RobEllis
Thirty years coaching. Twenty scouting for professional clubs. Sessions built around the player in front of me.
- Licence
- UEFA B
- Coaching
- 30 years
- Currently
- Head London Scout
Sheffield United FC - Also
- Published author
1st Class Hons, PGCE
Coached for
- Chelsea FC
- QPR FC
- Watford FC
- Northampton Town FC
- Wingate & Finchley FC
- Middlesex FA
- Brunel University
- Imperial College London
- London Japanese Juniors FC
Background
Seven fieldsI am a UEFA B licensed football coach with 30 years of coaching experience at all levels of football. I have coached for numerous professional clubs including Chelsea FC, QPR FC, Watford FC and Northampton Town FC.
Outside of professional football, I have coached for many other organisations including Wingate & Finchley FC, Brunel University, Imperial College London, London Japanese Juniors FC and the Middlesex FA. I have coached all ages and abilities, from three-year-old complete beginners to elite professional players.
I am an experienced and highly effective team, group and individual player coach. I have coached players and teams in the USA, Turkey and Italy, which has given me an insight into international coaching and working with overseas players.
I had a long playing career in professional and semi-professional football, representing Peterborough United FC and Cambridge United FC as a professional youth player, and then Hendon FC, Enfield FC and Harrow Borough FC as a semi-professional player.
I have over 20 years of professional player and team scouting experience with Northampton Town FC, Chelsea FC, and currently as the Head London Scout for Sheffield United FC. I have watched thousands of matches at all levels of football, finding players suitable for trials and professional contracts at top-level professional clubs.
I am well known and widely connected in the world of football, and I can use these contacts to help players find clubs to play for and to find reputable and successful agents that will represent their interests.
I am a football consultant to many clients, offering career advice and ways to succeed in their chosen path in the world of professional football. I have an in-depth understanding of how the world of football operates, and I offer my clients informative and enlightened advice and mentoring.
I am a published author, having written the highly acclaimed coaching manual The Soccer Coach's Toolkit: More than 250 activities to challenge and inspire players. My second book is currently in publication. I have written coaching curriculums for football clubs and have been asked to write player curriculums for international governing bodies.
I have a 1st Class Honours Degree in Sport Sciences and studied alongside elite sports performers, under some of the best sports lecturers in the country. I have a PGCE in Physical Education and a 15-year PE teaching career across London and the South East of England.
Services & prices
All prices in GBP1-2-1 Football Coaching
I provide 1-2-1 coaching that helps players reach their playing potential and achieve their targets. I can quickly assess technical, physical, tactical and psychological strengths and weaknesses, and based on these findings devise an effective player improvement plan.
I work with all age groups and abilities, and I have a long track record of enhancing player performance.
Private Group Coaching
I offer 2-player and small group (3+ players) coaching to help players improve as individual performers and within a group. I deliver sessions designed to help players master the key concepts of individual and small group play.
I can quickly assess technical, physical, tactical and psychological strengths and weaknesses, and based on these findings devise an effective player improvement plan.
Team Coaching
I provide expert team coaching and playing solutions for competitive teams. I can help to develop team formations and playing styles for short and long term team improvement and successful match performances.
I can quickly assess individual, team unit and whole team strengths and weaknesses, and then deliver a quick and effective coaching methodology to enhance team performance.
Match Scouting & Report
I am available to watch players in competitive matches and provide detailed written reports of my observations. I know the qualities that professional clubs look for in players, and I can offer an accurate appraisal of performance in relation to the English professional, semi-professional and amateur pyramid.
My reports illuminate technical, physical, tactical and psychological strengths and weaknesses, and offer a player action plan to improve all-round playing performance.
Agent Referral
I work closely with numerous professional football agents that represent professional players across the UK and Europe. I can help players to find and then refer them to high quality, reputable agents. All agents that I work with have a proven track record of helping players to get trials and earn playing contracts in professional and semi-professional football.
Club Referral
I can make connections between players and football teams at all levels of football. Thanks to trusted relationships with clubs and coaching staff, I am able to introduce players to teams across the English football pyramid, to secure trials and play competitive football.
Consultation
I offer an honest, transparent and reliable consultation service. I have worked in football for over 25 years and I understand how the world of football works and the different aspects of the football industry. I help players that are struggling to progress in their careers, or that are unsure of how to achieve their goals.
Writing
I am the author of The Soccer Coach's Toolkit, a highly acclaimed coaching manual for football coaches. The book is used by coaches around the world and at all levels of football. My second book, Coaching the Early Years, will be published in Autumn 2027.
I have written coaching curricula and schemes of work for numerous football teams, and worked alongside national team coaches to develop coaching curricula for the national youth coaching programme.
I offer a fast, efficient and professional football writing service to anyone working in the football industry.
Sessions are arranged at a venue to suit the player. Get in touch to fix a time.
See how a session runs
Film 1 — one player
Film 2 — two players