Coach has put in the hard yards

In the 2015-16 season, the Hampshire club finished bottom of Southern League Division One South & West for the second season in a row, notching just two points in the process.

Passion

good’. You try things and develop – I’ve rolled with it.”

After coaching the reserves, the Tottenham fan – whose partner Taryn gave birth to son Brody seven weeks ago – stepped up to the position of head coach when Paul Morris took the first team managerial reins three years ago.

Since then, Bashley have gradually been finding their feet back at Wessex Premier Division level.

Scott said: “Each year we have been progressing up the table and this year we were seventh before the season came to a halt. I thought we were going to kick on, too.”

It wasn’t to be as the season was declared null and void after the coronavirus pandemic took hold. But Scott is confident that Bash can build on that good work again next term.

Challenge

The 29-year-old said: “All the players have signed from the previous season and we are looking at new signings now.

“We have also got ground sponsored and will bring revenue in.

“We want to look at player development and developing our skills, too.

“I’m not naïve enough to think it will be easy, but I our that would like to go for promotion or, if not, top five.”

On a personal level, Scott, who works as a PE teacher at The Swanage School in Dorset, is eager to keep pushing forward as a coach.

He said: “I would like to compete in a higher league, I wouldn’t want to go sideways. It would be a challenge in the Southern League or National League if I could get there.

“I have pre-registered to do my UEFA B Licence next year and if I was given the opportunity to go full-time at academy or senior level, I would grab it with both hands. Teaching is something I could fall back on.”