We are pleased to invite your son to join Select Academy for the 2013/2014 season. This is an exciting opportunity for him to develop his game technically, physically and tactically within our Development & Elite squads.
As pre season approaches we will be training the boys within their selected age groups to then eventually split them off into Development squads and Elite squads. The same rules apply for the Select players who are currently training in the academy. Players from Development will be promoted into Elite squads with good attitude, punctuality, performing well in training & games. That means Elite players can also go down to Development if form & attitude drops off at any point. Last season alone we promoted just over 30 boys into the Elite squads which now one of them has even gone on to play for England.
Training days will be on both Monday and Wednesday from 5pm-6.30pm each week for every age group. There may be opportunities for where we add in an extra training day some weeks for no extra cost. This training session could be used for game preparation or extra match fitness.
The fixture schedule for the upcoming season will be from ages U10-U16 for both Development & Elite squads. Home matches are played at various 3G and grass venues in West London while away matches can be played anywhere in England. Fixtures can take place on a week evening, weekend or day time during half terms. This means there are no fixed days on which we play matches. The Development squads will play other independent academies in London and some of the top amateur clubs in London. The Elite squads will play professional club academies throughout England & abroad but also against independent academies from all over the country. All upcoming fixtures will be confirmed in monthly newsletter. Some examples of the fixtures confirmed for pre season already for Elite squads are Charlton, Sunderland, San Diego Academy &