My daughter has gained so much from training with Simon, not just with her football abilities but her confidence, being part of a team too and working together. Every session is enjoyed and she comes home with a big smile. When asked if she wants to do more sessions the response ‘of course, don’t ask silly questions!’ was given! Great communication from Simon to the parents about sessions and detail of what they will be doing, along with fun school holiday sessions too.

Simon is a fantastic football coach, my two boys absolutely love his summer soccer schools, both have developed their skills and knowledge whilst, most importantly, having fun!

Our family have been involved with youth football for the best part of a decade and, unquestionably, Jacko has set a gold-standard with his approach to coaching. Professional to the core, Jacko has an enviable quality of being able to challenge his players to strive for excellence without being overbearing nor overly-boisterous: players respect his evident expertise and trust the judgement and insight of his character.
Calmly and with consideration, this is how Jacko achieves such incredible results, with his teams always clear on the journey they are on, giving them the toolkit with which to succeed.
We couldn’t recommend him highly enough.

Jacko is a quality coach on and off the pitch. He is fun to be around always but is professional with his work and trainings. He always inspired me to work hard and improve with his detailed understanding of the game. His training sessions were always fun and of high quality, always with a competitive aspect around them. I have no doubt that Jacko has made me a better all-round player.

My two boys (10 and 11) have been lucky enough to attend Simon’s football sessions each week. They absolutely love it. Simon is always easy to liaise with in terms of the booking process and gives us regular updates on what the next sessions involve. It means us parents have a good indication of what the children are learning!
The children themselves have improved on so many different football skills – they are keen to go to the sessions and often comment how helpful Simon is with his teaching – encouraging them but also offering them clear direction on where they can improve.
I’ve sat on the side-lines and watched the football sessions and I’ve been continuously impressed with Simon’s dedication, professionalism and his general approach with the children. He really is a naturally excellent coach.

The kids can’t wait for the summer camps!!!

I’ve known Simon for 6 years now and I’ve always been impressed with the way he engages with the children he’s coaching – whether that be in large or small groups. My son has trained with him and enjoyed the experience learning new skills and gaining confidence on every occasion.
I thoroughly recommend Simon as a highly professional, reliable and experienced coach.

The sessions are very organised with clear structure about what the children are learning. You are so engaging for the children and they listen to you. You are able to encourage the children using praise and you constantly give constructive feedback so they know how to improve. Ultimately they are having fun which is fundamental at this stage of their development. Joseph’s confidence and football skills have greatly improved since attending your coaching sessions. He is very happy to be part of the training sessions each week and comes home to practice what he has learnt! Awesome!

Simon has worked with our son in several different capacities over the last 6 years.
Our most recent experience has been through the 1-2-1 sessions – usually during the half term holidays to assist maintaining a good level of fitness.
Simon is always on hand to discuss his needs & cater the session around them.
Sessions are carried out in a professional but fun way, the improvement after these are always visible.
Simon is a friendly , approachable, extremely knowledgeable & highly qualified coach.
His belief in each child , regardless of ability , is always apparent and it’s obvious the kids just love him.
Thank you for always taking the time for our son – you will always be part of his football journey

Jacko was Reubens (my son) football coach at U12’s level at Norwich City Academy season (2020/2021 season) and it was a really positive year of development for him, through what will possibly be the hardest season of his or anyone’s career due to COVID.

Reuben improved both physically (especially understanding his own bodies capabilities and how far he could be pushed) and mentally being able to manage the constraints of COVID aswell as the extra step up in challenge during a transition from junior school to high school.

This was all catered for in Jacko’s coaching sessions. He understood Reuben and could specify areas where he needed to work and improve, whilst also drawing Reubens attention to what he already did well and how to enhance those skills to improve further!

Whether it was 1-2-1 or within a group, the quality of coaching sessions put on by Jacko were great and something Reuben really responded to.
Reuben has always been quietly confident in his own ability but Jacko brought that out of him on the pitch for everyone to see and now hear!
So much so, that Reuben joined a leadership group set up by NCFC Academy and now aims to Captain his team week in, week out.

Luke Johnson (Reuben Johnson’s Dad)

“1st Class Coaching Sessions from a 1st Class Coach!! My son Jake has only been training with Simon for a short while, but even in that time, I’ve seen a big improvement in Jakes game play, teaching him the importance of formation, teamwork and tactics. Simons is always on hand to give advice and his training sessions provide a safe, fun and challenging environment for every player. I can’t recommend SJ Football Coaching enough, and I’m looking forward to seeing the next steps of my sons development, with Simon by his side”

Simon Jackson is youth coach with years of coaching experience from grassroots to academy level. He presents himself professionally in every sense of the word. His personal engagement with young players, understanding of the child learning process and development has allowed him to run effective training sessions that meet the individual needs of the children. I can recommended Simon and his football coaching programme to anyone who seeks their child to improve both on a football and personal level.

I am delighted to write a testimonial for Simon, who has been coaching our son Hugo on a 1-2-1 basis for a few months now.

From the very first session, it was clear that Simon is not an expert in his field but truly passionate about helping young players develop their skills.

Under his guidance Hugo has grown in confidence and skill on the football pitch. He has become a much more rounded player, with improved technique, better understanding of the game.

Hugo really looks forward to his weekly sessions with Simon and always returns full of enthusiasm.

Simon has a fantastic way of engaging with young players, making the sessions fun and challenging at the same time. Simon is patient, encouraging and always takes the time to explain and demonstrates techniques until Hugo understands them fully.

What we appreciate most about Simon is his commitment to Hugo’s progress. He is always available;e for support and advice, both during and outside of the sessions. He has also provided us with regular feedback on Hugo’s progress and identifies areas of improvement.

In short, we are incredibly impressed with the level of coaching that our son has received from Simon. We have seen first hand the positive impact Simon has had on Hugo’s development, and we would not hesitate to recommend Simon to any parent looking for top class football coaching.

Simon is an amazing football coach with a huge amount of experience.

He is not just simply coaching, but encourages children’s good behaviour, discipline, hard work, interactions and team work. He is very helpful gentleman with a good sense of humor.

He is making all his sessions enjoyable, interesting, player centered. He is focusing on all individual children’s actual developmental needs and helping their improvement with positive reinforcements.

Simon is always providing a safe, family like environment for his little footballers.

I am the happiest mum ever to be able to take my son to Simon’s football sessions.

My youngest has son has been attending Simons sessions for over 2 years now. He started off in the younger group because of his age.

He learnt lots of new skills to take with him to use in his football team. Having been in the younger group for a year, It was time for him to move up to the older group this being down to his ability.

Since being in the older group he has met new friends of which are older than himself.

My eldest son then wanted to join Simon’s groups so he joined in with my youngest son.

Both boys have come on strength to strength learning new tactics, moves and skills.

I would recommend Simon to anyone who has children with an interest in football who want to progress in their ability.