
Staff

Danny Hebditch
Director
Daniel has 12 years experience coaching children specialising in football but also having a vast knowledge of coaching tag-rugby, cricket, athletic’s, basketball, tennis and many more. Daniel has coached at both the Emirates Stadium and Arsenal’s first team training ground, the London Colney working with the under 11’s and was also on the coaching staff at Arsenal’s Pre Academy working with the Under 6’s – 8’s. He is now the Lead Coach for the Southampton FC U6 - U8 Pre Academy Centre (Guildford). Daniel has experience coaching abroad having coached in Italy twice and Greece once. Daniel was previously the Area Coordinator for Arsenal Soccer Schools (Surrey) and was in charge of both of the Development Centre’s as well as being the Under 9 Advanced Squad coach where his team played matches against the likes of : Chelsea, Brighton, Fulham, Leyton Orient, Luton, West Ham and Crystal Palace. Daniel previously also coached John Terry’s twins and Freddie Flintoff’s son! Daniel’s personal best achievement within coaching is helping to develop a young player who attended one of his soccer schools, recommended him to the Advanced squad and the player then went on to sign for the Arsenal Academy! Since establishing PDA he has also had players sign for clubs such as: Southampton (2), Crystal Palace (2), Fulham, Reading & Portsmouth.
Callum O'Connell
Academy U7 & Development Centre U8 Head Coach
Tony Milstead
U9 Academy Head Coach
Josh Hill
U11 & U12 Academy Head Coach
Erwan Akkouche
U16 Academy Head Coach
Connor Ward
Development Centre Coach
Ollie Stokes
Development Centre & Academy Assistant Coach
Brandon Bax
U13 Academy Head Coach
Warren Vass
Academy Goalkeeper Coach & Team Training Support Coach
Sam Hawkins
Academy U15 Head Coach & Development Centre U10 Head Coach
Dan Moult
Development Centre U11 Head Coach
Matt Dean
Academy U7 / U14 & Development Centre U13 Head Coach
Dene Field
Development Centre Coach
Carlos Dinis
Development Centre Head Goalkeeper Coach
Molly Ufton
Development Centre U9 Head Coach & Soccer School Coach
Rhys Panrucker
Development Centre U6 Coach
Brannon Daly
U8 & U15 Academy Head Coach
Matt Umney
Development Centre U9 Coach
Callum Moss
Development Centre U10 Coach
Lisa Smith
After School Club Coach
Emily Howell
Development Centre Assistant Coach