SOUTHAMPTON FOOTBALL CLUB

TECHNICAL KIT PARTNER

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Les Reed

Executive Director of Football

Bridging Grass Roots ,Academy and Professional Football

Should we be developing young players for football or Developing football for

young players ?

We need to examine three relevant functions

• Vision

• Provision

• Delivery

Vision

• Recreation and fun

• Competition

• Profession

• Business

• Its life and Death

The purpose and function

of Sports – Football

What does Football Development mean for me?

• The Coach ?

•The Teacher?

• The Volunteer?

•The club owner?

•The businessman?

•The Official?

Where do I stand?’

Finding the Gap to bridge or Providing the pathway to excellence ?

Provision

• Where does “grass roots” end and Serious football begin

• What is grass roots ?

• What defines an Academy ?

• Where does “Professional Football begin”

• Do we need a bridge ? Can we discover a continuous pathway?

ACADEMY

ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT CENTRES

DEVELOPMENT CENTRES

‘The Southampton Way’ – The Southampton Academy

Schools, junior clubs, community

programmes, Coaching Schools

and Clinics

A model for Football Development

PHILOSOPHY, CULTURE & VISION

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“ The Development Pathway”

• Grass Roots Football Programmes

•Structured Football Development and Talent Identification

•Advanced Development Programmes

•Elite Development

•Elite Performance

•Professional Development

•Professional Performance

•International Development

•International Performance

A A modern academy

Developing the player and the Person

• Technical Development

•Physical Development

•Education and Welfare

•Social Development

•Psychological Development

Philosophy and Culture

The Talent Pyramid

Structure

Elite Development

& Performance

Advanced Development

Talent Identification and Grass Roots Development

Academy Structure

Structure

The Academy

Development Centres

Soccer Schools and Clinics

concept

• Specially selected players of the highest

potential

•High Performance Coaches

•High Performance support staff

•Top quality facilities

The Academy

Delivery

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Abingdon DC

Bournemouth DC

Basingstoke DC

Ottersure DC

Southampton DC

S Wales DC Wiltshire DC

Bristol DC Bath DC Somerset

DC

Advanced DC (Southampton)

Advanced DC (Bath)

Saints Academy

(9-14)

Bath Academy

(9-14)

Southampton FC Academy Under 15 – Under 21

Staplewood Training Ground, Southampton

Concept

• Selected players identified through the programmes as demonstrating

the potential to progress to professional level

•High Quality Coaches

•High Quality support staff

•Very good facilities

Development Centres

Schools, Clubs, Clinics, Grass Roots

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BATH ACADEMY

SOUTH WALES TALENT CENTRE

BATH TALENT CENTRE

WILTSHIRE TALENT CENTRE

SOMERSET TALENT CENTRE

BRISTOL TALENT CENTRE

Area coverage:

Bristol, Bath, South Wales,

Somerset, Wiltshire,

Gloucestershire

• Create a cluster of

improved

development centres

to support the Satellite

Academy.

Satellite Academy:

8hrs per week coaching

plus education and sports

science support

9-14yrs

Coaching Programme

2-4hrs per week coaching

plus games programme /

festivals to assess

development

8-10yrs

Schools, Clubs, Clinics,

Grass Roots

Schools, Clubs, Clinics,

Grass Roots

Schools, Clubs, Clinics,

Grass Roots

Academy Winter Technical Programme 2012-13 Southampton Football Club Academy (Bath) Winter Training Programme 2012 / 2013

Monday 3rd September 2012 – Friday 24th May 2013

Co-ordinator: Matt Hale

Under 9

Brad Andrews

Under 10

Adi Adams

Under 11 &

Under 12 Andy Eisentrager & Oli Higginson

Under 13

& Under 14 Lee Smith

GOALKEEPING

(All Ages)

Steve Grinham

PHYSIO CLINIC

Monday

Tuesday

S&C 5pm - 5.30pm

TRAINING 5.30pm – 7pm

Sitec Astro

S&C 5pm – 5.30pm

TRAINING 5.30pm – 7pm

Sitec Astro

TRAINING

5.30pm – 7pm Sitec Astro

TRAINING

5.30pm – 7pm Sitec Astro

TRAINING

5.30pm – 7pm Grass

CLINIC OPEN 5.30pm-7pm

Wednesday

TRAINING

5.30pm - 7.30pm Astro 1

TRAINING

5.30pm - 7.30pm Astro 1

S&C 5pm – 5.30pm

TRAINING 5.30pm - 7.30pm

Astro 1

TRAINING

5.30pm-7.30pm Astro 1

TRAINING

5.30pm-7.30pm Grass

CLINIC OPEN

5.30pm-7.30pm

Thursday

Friday

DAY RELEASE 2pm-4.30pm

TRAINING 6pm – 8pm

Astro 1

DAY RELEASE 2pm-4.30pm

TRAINING 6pm – 8pm

Astro 1

DAY RELEASE (U11 only) 2pm-4.30pm

TRAINING 6pm – 8pm

Astro 1

S&C 5.30pm – 6pm

TRAINING 6pm – 8pm

Astro 1

TRAINING 2pm-4.30pm

TRAINING 6pm – 8pm

Grass

CLINIC OPEN 2.30-4.30pm &

6pm-8pm

Saturday

TRAINING (U12 only)

9am – 11am Astro / Grass

TRAINING

9am – 11am Astro / Grass

CLINIC OPEN 9am – 11am

DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND LEAGUES PROGRAMME

DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND LEAGUES PROGRAMME

Concept

• Talent Identification through Grass

Roots programmes

•Football Development & Opportunity for

the masses

•Structured Coaching programmes

•Sports Science advice

•Medical Support

Soccer Schools and Clinics

Football at all levels for the community

• Increase in organised participation

• Developing and Educating :

• players

• coaches

• support staff

• officials

• Creating opportunity

• Identifying Talent

• Recruiting Talent

• ‘The Southampton Way’

Purpose and Objectives

The Southampton Way

Philosophy, Culture & Vision

Is about creating opportunity for young players to be introduced to

football, to enjoy football and to flourish.

It is about every player getting the opportunity to be the best they can

be.

It is about creating a safe, enjoyable learning environment by

providing facilities, trained coaches and development programmes

which suit each individual player.

It is about finding and developing top talent and providing talented

players with the skills and tools to reach the highest levels of the

game in professional football and at International level.

It is about not forgetting where the best players come from, the grass

roots and supporting this level within the community.

Style

The Southampton Way

The Southampton Way is about high standards and quality.

It is about learning to play attractive, highly skilful ,successful football

It is about developing technique and understanding.

It is a joy to watch, exciting and entertaining, it is fun to play.

It is about aspiration and achievement.

It prepares players to play in any system, any strategy and understand any

tactics.

Coaching

The Southampton Way

Selected coaches will be :

• Qualified to the correct standard

• Trained

• Supervised

• Have the best character and personality

• Determined to improve

• Disciplined and organised

• Reliable and trustworthy

SOUTHAMPTON FOOTBALL CLUB

Bath Academy

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Southampton FC Academy (Bath) – Facility Development

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• A new 3G playing surface of the highest quality

• A new ¾ size grass ‘show’ pitch with mini soccer pitches and gridded area

• A new Academy building complete with office space, changing area, parents lounge, café, teaching rooms, IT room and toilets etc.

Bath Satellite Academy – Where we are going…..

Development Centre Timetable

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ACADEMY ADVANCED DEV

CENTRE

DEVELOPMENT CENTRES

BATH

ACADEMY

(University of

Bath)

BATH

(University

of Bath)

BATH

(Beechen Cliff School)

SOMERSET

(Gryphon Leisure

Centre)

WILTSHIRE

(Springfields Academy)

SOUTH WALES

(Newport)

SOUTH

BRISTOL

(Keynsham)

Age Groups U9-U14 U7/U8/U9/U10 U5-U10 U5-U10 U5-U10 U5-U10 U5-U10

Monday

5.30pm – 7pm

Brad Andrews

Oli Higginson

Julian Harmer

Tuesday

ALL

AGE GROUPS

ALL

AGE GROUPS

ALL

AGE GROUPS

ALL

AGE GROUPS

Wednesday

ALL

AGE GROUPS

Thursday

ALL

AGE GROUPS

ALL

AGE GROUPS

ALL

AGE GROUPS

ALL

AGE GROUPS

ALL

AGE GROUPS

Friday

ALL

AGE GROUPS

ALL

AGE GROUPS

Saturday

ALL

AGE GROUPS

9am – 11am

Commences

Jan 2013

DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND LEAGUES PROGRAMME

DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND LEAGUES PROGRAMME

Southampton FC Academy (Bath) – Multidiscipline Opportunities

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