Thirty years since the concept of a National Football Centre was first mooted, and now it is reality.
St. George’s Park Vision:
- To become the home of English Football Development, bringing to life and embodying the whole game coaching and playing philosophy outlined in The FA’s Technical Guide, The Future Game
- To become a one-stop coaching and support environment which enhances personal development, rehabilitation and fitness
- To offer all its facilities and services beyond sport and facilitate cross-learning between the sporting and business sectors
- To become a training destination of choice for coaches, players, administrators and officials from within football
Purpose:
- Be an inspirational centre for coach education
- Raise standards and the profile of coaching as a profession
- Provide a route to a holistic career path in coaching and other football and sport-specific careers
- Deliver a further, higher and business education programmes
- Be a leading centre of sports medicine and science
- Provide a training home for Club England, which runs all 24 England representative sides
- Offer training facilities for teams, individual players and athletes
- Offer integrated facilities and expertise for screening, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation across all sports
- Provide world-renowned hotel and conferencing facilities for the business and sporting communities
Values:
- Aspirational - a place people want to attend, knowing they will benefit
- Stimulating - providing thought-provoking experiences of relevance and value
- Rewarding - impacting on individuals by delivering life- and career-enhancing opportunities
- Educational - a crucible of learning, whatever the discipline
- Accessible - in every sense of the word; open to everyone
- Sustainable- demonstrating leadership in environmental, social and economic sustainability
- Symbolic - fully reflecting the ethos of The Football Association and its principles
