This week former Alsop student, Tyler Hudson, made contact with his former school. Tyler now lives in Georgia, USA where he has established this own football coaching company.

Mr Deakin, Pastoral Support Mentor writes: “We are so proud of ex Alsop High School student Tyler Hudson. Tyler studied at Dalton University in Georgia. USA. We are delighted to hear his football coaching business in Georgia is going from strength to strength.

Young Tyler Hudson in Liverpool, England, posing with many of his awards long before he crossed the pond to America to open his training company.

"All we really know in Liverpool is soccer,” said Hudson. “Of course, we call it football, and it’s almost a religion. We are born, we go through our first three years of life and then we start playing soccer. I started in the grassroots Saturday-Sunday league in soccer.

“I was fortunate enough to get scouted and picked up by Liverpool and Everton academies. I basically went through the academy system training 2-3 times per week, getting the exposure of professional facilities and environments. When I was around 10 or 11 years old, I got picked up by a team called Liverpool Schoolboys, which is made up of the best 16 or 18 kids playing soccer in the inner city of Liverpool.

“They had scouts at every game, and to be honest, I never got picked up (with a professional club) throughout those years…I just enjoyed playing for my local teams and my school team, as well as the Liverpool Schoolboys.”

Tyler was eduacated at Alsop High School in Walton, Liverpool. Throughout the next few years, Hudson, who played the position of left back on defence, played in the regular weekend league, school soccer and played with the Liverpool Schoolboys. He was then scouted for Wigan Athletic, which at the time was a premier level team in England that now plays in the English second division.

Please click here to read Tyler's Inspiring Story