Henry, who made 127 Premier League appearances with Wolves and Queens Park Rangers, and is currently studying his coaching badges, put around 75 members of their Foundation’s BTEC Football and Education Academy through their paces at the Wellington Road campus.
The former midfielder said: “I put on a session on possession-based football and playing out from the back and showed the players alternate solutions to progress up the pitch.
“I’m doing my coaching badges at the moment, so it was also a learning curve for me.
“There were some really good young lads who were listening and learning and I’m sure a few of them will have bright futures in the game.”
Academy student Mustafa Hussain, aged 17, who is studying for a level 3 diploma in sport, added: “To be coached by a player who has captained a Premier League club was a once in a lifetime opportunity that not many people experience and I feel really privileged to have been able to take part in the session.”
The academy scheme – a partnership between the Foundation and the college – offers students the opportunity to work towards gaining an extended certificate or diploma in sport, as well as FA coaching badges.
The academy players also benefit from a range of enrichment activities such as this opportunity but also including weekly training sessions with coaches from the Foundation, workshops and tours at Molineux and training sessions at the Compton Park training ground.
The students also represent the college and the club in the EFL Community & Education Football Alliance, taking part in matches against teams representing Premier League clubs from across the country.
The football academy is holding free taster sessions on Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th April – click here to register for a place.
