The Excellence Scheme - Football
Sporting Excellence Scheme
Football
Do you want to undertake football training every day and gain an advanced level qualification at the same time?
You could also train with the Watford FC Scholars
What is on offer?
The opportunity to develop your football and sports career by combining football training with advance level study.
• Specialist football training with qualified coaches
• Ex Professional player as head coach
• Opportunity to train with the Watford FC scholars
• Conditioning and Fitness Training led by Watford Academy fitness conditioning coach
• A BTEC National Certificate in Sport (equal to 2 A-levels)
• Additional A-levels optional
• A range of industry qualifications
• Work Experience in the sports industry
The Harefield Academy is the official education provider for Watford FC, where young boys aged 11 –18 are educated and, in the case of the 11—16yr olds, trained on site by the Watford FC academy coaches.
The Harefield Academy are offering the opportunity for boys aged 16—19 to follow a programme like that of the Watford FC academy players.
The Sporting Excellence Scheme
The programme is designed to allow students to develop their own performance level whist increasing their understanding about what it take to play sport at the highest level.
This is achieved by specialist football training, fitness training (following a fully periodised programme) and a Vocational BTEC course (equal to 2 A levels). Anyone wanting to take additional A levels can add these to the programme, and many students are currently doing this successfully. Completion of the course can lead to university, employment in the sports industry and a career in football
Who is the programme for?
Any boy that plays football.
Ideally boys should be competing at county level or have been released from a professional club.
Boys will be selected based on trials, sports and academic references and interviews.
Taster Day - 2nd April
Why not try our taster day to see if you like the course and the Academy and find out more info from the people involved. We are offering the chance for boys to come along for a day and take part in a typical day on the programme. We are sure you will like it!
The day will start at 9.30am and finish at 2.30pm. Boys will need to wear a tracksuit (no jewellery, hats or hoodies), and bring the following items:
Football kit – shin pads, shorts, T-shirt, football socks, mounded football boots or Astroturf trainers
Extra items – Drink, pen
Everyone attending should be current year 11 or 12 and be interested in the programme. Contact us to book a place. We cannot accept people that turn up without booking in advance.
Other Sports
Athletes that compete to a high level in other sports can contact us to discuss how to integrate their own sport in to the programme. We currently have athletes in Cricket, Rugby, Squash, Athletics and Gymnastics (through The Harefield Gymnastics club).
