Aston Villa FC

Villa's Community Department focuses on three major areas - football development, education and social inclusion. Headed up by Duncan Riddle (pictured) and assisted by football development officer Joe Hunt, Alan Thomason, Nigel Macrow and 18 qualified coaches, the department goes from strength to strength. Coaching in the form of Soccer Schools and Soccer Clinics forms a major part of our work. But if we aren't coaching children, we're teaching them about the benefits of healthy living or delivering them with essential life skills.