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Bill became our first Chairman. Monthly meetings were held at Kingstonian’s. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe founding committee was: Derek Guppy (Secretary), John Phipps (Treasurer), J Binks, Arthur Gillings, Doug Houghton, Fred Sterling (press secretary), P Tobin and Bobby Robson (then Fulham and England ‘Half Back’: Vice Chair and liaison officer). Ken Barrington (Surrey \u0026 England Cricketer) was vice president.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\u003cimg src=\u0022https://www.surreyfootballcoachesassociation.com//Client/Images/Cms/Committe at Ks 1965.jpg\u0022 data-image=\u00221\u0022\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur first guest speaker was the then FA Director of Coaching, Allen Wade, author of one of the most influential football coaching book of all time.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the following years the Association was used by Surrey based coaches (including Dave Bassett, Keith Blunt, Gordon Jago, Roy Hodgson, Bob Houghton, Lenny Lawrence, Ted Powell and Alan Smith), for their benefit, to gain a greater depth of knowledge from each other and use it in their coaching/managing roles. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis remains a key benefit to members of the Association to this day!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are very proud of our heritage and maintain ties with the early members through their holding of Vice President and Life Membership posts.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original constitution had as its aim: to foster and develop all aspects of the coaching of Association Football in Surrey and the surrounding areas. The first year subscription was £2.2.6d with annual renewals of £1.5.0d. The initial cost included associate membership of Kingstonian FC Social Club.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack in 1966, the World Cup year,\u0026nbsp;The Association worked with Allen Wade, Croydon Parks and Thornton Heath Cricket Club to put on twice weekly session in August for 12 to 15 year olds – ‘Croydon Course’ players. In ten months they delivered 10 courses to over 200 boys. Coaches included, Bobby Robson, Stewart Imlach (FFC) and Steve Kember (CPFC). \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChanges to Committee Officers\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0027The Association is delighted to announce that Saul Isaakson-Hurst has agreed to become our new Vice-Chair at our recent AGM.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSaul takes over from Mark Hudson who has become a Vice-President after 20 years as a committee member, 10 of which were as Vice Chair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark has been involved in bringing about change in many areas of the Association in terms of diversity, appeal and presentation, to meet the needs of our members and the coaching industry. The pandemic brought particular challenges to the Association.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSaul has been a friend of the Association for many years and understands the heritage and the importance we place on coach development for the betterment of all existing and new coaches. His experience and standing in the industry will be key as we take the Association forward. His knowledge will assist the Association in keeping pace with progressions in social media and different platforms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKeith Boanas, President said “I would like to thank Mark for all he has done for the Association over the years and delighted that he is now a Vice-President. I have known Saul for many years and have watched him develop into a renowned figure in the coaching world. I’m also pleased that the Association has played a part in his development and that he will now help us develop the next generation of coaches” .\u003c/p\u003e","ContentConfig":{"Caption":null,"Icon":null,"IconColour":null,"CaptionColour":null,"UnderlineColour":null,"TextColour":null,"FontSize":null,"LineHeight":null,"RequiresLoggedInUser":false,"BottomMargin":0,"PaddingLeft":"10px","PaddingTop":"10px","PaddingRight":"10px","PaddingBottom":"10px","PhoneVisible":true,"TabletVisible":true,"DesktopVisible":true,"CssClass":null,"PageLinkName":null,"PageLinkCaption":null},"ComponentCode":null,"ComponentError":null,"BottomMargin":"0px","PaddingLeft":"10px","PaddingTop":"10px","PaddingRight":"10px","PaddingBottom":"10px","CssClass":null,"ResponsiveClasses":"","PageLinkName":null,"PageLinkCaption":null,"Background":{"Colour":null,"ImageURL":null,"Filter":null,"IsParallax":false,"Image":"","Tint":""},"ImageConfig":{"ImageURL":null,"ObjectFit":"contain","ImageHeight":null,"FrameStyle":null,"BorderRadius":null,"Caption":{"IsActive":false,"Text":null,"SubText":null,"Font":{"Size":null,"Colour":null},"SubFont":{"Size":null,"Colour":null},"Alignment":null,"Position":null,"Margin":null,"BackgroundColour":null,"Blur":false,"Hover":false},"AltText":null,"LinkURL":null,"BottomMargin":0,"PaddingLeft":"10px","PaddingTop":"10px","PaddingRight":"10px","PaddingBottom":"10px","PhoneVisible":true,"TabletVisible":true,"DesktopVisible":true,"CssClass":null,"PageLinkName":null,"PageLinkCaption":null},"IgnoreCache":false}]}],"ColumnSpacing":"0px","BottomMargin":"0px","TopPadding":"0px","IsFullWidth":false,"IsBackgroundFullWidth":false,"Background":{"Colour":null,"ImageURL":null,"Filter":null,"IsParallax":false,"Image":"","Tint":""}}],"PageURL":"https://www.surreyfootballcoachesassociation.com/Cms/Spaces/OH/History+of+The+Association?version=3","AllVersions":[],"Comments":[],"UpdatedComments":[],"Spaces":[],"IsWatching":false,"LastViewTime":null,"CanEdit":false,"CanPublish":false,"CanCopy":false,"CanCreateTemplate":false,"CanComment":false,"CanReadComments":false,"CanModerateComments":false,"CanLike":false,"CanWatch":false}
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