What is the Cirencester College Football Academy?
The football academy concept was initiated by Cirencester College and Cirencester Town Football Club in 1996.
The vision was to provide full-time soccer coaching in conjunction with full-time education. This model set the benchmark that numerous colleges have followed and it gained the coveted National Training Award in 1999.
What training is involved?
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Daily individual training and team coaching.
- Individual player assessment and development.
- Football Fitness.
- Individual fitness profile and advice.
- Diet and nutrition.
- FA coaching and refereeing qualifications.
- League fixtures (including South West Counties Under 18s and English Colleges’ Football league) and Football Conference.
- Cup competitions (ESFA Colleges’ Trophy, FA Youth Cup, English Colleges Cup and Glos County).
What can it lead to?
- Careers in professional football and semi-professional football.
- Football coaching.
- Football refereeing.
- Further and Higher Education.
- Full-time work in sports and/or leisure related areas.
- Overseas scholarships in the USA.
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What will I study?
- Academic timetable/training - you will have a full programme of academic/vocational study.
- You can select from the whole range of programmes offered by Cirencester College eg A and AS-levels and National Awards.
- Players are selected for the Academy on the basis of their football ability.
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Cirencester Arena
The Arena has been built as part of Cirencester Town Football Club’s ongoing development programme. It provides the club, local community and commerce with a facility they can be proud of, and it also marks the development of the first such facility, outside the professional game, in the
country.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 15 December 2009 )
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