MONAGHAN soccer coaching school BEST Sports and Youth Development is opening a new academy for children aged 4-14yrs.

With the recent Monaghan Academy in Beechill selling out in just two weeks there is sure to be great demand for places in the Castleblayney Academy.

The coaching will be a mixture of fun and games for the players under eight years where as the older players will be focusing on skill development, fitness and ball skills.

The academy will be under the guidance of Director of Coaching Barry Dolan. Barry has a lot of experience coaching both at home and abroad.

“This is a new and exciting development for BEST and the Castleblayney area,”

Barry said.

“Our coaches uniquely focus on the strengths of the players and by utilising fun games and personal skills we guarantee that all players will gain confidence in sport and learn new skills.”

The coaching techniques used by BEST come from top coaching methods applied in America, England and Ireland. ‘Coach Barry’ as the players know him has 1500+ coaching hours and has worked with Major League Soccer, Shamrock Rovers FC and a number of local and Dublin soccer and GAA clubs.

The academies usually run for 5-7weeks. This gives the coaches time to develop the players’ current skills and encourage their confidence in future sporting activities.

Castleblaney Academy will start on Tuesday 27 May on the Astro pitch at the Iontas Theatre. 4-8yrs start at 6pm and 9+yrs start at 7pm.

For more information contact Director of Coaching, Barry Dolan 086-8377001 or go on to the website www.best4coaching.com. Places on a first come first served bases booking not essential but is advised as places to go quickly.