OUR INSTRUCTORS
The Core for Successful Learning
The right education starts with the right instructors. Our experienced team of coaches will help you to get the most out of your learning experience!
Steven Turek
Head-Coach U17 - Hannover 96
The sports scientist, UEFA A license holder and Master of “Sports, Health & Performance” is currently the head coach of the U17 team at the Bundesliga club, Hannover 96). Steven Turek is known as an author in national and international coaching magazines (including fussballtraining, TrainersMagazine (Netherlands), mrfootball (Greece) & DFB analyzes for EURO 2016).
In addition, he was very successful as a speaker at congresses and seminars in Germany (numerous seminars, lectures and workshops, as well as conferences of the Association of German Football Teachers) and in Italy, Dubai, Belgium and Slovakia. His coaching media (booklets on technical / tactical topics, as well as various theoretical and practical DVDs) are among the best sellers of the Institute for Youth Football.
Jonas Stephan
Head-Coach U19 Bundesliga - Chemnitzer FC
Jonas Stephan is the head coach of the U19 of Chemnitzer FC in the U-19 Bundesliga, the highest german youth league. Before that he was in the coaching staff of Eintracht Braunschweig and managed to get promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga with the club as an assistant coach.
The sports scientist, UEFA A license holder and Master of Sports, Health & Performance is a successful speaker and author for the Institute for Youth Football. He has an excellent eye for tactics and the crucial details.
He is now passing on his experience from almost 10 years of youth and professional football together with Steven Turek, not only a long-time coach and student colleague, but also a close friend, in Coach2.
Carsten Effertz
Speed Coach - IFK Gothenburg, Founder TannerSpeedAcademy
Regarded as one of the best Speed Coaches in team sports in Europe, Carsten holds a degree in training science and joined several courses of different areas of strength and conditioning to be always up to date on a scientific level.
Presenter at coach congress and coach licenses courses on international level for several Football and Coach associations such as BDFL (Germany) ÖFB, NÖFV, SFV, KFV (Austria), NZS (Slovenia), FLF (Luxemburg), AFC (Asian Football Confederation), GFF and VFF (Sweden)
Peter Schreiner
Founder Institute for Youth-Soccer
Peter Schreiner is considered a worldwide expert in children- and youth soccer.
The former head of youth development at Schalke 04 and renowned author is working since over 30 years as a coaches instructor, and speaker around the globe.
Many of his publications, including works with Horst Wein and Norbert Elgert, are now considered as classics in coaching literature.
He is also the founder of the Institute for Youth-Soccer and easy Sports-Software.
Markus Börker
Athletic Coach - First Team - Hannover 96
The master’s graduate (sports science) gained experience as an athletic trainer at the Academy of Hanover 96 at an early stage. After a year with the U13 & U12 he made the leap into the U19 Bundesliga. From there he worked and developed consistently and currently looks after the Bundesliga team of Hannover 96 as an athletic trainer and data analyst.
Markus not only has the highest training as an athletic trainer at the DOSB, but also has an extraordinary willingness to perform and passion for his players. For Coach2 he designed the master class “Training Preparation”.
Athanasios Terzis
Coach - Author - Speaker
Athanasios Terzis is a former soccer coach (UEFA A), instructor for United Soccer Coaches, bestselling author and a popular speaker on coaching conferences worldwide.
At the age of 29 years an injury cut his profesisonal career as a player short and from then on he started to focus on his work as a coach for various teams and developing players.
He is the author of several bestelling books, including “FC Barcelona Training Sessions” which won the prestigious “Antonio Ghirelli” award as the soccer book of the year in Italy.