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| - Gerard Jones (born 24 June 1989) is an English professional football coach, having recently worked as Head of Coaching at Bristol Rovers F.C. and as an Elite Coach Educator with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. Jones is a former youth team player at Halifax Town A.F.C., and award-winning entrepreneur having set up a football coaching business in early 2009, which he later grew into becoming recognized among the Top 100 Best Business Start-ups in the UK in 2010 by Startups.co.uk. With over 14 years experience coaching in the U.K., U.S., Italy, Norway, Morocco and New Zealand, his previous roles include being a Director of Coaching in the U.S., having also worked as a Director of Coaching at Arsenal Soccer Schools, U21s Assistant Coach at Bradford City A.F.C., an Academy Coach at Rochdale A.F.C. and a former Manager (association football) at Eccleshill United F.C. Since leaving Bristol Rovers in 2018, Jones joined United States Soccer Federation as a nationally licensed Instructor, having been identified by USSF to deliver nationally accredited coach education courses which include their 4v4, 7v7, 9v9 and 11v11 In-Person Courses and National D Licence courses through Eastern New York State Soccer Association. As a published author in communication psychology through the use of Game-calls, Jones has presented at several coaching conferences and events, which includes as a Guest Presenter at the Kentucky Youth Soccer Association "Soccer Learning University" conference in 2020, one of the United States Soccer Federation State Soccer Association sharing insight into his 4-Cs Coaching Approach which guides his coaching philosophy. Jones joined the Royal Moroccan Football Federation recruited by Osian Roberts as an Elite Coach Educator (Formateur des EntraƮneurs) in Feb 2020. He is currently a Director of Coaching at Major League Soccer Sporting Kansas City. (en)
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