ABOUT

IMPROVING PLAYERS DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY

FOUNDED BY NIGEL QUASHIE IN 2015, THE IPDA PROGRAM FOLLOWS THE DEVELOPMENT PHILOSOPHY THROUGH A 5 or 7 WEEK CYCLE IN WHICH THE CHILDREN GET THE CHANCE TO PRACTICE, DEVELOP AND LEARN NEW SKILLS. PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR PLAYERS TO RECEIVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF TRAINING WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES WHILST ACHIEVING THEIR GREATEST POTENTIAL.

NIGEL'S KNOWLEDGE FROM THE PLAYERS HE HAS PLAYED WITH AND THE COACHES AND TEAMS HE HAS WORKED FOR HAS HELPED TO DELIVER A DYNAMIC, PROGRESSIVE AND INFORMATIVE ACADEMY THAT IS DESIGNED TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THE FOOTBALL PITCH, HELPING YOUNG PLAYERS TO ACHIEVE SUCCESSES THEY DIDN'T FEEL WERE POSSIBLE.

WE AIM TO MAKE EACH OF OUR PLAYERS THE BEST PLAYER THEY CAN POSSIBLY BE, REGARDLESS OF AGE, GENDER OR ABILITY, WHILST HELPING THEM TO ACHIVE CONTINUED SUCCESS AS ATHLETES.

ALL OUR IPDA SESSIONS ARE OPEN TO BOYS AND GIRLS OF ALL ABILITIES AGED 5-15.

EVERY NEW CHILD WHO ATTENDS OUR COURSES WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A FULL IPDA FOOTBALL KIt AND BAG ON THEIR FIRST SESSION.

ALL IPDA WILL RECEIVE AN INVITE TO THE END OF COURSE PARTY AT BOING ZONE TRAMPOLINE PARK.

NIGEL QUASHIE

WITH OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE AND A PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL BACKGROUND STEMMING MORE THAN 300 GAMES, NIGEL HAS ALWAYS HAD A PASSION FOR FOOTBALL, AND HAS PLAYED AT THE VERY HIGHEST LEVEL. PLAYING IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE, CHAMPIONSHIP AND AS A SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL, HE HAS REPRESENTED QPR, NOTTINGHAM FOREST, PORTSMOUTH, SOUTHAMPTON, WBA, WEST HAM, WOLVES AND BIRMINGHAM CITY. DURING HIS CAREER NIGEL HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH SOME FANTASTIC MANAGERS AND COACHES IN FOOTBALL, SUCH AS HARRY REDNAPP, TONY PULIS, BRYAN ROBSON, RAY WILKINS.

NIGEL BEGAN HIS CAREER AT A YOUNG AGE PLAYING FOR QUEENS PARK RANGERS, WHERE HE MADE HIS LEAGUE DEBUT IN A 2-1 DEFEAT AGAINST MANCHESTER UNITED AND WENT ON TO BECOME THE YOUNGEST QPR PLAYER. AS CLUB VICE-CAPTAIN HE HELPED PORTSMOUTH WIN THE FIRST DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP PROMOTING THEM TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE.

NIGEL HAS BEEN AWARDED FOUR ENGLAND UNDER-21 AND AN ENGLAND 'B' CAPS AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING TOWARDS HIS UEFA B LICENSE.