Stoke City FC Player Development Camp

Stoke City FC has been using their specialised player development camp to play a vital role in helping them identify emerging football talent. This year we will hold international Football camps in South East Queensland and are inviting youth players aged 8-18 years to showcase their talents and learn new skills under the expert guidance of Stoke City Football Academy Head Coach and their trusted partners Ultimate Development Group. The most promising players will be invited back to Stoke City FC to take part in a professional football experience at Britannia Stadium. There, players will be put through an advanced, intensive training program by the Academy and Premier League coaches.

 All Player Development Camps run over two days and are open to boys & girls aged between 10 to 18 years. Each player is challenged to learn new skills and develop their overall game play. The players will discover how Stoke City develops youngsters.

 This action-packed two day camp will focus on the Stoke City Development Model.

 Stoke City Soccer Schools recognise the specific needs of each player and offer the following;

  Junior: 8-11 years: This focuses on teaching the fundamental techniques of the game and showing players how to  master these skills. Tailor-made for junior players with a fun and friendly atmosphere.

  Senior: 12-16 years: An intensive course designed to take the players to the next level by improving their technique but also developing their understanding of team shape, defensive responsibilities and attacking principles using the stoke city philosophy.

 Youth: 17-18 years: An advanced, intensive course gives older players a valuable insight into the opportunities that arise by staying in  the game. As well as experiencing how Stoke City prepares our youth players to take that next step in their career development.

 Girls: 10-18 years: The course focuses on the technical, tactical, physical, mental and social elements of the game and follows the fundamental elements of Stoke City coaching philosophy. This course will help girls striving to reach their peak performance.

 Goalkeepers: 8-18 years: The goalkeeper courses focus on the technical, physical and mental elements of the game. The sessions look at positional sense, communication, handling and footwork.

Dates, Times, Venue & Prices

Date:  19th & 20th December

Time: 9.30am - 3.30pm

Venue: Rochedale Rovers Soccer Club Brisbane

Price: $140.00

2012 University Scholarship Program

The Gold Coast Knights Soccer Club, Ultimate Development Group and Parklands Christian College provides talented soccer players the once in a life time opportunity to a world class education and a chance to play soccer in the United States of America.

Soccer has always been a part of the Australian sporting culture. It is by far the most popular sport with the largest number of participants in the country. However, the majority of the participants are young students in their primary school years. The participation numbers drop dramatically when the students reach their senior schooling years or they will only participate at a recreational level. The reasons for this trend are the lack of any financial hope for a future in the game and lack of programs and opportunities in Australia to develop their talent at an international level.

To overcome this hurdle and to provide opportunities that will open doors to our talented youths, we have initiated and successfully created affiliations with the most prestigious universities in the USA. World class universities such as the Harvard University, Stanford University, UC Irvine University, San Diego State University, San Francisco University, Bacone and Abline Christian University have come together with us in the hope of providing young talented Australian youths with the opportunity to university scholarship.  

Boys in Grade 10, 11 and 12 (15-18 yrs. old) from invited schools and soccer clubs in Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast are encouraged to attend trials to be selected to join the USA Scholarship Program. Players will be selected based on their level of fitness, soccer skills and academic merits. The selected players will need to possess good soccer abilities, have a high level of fitness, average to high academic abilities and have a positive attitude.

The selected players will be invited to join the University Scholarship Tour in February 2012, where they’ll play in the prestigious “Mayor’s Cup” – Las Vegas, a tournament held annually where over 150 university soccer coaches come together to scout for outstanding players. The selected players will also play ‘friendly’ matches against international and America clubs, in front of scouts and university coaches.

Trial Information:

Date: Saturday 27^th and Sunday 28^th August 2011

Time: Both days - 8.30 to 10.30am

Venue: Main Soccer Field

             Citipointe College (formally known as Christian Outreach College Brisbane),

             322 Wecker Road, Mansfield,

             QLD, 4122

What to bring:

Drinks / water bottle

Players should be dressed in their training gear / kits, shin pads and boots.

Players are asked to please register by Wednesday 24^th August to attend the trial.

To register, please email me on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

If you have any queries regarding the trial or scholarship program please feel free to contact either Paul Osborne on 0431 306 332 or Grant Jakins on 0400221365.