What is a player development Centre?
Player Development Centres offer more advanced coaching for children between 8-16 year olds with a combined technical and tactical focus for children of all abilities and experiences. “Parents can expect their child to learn new skills and techniques, while developing their overall ability within a team environment.
What is a PDC in football?
PDC Programme The Player Development Centre is the first tier of our regional youth development pathway and is an invitation-only programme for outfielders.
Where do Norwich City players train?
Colney
The improvements to Norwich City’s training ground at Colney have been remarkable in recent years. Opened in 1995 when the Canaries left their outdated facilities in Trowse, the most notable evolution had been the completion of the academy dome in 2002, with the site gradually growing to meet required standards.
What are football development Centres?
These development centres are fully equipped to deal with players of all positions such as goalkeepers, all types of defenders, midfielders and of course strikers.
Where is AFC Wimbledon academy?
The Under 18’s squad play their home matches in the FA Youth Cup at Kingsmeadow, in Kingston upon Thames, London. Whilst the Under 23’s play a majority of their matches at Merstham F.C. most other matches are held at the club’s New Malden training complex.
What age do footballers get scouted?
At what age do footballers get scouted? You can get scouted in football from the ages of 7 until 22 and most of the players get scouted by football academies at 13. There isn’t necessarily a specific age when you’re too old to get scouted, however, the oldest age for you to be scouted normally is the early twenties.
How do I join Arsenal Kids Academy?
How to get spotted by an Arsenal Academy scout
- Football CV.
- Covering Letter.
- Player Vital Statistics: Players position, Age, Date of Birth, Height, Weight, contact email/phone/address, current club, previous clubs, detail of any trials already attended, any representative honours such as school, districts, county etc.
Where is Norwich City goalkeeper player development centre?
The Goalkeeper Player Development Centre offers goalkeepers the chance to receive quality technical coaching sessions, across 32 weeks, at venues situated in key areas around Norfolk and North Suffolk (Norwich, Dereham, Hellesdon, Gorleston and Lowestoft).
Where do Norwich City players go to train?
The Elite Player Development Centre offers players the chance to train twice per week at a central Norwich venue, alongside a squad of selected EPDC players of similar potential.
How long is the Elite Player Development Centre?
The Elite Player Development Centre forms the second tier of our girls’ football provision. The EPDC includes 32 weeks of training, both technically at GK Specific sessions and tactically within PDC squad sessions.
How does the ACC work for Norwich City?
The centre is a supplementarity training and games programme and will compliment both girls existing grassroots football as well as CSFs football development programme tiers. Each player accepted into the ACC will benefit from 29 weeks of coaching at a central venue as well as six competitive fixtures per season.