A young player's progress through the ranks at Colchester United will see them guided by some of the area's best coaches.

From joining us at a young age, a promising footballer will be given the best guidance possible by the U's Centre of Excellence staff.

The following staff look after our stars of the future:-

Head of Youth
Tony Humes tony.humes@colchesterunited.net

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Early Years Development Manager
Dmitri Halajko dmitri.halajko@colchesterunited.net

Development Coach (U14s to U21s)
Richard Hall

Technical Development Officer
John McGreal

Administrator
Jennifer Aves jennifer.aves@colchesterunited.net

U14s-U16s Coaches 
John McGreal, Danny King, Dmitri Halajko

U13s
Sean Thacker/Steve Bartlett

U12s
Tony Ashby/Jon Duckett

U11s
Phil Eley/Simon Goodey

U10s
Neil Smye/Wayne Lowry

U9s
Craig Rulton/Chris Hyde

Goalkeeping Coach
Ed Wootten

Physiotherapist
Kelvin Hardy