ABOUT

Want The Ball is a football coaching academy founded by UEFA licensed football coach (level 3) Tom Buzzard. It is part of Tom's sports coaching company (Kalo Sport Ltd) which was founded in 2013. 

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Tom is a professional academy football coach with over 20 years experience coaching the game. He has coached at professional clubs such as Arsenal, West Ham and Southampton. In 2022 Tom was appointed as the Head Coach of professional women's side the London Bees (Barnet FC). He has coached at a number of girls football academies and regional talent centres.

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Tom also has a passion for talent development and representation and is a licensed football intermediary with FIFA as well as a holder of The FAs Talent ID Level 2 qualification. His football agency PBS Football represents over 20 professional female football players today, including players that are playing for England. 

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In 2025 Tom launched his own girls training academy, inspired through the experience he has had working in the women's game and the birth of his daughter Boe in 2023. Tom's WTB girls academy will initially cover age groups from 4 to 16 years with sessions taking place on Sunday mornings at Southgate School, Barnet, EN4 0BL. Tom also coaches players of all abilities 1-2-1 as well as operates football camps with a girls only camp launching in May 2025 at Southgate School.