ESTABLISHED 2017 · LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE

THE BRAND

Founded by Glenn Thornton, GT Sports Coaching has become established across the West Yorkshire area, developing a range of programmes offering high-level, individual and team-focused coaching

GROW. TECHNIQUE. SUCCEED.

That's not just our tagline — it's our entire coaching philosophy in three words. For over a decade, GT Sports Coaching has been developing footballers across Leeds and Wakefield. We started with a simple belief: technical ability is the foundation everything else is built on. Confidence comes from competence. Enjoyment comes from improvement. And success — on the pitch and off it — comes from getting the technique right first

WHAT WE DELIVER

We deliver football and sport coaching across three core areas: school sport programmes, performance-focused individual coaching, and holiday camps that make every school break an active one. Every session — whether it's a primary school PE class or a 1-2-1 technical session in our indoor facility — is built on the same coaching framework and delivered to the same standard.

WHAT WE STAND FOR

Technical excellence

Every player, at every level, deserves coaching that actually develops their game — not just keeps them busy for an hour.

Real development, not shortcuts

We build technique through repetition, understanding and purposeful practice — not gimmicks.

Every player matters

From the player who's never kicked a ball before to the one chasing an academy trial, our job is to meet you where you are and take you further.

Character alongside skill

Hard work, resilience and respect are coached just as deliberately as first touch and finishing.

OUR COACHING FRAMEWORK — GT THRIVE

Everything we deliver is built on GT THRIVE — our own coaching methodology developed over a decade of working with players of every age and ability

Technical excellence

Ball mastery every session

Hard Work & Heart

Effort and mentality coached actively

Repetition with Purpose

Skills drilled until instinct

Individual Growth

Every player from their own starting point

Values & Character

Building good people, not just good players

Expression in Play

Technique applied with confidence in the game

G

GROW

Commit to personal growth every day — as a coach and as a person.

T

TECHNIQUE

Deliver technically precise coaching. Master your craft. Never settle.

S

SUCCEED

Collective success over individual ego. Every player, team, coach — together.

Excellence

Good is not good enough.

Highest standard, every session.

Integrity

Do the right thing.

Even when no one is watching.

Respect

Every player, official, opponent.

Unconditional. Always.

Accountability

Own your actions.

No excuses. Ever.

Inclusion

GT Sports is for everyone.

No player is left behind.

Development

Leave every session better than you arrived.

OUR AIM

To be the football and sports coaching organisation Leeds turns to first — for schools who want sport delivered properly, for parents who want their kids active and smiling, and for players who want to genuinely improve. Twelve years in, we're just getting started.