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ABOUT THE FOUNDER

NAME: ZENITO GOWAR


QUALIFICATIONS:

  • UEFA C LICENSE (UNION OF EUROPEAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONS)

  • SCOTTISH FA C LICENSE (SCOTTISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION)

  • CHILDREN'S WELL-BEING IN SCOTTISH FOOTBALL (SCOTTISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION)

  • MENTAL HEALTH IN FOOTBALL (SCOTTISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION)

  • SAFA D LICENSE (SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION)

  • LEVEL 1 TALENT IDENTIFICATION (PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL SCOUTS ASSOCIATION)

  • LEVEL 1 OPPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS (PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL SCOUTS ASSOCIATION)

  • INTRODUCTION TO SCOUTING (PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL SCOUTS ASSOCIATION)

  • LEVEL 1 FIRST AID (1ST CPR)


 
COACH ZEN HAS A TREMENDOUS PASSION FOR FOOTBALL AND PEOPLE. HAVING PLAYED AT HIGH LEVELS IN SA AS WELL AS GOING ON TRIAL IN EUROPE, HE HAS AMASSED A GREAT WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE IN FOOTBALL. HE HAS ALSO WORKED IN THE SCHOOL FOOTBALL SPACE AS HEAD OF FOOTBALL FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AS WELL AS TECHNICAL DIRECTOR EXPERIENCE AT THE CLUB LEVEL. HE HAS ACHIEVED AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT IN A SHORT SPACE AND CONTINUES TO PUSH THE PLAYERS AND COACHES AROUND HIM TO EVEN GREATER HEIGHTS.
 
HAVING LEFT FOOTBALL AND RETURNING TO HIS TRUE LOVE, HE AIMS TO DEVELOP AND NURTURE AS MANY PLAYERS AS POSSIBLE. FOOTBALL "SAVED HIS LIFE", SO AT ALL LEVELS, HE IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING A PASSION FOR FOOTBALL AND BRINGING THE JOYS OF THE GAME TO OTHERS.

HE IS FOCUSED AND DETERMINED, WITH A GREAT TALENT FOR INDIVIDUAL PLAYER DEVELOPMENT.

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Mission

TRAINING PLAYERS FROM THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL TO GIVE THEM THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES TO PURSUE A CAREER IN FOOTBALL. WE FOLLOW INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES AND AIM TO GUIDE PLAYERS TO A PATH IN FOOTBALL, WHETHER AS A PLAYER, COACH, OR IN ANOTHER RELATED JOB.

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WE AIM TO EQUIP PLAYERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH ALL THE RIGHT TOOLS TO SUCCEED IN FOOTBALL, AS WELL AS DEVELOP A COMMUNITY TO HELP BENEFIT FUTURE PLAYERS

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Vision

THE COMPLETE FOOTBALLER AIMS TO BECOME ONE OF THE BEST DEVELOPMENT CENTRES IN THE COUNTRY. OUR GOAL IS TO EXPAND INTO ALL MAJOR PROVINCES AND SPREAD OUR DEVELOPMENT PHILOSOPHY AS FAR AS POSSIBLE.

BY OFFERING WORLD-CLASS SERVICES, WE AIM TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALL OVER THE YEARS TO COME.

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HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT

THE COMPLETE FOOTBALLER AND TATQTEQ FOOTBALL HAVE PARTNERED TOGETHER TO PROVIDE A DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM LIKE NO OTHER IN SOUTH AFRICA.

LEE CHALMERS (GERMANY) AND ALEXI PAHKSALO (FINLAND) FROM TAQTEQ FOOTBALL HAVE VAST EXPERIENCE IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND COACH DEVELOPMENT. TAQTEQ PROVIDES THE BACK END OF THE PROGRAM AND LEADS THE COACHES, AS WELL AS ASSISTS IN PLAYER DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THEIR FOUNDATION AND DEVELOPMENT PHASES. THIS ENSURES UNIFORM DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL PLAYERS ACROSS ALL TCF PROGRAMS.

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THE PLATFORM FEATURES THE FOLLOWING:

  • DEVELOPMENT PHILOSOPHY FOR THE FOUNDATION AND DEVELOPMENT PHASES.

  • COACHES FEEDBACK AND DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS

  • VIDEO ANALYSIS AND FEEDBACK

  • PERIODIZATION PLANS FOR EACH PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT

  • PLAYER MONITORING AND TECHNICAL ASSESSMENTS.

  • YEARLY INTERNATIONAL TOURS FROM U11+

  • PROFESSIONAL PLAYER OPPORTUNITIES

  • PLAYER PLACEMENT FOR SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE USA

  • INDIVIDUAL PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PLANS

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GOLD CITY ROYALS FOOTBALL CLUB WAS FOUNDED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMPLETE FOOTBALLER. THE AIM WAS TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR THE PLAYERS TO EXPERIENCE GAME TIME AND THE COMPETITIVE ELEMENTS OF FOOTBALL. FAST TRACK A FEW YEARS AND THE CLUB HAS GROWN INTO ONE OF THE MOST PROGRESSIVE CLUBS IN JOHANNESBURG. 

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THE COMPLETE FOOTBALLER  WORKS CLOSELY TO ENSURE THE DEVELOPMENT PHILOSOPHY AND TRAINING METHODS ARE UNIFORM THROUGHOUT THE CLUB. GOLC ITY ROYALS FC IS AFFILIATED WITH THE COMPLETE FOOTBALLER AND ITS MEMBERS RECEIVE THE BENEFITS OF ALL SERVICES AT A DISCOUNTED RATE

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