FORMER Dorchester Town FC owner and property developer Eddie Mitchell has urged police and the military to contact him for help with counter-terrorism training.

He believes products he has developed to boost football skills could also be used to help armed personnel improve their reactions and awareness, as well as improve use of their peripheral vision.

Mr Mitchell, former boss of Seven Developments, is part owner of the Elite Skills Agency in Poole.

The company has developed football arenas which use LED lighting and vibration technology to create a range of training modes which test different skills.

Products have been supplied to some of the world’s top football clubs, including Barcelona and Liverpool, but now Mr Mitchell thinks it’s time to branch out.

He said: “We have spent the last four years developing training aids for football and have now created a 360 degree arena which has 96 moving targets and is 2.5m high. It has become apparent to us in the light of all the terrorist activity that has happened in the last few weeks that we would be able to use it to improve split-second decision making for police and the military.”

Mr Mitchell said he decided to promote the arena for a different use last week after the latest terrorist atrocity in London and he hopes police forces and other organisations will get in touch.

In a promotional video on the company website, Mr Mitchell is seen demonstrating how it could work with the use of a fake gun. He is seen spinning around and firing at lights as they illuminate around him.

He added: “Alongside the arena, we are also looking to develop single stand-alone life size targets, which create a more combat-realistic feel. These targets can be placed at any distance and incorporated into training exercises.

“With all our products, scores and times are recorded and can be analysed to give feedback and address areas of improvement.

“We would encourage anyone involved with the military or police forces to come down to our showroom and look at our development seriously.”

A spokesman for Dorset Police said: “Dorset Police currently has an in-house firearms training simulator offering firearms officers training scenarios and access