The purpose of The FA Young Leadership Camp is to deliver an inspirational leadership opportunity for young people aged 16-18 years and to train those young leaders in a number of areas of the game, using them as long-term advocates and volunteers within FA Charter Standard Clubs.
The inaugural and prestigious Camp is taking place at St. George’s School, Ascot in Berkshire, from Monday 17th July – Thursday 20th July 2006 and will involve a whole variety of learning opportunities around leadership skills, team building and football in general.
The event will be run by national FA staff and cover a whole breadth of football disciplines, from learning about coaching and refereeing, to sports science and goalkeeping, and on to disability football and the new and exciting game of 5-a-side called futsal!
The event is being opened by Sir Trevor Brooking, before the 100 young leaders from across the country embark on learning about the above areas of the game.
Objectives:
- To provide a pinnacle to the FA Step into Sport Programme.
- To provide a unique training opportunity for 100, 16-18 years olds in World Cup Year, and beyond.
- To identify three young leaders to be part of the international placement programme.
- To engage FA Divisions and staff in a cross-division event with a shared vision and outcomes
- To establish a long-term process for monitoring impact of leaders post-event
As well as attending the FA Young Leaders Camp, three young leaders will be selected to go to Botswana to support our international placement programme and help support and run festivals for children in Africa.
A fantastic opportunity and life changing moment, sure you’ll agree, plus there is the chance to volunteer and work at national, regional and county football events in England too.