Lloyd Owers

Lloyd Owers is a UEFA-licensed football coach and the current technical director for the Marshall Islands Soccer Federation (MISF), which he has held since December 2022. He previously served in various coaching roles in Canada, Sweden, and the United States.

Career

Owers began his football career playing semi-professionally in England until he was 24, also working as a coach since he was 16. He stopped playing to focus on the coaching side of the game, he worked within various levels of coaching.
Owers worked with The Football Association full time, as well as scouting roles at Mansfield Town, Colchester United, and Chelmsford City. He coached in Canada, England, Sweden, and the United States before moving to Oxford, where he worked at Oxford United, before retraining as a coaching teacher, delivering Sport Coaching Sciences courses at colleges and universities, as well as serving as the manager of the Oxford City.

Owers joined Kidlington as a caretaker assistant manager from March 2024 until the end of the season. The team avoided relegation, after being bottom of the league in March. They finished the season with six wins, one draw, and two losses, finishing 13th.

Marshall Islands technical director

Owers was appointed as technical director for the MISF in December 2022 by the organization's president, Shem Levai. In the summer of 2023, Owers traveled to the islands for the first time and managed the first official football training session for children. During that summer, he managed a training session for men and women interested in the sport, led a coaching workshop, and established his goals for the organization to enter FIFA World Cup qualification and the OFC Men's Nations Cup.

During his visit to the islands, Owers participated in discussions with the Marshall Islands National Olympic Committee which allowed the MISF to become recognized by that committee. He also met with the country's Ministry of Education and helped to incorporate the sport into the national education curriculum.

His future plans for the islands include establishing a national league to be held on both the Majuro Atoll and the Kwajalein Atoll, with the winners of both playing in a final match. With the goal set for the end of the year, the organization was able to found the Marshall Islands Futsal League, and played the first edition of that tournament.

In February 2024, the first ever Marshall Islands women's national futsal team training camp was held in Springdale, Arkansas. It was coached by Owers.

In summer 2024, he visited Majuro again, continuing to extend both youth and adult coaching sessions, including offering coaching education and other roles. He led the Marshall Islands national futsal team in the 2024 Outrigger Challenge Cup, contested by Micronesia and Kiribati.

Coaching consultancy

Owers also runs a coaching website which can be used for professional development for coaches as well as securing coaching/technical consultancy services.

Personal life

Owers currently lives in Oxfordshire, England.

References

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English football managers
People from Oxfordshire
Living people
1989 births