Powell and Silcock appointed…Basford United is extremely pleased to announce the appointment of Rob Powell and Neville Silcock as Lead Foundation Phase Coaches in the Club’s Community section.

Familiar faces to those at Greenwich Avenue, Rob and Neville will begin their role this week alongside Head of Football and First Team Manager Steve Chettle, Lead Academy Coach Josh Law, and Youth Development Phase Lead Coach David Boafo, and help oversee the younger age groups.Continuing the great work that has been ongoing at the Football Club, they will predominantly work with the under 7-11 sides to develop players and coaches with their expertise and experience at this level. Rob has worked beside the academy coaches throughout the Soccer Camps, specifically with the younger players and, with Neville, has coached and managed the very successful under 7 squad. Tuesday night (September 7) sees the first of the club’s midweek Soccer Camps, which run every Tuesday and Thursday evenings (17:00-18:00), with additional sessions on Saturday mornings (09:00-10:00).

The coaching sessions will be for players aged between 6-11 years of age and is aimed at promoting the foundation section, in the hope to find more budding stars to join Basford’s community sides, progress through the age groups and eventually join the flourishing Academy programme. It gives everyone joining the coaches the opportunity to have fun, learn and develop skills and make new friends. To book your child onto the Soccer Camp, please contact Jessica Munroe at jessmunroe@basfordunitedfc.com. All at United would like to wish both Neville and Rob the best of luck in their new roles.