Laura joins UITC from Wolves Community Trust where she was Premier League School Sport Coordinator developing a number a programmes for school children throughout Wolverhampton.
Originally
from Hereford she began coaching at Hereford Sixth Form College before
stints assisting the Herefordshire Football Association and abroad, on a
number of various placements. A keen footballer herself Laura has also
been coaching the Wolves Under 11s Girls Team. Laura will predominantly be overseeing the Football Development Centre, the Schools Programme and assisting with coaching UITC’s Academy Teams.
Commenting on her new role, Laura Davies said:
“I’m looking forward to joining the team and providing more opportunities to those in the community. I feel as though this is an exciting time for everyone after recent events at Hereford FC and as a local myself, I couldn’t be happier to be involved”
Steve Brotherwood, Community Manager, said:
“I am delighted to have Laura on board at UITC. Her wealth of knowledge around Community Engagement, especially within her experiences of working with primary schools and community groups will enable us to take our programmes to the next level. “
Justin Ratcliffe, Trustee for Education, said:
“Laura has a strong football CV. She is joining us at an exciting time and brings with her some great experience of working alongside top coaches at Wolves“
Nicholas Vaughan, Chairman, Board of Trustees, said:
"We had over 30 applicants for this position and Laura stood out amongst our selection panel for her strong track record with schools engagement at Wolves coupled with her family roots to Hereford."
He added: "I would like to thank our Community Manager Steve Brotherwood, Tutor Adam Jones and Trustee Justin Ratcliffe for running a very thorough and professional recruitment process."
Laura starts work with UITC on Wednesday August 26th.