@LFEonline blog.lfe.org.uk NEWS news www.lfe.org.uk /LFEonline LFE Pre-Season Tours & Progression STERFIELD CHE FC Middlesbrough, Tranmere Rovers and “It’s great for the lads,” said Chestereld’s “It’s not just about football,” said Garnett. Chestereld have successfully secured Head of Coach Development Mark Jules. “The lads get the chance to go out and spend a place on LFE’s pre-season tour of the “When I was a player I went on tours to a couple of weeks away from home in a new Netherlands next summer. Europe pretty much every year and you’re environment and sample a different culture The trio fought off intense competition able to learn from it and bring things back and lifestyle.” from 14 other Football League clubs after a that help your game.” LFE is also pleased to announce that Create Youth Alliance & rigorous application and selection process. While the chance to sample a different Your Legacy 2013 will be held on 20 March The tour, which will help the clubs prepare football culture is one attraction, Tranmere’s 2013 at St George’s Park, Burton – while the for the 2013-14 season, will see their youth- Head of Youth, Shaun Garnett believes the Assessment Trials will take place on 2 May teams pitted against top Dutch sides and for trip offers much more. and 7-9 May. win - with their only point coming from a draw with Port many it will be their rst experience of playing U18 LeagueVale in August.Update www.lfe.org.uk/progression continental opposition. At the time of writing Watford look set to hold the top In the Professional Development League (South) Charlton With the new spot over Christmas in the Youth Alliance South East with top the pile with seven victories from their nine games season well a seven point lead over Leyton Orient. The newcomers to so far, separated only by goal difference from Colchester the competition have made a fantastic start to the season United in second place. and racked up 30 goals to date. underway and Nottingham Forest and Leeds United head up the top of Goal of the Month the Christmas Oxford United, Hull City and Preston North End all top the Northern division with only goal difference separating their respective divisions by a whisker so the December Over 30,000 votes have been cast so far this With more and more spectacular strikes to break almost the two clubs. There is room for improvement from xtures will determine who sits at the summit over the season, with a record 17,000 recorded for choose from each month just selecting a Derby County and Brentford, with both yet to register upon us, it’s festive break. September. shortlist is difcult enough. That’s why LFE is a win. an ideal time At the other end of the table spare a thought for Crawley Town’s Alex Laing won that contest for producing a festive feast of goals that contains Reading and Bolton Wanderers are racing ahead in their Tranmere in the North West. While Rovers have a ne his unstoppable 30-yard effort in a 2-2 draw every goal submitted to us during 2012. to reect U18 Premier League group, with West Ham a distant tradition of producing youth players, including the half against Portsmouth. While Sullay Kaikai (Crystal The video will be released over the Christmas on the rst third some 13 points behind the leaders. dozen that currently inhabit Ronnie Moore’s high ying Palace) and Levander Pyke (Charlton Athletic) period on LFE’s website and Youtube. half of the rst-team - Shaun Garnett’s U18s have yet to pick up a have also been crowned monthly winners. www.lfe.org.uk LFEonlineTV campaign. 2 3 Got a story? Want to share news with other NEWS You Said: LFE partners? email: [email protected] news We Did LFE has been awarded a near perfect score of 9.5 out of 10 by an independent survey commissioned by the Skills Fantasy Funding Agency. The FE Choices ‘Employer Satisfaction’ Development Manager Team Name Goals Assists Pts questionnaire was conducted by 1 Connor Johnson ivory toast 57 27 265 Ipsos Mori with club staff at the Football Update 2 Jake McCarthy Ivory Toast 51 26 261 end of last season. 3 Liam Triggs The 53 26 255 Feedback from stakeholders At the time of writing, is still a long way to go before May, has also judged a wide range of Fund 2012-13 Rotherham United’s Connor with £250, £150, £100 being offered 4 Joe Cracknell Dream team! 50 29 255 enrichment activities including Johnson leads the way in LFE’s as prizes for the top three placed 5 Matt Murphy FC Murph 49 24 255 Sporting Chance and If U Care Fantasy Football League which Apprentices. Share sessions as ‘Outstanding’. 6 Matt Carter The Hammers 45 28 251 sees Apprentices juggle their Put yourself back in the race and Meanwhile the task of appraising 7 Charlie Davis Helmet FC 44 27 249 resources to select their best review your team at: LFE’s performance in its own Championship XI’s. 8 Baily Cargill cargill 51 18 239 www.fantasy.football- Self-Assessment Report (SAR) Jake McCarthy (Bournemouth), Liam league.co.uk 9 James Randall The Untouchables 39 30 239 has been relatively easy this Triggs (Portsmouth) and Joe Cracknell year, after Ofsted’s glowing 10 Lewy Blackmore Dyslexia Untied 47 29 238 (Hull City) closely follow but there endorsement of the organisation in April. Her Majesty’s Inspectors graded LFE as ‘Outstanding’ across all areas of its provision, so it was no surprise to see these judgements replicated in the SAR after feedback from staff, Mike Johnson Former Accrington Stanley Apprentice Ryan Hopper clubs, Apprentices and education has been named as the winner of the Mike Johnson providers. Award Winner To read summaries of all available ‘Come and get it’, that’s the message from LFE For more information or ideas of how to spend Memorial Award. reports or for more information Chief Executive Alan Sykes to clubs in relation your allocation of funding please visit the LFE please visit: to the 2012-13 Development Fund. website where a dedicated area has been set Hopper, who made four rst-team appearances for www.lfe.org.uk/apprentice- “Clubs can now submit their requests to claim up to offer guidance on claims and provide Stanley was also LFE’s Apprentice of the Month in info/you-said-we-did for a variety of resources or equipment to downloadable forms: March. He signed a professional deal at the Crown improve the Apprenticeship programme,” Ground in May but has since been released. www.lfe.org.uk/about Sykes told Touchline. /development-fund This award recognises his contribution off the pitch “I would urge all clubs to make applications and in particular on the NVQ Level 3 Diploma in If you need any further help or advice in as soon as possible and not to wait to the last Achieving Excellence in Sports Performance. relation to the Development Fund or have any minute. In the past video analysis software, ideas on how the scheme could be developed Hopper who received an engraved glass trophy video cameras, team building days and tness in future years please do not hesitate to contact and £250 cheque prize, said: “Hours and hours of equipment have been popular choices,” Alan Sykes at: hard-work go into the NVQ so it’s nice to know I’ve he continued. been rewarded for going that extra yard and that my [email protected] efforts have been recognised.” 4 5 E N O INS PPP UPDAT PPP E IM HOPK IM Making an Impact T Four months into the new season, The Under 18 Professional Development like tness, strength and conditioning, it’s time for Touchline to assess League (North or South) is a mixture of physiotherapy, skills and player education STATE what impact the Elite Player clubs that have dropped down from the bolstered. old Academy League and those that have Performance Plan (EPPP) is having In the top tier clubs can have over 30 staff cranked up their academy arrangements by in their academies. on our clubs. investing more money in better facilities and The EPPP has seen all Academies and increased stafng levels. Barnet, Brentford, Facilities: Centres of Excellence effectively reorganised Brighton & Hove Albion, Colchester Utd, As well as nding space to house all the into four groupings. Each club was then Millwall et al - all t that bill. extra staff now required, many clubs have SIDE tasked with making their own application Category 3 and 4 clubs compete in the built new ofces, classrooms, IT areas and to join the category that best suited their Football League Youth Alliance which added to their training facilities with, for nancial, sporting and stafng situations. contains 52 clubs across four divisions. example, all weather pitches. SO WHAT’S HAPPENED? Crawley, Yeovil, and new boys Fleetwood Education: The Games Programme: and Morecambe are the only sides in Category 4. Apprentices at a Category 1 club are likely SUCCESS While the majority of clubs continue to to integrate 10 hours of education with 14 play at the same level as they were prior Stafng: hours of full time football training. Some to the new infrastructure there have been Almost every club has had to increase even teach normal school lessons in on-site Named National Player of the Week and the “As long as the team wins several changes.