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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2016 16:24:48 GMT
He was a good player at Torquay and from his time on the Bt sport team I got the opinion of a good character with a balanced outlook. Not big star but a good appointment in my opinion. I wish him good fortune in the role.
He is only 44, i'd personally start him up front with Matty on Tuesday
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Post by lpgas on Sept 12, 2016 16:39:00 GMT
I hope we are also continuing to monitor non league players, lets face it we have picked up a few good ones.
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Post by fanboy on Sept 12, 2016 16:48:03 GMT
Interesting appointment - nice to have a coach dedicated to the talent 'on the edge' of breaking through. We have often seen our youth making the squad but it isn't rare for them to fail to push on from there.
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Post by bs11gas on Sept 12, 2016 17:25:58 GMT
I've led a sheltered life, except for 5 days in a tent in Cornwall a few years back, can somebody tell me what a level 2 academy is and what it Means for us in the future. Academy's are categorised based on things like funding, facilities and coaches. I assume the higher category academy, the higher level they compete at.
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Post by plymouthgas on Sept 12, 2016 18:12:19 GMT
I've led a sheltered life, except for 5 days in a tent in Cornwall a few years back, can somebody tell me what a level 2 academy is and what it Means for us in the future. Academy's are categorised based on things like funding, facilities and coaches. I assume the higher category academy, the higher level they compete at. and also attract and keep better youth players. For example, with a cat 2 academy players like alfie santos, matt macey and scott sinclair may not be pinched so easily, and cheaply.
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Post by fatherbrown on Sept 12, 2016 18:23:32 GMT
Academy's are categorised based on things like funding, facilities and coaches. I assume the higher category academy, the higher level they compete at. and also attract and keep better youth players. For example, with a cat 2 academy players like alfie santos, matt macey and scott sinclair may not be pinched so easily, and cheaply. Onwards and upwards, many thanks
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Post by stuart1974 on Sept 12, 2016 18:34:32 GMT
Nicked from the Coventry City website. www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/category-ii-football-academy-3136560.aspxWhat is A Category 2 Academy? Maintaining a Category 2 Academy takes a big commitment from the Football Club. There are four academy categories, with one being the highest rating and four being the lowest. “Category 2” means that the football club passed an audit by the Premier League that the club is able to fulfill a set of very specific criteria. The audit process from the Premier League works on a three-year cycle, with the current cycle beginning in the upcoming season 2016/2017. The process involves a rigorous look at the function of the Academy across a set of pre-determined criteria: • Club Vision and Values • Coaching Programme • Sports Science and Medicine • Recruitment • Education and Welfare • Facilities • Finance • Productivity The football club’s own investment in achieving these criteria – currently about £600,000 per year – is then supplemented by a Grant from the Premier League in the region of £500,000. This joint figure of roughly £1.1 million is then dedicated to the Academy and allows it to fulfill the required criteria. This money is paid once an Academy Performance plan has been produced, followed by an online submission against over 300 specific requirements and then confirmed by a five-day audit inspection from an independent company. What Is The Premier League’s Academy Audit? Over the previous three-year cycle we have developed and delivered a programme that has been recognised as “outstanding” in the First Audit report. This, along with an excellent productivity rating that was recently released and widely reported on, has given us clear indication that we will maintain our status in the Audit Process that is currently underway. The club have until September 30th to submit an Academy Performance plan and Mandatory Core Conditions prior to a five-day audit, taking place some time between October 16th and April 17th. The facility requirements – indoor and outdoor pitches, offices, classrooms – are vital for the audit to be successful. This is a core requirement, without which it will be impossible to pass the upcoming audit. As is well known, during the summer of 2013 the club spent a period of time away from the Academy base due to ongoing negotiations between the Alan Higgs Charity and the Coventry City FC. During this time the Academy worked out of two local facilities on a temporary basis. Had the Academy not returned to the Higgs Centre when we did, our status would have been under threat. The support of the Football League and everyone involved in the Academy at the time ensured that we were able to continue to deliver a programme that fulfilled all of the criteria. How Important Are the Indoor and Outdoor Artificial Turf Areas? As with all the facilities requirements, these are critical. The facilities for Category 2 and indeed even the lesser Category 3 require direct access to an indoor football area, an outdoor floodlit 3G pitch, grass pitches, and classroom and office space. The key to fulfilling these requirements is that the Academy has to have guaranteed and exclusive use during the times they are needed to run the various programmes and training sessions. So for example, the Academy currently have access to four grass pitches at the Alan Higgs Centre, seven days per week and have exclusivity during these times. This allows us to run the Under-18s and Under-21s training programmes and also a vocational school release programme between for U11s-U16s on three afternoons per week. This equates to between 20 and 40 hours of grass time per week depending on the time of year and school holidays. Weekend fixtures are played on a Saturday morning and Sunday morning. The indoor area and the outdoor 3G pitch each are used for 12 hours a week. At no time can the club share these pitches during these hours, as this would be in breach of Premier League/EPPP criteria. To maintain Category 2 status the club need exclusive use of a facility during all working hours. Read more at www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/category-ii-football-academy-3136560.aspx#2LLmKllmA3jphz4B.99
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Post by markczgas on Sept 12, 2016 21:37:48 GMT
Good news. Infrastructure for a proper set-up being built. Good Luck Chris !
As some have said as long as communication links are sorted it will give MS and DC more time to focus on the 1st team.
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