Centres of Excellence

The purpose of The Football Association Programme for Excellence is to identify players of outstanding ability and place them in a technical and educational programme designed to produce football excellence in conjunction with personal development.

Within the County there are two Centres of Excellence operating at U10, U12, U14 and U16 age groups. One centre is based in York at York College and the other in Middlesbrough based at Eston Sports Complex. Both centres have to meet strict criteria outlined by the Football Association, as this is the pathway that future England Internationals will come through.

Philosophy

The estbalishment of 52 Centres throughout England are an integral part of the female player development pathway and is the pinnacle from which our Youth International players are slected.

The 'Philosophy' of each Centre is to disseminate technical, tactical and theoretical information to each player stimulating the players' leanring. To this end, the precept must be to promote a player centred approach allowing the 'game to be the teacher' when appropriate and encompass the principles of Long Term Player Development (LTPD).

Aims

To identify and recruit the most talented girls, within the locality (1 ½ hours) of the Centre of Excellence
To provide quality coaching, education and welfare at all age groups, and at all levels
To enhance player development, incorporating the principles of LTPD and the FA’s 4 Corner Model, providing individuals with both technical, physiological, psychological and social knowledge to achieve their full potential
To identify, recruit and develop the most talented coaches within the locality of the Centre of Excellence
To implement a comprehensive coach mentoring programme for the development of female coaches
Centre Directors as first line scouts, to work closely with the international teams to make sure any potential international player has the opportunity to be scouted
To be advocates for and ‘live’ best practice in terms of developing female players, officials and coaches in line with The FA’s Safeguarding Children Policy and Procedures

Objectives

To develop players to a standard consistent with the highest levels in women’s football
To recommend players for national U15 and U17 selection if deemed at the appropriate standard
To establish squads for Under 10, Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16 age groups
To establish a challenging and structured technical programme, incorporating the principles of LTPD, which is to be followed by all coaching staff
To provide a suitable games programme for all age groups

To download the full fixture programme please click on the document opposite. If you require any more information on either centre please contact:

Middlesbrough Girls Centre Of Excellence, Craig Nicholson, 01642 451817, Craig.Nicholson@mfcp.co.uk.

North Yorkshire Girls Centre Of Excellence, Gail Colling, 07870170251 or gail@gailcolling.orangehome.co.uk.

North Yorkshire Girls’ Centre of Excellence are very pleased to announce their association with FUTURES THROUGH FOOTBALL.

Futures Through Football was established in 2005, and is a charitable organisation formed in memory of Ronald Wright. Ronnie spent most of his time running Youth Football Clubs offering opportunities to many, to fulfil and maximise their potential. Ronnie would ensure all aspects of the game were considered, often providing kit and equipment as well as his commitment and enthusiasm to the young players.

Tragically, Ronnie died in 2005 and his family decided to form a charity, Futures Through Football, in memory of Ronnie and all his valued work in football.

The aims of Futures Through Football are to:

Improve lives of underprivileged children through sport.
Provide opportunities.
Encourage & nurture talent.
This season, Futures Through Football has very kindly supplied the North Yorkshire Girls Centre of Excellence with brand new playing kits.

Assisting and supporting the girls in their quest to fulfil dreams and ambitions and encourage them to fully maximise their potential in the sport.

Gail Colling (Director of North Yorkshire Girls):
“This is a fabulous link to create with “Futures Through Football”, whose charity recognises and supports all areas of the game from grassroots players, to those players who have the potential to progress to the highest levels.

"Centres of excellence are an established pathway to England Youth squads and senior England Ladies Team and it is tremendous that Futures Through Football is helping the North Yorkshire Girls develop and reach their full potential in football”

Through the charities hard work & dedication, they are able to offer support to many young people across the counties. to enable this support to continue the charity embarks upon a variety of challenges to generate income in order to assist the development of sport participation for everyone.

For further details regarding Futures Through Football or for information/details of their charity challenges please email futuresthroughfootball06@yahoo.co.uk

North Yorkshire Girls CoE U10's