National Coach - Hope Powell
Hope Powell was appointed as the first ever fulltime National Coach of the women's team in June 1998. An experienced international with 66 caps for England and 35 goals she is the youngest ever England coach and the first female. She first played football with Millwall Lionesses at the age of 11 and has won the women's F.A. cup 3 times, including a league and cup double as captain of Croydon in 1996. Hope is responsible for the Senior, Under 18 and Under 16 women's teams. An 'A' Licence coach, Hope has already taken the Under 18's to the Quarter Finals of the UEFA Championships and the Senior team to qualification to EURO 2001.
Assistant National Women's Coach - Brent Hills
A former PE Teacher in London, Brent was appointed as the first full-time Assistant to the National Women's Coach Hope Powell in February 2002. Brent played as a right-back to semi-professional level with Kingstonian, then went into a career in coaching and lecturing. His lecture work took him to Chapman University (Orange County, LA) and he has worked as a youth coach at several clubs - Brentford, Millwall and Watford. Brent left his job as a coach at the Fulham boy's academy and lecturing to join The Football Association.
Under-19s Coach - Mo Marley
Mo captained the England senior team to qualification for the 2001 European Championships and led her team in the group stages, before retiring from international football having won 41 caps and scored one goal. She still plays in central midfield for her club Everton and she works for Liverpool County FA running their Women's Academy. Mo is a great ambassador for the game and has worked alongside Powell with the Under-19s team since 2001. She was honoured for her contribution to the game with the Special Achievement Award at the 2001 FA Women's Football Awards.
Under 17s Coach - Jane Ebbage
Jane will be responsible for the overall operation of the National Centre on a day to day basis, with the support from a Board of Governors and the National Coach, Hope Powell. She holds the F.A.'s Full Coaching Licence and in Summer 2001 became the first female to qualify as a coach educator when she passed the F.A.'s Coach Educators Certificate. Jane has been committed to women's football since 1973 when, at the age of 12, she began to play for a ladies side in her home town of Chesterfield. In 1998 she became involved with the women's game on a national level both coaching and scouting for the Under 16 and Under 18 youth sides. In future Jane hopes to see the game continue to grow at its current phenomenal rate and looks forward to seeing graduates of the National Centre grace the world stage in years to come.
Goalkeeping Coach - Mark Phillips
An ex-goalkeeper, Mark played semi-professional football in the Non-league with Barnet and Tamwoth. He has been coaching for ten years and holds the UEFA 'B' License, but is currently working towards an 'A' License. Mark has worked with both the Birmingham City and Aston Villa boys academies. He started working with the England women's teams in 1999 and now coaches both the Senior and Under-19 goalkeepers. Mark is also the goalkeeping coach at the FA National Player Development Centre at Loughborough University.
Exercise Scientist - Dawn Scott
Dawn graduated from Aberdeen with a postgraduate degree in Sports Nutrition after completing a degree in Sports Science at Manchester Metropolitan University. She previously worked as a lecturer at University College Worcester, as well as providing fitness and nutritional support to National Premier Women's football teams. Dawn's role at the National Centre will be to assess and monitor the fitness levels of each player, as well as implementing training programmes for the development of various fitness components. She will also provide some support during training and matches.
Chartered Physiotherapist - Louise Fawcett BSc MCSP SRP
Louise qualified as a Physiotherapist in 1991 and is a new recruit to the Football Association. Louise's previous experience has been multi-sport including private practice work in Australia and her recent employment with the England Badminton Squad from 1998-2001, where she was the team Physiotherapist at the Olympic Games in Sydney 2000. Her role is Physiotherapist to England Women's Football, which includes injury management and injury prevention of the senior, under 18 and under 16 squads.
Team Doctor - Pippa Bennett MBChB, MRCGP
Pippa has been involved with England women's team for 2 years. A GP partner for 5 years, Pippa has always been interested in women's football and in fact is a player with Addeyans FC in the Greater London League. Pippa is currently Millwall Crowd doctor and now full-time doctor of all the 3 England women's team, overseeing all medical requirements.
Media Relations Officer - Bev Ward
Bev joined The Football Association in September 2003 after working as a journalist covering predominantly men's football on Match magazine and covering the women's game for the PFA website. Bev's role is to promote awareness of Women's Football to the public through the media and to give a clear message about The F.A.'s commitment to the game. She is the press officer for the three England teams.
International Development Teams Administration Co-ordinators
Senior - Graeme Bowerbank
Graeme Bowerbank joined on Monday 14 August as International Women's Team Logistics Manager, taking over from Helen Nicolaou, and is responsible for the administration of the Senior Women's team and management of the International Women's teams department.
Youth - Sally Cunnington
Sally joined the The Football Association in September 1996 and worked as an Administrator for the National Coaching Courses for several years, until taking on her current position in spring 2002. Like Helen, Sally co-ordinates all team matters from booking hotels and pitches, to liaising with all squad members. She ensures smooth logistical arrangements for England at tournaments as well as for training camps.