When it comes to developing promising young talent into senior stars, WESLEY GULLIN tells STEPH FAIRBAIRN it's all about engagement through enjoyment
Wesley Gullin started coaching in the early 2000s, in his hometown of Watford, just north of London.
In 2013, a job with Yeovil Town Ladies took him to the south-west of England. Wesley has since immersed himself in girls and women’s football in the region – coaching at Yeovil, founding Sherborne Town Ladies, and working at both Somerset and Dorset Advanced Coaching Centres (ACCs).
Now called Emerging Talent Centres (ETCs), they are run by the Football Association (FA) with the aim of furthering the development of female players.
SCW caught up with Wesley to find out more about the ETCs, what coaching in one looks like and who he is as a coach...
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