Wells
joins the Ducks from Southern Premier Division South side North Leigh where he has
been working as a first-team coach, and has also previously held coaching roles
at Wantage Town, Stratford Town and Redditch United.
He
has a record of working with and developing young players, having also worked
as a coach in the academy at Northampton Town, as head of female football and
ladies team manager at Oxford City, and with Wycombe Wanderers.
The
31-year-old is currently working toward his UEFA B licence, and also holds a
diploma in sports management. He will bring in his own support staff shortly.
Aylesbury
chairman Graham Read told his club’s website: “I was pleasantly surprised to
have received more than 35 applications for the vacant manager’s job, and over
the past two weeks was able to whittle those down to seven or eight applicants
the Board agreed we should interview. Following the interviews, the board
provided input on a shortlist of three candidates for the role.
“After
much deliberation, I have appointed Jack Wells as our new first-team coach. He
will be taking over with immediate effect. Jack and his team will not be making
wholesale changes to our current squad but has been asked to bring in some
‘older heads’ to stabilise and guide the younger players. You will hear from
Jack shortly with his own vision for the team shortly.
“Paul
Batchelor was offered the opportunity to continue as assistant manager but has
declined. He will remain very much part of the club, with his role with the academy
side, and Mini Ducks as part of the junior section. I would personally like to
thank Batch for supporting us through this period and am really pleased he will
still be involved in the club.
“I
would also like to thank all the applicants, many of whose CV’s were first
class, and it was a very difficult decision to reject so many.
“Moving
forward, we wish Jack the best of luck in his new role, and I’m sure his
passion and commitment to the club will not go unnoticed”.
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