Harry Collier

Sports Award

Age:

18

Biography

I have been playing football from a very young age for local Leicestershire teams, whilst also being fortunate to be selected to train and play with Derby County from the age of 7 until I was 15. I have also trained and played with West Bromwich Albion Shadow Squad and with Nottingham Forest. I have not yet secured a Professional/Semi Professional place, but my ambition is to secure a contract in the future. During the 2023/2024 season, I have continued to learn from my many experiences, training and playing football both in the UK and abroad, learning what I need to do differently, how to improve my game, fitness and healthy eating habits. I suffered an injury towards the end of this season, but this also taught me how to deal with this, the focus, resilience and determination to work with the physio and follow the strict rules of not doing too much too soon, as this just makes the recovery process longer.

As I move into the 2024/2025 I am currently in pre-season training and will soon be back to full time training 5 times a week and playing in games twice a week. I will continue to compete in the under 18's Midland Junior Premier League and this year, will start to train alongside the Men's 1st team at Rugby Borough FC. I am also entering into my 2nd year, studying for my Level 3 in Sports Management and Football at Fox Academy run by Christian Fuchs.

Inspire is supporting me, by helping to cover costs that I will incur for the purchase of football boots for the different playing surfaces. The award and support from Inspire, is really appreciated and enables me to continue to work hard at achieving my ambition.