COACHING STAFF

We pride ourselves at Shear Soccer by using coaches whose knowledge, passion and enthusiasm for sport is second to none.

We are unique in the fact that all of our Lead coaches are either ex professional football players and/or have experience at working at professional clubs Centre of Excellence/Academies.

All our Lead coaches are also qualified to at least FA Level 2, with supporting staff qualified to at least FA Level 1 (or working towards) First Aid qualified, are CRB registered and hold Child Safeguarding certificates.

Adam Shearer - Director

FA/UEFA Licenced
BA Hons Sports Science and Coaching
MSc Football Agency
FA Registered Football Intermediary
Diploma in Sports Law
FA Youth Award (Modules 1, 2, 3 & assessment)
FA Coaching Disabled Players Award
Level 2 FA Treatment and Management of Injuries
DBS Registered
Child Safeguard Certification
L3 Paediatric First Aid and L3 Emergency First Aid at Work
Member of FA Licensed Coaches Club

Adam is the Head Coach of Shear Soccer and directs all the sporting activities in our current programme. He has gained vast coaching experience in recent years having run many local courses for young footballers and has also completed two summers(1999, 2000) coaching and directing Camps and Academies for FC Seattle and Goal Line in the USA as well as a summer touring the UK as a coach for Manchester United Soccer Schools. In 2009 Adam visited Barbados to work at the ‘Kick Start Academy’ which included several youth international players. Adam has also coached in other professional clubs Community and Academy programmes. Adam is a former Devon Youth team captain and Exeter City Youth team player.