Tom Shortland
ATX - Head of Girls PDP
Hometown
Hull, England
COACHING LICENSE
- English FA Level 1 Coaching Badge
- English FA Level 2 Coaching Badge
- English FA Community Sports Leader Award
- English FA Junior Football Organizers Course
- English FA Respect for coaches Award
- English FA Equality and Diversity Award
- English FA Level 1 Introduction to Talent Identification
- USSF F License
- USSF E License
- USSF D License
- USSF C License
- USSF B License
- UEFA C License – ONGOING
- Edexcel Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Sport – (Performance and Excellence)
- Edexcel Level 1 BTEC Award in Healthy Eating
COACHING EXPERIENCE
- IMG Academy – Girls Academy U17 Head Coach & U13 – U16 Girls Team Lead – College Placement
- Girls Academy – Southeast Conference Talent ID Coach
- Salvo Soccer Club – Senior Staff Member, High Performance Head Coach and Club Trainer 2018 – 2021
- Girls High Performance – USYS National League Premier 1 – Midwest & Great lakes Conference
- Boys High Performance – USYS National League Premier 1 – Midwest Conference
- Girls Academy – Coach/ Scout / Tryout lead assessor
- Girls DA – Scout / Tryout lead assessor
- Leftfoot Coaching Academy, Minneapolis — Director of Coaching 2016 –
COACHING ACHIEVEMENTS
- Girls Academy League – National Semi Finalists & 3rd Place 2021 -2022
- Girls Academy League – Southeast Conference Champions 2022- 2023
- Girls Academy League – Southeast Conference Champions 2023-2024
- Girls Academy Southeast Conference Talent ID Coach – 2022-22024
- Girls Academy Southeast Conference Talent ID Event – 2023-2024 – 8 Players invited
- from the team and 17 from Academy.
- Helped promote players to the following national teams:
- United States Youth National Team 2023 (U16) – x2 Players
- United States Youth National Team 2024 (U17) – x2 Players
- Colombia Youth National Team 2024 (U17) – x2 Players
- Czech Republic Youth National Team 2024 (U17) -x1 Player
- England Youth National Team – (Players in evaluation status) 2024 (U16&U17) x2 Player
- Mexican Youth National Team – (Player in evaluation status) 2024 (U17) – x1 Player
- Netherlands Youth National Team – (Player in evaluation status) 2024 (U17) – x1 Player
- Coached the ECNL-RL Selection Game Fort Worth (Head Coach) game (2024)
- Coached ECNL Selection Game Dallas (Assistant, 2024)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
- Hull City Youth Player
- Leeds United Youth Player
- Hull Schoolboys representative – Coach Barry Jackson
- Hull College – Coach Paul Smith & John Anderson
- Semi Pro – Westella Willerby, Hutton Cranwick, Easington United
- Miami United – NPSL/ US Open Cup
- Miami Fusion – NPSL/ US Open Cup
- Minnesota United – NASL/NPSL/ US Open Cup –