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WISS, Stoke City partner up for football training
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amateur footballers from Western International School of Shanghai will be coached by professional youth team coaches from the English Premier League, thanks to a cooperative program between the school and Stoke City FC.
The program was initiated by Stephen Walker, director of sports at WISS, and Angela Smith, international ambassador of Stoke City, in 2012. Its aims are to train young talent in China, send them to domestic and international competitions and find young stars for the club.
This year, three professional coaches, including Peter Smith, who holds the highest qualification for European professional football coaches, will stay in China for the program for one whole year, coaching more than 100 international students at WISS. Outstanding players will be sent to Stoke City’s training base in England. Meanwhile, coaches will also train about 100 to 200 Chinese children from neighboring Xujing Primary School on a weekly basis.
Peter started his career as an academy player at Liverpool FC. After his retirement as a player, he became an academy coach for Liverpool, working with club legend Kenny Dalglish and current manager Brendan Rodgers. Before joining the Stoke City program at WISS, he led the Mosta FC in the Maltese Premier League as manager last season.
“It’s my first time in China and Shanghai, and I’m proud to be a part of the program,” said Peter.
“It’s very exciting to have Peter with us because you can’t get a better coach than him to train the children,” said Angela.
“The whole level of Chinese football will be greatly improved if we can get more coaches of this standard for young ages.”
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