For this reason Streetcage Soccer will be looking to recruit confident & qualified coaching staff with experience of working in anti-social behaviour reduction football based programmes with youths aged 8 – 16 years of age.

The aims of these sessions is to reduce anti-social behaviour and Youth crime, as well as offering Youths the opportunity to complete a number of courses that can be viewed on our ‘Education’ page, thus improving life skills and aspirations in Youths across Merseyside.

We are currently on the look out for 10 Part time coaches who want to work in sites, 2 evenings a week and/or School Holiday day projects starting in July 2008. Part time staff will be placed in designated sites to work 3 hours per night with youths aged 8 – 18 Years of age.

Coaches will be required to teach a ‘Skills’ based programme to Youths, as well as delivering an education package that is based around Social & practical skills. Coaches will receive full training & resources on both skills based and education programmes throughout a 2 -Day training day (Venue to be confirmed)

Streetcage Soccer will offer successful applicants:

- Full training over a 2- Day period
- Support of Youth worker & FSN in each site along with visits from Fire crews
- Equipment & Kit for each site
- The chance to improve the lives of young people across Merseyside
- The chance to develop as a coach in a Social Inclusion area- Excellent rates of Pay
- Opportunities to gain qualifications
- Excellent rates of pay

If you are interested or would like to know more, please forward a C.V and covering letter to Matty@Streetcagesoccer.co.uk or call 0775 289 8284 for details.

- Are you over 16 years of age?

- Can perform a range of ‘Free style’ tricks with a football?

- Do you want to join our ‘Free style team’?

- Looking to get involved on a ‘Voluntary basis’ to work along side Qualified coaches, to demonstrate skills to Youths 8 – 16 Years of age?

- Want to be put through your Coaching badges ‘FREE’ of charge?

- Possible opportunities of part- time & paid work?

- Receive advice on training opportunities?

Streetcage Soccer are currently looking for individuals who are over 16 to work along side qualified coaches to produce exhibition free style football, as well as demonstrating individual tricks and skills as part of a programme. We are searching for individuals to work across 35 sites of Merseyside.

The individual will support the coach in demonstrating skills, by breaking down skills and assisting Youths who want to learn exciting new tricks. The individuals will also act as a role model to Youths in the area and help offer advice on improving skills and life skills, with the support of the coach.

Streetcage Soccer will also help individuals through their F.A coaching badges completely ‘FREE’ and also offer support with full time education should they be looking to get onto a college course or into employment within the Sports industry.

Individuals will be supplied with full training as well as ‘Streetcage Soccer’ coaching kit and be also, have the opportunity to perform in exhibitions across Merseyside.

Individuals will also have their own space on our Videos page, which will include a photograph, Personal profile and a 60 second Video of them producing tricks. There will also be the opportunity to appear in a number of local and national press releases to support the work you will do.

If you are interested or would like to know more, please e-mail Matty@Streetcagesoccer.co.uk or Dave@Streetcagesoccer.co.uk

Streetcage Soccer has now agreed a partnership with ‘Aim Higher’ & ‘Merseyside Sports Partnership’ to work with Youths and volunteers that would like to learn more about coaching and have to complete 200 hours of community coaching with Streetcage Soccer in any one of our 35 sites across Merseyside.

Candidates will work closely with Streetcage Soccer management as well as site coaches to learn about all aspects of coaching from management all the way through to preparation and delivery of sessions.

Candidates will receive a full support pack as well as being given a designated learning mentor, who will support them through their 200 hours. Candidates will be expected to be punctual, well motivated and have a good professional manner that will help assist coaches throughout Merseyside.

Individuals will also be given the chance to complete F.A Level 1 & 2 Qualified coaching courses, as well as J.S.L.A and C.S.L.A Certificates in Sports coaching.
For more information on how you can get enrolled on any of the above coaching courses, please check out

www.Merseysidesport.com & www.Aimhigher.ac.uk

Alternatively you can contact Streetcagesoccer@msn.com

Voluntary Coaches

Chris Robinson is 22 years of age and from Childwall, Liverpool.  As a student from John Moore’s University,Liverpool, Chris got involved with Streetcage Soccer school.  Now 6 months on and graduated, Chris explains how he got involved with Streetcage Soccer & how staying involved as a Volunteer helped him become a coach and reach his goal of becoming a fire fighter.

Andrew Jones is 19 years old and is currently studying a Sports degree at John Moore’s University, Liverpool.  Andrew has recently got involved with Streetcage Soccer as part of a voluntary work placement through his sports course.  Andrew is currently learning & developing as a coach and in this interview explains how Streetcage Soccer has benefited him and how he sees it giving him opportunities in the future.