Aaron Downes

Aaron Downes is a former Australian footballer currently the assistant manager at Torquay United. Downes played 174 times for Chesterfield before spending three years with Torquay United from 2012-2015He joined Cheltenham Town in 2015 before being appointed assistant at Torquay later that year.

Soccer drills and small-sided games by Aaron Downes

Top tips for defenders

in Defending, Tips and advice

Top tips from former Torquay United defender Aaron Downes, now the assistant manager at Torquay, on how to be better at the back MORE

Changing face of youth coaching

in Blog, Tips and advice

I grew up in Australia before moving to the UK, so it is always interesting to compare the differences in how soccer was coached in my day. Obviously in Oz, football is still developing but they are intent on catching up fast - from those at the top of the game right the way down to grassroots level. MORE