GRASSROOTS football coach Liam Dart was put through his paces during an assessment weekend to decide the winner of the FA Community Awards Coach of the Year, presented by McDonald's, held at the brand new National Football Centre, St George's Park on September 1.

In a bid to be named the 'FA Community Awards Coach of the Year' for 2012, along with six other coaches, Liam had his coaching skills put to the ultimate test in front of an esteemed judging panel including England Under-21 manager Stuart Pearce, former Chelsea manager Ray Wilkins, FA National Club Development Manager Les Howie, and ex- youth coach at Manchester United and McDonald's Head Coach, Eric Harrison.

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