Ambassadors

Stephen Ireland

Stephen is an Irish professional footballer who made his professional debut at Manchester City FC in September 2005 and soon established himself as a regular at the City of Manchester Stadium. His performances also saw him earn international recognition with Republic of Ireland.

With over 13 years playing in the English Premier League Stephen brings a wealth of experience and knowledge on what is required to make it in the professional game of today.

Stephen has always been interested in the development of players from a young age and has a keen focus on improving players technically as a foundation to the players development.

Ryan Hopper

Ryan offers small group & 1-2-1 sessions to elite & professional footballers (such as Bruno Fernandes) who travel from all over the world to attend his sessions and tap into his experience. The majority of Ryan’s sessions are based in Manchester however he has featured in many abroad locations such as USA, UAE and Ireland.

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”We are super excited to have such a highly regarded coach on board with us who brings energy and professionalism in abundance which alongside Sire 7 additionally brings a network of opportunities to help our next generation of elite talent to the next stage”

Phil Reilly - Head Coach

Andrew Montgomery

Andrew is an A-Licenced coach currently coaching Mount Druitt Town Rangers (Sydney) in the NSW NPL1. Andrew continues his impressive progression and growth through the coaching ranks having many successes along they way such as winning the NPL 1 League & Grand Final.

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Andrew has great experience on working with colleagues around the world mentoring past players who have gone on to high levels of professional Football. Andrew brings significant value to the Velocity Organisation to promote and bring players to Australia & Vice Versa and is a great mentor and friend to our Head Coach Phil Reilly

David Plowright

Dave is currently the Goalkeeper Coach for the Australian Under 17s National Team (Joeys) and Sydney FC and previously with the Philippines Women’s World Cup Team. Dave played international Futsal for New Zealand and played alongside our Head Coach Phil Reilly during his playing time in Australia.

We are looking forward to having Dave’s experience as part of our group and helping our next generation of Goalkeepers progress. Look out for Dave on our Australia Camps later this year.

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