The World Football Academy (WFA) is an initiative developed by Raymond Verheijen in collaboration with a number of leading figures in world football including WFA Ambassador Guus Hiddink - one of the world’s most highly respected and successful coaches of his era.
We are very excited that DrillBoard™ will feature as a key part of the event, which will be attended by some of the best Football Conditioning Coaches from 50 different countries on all the continents.
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The World Football Academy team of instructors include some of the leading names in world football coaching including;
Marcel Lucassen (Football Technique Training)
Technical Expert with the German Football Association (DFB) Marcel has successfully implemented an effective structure with all National Youth Teams.
Damian Roden (Monitoring Football)
One of the best injury prevention fitness specialists in the Premier League and beyond. Former Head of Sports Science at Bolton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Australia & Wales.
Raymond Verheijen (Football Periodisation & Conditioning)
Football Coach and Football Conditioning Expert. Worked for Feyenoord, Glasgow Rangers, Barcelona, Zenit St. Petersburg, Chelsea and Manchester City. Assistant Coach in last 3 World Cups (2002, 2006 and 2010) and last 4 Euro’s (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012).
Simon Bitcon (Football Strength & Core)
Arguably the best Strength and Conditioning Coach in football. Renowned for his effective Football Specific approach to Strength, Simon is currently Head of Strength and Conditioning at Manchester City FC.
Ton van Rhoon (Management)
Pro-Licence Instructor on Football Management for over 2 decades for the Dutch Football Association (KNVB) Ton has advised each and every successful Dutch Manager.
Frans Hoek (Goalkeeper Coaching)
Dutch Goalkeeper Expert of impeccable pedigree and former Goalkeeper Coach of Ajax, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Holland.
Mikael Kuijpers (Rehabilitation)
Dutch Physiotherapist with vast experience in both domestic and international football. Personal Physiotherapist to many current Dutch international players.
Andy Barr (Screening & Testing Football Players)
Leader in the implementation of functional movement screening and development of injury prevention programmes in the Premier League. Successfully made the transition across sports and is currently the Injury Prevention Specialist at the New York Knicks.
Kerry Kayes (Nutrition for Football)
Founder of the leading sports nutrition brand CNP and renowned for his training methods and nutritional advice in boxing. Advisor to several Premier League and International Team Medical Departments.
