Alex Fitzjohn
Head of coaching, UEFA B Licensed Coach
Alex has been working with TSC for over 8 years and is currently the head of coaching. He first started coaching at Charlton Athletic working in their community program before moving on to study Sports Science at the University of Greenwich.
During his time at University he gained his FA Level 2 Coaching Badge as well as his FA Youth Awards. When he left University, he started working full time with TSC, building the schools and academy program.
In 2015, Alex also joined Gillingham FC’s academy and he stayed for 4 seasons as a head coach with the Gills working with various age groups.
Alex is a UEFA B Licensed coach and heads up our Thanet and Faversham academies.
Seb Tidey
Director of TSC Football Academy, UEFA A Licenced coach and FA Coach Tutor
Seb is the director of TSC Football Academy which he set up 10 years ago. He has been coaching for over 15 years at several different clubs.
He started his coaching journey at Red Bull, New York working with the youth academy teams. He then moved back to England to work with Charlton Athletic coaching within the academy and community setup. His next step took him onto Chelsea FC working full time with their under 18 scholars.
For the past 8 years he has been coaching at Gillingham FC academy working with a variety of different age groups.
Seb is a UEFA A Licenced coach and has built his way up to be an FA Coach Tutor, facilitating and mentoring coaches on their own personal journey.
Sean Hill
Head Coach Thanet Academy, UEFA B Licensed Coach
Sean is one of our head coaches at the Thanet academy and has been coaching at TSC for over 5 years.
He first started coaching in America working with players in high level grassroots teams as well as academies.
When he moved back to the UK he started coaching with TSC within our schools and academy program. Sean is an integral part of TSC and always demands hard work and players being at their best.
Through coaching with TSC, Sean has progressed on to coaching with Gillingham FC academy working with a variety of different age groups.
Sean is a UEFA B Licensed coach but also has a variety of other coaching badges.
Joe Rowland
Head Coach Thanet and Faversham Academies, UEFA B Candidate
Joe is one of our head coaches at both our Thanet and Faversham academies.
He first started his coaching career by working with the youth teams at Margate FC taking an under 12s age group all the way through to under 16s.
Joe first started coaching at TSC in 2016 and quickly progressed from being a junior coach in our schools program, to being a head coach at our academy.
Joe has also progressed onto coaching at Gillingham FC academy working with a variety of different age groups.
Joe is an FA Level 2 coach and is currently on his UEFA B License.
Enver Enver
UEFA B Licensed coach
Enver has over 10 years’ experience working with players from grassroots to professional academy football.
He has previously coached with the pre-academy age group at Arsenal FC as well as coaching abroad in the USA & Europe. Enver specialises in technical development and 1 on 1 training.
Enver is one of our academy coaches at both our Thanet and Faversham centres. He is also the under 13 assistant coach at Gillingham FC academy.
Enver is a UEFA B Licensed coach with a degree in sports science as well as having a variety of other football related qualifications.
Billy Mason
Currently on UEFA B
Billy is a lead coach at our academies and schools’ program who started with TSC in 2019.
He completed his level 1 and 2 coaching badges in 2015 and began coaching in primary schools and local grassroots teams in Kent.
After travelling around Asia, Billy continued his coaching pathway working with players at Gillingham FC development centre.
Since then Billy has progressed into the academy and advanced centre at Gillingham.
Billy is a UEFA B Licence Coach
Tom Holmes
Currently on UEFA B License
Tom started his coaching career in ladies football working at numerous clubs in Kent.
He began coaching at TSC in 2015 as a lead coach in our schools program but progressed quickly to becoming a lead academy coach.
In 2018, Tom setup the Canterbury District franchise of Total Sports Coaching, working in schools across the area. He also gained a position within the advanced centre at Gillingham FC, leading the under 11s age group.
Tom is currently on his UEFA B License and has a degree in PE, sport and exercise science.
Craig Coles
UEFA B Licensed Coach
Craig first began his coaching career at Canterbury Youth working with a variety of different age groups.
He continued his pathway working within the community team at Gillingham FC.
Since then he has progressed into Gillingham’s academy and spent 4 years working there as a head coach.
Craig has been with TSC for over 5 years and he began with us as a lead schools’ coach. He now operates the Swale district working in numerous schools and heads up the Sittingbourne centre.
Craig is a UEFA B Licensed coach and has a degree in physical education and physical activity.