Luke Coulson is a non-league footballer for Ebbsfleet United and was one of the first players to sign up to Jamie Vardy’s V9 academy, which aims to find and help non-league talent follow in the England star's footsteps. Luke will feature in the first episode of 'The Next Jamie Vardy' on Sky this Saturday. He writes...
As Jamie Vardy casually strolled towards me across the floodlit pitch of the King Power Stadium, the realisation of how big an opportunity this could be for me finally sank in.
After a career that rocketed from the depths of non-league to Premier League glory, Jamie created the V9 Academy to find and help young players that he believed had the potential to follow his path.