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PROFESSIONAL
CLUB ACADEMIES
Parents:
Professional
Club Academies should not be contacted directly.
If you believe that your child has exceptional ability then the first
step is to make sure that they are registered with
a local league team because pro-club scouts will only assess a
potential young player within the local league environment.
Youth Coaches
If there is a development
structure within your league, eg: county team, then it is the responsibility
of the county coach to identify any potential talent, otherwise, the following
procedure should be adopted:
1. Email a relevant professional club (do
not telephone directly), and provide the
following information:
** Your role within the club, full
contact details, name of team, age group (ie: under 12, etc), league,
the player's name, age, dob, team colours, shirt number, position, and
a list of at least 6 games/locations/times where that particular player
will be playing.
The club may, or may not, confirm any scouting mission - but under no
circumstances should you chase up any enquiry - clubs on average receive
200 - 300 such enquiries per year.
Club Scouts
- under no circumstances should any scout or club
representative approach a child or youth player directly
- you must initially speak to the official club manager and the legal
parent or guardian.
If you witness any direct approach to a child/youth player, then intervene
and inform the appropriate club & premier or football league (governing
bodies for the academy and centre of excellence schemes).
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