Darren Finch

Darren Finch
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Darren FinchHeading up the development centre is the Club's youth development officer, Darren Finch.He holds two A Licences - a UEFA A Licence and a NSCAA Advanced National Diploma - and will commence studies for his UEFA Pro Licence in the summer of 2009.A vastly qualified coach, he has in excess of a dozen football qualifications to his name and is a regular attendee of a wide range of development courses.

On a day-to-day basis, Darren is the man responsible for overseeing our schools programme, after-school coaching, development centres and advanced development centres, whilst also working closely with the youth team and coaching the Club's U15s and U16s on day release from school.

Darren's role also combines responsibility as Centre of Excellence U12 to U16 development manager where he develops the technical coaching plan for players in these age groups and the position of Centre of Excellence U14 team manager.

Extensively experienced in youth development, Darren spent five years coaching in the USA with Cincinnati United Premier Soccer Club and Team Cincinnati Soccer Club - enjoying numerous trophy successes with their development squads and helping numerous youngsters to secure professional or prized college contracts - whilst also working as head coach of Dayton Gems in the PDL (Professional Development League).

Prior to joining PNE, he worked at Burnley as the community manager, helping to oversee the club's regional coaching programme within schools, and also as a Centre of Excellence coach in two separate spells either side of his stint in the USA.Finch also coached with Manchester United's acclaimed Soccer Scheme.

As a youngster, he enjoyed a taste of life within the Football League as a player, having represented Blackburn Rovers at youth and reserve levels in the early 1980s and captaining the club at 'A', 'B' and youth level before going on to represent Chesterfield, Accrington Stanley, Darwen and Padiham during a 15-year career.

Youth Development Officer: Darren Finch

Darren Finch: Youth Development OfficerDarren has spent five years coaching in the USA at two clubs and worked as Head Coach of Dayton Gems in the PDL.Prior to joining PNE, he worked at Burnley as the Regional Schools Manager and Centre of Excellence Coach.He holds two 'A' Licences, a UEFA 'A' Licence and a NSCAA Advanced National Diploma, and will commence studies for his UEFA Pro Licence in the summer of 2009.Darren also represented Blackburn Rovers at youth and reserve levels in the early 1980s.

Darren Finch: Youth Development OfficerDarren has spent five years coaching in the USA at two clubs and worked as Head Coach of Daytona Gems in the PDL.Prior to joining PNE, he worked at Burnley as the Regional Schools Manager and Centre of Excellence Coach.He holds two 'A' Licences, a UEFA 'A' Licence and a NSCAA Advanced National Diploma.Darren has also represented Blackburn Rovers at Youth and Reserve Levels in the early 1980s.

Darren Finch Youth Development Officer darren@pne.com

The tireless work of youth development officer Darren Finch and community officer Gary Robinson has helped to put together a structure that has manage to yield great rewards in a very short space of time, as Robinson explains:
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"When Darren became youth development officer he decided he wanted to bring more local talent into the Club, so he saw this as being an ideal opportunity that he wanted to take.Darren could see the potential in offering coaching in local schools, and it's important to bring in local players wherever possible, because they're always likely to give you that extra ten per cent."
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"Everybody is winning from this, and Darren has got to take a lot of credit in getting this programme up and running.

Whites World has live coverage of tonight's clash from 7pm and the prematch broadcast starts at 6.45pm with Jonathan Breeze and PNEs youth development officer Darren Finch.

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