor did break through, both GKs, Jake Hughes and Mathew Price coped well pulling of very good saves in each half. With the midfield working hard to create opportunities for a nomads equaliser, it seemed like it would only be a matter of time before the Nomads scored. The Nomads got he goal they deserved mid way through the second half when Tom Bonney latched onto a through ball and powered his way forward and finished impressively. Coach Dave Radin was impressed with his team’s performance. “ I think the boys have showed that the hard work that they have been putting in through training has paid of today, Their attitude and performance was excellent and this result shows how far we have come since the start of the season, I am really pleased for the boys, they deserved a positive result.”     Date 16/3/08 Llangefni Town Vs Nomads Result, Llangefni 8, Nomads 2.   The nomads travelled to Langefni at the weekend for their latest game. Unfortunately due to absences and injuries the Nomads were down to the bear 11 which included 2 goalkeepers. However the players that were selected gave a good account of themselves and played some entertaining football. The highlights of the game were a Danny Haydon goal from the half way line and a fantastic left foot free lick that hit the top corner of the net from debutant Kieran who played up front for the nomads. NOMADS ACADEMY GOALKEEPERS MAKE PROGRESS By wivey - April 4 2008 NOMADS ACADEMY GOALKEEPER COACH PAT HENDRIE, REPORTS ON THE PROGRESS OF THE NOMADS ACADEMY GOALKEEPERS SO FAR THIS SEASON:-   Connah's Quay Nomads – Goalkeeping report season 2007 – 2008   At the beginning of the season after being asked by Jim Hackett to come in and work with the goalkeepers at the academy, I thought the task was going to be an arduous one. With one recognized goalkeeper attending the 1st training session the emphasis was on quality and structured coaching to ensure that the “word” was put out amongst the locals.   Since that 1st session we have increased our goalkeepers to 8, 5 of which train regularly every Monday night, the others train when they are not involved in team practices.   We have seen Karl Crichton move from the Under 16 age group to Chester City Centre of Excellence, Jake Hughes play the whole season in the Under 14’s as a 12 year old and Matthew Price in the same team as an 11 year old! Ben Winne has hardly missed a training session which is fantastic, and we have attracted another 2 goalkeepers – 1 from local club Connah's Quay Tigers and 1 from the Academy at Rhyl!   I myself have been delighted with the attitude and application of all the goalkeepers within the academy, the comments from the managers have been that the further along in the season we move, the better the goalkeepers have become, which says to me that we are achieving what we set out to do – Improve in a fun and safe environment.   The work that we have done has helped me in achieving the FAW B licence coaching award for goalkeepers to which I am very grateful.   So what next…..Further improvement and more goalkeepers hopefully and maybe a goalkeeping day during the summer at Dock Road in conjunction with the community project.   If anyone has any questions regarding the Connah's quay goalkeeping development programme or if you want to come along please give me a ring on 07704 562499 or email me at prhendrie@hotmail.com   Thanks   Pat NOMADS U 14s ACADEMY MATCH REPORTS FOR 2007 By wivey - January 19 2008 NOMADS ACADEMY UNDER 14s COACH DAVE RADIN, PROVIDES REPORTS AND AN ASSESMENT OF HIS TEAMS PROGRESS, SO FAR THIS SEASON   Connahs Quay Nomads Academy Under 14s Match Reports 2007   Caernarfon Town 3 - 3 Nomads - 11/11/07   A great performance from Nomads against Caernarfon Town ended in a 3 – 3 draw after a thrilling end to end game. The game was played on the Caernarfon Town first team pitch, which due to its size ensured that the game was an open end-to-end affair. Nomads looked solid at the back and Danny Haydon had a superb game at centre half, steady performances also from Jamie McEwan and Mike Readey. Both goalkeepers were heavily involved through out the game and gave a good account of themselves. (Jake Hughes and Mathew Price). Jordon Taff, Tom Greivson and Jack McLean all did well in the midfield working extremely hard on the big pitch and Scott Chatterton rounded of a fine display with one of the 3 goals. The result could have gone anyway, but Tom Bonney rounded of a fantastic man of the match display with 2 super goals to make sure the spoils were shared.   Connahs Quay Nomads 1-7 Llangefni Town - 25/11/07   The Nomads went down to a strong Llangefni side 1-7 at the weekend, but the score did not reflect the overall performance of the Nomads players. Llangefni brought a strong side to dock road with some of their players being visibly bigger and stronger than the Nomads squad. Most of the damage was done in the first 20-minute period when Nomads were over run and were 0-5 down after this period. However, in the second period Nomads gave a good account of themselves and the second 20-minute period ended in a credible 1-1 result. Nomads were the stronger side in the final period of play and were unlucky not to get a goal for their hard work; the final period ended 0-1 to Llangefni. Coach Dave Radin reflected, “ We have to accept that we were over run in the first 20 mins and could not match the physical side of the Llangefni play, but the second and third periods were much better and the boys showed good spirit and determination. There were more positives than the score line may lead people to think.”   Bangor City 8-0 Connahs Quay Nomads - 2/12/07   Nomads went down 0-8 on a horrible day away to Bangor City. The wind and rain as well as a very heavy pitch made it hard work for the Nomads players. The Nomads again fell victim to a slow start in the first 20 minute period as they allowed Bangor to get ahead by 5 goals to nil aided by a strong wind behind them. Nomads seemed to struggle with the combination of the weather and a well-drilled Bangor outfit. However after the first break and a couple of changes which saw Danny Haydon move back to Centre half and Kyle Davies move in to midfield along side Jamie McEwan on the right and Tom Grievson at full back, Nomads showed great Character and started to fight there way back into the game. With all the players pulling together it was Kyle Davies who lead the way with some great tackling and a superb work rate in the heavy conditions. The second period ended 2-0 to Bangor. With the confidence gained from the second period, Nomads had a much better 3rd period and were unlucky not to score a couple of goals. Playing into the wind they managed to hold Bangor to just one goal in this period.   Coach Dave Radin commented, “Again, we have had a very slow start and let the opposition get a good 5 goals ahead, however the boys gave a good account of themselves in the 2nd and 3rd periods and proved that with a bit of confidence they can match some of these established sides in this league. In games like this, against good opposition and challenging conditions you see different things from different players. As long as the boys are learning and developing, as they have proved in the later stages of the last couple of games, then I am happy and not so worried about the score lines.”   NOMADS ACADEMY TEAMS DO THE CLUB PROUD By wivey - November 28 2007 NOMADS ACADEMY UNDER 16s BEAT CAERNARFON ACADEMY 7-1, WHILST THE UNDER 14s DREW 3-3:- Sunday 11th Nov saw the latest matches take place for our Academy under 14 and under 16 squads against Caernarfon Town Academy.   The under 14's drew 3-3 with their Caernarfon Town counterparts, and the reports received indicate that they played extremely well, with the referee having a hand in one or two of the Caernarfon Town goals.   Under 16's won 7 - 1. The under 16 squad are going from strength to strength this season and once again troubled the opposition with stylish and powerful football. Ken Price and Steve Carrol are very happy with the squad and hope to be able to push them towards next seasons Nomads Youth squad.     25th November home to Llangefni   Under 14's lost 1 - 7. Despite the scoreline, the under 14 squad played very well after the first period which saw them change around 4 - 0 down. The size and power of the Llangefni team took our players (and parents) by surprise, however, once they'd come to terms with the opposition, Nomads played to their potential, and with a little more luck could have made the score a lot closer. Dave Radin was happy with the performances of the squad and the progress being made is becoming obvious to everyone involved.   Llangefni don't yet have an under 16 squad, so the under 16's didn't have a game.   Our next Academy matches will be at Bangor City (Treborth Playing Fields) on Sunday 2nd December, with both the under 14's and under 16's matches kicking off at 11am.   Our under 12 squad is now beginning to take shape with 16 players attending Monday evenings training session. We now need the players to register with the Academy so that we can organise matches for them, so if anyone knows of any 11 or 12 year old boys that would like to join our Academy setup please get them along to Connah's Quay High School for 5.30 on Monday evenings and we'll have a look at them.   With regard to the girls development centre, we are still struggling for girls to come along on a Monday evening from 6.30, so again, if anyone knows any young girls between 8 - 16, please ask them to come along to Connah's Quay High School each Monday and be coached by Joanne Reynolds. NOMADS ACADEMY TEAMS DO THE CLUB PROUD By wivey - November 8 2007 NOMADS ACADEMY UNDER 14s LOSE 3-2 AGAINST RHYL ACADEMY, WHILST THE UNDER 16s WIN 8-1:- Sunday 28th Oct saw the latest matches take place for our Academy under 14 and under 16 squads against Rhyl Academy. The under 14's gave an excellent account of themselves in losing 3-2 to their Rhyl counterparts and were leading 2-1 with a few minutes remaining. Thomas Bonney scored both Nomads goals and coach Dave Radin is very happy with the way things are progressing with the squad, they played good football throughout and even though the result went against them, there was improvement on their previous performance against Bangor City.  In the under 16 match, Nomads won with a convincing 8-1 scoreline. Rhyl were unable to cope with the movement and pace of our team, and the scorers for Nomads were Tom Price (3), Sam Davidson (3) and Tom Jones (2). One of the factors that was reflected in the game was that Rhyl had a number of under 15's playing which meant that physically they struggled to compete with our under 16's, however, the Rhyl players never let their heads drop.   Unfortunately, we are unable to put an under 12's fixture together due to the lack of numbers available for our under 12 squad. The support of the local junior league teams in very poor, rather than allow us to coach their better players for a couple of hours a week they appear to be reluctant to use the facility on offer even though it won't impact on their teams. For any under 12 players or parents of players that think they could play at a higher standard of football, our under 12's train at Connah's Quay High School every Monday evening from 5.30 to 7pm. Their joining the Academy will not affect their playing for their junior league club at all, in fact it should help them become better players.   Overall, the matchday against Rhyl Academy was a success, and we now look forward to our next fixture against Caernarfon Town on the 11th November. GIRLS, PLAY FOOTBALL WITH NOMADS ON MONDAYS By wivey - October 8 2007 CONNAH'S QUAY NOMADS GIRLS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE NEED MORE GIRLS, AGED 7 to 16yrs OLD, TO PLAY FOOTBALL ON MONDAY EVENINGS AT 6.O0PM:-Joanne Reynolds is responsible for the Nomads Girls/Womens football at the club. Just turn up at 6pm at Dock Road Training Ground, Connah's Quay Nomads have also recruited UEFA B Licence coach Joanne Reynolds to join the club with the specific task of setting up a girls/ladies section of the club. Joanne has worked at Chester City FC Centre of Excellence for the past three seasons, so is well known to Jim Hackett. Joanne is Head Coach with Chester City Ladies, however, whilst continuing in that role she is able to take charge of the Nomads Girls coaching programme. Another part of Joannes responsibility will be as part of the Nomads Community Coaching Scheme, where her involvement will allow the club to provide a high level of girls football initiatives to the local community via a Girls Development Centre, and schools where Joanne and her band of female coaches can provide coaching in a girls only role if requested.   For any female players, parents or coaches wanting further details of what is on offer for girls at the Nomads, please email either Jim Hackett at jimnomads@aol.com or jnnreynolds@aol.com ACADEMY PLAYERS PLAY FIRST GAMES OF THE SEASON AGAINST BANGOR CITY:- Storey by wivey, 1st Oct 2007 For both squads it was their first opportunity to play against Academy opposition, and it was good to see the players representing the Academy at Dock Road for the first of what I hope will be many matches this season.   The Under 14 squad, with Dave Radin coaching, went down 5 - 1, however the players gave a great account of themselves and it was only in the last third of the game that tiredness took it's toll and Bangor City showed the difference in fitness. For our boys it was a great start to the season, and Dave was extremely pleased with the performance, once their fitness levels have increased and they get used to playing with each other we're sure that they'll be able to compete for the full game.   For the Under 16's under the leadership of Steve Carroll due to Ken Price being with the Youth Cup squad, it was a different story. Although playing most of the game in the Nomads half, they kept working hard throughout and it was only a goal in the last five minutes that won the game for Bangor City. The Nomads defenders showed good discipline and with some of them only having attended one training session together before the day, I was very pleased with the effort and look forward to watching them improve as the season progresses.   Off the pitch, the parents of all the players for both Academy's gave great encouragement and I found the whole day to be very enjoyable. Bangor City Academy are well established and their staff, players and parents show the club in an excellent light.   This was the first matchday for the Academy this season, and with matches being played on a regular basis, I'd be very happy for people to come down and watch the matches to see what talent there is in the Nomads catchment area, I'm sure they won't be disappointed.   The FAW Youth Cup Competition Secretary: John Deakin Email: jdeakin@faw.co.uk Phone: 029 2043 5838 Results Round One (others pending) Afan Lido 2 Newcastle Emlyn 0 Airbus UK Broughton 1 Brymbo 3 Brickfield Rangers 1 Caernarfon Town 0 Cogan Coronation 2 Llandrindod Wells 6 Garden Village 5 Goytre United 1 Glan Conwy 7 Connah's Quay Nomads 0 Llanelli 5 Ely Rangers 0 LLanrumney United 4 Briton Ferry 5 (aet & pen) Neath 1 Rogertone 0 Newi Cefn Druids 3 Borras Park Albion 1 Pontardawe 4 Bryntirion 5 (aet & pen) Rhyl 2 Acrefair Youth 1 Ruthin Town 2 Bangor City 0 Risca Utd 3 Caerau Ely 1 NOMADS UNDER 19's DRAWN AWAY IN FAW YOUTH CUP By wivey - September 21 2007 CONNAH'S QUAY NOMADS YOUTH TEAM HAVE BEEN DRAWN AWAY AGAINST GLAN CONWY YOUTH IN THE FA WALES YOUTH CUP ON Sun 30th Sept Ko 2.30pm The FAW Youth Cup Competition Secretary: John Deakin Email: jdeakin@faw.co.uk Phone: 029 2043 5838 Football Association of Wales Youth Cup Season 2007 – 2008 Draw for Round One 30th September 2007 kick off 2.30pm 54 Entries Clubs exempt from Round One – Aberystwyth Town, Cardiff City, Cardiff College Celts, Gresford Athletic, Merthyr Tydfil, Newport County, Port Talbot Town, Swansea City, The New Saints North Airbus UK Broughton v Brymbo Bala Town v Welshpool Town Brickfield Rangers v Caernarfon Town Buckley Town v Newtown Chirk AAA v Caersws Glan Conwy v Connah’s Quay Nomads Newi Cefn Druids v Borras Park Albion Colts Porthmadog v Llangefni Town Rhyl v Acrefair Youth Ruthin Town v Bangor City GIRLS, PLAY FOOTBALL WITH NOMADS ON MONDAYS By wivey - September 14 2007 NOMADS NEED MORE GIRLS, AGED 7 to 16yrs OLD, TO PLAY FOOTBALL ON MONDAY EVENINGS AT 5.30 PM:- Academy Director Jim Hackett provides a full news up-date of The Academy and Boys & Girls Nomads Football Development Centre. Click here for details:-   The start of this seasons Academy programme began last night with a mixed turn out. The under 16's and under 14's squads were both well supported, however, the under 12's squad had just three members turn up.   Obviously, this first session allowed us the opportunity to gauge the interest of both the players and parents, and if the reaction of both sets was anything to go by we are going to be successful in bringing a good level of football to the Nomads Academy.   The coaches were very quick to get 'stuck in' with their squads and talking with them after the session, it was obvious that they were very happy with the quality of players that turned up, and are looking forward to working with the players as groups and individually. The feedback from the parents was also very positive, so all in all, a good start to the programme.   In the girls section, it appears that we haven't done enough yet to encourage participation, so we will this week make greater efforts to advertise the scheme and hopefully get a response from the girls of Deeside. We've got an excellent coach in Joanne, and for those girls that do get involved, they will extremely pleased with the work Joanne intends to carry out with them over the season. So if anyone reading this section has a daughter or knows of girls between the ages of 7 to 16, I'd encourage them to contact either myself or Joanne to let us know they are interested, alternatively, if they turn up at Dock Road Training Ground at 5.30 on Monday evenings, they can join in and have a look at what's on offer.   For further information please contact Joanne at jnnreyn@aol.com or Jim Hackett at jimhacko@aol.com ACADEMY TRAINING STARTS ON MONDAY 10th SEPT By wivey - September 7 2007 ACADEMY TRAINING STARTS AT 6.30pm AT DOCK RD TRAINING GROUND:- The evening programme consists of the induction process with all the players and parents before the players are seperated into their squads and handed over to their squad coaches. While the players are training, I will provide the parents with information about the games and training programme, venues etc. The players development centre for players under 10 will also start at the same time and venue, as will the Girls Development Centre. LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES FOR 5 TO 12yr OLDS By wivey - September 5 2007 AN INTRODUCTION TO:- basic passing skills and a range of dribbling techniques. Various ways in which to control the ball and different turning methods. Shooting with power and accuracy and an insight into goalkeeping. Every session will contain fun games to aid and assist the skill just learned and to help develop it in a fun manor. All football development team members hold recognised F.A.W. Qualifications and are trained in First Aid and Child Protection and have been Police/C.R.B checked. Each session consists of registration, warm up, a skill or technique session and ends with small sided games and de-registration. Where is my local development centre ?   Kelsterton College Sports Hall, Connahs Quay, starting Saturday 15th September 9am-11am, pay as you play, all year round. £5 for two hours of fun.   Hawarden High School, Sports Hall, 6pm-7pm starting on Monday 1st October, for 10 weeks. Pre pay £30 for 10 week course, ring to reserve your place on 07828 116 019   Any questions regarding these courses to:-  Steve Carroll, Community Development Co-ordinator. Phone:-07828 116 019   GIRLS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE STARTS:- Mon 3rd Sep,6pm By wivey - September 2 2007 CONNAH'S QUAY NOMADS GIRLS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE STARTS:-Mon 3rd 6pm at Dock Road Training Ground. Joanne Reynolds will be in charge and we are looking forward to what we hope will be the start of the Nomads Women's football revolution, with many girls from Deeside taking the opportunity to receive high quality coaching from our qualified coaches. Joanne Reynolds is responsible for the Nomads Girls/Womens football at the club. Joanne will also be working with our FIC and will be looking to develop our relationship with Flintshire County Council and the Football Association of Wales in the provision of football to the girls and women of Flintshire which will include the setting up of our Girls Development Centre as well as hosting Girls Football Festivals during the season. For further information please contact Joanne at jnnreyn@aol.com or Jim Hackett at jimhacko@aol.com ACADEMY & COMMUNTY FOOTBALL STARTS IN SEPTEMBER By wivey - August 29 2007 CONNAH'S QUAY NOMADS ACADEMY AND FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY SCHEMES, MAKE FURTHER PROGRESS WITH A SEPTEMBER KICK OFF:- With places in both Schemes filling rapidly, don't hesitate to contact the Director, Nomads Manager Jim Hackett, if you want to participate.   ACADEMY NEWS:-   The first training session for this season’s Academy players will take place on Monday 10th September 2007, starting at 6.30pm.The evening will begin with all players and parents being introduced to the Academy coaching staff and being taken through the induction process. The players will then be placed in their relevant age group squads and begin training with their coaches whilst their parents will be provided with further information relating to the Academy season. Tea and coffee will be available for purchase on the evening.   COMMUNITY NEWS:-   Our new Community Co-coordinator Steve Carroll will take charge of Nomads Community Football Scheme as of Monday 3rd September 2007.   Steve’s immediate work will see him, in association with Flintshire County Council, meeting with local schools and education providers to arrange our Schools Development programme.   For young players interested we will be starting up our Saturday Nomads Soccer Club on Saturday 16th September. The Saturday club will take the form of training with our community coaches every Saturday morning, and on match days, under the supervision of our community coaches, going to see the Nomads first team play in the afternoon at the Deeside Stadium. Please check the local press and on this website for further details, or email Jim Hackett at jimhacko@aol.com   For all Nomads Community Scheme information, please check this Website. ACADEMY & COMMUNTY FOOTBALL - LATEST DEVELOPMENTS By wivey - August 22 2007 CONNAH'S QUAY NOMADS MANAGER PUSHES AHEAD WITH PLANS FOR FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE ACADEMY:- Jim said today "Over the past week or two I have pushed forward with both our Academy and Community schemes, and can update you as follows":- Nomads Football in the Community Nomads Football in the Community (FIC) have this week become an accredited deliverer of football within Flintshire, having met the standards set by the Football Development Department of the Football Association of Wales Trust and Flintshire County Council. This allows our FIC team to deliver fun football to the young people of Flintshire.   From the beginning of September, our FIC co-ordinator will be Steve Carroll. Steve has been working in the community football market for the past three years and has a wealth of knowledge and expertise that he'll be bringing to the club, this will enable us to move forward in our quest to deliver fun football to both local schools and the community as a whole. Steve will be based at our Dock Road Training Ground and will run soccer camps and weekend soccer schools during the season as well as linking up with a host of local schools to provide football to the pupils before, during and after school.   Working alongside Steve will be Joanne Reynolds who, as mentioned previously, will be responsible for the Nomads Girls/Womens football at the club. Joanne will also be working with our FIC and will be looking to develop our relationship with Flintshire County Council and the Football Association of Wales in the provision of football to the girls and women of Flintshire which will include the setting up of our Girls Development Centre as well as hosting Girls Football Festivals during the season.   Nomads Academy   This week has seen the Nomads Academy coaching staff take shape, with all our coaching staff registering with the Football Association of Wales Trust. Our staffing list at present, is as follows:   Jim Hackett - Uefa A Pat Hendrie - Uefa B (Goalkeeper Coach) Ken Price - Uefa B Dave Radin - Uefa B Joanne Reynolds - Uefa B Bob Gilogly - Uefa C Steve Carrol - Uefa C Wayne Morgan - Level 1 Coach   As well as the list above, in partnership with Flintshire County Council and Deeside College, we have agreed to accept four volunteer students who are looking to work within an Academy setup. All the volunteer coaches will receive CRB clearance and will be studying relevant qualifications at Deeside College. We see this link with the college as a positive move towards the development of a good working relationship between the club and our ground landlords.   Letters have been sent out this week to all known previous members of the Nomads Academy asking them to let us know whether they wish to remain as an Academy player, and for the younger players, whether they wish to become members of our Player Development Centres. We were also able to provide information on our Academy to all the Junior League Clubs involved with the Clwyd Junior League through the assistance of their secretary Margaret Sewell, who very kindly agreed to pass on letters to each individual clubs secretary attending their League meeting.   To allow us to plan our age group squads we have set a cut off date of 1st September for players and parents written to, to reply. If we haven't heard from them by the 1st September we'll assume that they don't wish to remain as an Academy player and look to begin our recruitment process.   Our Academy and Player Development Centres will start on Monday 10th September at Dock Road Training Ground. For further information please contact Jim Hackett at jimhacko@aol.com   Our Girls Development Centre, under the leadership of Joanne Reynolds will begin on Monday 3rd September at Dock Road Training Ground. For further information please contact Joanne at jnnreyn@aol.com or Jim Hackett at jimhacko@aol.com   For any interested parties reading about the Academy and Player Development Centres who may be interested in knowing more, please email me at jimhacko@aol.com and I can answer any queries. ACADEMY & JUNIOR TRIALS START MONDAY 13 Aug 5pm By wivey - August 9 2007 DO YOU WANT YOUR CHILD TO LEARN TO PLAY FOOTBALL UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF QUALIFIED  COACHES. DO YOU WANT TO TRAIN AND GET TOP COACHING TO DEVELOP YOUR FOOTBALL SKILLS:- Players and Parents welcome at Dock Rd training ground at 5pm today. See below for age group details Academy Trials Wednesday 8th August - Players born in the years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995   Monday 13th August - Players born in the years 1996, 1997   Development Centre Trials   Wednesday 8th August - Players born 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001   Monday 13th August - Players born 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001   All trials will take place at Dock Road training ground, starting at 5pm.   NOMADS ACADEMY BOOSTED BY TWO TOP COACHES By wivey - August 7 2007 NOMADS HAVE RECRUITED A GIRLS/LADIES SECTION COACH AND A SPECIALIST GOALKEEPING COACH:- Chester City Ladies Coach, Joanne Reynolds and Chester City Youth Team coach Pat Hendrie, have  joined Nomads coaching staff. Both worked with Chester City's 'Centre of Excellence' Nomads Academy is delighted to announce the recruitment of highly sought after Goalkeeper Coach Pat Hendrie to it's staff. Pat is well known to Jim Hackett having worked with him at Chester City FC as the goalkeeping coach to the highly successful youth team as well as at the clubs Centre of Excellence. Pat has just attended the UEFA B Licence Goalkeepers course, and is already the holder of the UEFA B Licence qualification for outfield players. Goalkeepers at the Nomads Academy can look forward to some high quality coaching during the coming season as we welcome Pat to the club.   Should any goalkeepers, parents or coaches want to know more about what Nomads can offer to young goalkeepers please email either Jim Hackett at jimnomads@aol.com or Pat Hendrie at prhendrie@hotmail.com   Nomads have also recruited UEFA B Licence coach Joanne Reynolds to join the club with the specific task of setting up a girls/ladies section of the club. Joanne has worked at Chester City FC Centre of Excellence for the past three seasons, so is well known to Jim Hackett. Joanne is Head Coach with Chester City Ladies, however, whilst continuing in that role she is able to take charge of the Nomads Girls coaching programme. Another part of Joannes responsibility will be as part of the Nomads Community Coaching Scheme, where her involvement will allow the club to provide a high level of girls football initiatives to the local community via a Girls Development Centre, and schools where Joanne and her band of female coaches can provide coaching in a girls only role if requested.   For any female players, parents or coaches wanting further details of what is on offer for girls at the Nomads, please email either Jim Hackett at jimnomads@aol.com or jnnreynolds@aol.com ENROLL WITH NOMADS ACADEMY & COMMUNITY PROJECT NOW By wivey - August 3 2007  NOMADS ARE RECRUITING ACADEMY AND JUNIOR PLAYERS FOR SEASON 2007/8, NOW:- The opportunity exists for all local young players, to be selected to receive expert football coaching and development from our team of fully qualified Coaches, throughout the coming season. Trials are being held as follows:-  Academy Trials   Wednesday 8th August - Players born in the years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995   Monday 13th August - Players born in the years 1996, 1997   Development Centre Trials   Wednesday 8th August - Players born 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001   Monday 13th August - Players born 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001   All trials will take place at Dock Road training ground, starting at 5pm.   Tea and coffee will be available for parents attending

NOMADS MANAGER JIM HACKETT MET THE PLAYERS AND THEIR PARENTS FROM LAST SEASONS ACADEMY SET UP, LAST NIGHT:- 24th July 2007

Jim provided the following summary of the meeting and its outcome:-

I had a meeting last night with players and parents of last seasons academy setup. I sent out 70 letters inviting players and parents to attend and 15 players attended along with their parents, so it's not only the senior side of the club that requires a recruitment drive!