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It is responsible for the running and development of schools competitions and festivals at primary and secondary school age. [1] The ESFA headquarters is in Stafford. The Football Association (FA) works with ESFA to support high quality, coordinated inter school football competition programmes for all young people.
Birmingham City F.C. Reserves and Academy; Blackburn Rovers F.C. Under-23s and Academy; Bolton Wanderers F.C. Reserves and Academy; Brentford F.C. Reserves and Academy; Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Under-21s and Academy; Brooke House College Football Academy; Burnley F.C. Academy
RIASA was founded in 2010 and is based at Leeds Beckett University's Headingley campus. [1] It "offers international students aged between 18 and 22 the chance to combine studies with playing football across an intense, four-year course". [1]
A four-tier academy system – It is proposed that there will be four gradings of academies, with the highest rated academies being able to sign the best players and command the largest fees. Category 1 academies will have high contact time with young players, require a minimum of 18 full-time staff and an operational budget of £2.5m. [7]
Due to the nature of the academy's recruitment process, most of the players are unable to play in FA-affiliated leagues due to their non-UK resident status. [1] Therefore, the academy play in friendlies against the academies of professional teams, as well as in international friendly tournaments. [1]
Football academies in Scotland (1 C, 13 P) Pages in category "Football academies in the United Kingdom" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
The Academy of West Ham United F.C. is historically one of the most productive football academies in British football. This success has resulted in its nickname the Academy of Football . The introduction of the FA 's new academy system in 1998 has placed even more emphasis on the development of young homegrown players, and today the youth ...
The competition was revamped in 1998 with the introduction of the Football Association's Academy system and renamed the Premier Academy League. The competition was divided into Under-19 and Under-17 sections, and more teams were admitted - 32 in total, split into four conferences (two Southern, two Northern) of eight teams each.