About us

NFP Soccer

The NFP Soccer on-line Library was started in 2005 by Barney Jones to provide support for coaches and teachers at all levels of the  game. It now contains  over 400 pages of practical coaching and training sessions with additional material added each month.

Barney Jones

Barney went to Loughborough College in 1968 to study Physical Education. Having competed his teaching qualifications he went on to  become  Head  of Physical Education at Beacon School Crowborough in 1973 before moving on to become the Football Development Officer for Newcastle upon Tyne in 1987.

Barney started his coaching career in 1968 and achieved his A licence in 1971 aged 24. He played for English Schools and English Universities before having an extensive playing and coaching career in senior non league football including managing Lewes FC from 1982–87.

In 1994 he started The Northumberland Football Partnership offering football coaching programmes throughout the North East of England.

From1998-2000 he worked for the Premier League as the Director of Football at their Regional Centre of Excellence in Chester Le Street. 

From 1997-2007 he was Head Coach at Northumbria University taking them into the Northern League in 2006.

Barney has been a Coach Educator for the last 30 years delivering coaching and teaching courses for the Football Association, Local Authorities and other football organisations. He is now the FA Lead Tutor for Northumberland FA delivering the Level 2 and 3 Coaching Awards and leading their coach mentoring programme.
 

The Coaching Panel

Barney has recruited an outstanding group of coaches to develop the NFP Soccer on-line Library they are all experienced and innovative and pleased to share there ideas and expertise with other coaches. They all contribute to the Football Association`s Coach Education Programme delivering  different courses.  Each year there is a practical coaching seminar in Newcastle with members of the coaching panel delivering  a range of  practical sessions.