Issue 24 - September 2014 News from League Football Education Touchline Inside: International View | The Tour Trilogy | Big Money Moves | Reece James BIG MOVERS LFE was established by The Football League and The Professional Footballers Association WEB PERSON BLOG TWITTER WEB VIDEO WEB PERSON EMAIL BLOG PERSONPHONE @LFEonline TWITTERblog.lfe.org.uk BLOGHOME WEB news www.lfe.org.uk VIDEO/LFEonline TWITTERFACEBOOK PERSONEMAIL VIDEO BLOGPHONE EMAIL HOME PHONE Academy League Round-up EducationTWITTER FACEBOOK HOME VIDEO Goal of Elsewhere Swindon Town have kicked-off At the time of writing Ipswich Town have Touchline reviews the opening Support FundEMAIL FACEBOOK weeks of the Under-18 season with a bang. The Robins boast a 100 per cent so far ploughed through Crystal Palace and record and have scored a staggering 20 goals Leeds United to take maximum points in the The Education Support FundPHONE will the month and reports on the early high- in four matches so far. Southern equivalent. continue to operate during the flyers for each regional league. HOME Jack Willbye’s 45 yard thunderbolt for Over in the South East, Peterborough United In the Under 18 Premier League North there 2014-15 season. Ipswich deservedly saw him claim last With four matches down in the North West and Luton Town top the table after four has been plenty of net busting action with The fund which was originally set-upFACEBOOK in 2006 terms Goal of the Season crown with Youth Alliance, Burnley, Tranmere Rovers wins and one draw from their first five games. Bolton Wanderers thumping neighbours is designed to help clubs enhance and support over two thousand votes. and Walsall remain unbeaten but it is the Yet the eye catching result this term came Blackburn Rovers 5-1 before being on the the education of apprentice players. Saddlers who occupy top spot courtesy of when Watford found Dagenham & end of a 6-0 drubbing by Middlesbrough The question is though, who can follow that Levi Rowley’s one goal per game strike rate. Redbridge’s net eight times without reply who in turn had lost out 6-3 the previous With levels of funding yet to be determined spectacular feat when Goal of the Month at the end of August. week to Everton. LFE chief executive Alan Sykes is keen to returns this season. To watch the competition At the other end of the M62, in the North remind clubs that they should not commit to and more stunning strikes visit the LFE website Birmingham City’s two weeks in Holland In the South, Brighton & Hove Albion will East, Lincoln City and Scunthorpe United spending without prior authorisation from LFE or our YouTube channel LFETV have set the early pace with seven points from seems to have helped them hit the ground be looking to put pressure on Arsenal and and that the key requirement of funding is the three matches. Both share a goal difference of running. The Blues opened up in the Under-18 Tottenham Hotspur at the top after starting enhancement of the education programme. To check out the goals visit: plus two. Professional Development League North with with victories over Fulham and Norwich City. 2-0 and 9-3 wins against Cardiff City and “Since we set-up this fund over £2million www.lfe.org.uk/goal-of-the-month Sheffield Wednesday respectively. pounds has been ploughed back into football to improve the apprenticeship programme at clubs,” Sykes said. “This support has taken many forms - from desktop/laptop computers to sports science equipment and the delivery of life skills. We’re also happy for club’s to look at innovative ways to improve their programmes and if we can support them we will – ultimately the key criteria will be how what they are proposing will benefit their education provision and apprentices.” WEB Further details on funding criteria, PERSON levels and the claims process will be communicated to clubs by OctoberBLOG 2014. Any immediate queries should be directed to Alan Sykes on 0870 458TWITTER 9250 or via email: [email protected] VIDEO [email protected] EMAIL PHONE 2 3 HOME FACEBOOK WEB PERSON WEB BLOG PERSON BLOG TWITTER TWITTER WEB VIDEO WEB PERSON EMAIL VIDEO BLOG PERSONPHONE @LFEonline TWITTERblog.lfe.org.uk BLOGHOME Got a story? Want to share news with other EMAIL WEB news www.lfe.org.uk VIDEO/LFEonline TWITTERFACEBOOK LFE partners? email: [email protected] PERSONEMAIL VIDEO PHONE BLOGPHONE EMAIL HOME PHONE TWITTER The FACEBOOK HOME THE AMERICANDREAMVIDEO HOME Donald Bell Soccer scholarships are Pass4Soccer who became LFE’s chosenEMAIL partner “It’s the perfectFACEBOOK fit for those that want to play in this area two summers ago help dozens a good standard of football, that can lead the ‘perfect fit’ for young of young players head to America eachPHONE year to the MLS while enhancing their career Award players who are not and Gray believes that it remains a great way prospects by earning a degree. FACEBOOK to work towards a University degreeHOME while Derby County’s Offrande Zanzala “The key for second year apprentices is to offered professional deals continuing to play football at a good level. has been named as the winner of FACEBOOK start planning now because that widens their the Donald Bell Award by League according to Pass4Soccer’s “You have brilliant facilities and a fantastic lifestyle options in terms of their end destination.” Football Education (LFE). Daniel Gray. that comes with living in the USA,” Gray said. Zanzala will receive his prize ahead of the Rams WEB Championship fixture against Bournemouth at For further information, please visit: www.pass4soccer.com the iPro Stadium on 30 September. PERSON Mike Johnson Award Winner Donald Bell Award Winner The award which commemorates the memory Aaron McGowan, Morecambe Offrande Zanzala, Derby County of Donald Simpson Bell VC was instituted BLOG to recognise the efforts of a player who has overcome adversity of some form. TWITTER T h e 11 The Mike Johnson Award Bell was the first professional footballer to VIDEO £50 enlist in the Army during the First World War What do Lewis Cook (Leeds United), Connor Aaron McGowan picked up the Mike “I’m delighted for Aaron,” said Shrimps and went on to win a posthumous Victoria EMAIL PRIZE Roberts (Northampton Town), and Sam Ling Johnson award for producing the best academy manager Phil Hackney. Cross for the bravery of his actions during an engagement in the Somme, France. (Leyton Orient) have in common? PHONE NVQ portfolio in the country last season. “He’s a young player of immense potential Well they were three of forty-four players who made The 18-year-old Morecambe defender was the and has always applied one hundred per cent Second year apprentice Zanzala was born in HOME it into ‘The 11’ last term. And from October, LFE will youngest player to play in the Football League commitment to anything he’s been asked to the war torn Democratic Republic of Congo once again be focusing on the academic and football in the 2012–2013 season at 16 years and 6 do since he arrived at the club. and has experienced an incredible journey to FACEBOOK become an apprentice footballer at Derby. successes of apprentices in this season’s competition. months old and is also the clubs youngest ever “That is shown by his conduct and the debutant. McGowan received a memento Our team of regional officers will each nominate a quality of his work on and off the pitch – “Offrande has persevered through difficult and and cheque for £250 from LFE ahead of the player from their club’s on four occasions throughout he completed his NVQ diligently and made challenging circumstances and he thoroughly club’s League Two fixture against Plymouth in the 2014-15 season with their judgements based on it relevant to his journey as a young deserves this type of recognition,” said the September in recognition of his efforts on the the following criteria. footballer. He’s an excellent example to club’s Academy Education and Welfare Officer, National Vocational Qualification Diploma in our current apprentices.” Simon Ord. • Academic progress Sports Performance (Level 3). “His life experiences to date have shaped him • Football progress as a person and he is very appreciative of the • Other factors – e.g. participation in opportunity he now has at Derby County to community/charity based initiatives try to fulfil his dream of playing professional A decade of educational excellence football. All winners receive a certificate, cheque It’s 10 years since LFE was established by The Football League & The PFA – watch out for our bumper anniversary edition in December. “The club is proud of his achievements and we for £50 and coverage on the LFE website. wish him continued success in the future.” 4 5 The Debutants Conor Wilkinson Since the last edition of Touchline even more Bolton Wanderers LFE apprentices have made first-team bows – A year after finishing his apprenticeship so we thought we’d run the rule over a selection at Millwall and moving to Lancashire to Bradley Goldberg turn pro, striker Conor made his debut for of players who’ve tasted the real thing. Bolton Wanderers in their thrilling League Dagenham & Redbridge Cup win over Bury. He had come off Has showed that you sometimes have to go down by the time Bolton scored a last minute and work your way back up. Released by Charlton equaliser, the first of four goals in seven three years ago Bradley bagged goals galore in crazy minutes! non-League for Bromley and Hastings – including a corker in the FA Cup at Middlesbrough – earning a move to Dagenham & Redbridge.