New for 2010/ 2011 is the Football Academy Youth Programme.
The programme has been put together to try and help the footballing development of the younger students in the school.Year 10 and 11 students will be provided with two training sessions per week to help prepare them for U19 football in their 6th form years. Players are nominated by teaching staff at the school and invited to attend these sessions every week. Fundamental football skills are enhanced with the main focus on technical development, allowing the students to be at a more advanced level for when they enter the Football Academy programme.The programme also gives an insight in to what the U19s Football Academy players perform in training sessions, and where individuals show good ability, they will be offered the opportunity to train with the U19s on a more frequent basis.
The year 10 and 11 teams play in their own cup competitions and compete in the West Midlands Schools Cup, the English Schools National Cup and the Wolverhampton Schools City Cup. Year 11 players are also able to play for the 6th form team in the Wolverhampton Schools City Cup.
In addition to this there are also weekly training sessions for the Key Stage 3 girls (years 7, 8 and 9) to help prepare them for a weekly competition involving schools in the Wolverhampton area, and the year 10 and 11 girls train with the U19 Women’s Football Academy programme.
This new programme allows the Football Academy staff to identify talented sports performers at an early stage and monitor their progress as the advance through the school.
For more information about these programmes, please contact the school on 01902 558250.
