About Us
Building Champions is a simple project with a powerful message. We are aiming to inspire an entire generation and give players aged 14-21 and their parents/guardians the support, guidance and expert advice needed to succeed in the game of soccer.
We have built a team consisting of exclusive, high performance experts from the world of soccer. Young soccer players and their families will be given exclusive access to this high profile team to help them become a champion.
Quite simply put this is the highest quality soccer development program in the world.
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Meet The Champion Builders
Management Team
Ciaran Toner
CO-FOUNDERCiaran is a former professional and international soccer player who played in the English Football League for 12 years at clubs including Tottenham Hotspur, Leyton Orient, Lincoln City, Grimsby Town and Rochdale. He has coached at elite level soccer and holds the UEFA ‘Pro’ Coaching Licence Diploma as well as the FA Advanced Youth Award qualification. Between playing and coaching, in the professional game, he has a combined experience of 25 years in the industry.
Oliver Berquez
CO-FOUNDEROliver Berquez was a goal scoring midfielder with an all action style of play, who amassed over 750 games at senior level during a 19 year career. He started at Ipswich Town and then his career saw him play for clubs like Stevenage, Woking, Dagenham & Redbridge, Canvey Island, Chelmsford City and finishing in 2016 at AFC Sudbury, where he won the league title. This was one of 4 championships he won as a player. Oliver is an FA licence coach who has a wealth of experience in coaching soccer to players of all ages and founded one of the first and most successful soccer schools in the UK, PASS Soccer.
John Brandon
CO-FOUNDERJohn is a qualified teacher who has coached in some of the best academies in the UK. He has the UEFA A Licence qualification and has helped develop no more than 20 young players who have gone on to play professional soccer. John is an expert in the college system and has placed a large number of student athletes into the NCAA/NAIA and NJCAA arena and has a combined experience of 22 years in the industry.
Ciaran Toner
CO-FOUNDER
Ciaran is a former professional and international soccer player who played in the English Football League for 12 years at clubs including Tottenham Hotspur, Leyton Orient, Lincoln City, Grimsby Town and Rochdale. He has coached at elite level soccer and holds the UEFA ‘Pro’ Coaching Licence Diploma as well as the FA Advanced Youth Award qualification. Between playing and coaching, in the professional game, he has a combined experience of 25 years in the industry.
Oliver Berquez
CO-FOUNDER
Oliver Berquez was a goal scoring midfielder with an all action style of play, who amassed over 750 games at senior level during a 19 year career. He started at Ipswich Town and then his career saw him play for clubs like Stevenage, Woking, Dagenham & Redbridge, Canvey Island, Chelmsford City and finishing in 2016 at AFC Sudbury, where he won the league title. This was one of 4 championships he won as a player. Oliver is an FA licence coach who has a wealth of experience in coaching soccer to players of all ages and founded one of the first and most successful soccer schools in the UK, PASS Soccer.
John Brandon
CO-FOUNDER
John is a qualified teacher who has coached in some of the best academies in the UK. He has the UEFA A Licence qualification and has helped develop no more than 20 young players who have gone on to play professional soccer. John is an expert in the college system and has placed a large number of student athletes into the NCAA/NAIA and NJCAA arena and has a combined experience of 22 years in the industry.
Ciaran Toner
CO-FOUNDERCiaran is a former professional and international soccer player who played in the English Football League for 12 years at clubs including Tottenham Hotspur, Leyton Orient, Lincoln City, Grimsby Town and Rochdale. He has coached at elite level soccer and holds the UEFA ‘Pro’ Coaching Licence Diploma as well as the FA Advanced Youth Award qualification. Between playing and coaching, in the professional game, he has a combined experience of 25 years in the industry.
Oliver Berquez
CO-FOUNDEROliver Berquez was a goal scoring midfielder with an all action style of play, who amassed over 750 games at senior level during a 19 year career. He started at Ipswich Town and then his career saw him play for clubs like Stevenage, Woking, Dagenham & Redbridge, Canvey Island, Chelmsford City and finishing in 2016 at AFC Sudbury, where he won the league title. This was one of 4 championships he won as a player. Oliver is an FA licence coach who has a wealth of experience in coaching soccer to players of all ages and founded one of the first and most successful soccer schools in the UK, PASS Soccer.
John Brandon
CO-FOUNDERJohn is a qualified teacher who has coached in some of the best academies in the UK. He has the UEFA A Licence qualification and has helped develop no more than 20 young players who have gone on to play professional soccer. John is an expert in the college system and has placed a large number of student athletes into the NCAA/NAIA and NJCAA arena and has a combined experience of 22 years in the industry.
Ambassadors
Brett Parker
AMBASSADORA hugely successful head coach in the NCAA. Fort Hays went seven consecutive years in the NCAA tournament with Brett at the helm, including making the final four in 2018. Brett moved to St Leo and is looking forward to steering them to success in the world famous Sunshine State.
Dr Patrice Parris
AMBASSADORPatrice is a well respected NCAA head coach for over 20 years. Working in the college game and being responsible for the holistic development of all of his players, is something that makes Patrice stand out from the rest.
Sarah Dacey
AMBASSADORA 3 x NCAA champion with the infamous UNC Tar Heels. Sarah played professionally for the Boston Breakers before moving into coaching and has been head coach at Barry University in the NCAA.
Mary Frances Monroe
AMBASSADORA former USA International, Mary Frances played for a host of elite soccer clubs before moving into coaching and has been head coach at Albany & Miami, both NCAA D1 programs.
Tom Cosgrave
AMBASSADORA Belhaven University sports science scholar who captained the side to the second NAIA National Championship. He has helped lead the Mississippi Rush travel select club for six years.
Ali Simmons
AMBASSADORAli is currently Men’s Associate Head Coach at NCAA D1 University, Elon. He previously won the national title with Charleston and Barry before taking Seton Hall to the final 4.
Brett Parker
AMBASSADORA hugely successful head coach in the NCAA. Fort Hays went seven consecutive years in the NCAA tournament with Brett at the helm, including making the final four in 2018. Brett moved to St Leo and is looking forward to steering them to success in the world famous Sunshine State.
Dr Patrice Parris
AMBASSADORPatrice is a well respected NCAA head coach for over 20 years. Working in the college game and being responsible for the holistic development of all of his players, is something that makes Patrice stand out from the rest.
Sarah Dacey
AMBASSADORA 3 x NCAA champion with the infamous UNC Tar Heels. Sarah played professionally for the Boston Breakers before moving into coaching and has been head coach at Barry University in the NCAA.
Mary Frances Monroe
AMBASSADORA former USA International, Mary Frances played for a host of elite soccer clubs before moving into coaching and has been head coach at Albany & Miami, both NCAA D1 programs.
Tom Cosgrave
AMBASSADORA Belhaven University sports science scholar who captained the side to the second NAIA National Championship. He has helped lead the Mississippi Rush travel select club for six years.
Ali Simmons
AMBASSADORAli is currently Men’s Associate Head Coach at NCAA D1 University, Elon. He previously won the national title with Charleston and Barry before taking Seton Hall to the final 4.
Performance Experts
Clive Brewer
POWERFUL PLAYER EXPERTM.Sc., Fel.UKSCA, CSCS, ASCC, C.Sci,
Clive has 20+ years of experience enhacing human performance in elite sport. Previous roles include being Director of High Performance for Columbia Crew SC and Assistant Director of High Performance at The Blue Jays.
Roberta Anding
FUELED PLAYER EXPERTMS, RDN/LD, CDCES, FAND
Roberta is currently Director of Performance Nutrition for the Rice Owls. She is the former sports dietitian for the 2017 World Champion Houston Astros, Houston Texans NFL franchise and the Houston Ballet. She was Director of Sports Nutrition for Texas Children’s Hospital for 17 years. and she did elite programming for soccer players of all levels in this role.
Leslie Bonci
FULED PLAYER EXPERTMPH, RDN, CSSD, LDN, FAND
Leslie is a registered dietitian, board certified specialist and co-founder of Performance365- a sports nutrition consulting company. She is the sports nutrition consultant for the Kansas City Chiefs and has worked with several collegiate teams, professional teams, club teams, high school athletes and Masters athletes.
Ciaran Toner
SMART PLAYER EXPERTUEFA PRO LICENSE
A UEFA Pro License coach, Ciaran has 17 years experience in the game as a player and 7 years as an elite coach. He was a Northern Irish International and professional at teams such as Tottenham and Leyton Orient before coaching at Rotherham United in England.
Ann Marie Robinson
MINDFUL PLAYER EXPERTFollowing a successful TV career Ann moved trained in mental health and holds a PGCE and is a qualified Mental Health First Aid England professional and a Nuco Instructor. Having seen first-hand just how impactful careers in the media spotlight can be on mental health, Ann has developed her knowledge and expertise to support each player, coach and parent to improve their mood, build confidence, and reduce anxiety.
Sheila Lord
MINDFUL PLAYER EXPERTWhen it comes to mental health, Sheila, by her own admission, has learned from her mistakes. She saw first-hand how teams, coaches and players weren’t taking mental health seriously and what a detrimental impact that was having on their performance and overall wellbeing. In an effort to tackle this head-on, Sheila leads the way in mental health support programs, all of which have a definitive return on investment. Well known for her ability to ‘cut to the chase’, Sheila believes that team wellbeing isn’t just about fruit bowls and yoga and that you can’t simply magic away stresses by ‘fixing’ people. The problem is often more complex and that’s why each person needs to be supported and educated in the right way.
Clive Brewer
POWERFUL PLAYER EXPERTM.Sc., Fel.UKSCA, CSCS, ASCC, C.Sci,
Clive has 20+ years of experience enhacing human performance in elite sport. Previous roles include being Director of High Performance for Columbia Crew SC and Assistant Director of High Performance at The Blue Jays.
Roberta Anding
FUELED PLAYER EXPERTMS, RDN/LD, CDCES, FAND
Roberta is currently Director of Performance Nutrition for the Rice Owls. She is the former sports dietitian for the 2017 World Champion Houston Astros, Houston Texans NFL franchise and the Houston Ballet. She was Director of Sports Nutrition for Texas Children’s Hospital for 17 years. and she did elite programming for soccer players of all levels in this role.
Leslie Bonci
FUELED PLAYER EXPERTMPH, RDN, CSSD, LDN, FAND
Leslie is a registered dietitian, board certified specialist and co-founder of Performance365- a sports nutrition consulting company. She is the sports nutrition consultant for the Kansas City Chiefs and has worked with several collegiate teams, professional teams, club teams, high school athletes and Masters athletes.
Ciaran Toner
SMART PLAYER EXPERTUEFA PRO LICENSE
A UEFA Pro License coach, Ciaran has 17 years experience in the game as a player and 7 years as an elite coach. He was a Northern Irish International and professional at teams such as Tottenham and Leyton Orient before coaching at Rotherham United in England.
Ann Marie Robinson
MINDFUL PLAYER EXPERTFollowing a successful TV career Ann moved trained in mental health and holds a PGCE and is a qualified Mental Health First Aid England professional and a Nuco Instructor. Having seen first-hand just how impactful careers in the media spotlight can be on mental health, Ann has developed her knowledge and expertise to support each player, coach and parent to improve their mood, build confidence, and reduce anxiety.
Sheila Lord
MINDFUL PLAYER EXPERTWhen it comes to mental health, Sheila, by her own admission, has learned from her mistakes. She saw first-hand how teams, coaches and players weren’t taking mental health seriously and what a detrimental impact that was having on their performance and overall wellbeing. In an effort to tackle this head-on, Sheila leads the way in mental health support programs, all of which have a definitive return on investment. Well known for her ability to ‘cut to the chase’, Sheila believes that team wellbeing isn’t just about fruit bowls and yoga and that you can’t simply magic away stresses by ‘fixing’ people. The problem is often more complex and that’s why each person needs to be supported and educated in the right way.
What next?
Choose package
Whether you are a coach, parent/player or club director, we have a specific package for you.
Download app
Once you have chosen your package you will then download the Building Champions app and set up your profile.
Access world class content
You will then have access to our world class experts and all the content to support you and your team to progress to the next level.
