One-Two Magazine February 2013 | Page 19

‘an experienced football agent’ football players to progress with their game, and also advised their parents. I often get asked by parents about the best way to get their children watched by professional football clubs and how they can increase the chances of their children becoming professional footballers. This is one of the main reasons, I have founded the website signmepro.com , to help young footballers get noticed by professional football clubs. I have also helped professional footballers from the Premier League, Championship, League One and League Two, including England Youth Internationals. Two players I have worked with in the past, helping them to move up the leagues, are below: I was the agent for Simon Cox when he moved from Swindon Town in League One to West Bromwich Albion in the Championship. Simon recently represented the Republic of Ireland in Euro 2012 and is now playing for Nottingham Forest. I was the agent of Blackpool FC captain Alex Baptiste for a number of years. In 2008, I managed to get him a move from his club Mans?eld Town, who were playing in the Conference National league, to Blackpool, in the Championship. I currently have high hopes for a winger called David Worrall, at Bury FC, who I manage. You seem to have a lot of experience helping players of all ages and at all levels. Can you explain to us how signmepro.com helps grassroots players? Signmepro.com is a website that I run which helps grassroots players of 8 years and above, who are interested in becoming professional footballers. When players sign up to signmepro.com they have a football CV created for them, which they can ask signmepro.com to send to up to 900 professional football clubs throughout the world! If the players are 16 or over, they can also choose to contact up to 5000 agents throughout the world with their football CV. Signmepro.com has a global player database allowing grassroots players all over the world to post their football CV, showing who they play for, their position, Alex Cowdy netwo magazine talks to Alex Cowdy, an experienced football agent and founder of signmepro. com, a website which helps young grassroots players who are interested in becoming professional footballers. Tell us a bit about yourself. I’ve been working in football for over 10 years, mainly helping grassroots and professional footballers. My ?rst job after leaving university was working for Umbro. Since 2004, I’ve worked as a football agent. I also scout players, as well as being a level one quali?ed football coach. What do you do as a football agent? I help manage the careers of professional footballers. I do everything from negotiating their contracts and ?nding them a new team to play for, to getting them sponsorship deals, helping them move house, making sure they save enough money for their future after they have ?nished playing, and advising them with other football and personal matters. Which footballers have you helped over the last 10 years? I have helped many young grassroots and academy O their best achievements as a player. They can even display match highlights videos, and include their upcoming ?xtures. They can also download and print o? their football CV to show to their friends! Professional football clubs can then search the database and view players’ details, watch the videos, and ?nd out when and where they are next playing so if they are interested in the player, they can go and watch them and make contact with the players’ parents. If you are a player who is interested in becoming a professional footballer, or even if you just want to show people what you can do as a footballer, signmepro.com is a brilliant way to increase your exposure and tell professional football clubs a bit about yourself. www.signmepro.com Do you think you have the ability to become a professional footballer? Football CV Download CV Search Again David Jones Centre Forward Contact Details Address 5 Newcroft Road London Personal Details Age Date of birth 19 28/11/1993 Playing Strengths I am a fast, dynamic and skillful striker with an impressive goalscoring record. I am also very good signmepro.com connects talented footballers with football clubs and agents worldwide Send your football CV to over 900 professional clubs (minimum age 8 years old) and more than 5000 agents worldwide (minimum age 16 years old)... prices start from just £7! Want to show off your football skills? Display your video highlights and football CV on our global player database (minimum age 8 years old) for only £25 per year. Your profile can be viewed by managers all over the world, from grassroots to pro cl X?????]?H[?\??[?[??[?^??\?H[?]????[?X??[?Y?[???????[?H\?HB???Y?Y\????H\?X[?Y?Y?H????[[?\??H??\??[?[??]X[?HYX\???^\?Y[??H[[??^Y\???[Y?\?[?]?[???˜?Y?Y\????H??\?]??˜?Y?Y\????H??]?\?Y????˜?Y?Y\????B?? ?L?  NL??[????Y?Y\????B???Y?Y\??B???Y?YT???????]??XY?^?[?K???Z??NB??