User talk:Lee Merricks

Football Coach. Current Role Assistant Academy Director Of Coaching RVDL Soccer Academy, Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Qualifications Uefa 'A' Part 1 Lee has worked as a Football Coach from 2001 up to present day: Lee Started work coaching after playing Football for Blackpool Football Club from the age of 9 till being 17 when he suffered a bad ankle injury. Lee then became a Plumber and played Semi Pro Football for Bamberbridge in the Unibond League.

Lee lost his sister (Cheryl Merricks) who passed away in September 2001, this gave Lee the incentive to follow all he knows which is Football as a profession. He received great Support from his Family Pat and Les Merricks.

Clubs/Academies Lee Merricks has Coached: Wigan Athletic from 2001-2003 Blackpool Football Club from 2003-2006 Blackburn Rovers Football Club Development U15's and 16's Manchester United Soccer Schools from 2005-2010 Working in the UK, Internationally in Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai and Australia.

Semi Pro Teams Lee Merricks has coached: Ashton Town Youth Team 2006-2007 leading the side into The FA Youth Cup 1st round Propper where they played Crewe Alexander at Edge Green St, Ashton-In-Makerfield. After Beatin Trafford 4-0, Bootle 5-4 and Woodley Sports 4-1.

Lee then worked at the Reserve Team Coach at Leigh Genesis under the guidence of Steve Bleasedale. Situations at the club early the next season seen Lee Merricks promoted to the 1st Team Managers job, where he put a team together from the succesful Reserve Team he had built the summer before. Lee Merricks recruited senior Players like Steve Settle, Phil Marsh, Chris Thompson, Karl Brown and Andrew Heald who along with the younger players Dale Whittam (Now Full England U16 Youth International) and others who Lee recruited from his Academy days, played for Leigh Genesis for no money.

In the opening game for Leigh Genesis at the New Sports Village in Leigh later that season they lost 2-0 against FC United, then 3 weeks later Won in amazing fashion at Gigg lane in Bury 4-2 seeing Phil Marsh score 3 Goals.

Lee Merricks remained on the Coaching staff under New Manager Gary Flitcroft in April before taking a short position as Assistant Manager to Steve Waywell former Leigh Manager.

Lee then became Coach at Mossley Football Club under Chris Wilcox and then became Assistant Manager at Mossley under John Flanaghan where the two got a great spirit in to the Mossley Team and seen them just miss out on a Play Off place in April 2010.

Lee Merricks moved to Canada to work with Robin Van Der Laan and is Living In Burlington Ontario applying his Knowledge to Children and adults everyday in Canada.