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FA Girls' Talent Development

Our mission statement

To allow players opportunities to access appropriate levels of coaching and support throughout the talent pathway, enabling the programme to reach our ultimate goal in producing elite English female players to compete on the world stage.

FA GIRLS’ TALENT DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY INFORMATION GUIDES
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IMPORTANT PLAYER INFORMATION – FA GIRLS’ CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE

Any new registered players within The FA Girls’ Centre of Excellence programme must qualify to play for England from the 2011-12 season (existing players registered with the Centre prior to 2011-2012 season may remain for their duration of time).

Any player that is not part of The FA Girls’ Centre of Excellence programme will not be eligible for Elite Performance Camps or International squad selection.

The FA Girls’ Centres of Excellence for 2011-12 are:

Arsenal jbayer@arsenal.co.uk
Aston Villa martin.harrison@avfc.co.uk
Birmingham City heather.cowan@blueyonder.co.uk
Blackburn Rovers gdonnelly@rovers.co.uk  
Brighton & Hove Albion girlsfootball@bhafc.co.uk
Bristol Academy daniel.tanhai@filton.ac.uk
Cambridge kdacosta@camre.ac.uk
Chelsea robert.udberg@chelseafc.com
Colchester United kanderson@cucst.org.uk
Derby County simon.carnall@dcfc.co.uk
Devon FA matthew.hodgson@devonfa.com
Everton andy.spence@evertonfc.com
Gillingham psayer@priestfield.com
Hampshire FA natasha.angel@hampshirefa.com
Leeds United gary.waddington@leedsunited.com
Leicester City chloe.jones@lcfc.co.uk
Lincoln Ladies info@lincolnladiesfc.co.uk
Liverpool kevin.quigley@live.co.uk
Manchester United emma.fletcher@manutd.co.uk
Middlesex FA stuart.allen@middlesexfa.com
Millwall & Lewisham paulanthonypalmer@gmail.com
MK Dons charlene.ward@mkdons.com
North Yorkshire gail@gailcolling.orangehome.co.uk
Norwich City emma.fletcher@ncfc-canaries.co.uk
Oxford United rblackmore@oufc.co.uk
Sheffield United tinastringer@btinternet.com
Somerset FA aaron.clements@somersetfa.com
Sporting Club Albion neill.hornby@albionfoundation.co.uk
Stoke City richard.carter@stokecityfc.com
Teesside University p.kreczak@tees.ac.uk

The FA Girls’ Player Development Centres for 2011-12 are:

Bedfordshire FA stacey.smith@bedfordshirefa.com
Berks & Bucks FA naomi.ball@berks-bucksfa.com or lwelling@buckssport.org
Birmingham FA rachael.blunt@birminghamfa.com
Cheshire FA stephanie.knott@cheshirefa.com
Cornwall FA warren.parker@cornwallfa.com
Cumberland FA helen.aitchison@westmorlandfa.com  
Devon FA matthew.hodgson@devonfa.com
Dorset FA clare.nichols@dorsetfa.com
Durham FA lindsey.robinson@durham.gov.uk  
East Riding FA gemma.thomas@eastridingfa.com
Essex FA emma.burden@essexfa.com
Gloucestershire FA scott.milne@gloucestershirefa.com or grace.bunker@gloucestershirefa.com
Herefordshire FA alexis.lunn@herefordshirefa.com
Isle of Man FA michael.baker@isleofmanfa.com  
Lancashire FA michael.nadal@lancashirefa.com
London FA (North) natalie.doyle@londonfa.com
London FA (South) emma.barnes@londonfa.com
Manchester FA shirley.veevers@manchesterfa.com
Northampton FA kathryn.hall@northamptonshirefa.com
Northumberland FA alysha.cook@northumberlandfa.com or nicola.hepworth@northumberlandfa.com
Nottinghamshire FA trevor.powell@nottinghamshirefa.com
Shropshire FA eve.bailey@shropshirefa.com
Suffolk FA suzanne.wells@suffolkfa.com
Surrey FA jon.burr@surreyfa.com or paul.jones@surreyfa.com
West Riding FA caroline.hulme@wrcfa.com
Westmoreland FA helen.aitchison@westmorlandfa.com  
Wiltshire FA mike.benson@wiltshirefa.com or emma.small@wiltshirefa.com  
Worcestershire FA andy.norman@worcestershirefa.com

For further information on any of The FA Girls’ Centres of Excellence or the FA Girls’ Player Development Centres please contact the Centres directly via the e-mail addresses above.