Brentford Football Club is fully committed to the Youth Department and recognizes the importance of developing youth, with the ultimate aim of supporting the needs of the first team manager.
Set up in 2010 the restructured youth development programme is made up of six departments that work closely to ensure a holistic approach to player development.

 1. Technical - with the ultimate aim of maximizing individual potential, our technical programme is delivered by a number of highly trained youth coaches.
 2. Recruitment - we have a team of scouts who work towards identifying and selecting young talented players that have the potential to play in the Brentford first team
 3. Medical - in addition to providing emergency aid cover, the medical staff ensure that players that get injured are rehabilitated back to full fitness as quickly as possible
 4. Sport Science - our team of strength & conditioning coaches maximize the athletic abilities of the players, implement injury prevention strategies and provide players with nutritional / hydration advice. Within this department our team of performance analysts provide video analysis of individual and team performance.
 5. Education and Welfare - in addition to ensuring that all our staff members are fully CRB checked, the education and welfare department is responsible for dealing with any welfare issue that may arise during the players time with Brentford FC. Support from this department is also at hand to ensure that the training demands placed on our players does not impinge on their educational potential
 6. Operations - responsible for the finance and administration. Supports all other departments towards ensuring appropriate systems are in place to facilitate the smooth running of the programme.

Each department is fully staffed with highly qualified and experienced people.

Youth Development Staff

Ose Aibangee - Director of Youth

Technical Department
Jon De Sousa - Youth Team Coach
Danny Buck - Head Coach U15 / U16
Gabes Flores - Head Coach U13 / U14
Josh Hinckson - Head Coach U11/ U12
Stuart English - Head Coach U9 / U10

CoE coaches
Anathony Hayes
Colin Brown
Oliver Hinckson
Maxi Opondo - Mbai
James Townsend
Robin Mallinson
Larry Raji
Justinas asiunas
Azeez Akinbolu
Kriss Dixon
Emanuel Asare

Medical
Richard Clark - Head of Medical Youth Department
Laim Horgan - Assistant Youth Physiotherapist

Sports Science
Neil McIlhargey - Head of Performance Analysis
Luke Stopforth - Performance Analysis 17 - 21
Graham Murry - Performance Analysis 13 - 16
Andrew Moore - Performance Analysis 9 - 12
Daren Stern - Head of Youth Sport Conditioning

Operations
Ron Dangerfield - Head of Operations

Education and Welfare
Stuart O'Leary - Education and Welfare Officer

Recruitment
Shaun O'Connor - Head of Recruitment
Miguel Rios - Assistant Recruitment Manager
Steve Watson - Head Scout 16 - 19

Brentford Youth Development programme caters for approximately 140 young players between the age of 7 -21, who fit within our 5 tier development model. During each stage an age appropriate programme is delivered to cater for the technical, tactical, physical and psychological needs of the individual players.