The Football Association/Football League approved Centre of Excellence provides coaching for over 100 of the best local players from under 9 through to under 16. Specialist goalkeeper coaching, guidance on diet, injury treatment and gym programmes are also provided.
Over 1000 hours of coaching a season is provided by FA qualified part-time coaches; next season we will have a classroom to add to our facilities Over the last four years more than three quarters of our Scholarship players (u17/18 Youth Team) have come from the Centre; 10 of those are currently in the first team squad.
In addition the former captain of Liverpool reserves and current Leicester City player (Jack Hobbs); FA Cup semi-finalist (Scott Loach at Watford); a Wales u21 international (Owain Warlow), Peterborough's Lee Frecklington and several other players have come as a product if the Centre of Excellence.
Quotes (extracts from Annual report by FL)
'The youth programme is well directed and is also transparent for everyone to see. The implementation of video analysis and ice baths after the games shows initiative and pro-active thinking by the staff'
(FL monitor )
'I could not speak highly enough of the warmth shown to my son and I was put in the picture about everything'
(trialist's mum to FL monitor )
The (Sincil Bank) facilities provide a good foundation for a well-structured Centre of Excellence programme' (FL monitor)
