COACHES
MARK PHILLIPS
Mark joined Millwall at the age of 13 from his boyhood team Elms FC based in Catford. He made his debut at 18 years old and spent 13 years at the club playing in the championship and league 1 playing with and against many topflight footballers, managers and coaches. Mark also featured in the UEFA cup vs Ferencvaros in 2004.
In 2008 Mark joined Brentford FC where they were crowned champions of League 2 and finished 10th in league 1 the following year.
He then spent 4 years at Southend United reaching 2 playoff semi finals and playing at Wembley for the Johnston's paint trophy. He also won player of the year scoring 12 goals from centre back. Mark then joined AFC Wimbledon, but just missed out on promotion to the league with Braintree Town however, he then followed it up with promotion to the national league with Ebbsfleet United.
Mark has been coaching for 15 years and this is where his passion lies, to be able to help the children achieve their own goals whatever they may be using his unique knowledge of the professional game.
STACY LONG
Stacy started his career at Charlton Athletic, working his way through the academy from aged 9. He signed his first professional contract with the premiership club when he was 17. During his time at Charlton, he played alongside the likes of Paolo Di Canio, Scott Parker, Danny Murphy and Chris Powell. He also was a part of the England youth set up, playing from U15 to U20, with team mates including Gary Cahill and Wayne Rooney.
Stacy was fortunate enough to play against the likes of Italy, Brazil and France, as well as captaining his country in the U17 European championship semi-final. When leaving Charlton, Stacy went on to play for Notts County, AFC Wimbledon and Stevenage and it was at Stevenage he won 2 promotions in 2 years, gaining league 1 status with the club. He also played at Wembley, winning the FA trophy with Ebbsfleet United and this is also where he is a current 1st team coach. Prior to Ebbsfleet, Stacy’s coaching career includes working at Arsenal academy for 7 years, developing players such as Alex Iwobi, Reiss Nelson, Ainsley Maitland-Nile’s and Marcus McGuane, currently of Barcelona.
ANTHONY F
Apple pie oat cake. Tart danish dessert fruitcake sweet roll. Chupa chups chupa chups cookie jujubes fruitcake lollipop. Oat cake pastry fruitcake donut cotton candy pudding.
Bear claw topping macaroon gummi bears. Tart ice cream cupcake gummies gummies dessert soufflé bonbon. Danish toffee toffee chocolate cake. Apple pie croissant croissant.
Cheesecake lollipop brownie wafer tart. Chocolate bar chocolate candy canes danish marzipan. Carrot cake powder chocolate cake powder muffin.
JACKIE BUSHELL
Jackie has been a coach for 20+ years working at various clubs such as Wimbledon, Crystal Palace, MK Dons, Northampton town and Watford.
Jackie is so highly thought of and qualified she now works at the FA as a coaching tutor, assessor and verifier to bring through the the next generation of coaches. Qualifications include UEFA a license, Futsal UEFA B license, sports psychology diploma, youth modules 1-3 + more.