Girls Emerging Talent Centre
England Talent Pathway
Information about the Centre
The TDC and ETC offer additional playing opportunities for players, alongside their grassroots football.
Players must commit to attending weekly sessions on a Wednesday evening at The Blandford School throughout the 2023-24 season.
Players should travel no more than one hour each way to training. Players can only attend one ETC. There is a cost to attend the Centre for the season, which will be no more than £120. Support available for low-income families.
You can read more about the ETCs HERE
For more information contact Jemma Tewkesbury (Centre Manager) on Jemma.Tewkesbury@dorsetfa.com or 01202 688279
The Trials for the 2023/24 season have now closed.
If you’ve missed them, you can register for the open sessions we will be running in October and February Half Terms.
Register here
ABOUT THE FA GIRLS emerging talent CENTRE
The FA Girls' England Talent Pathway, Emerging Talent Centre (ETC) was created for the 2022/23 Season. The main purpose of an Emerging Talent Centre is Talent ID: To identify and develop future potential players by providing local, accessible high-quality training environments.
The new Centres will offer increased playing time, varied football formats and allow players to play for both an Emerging Talent Centre and a grassroots club, school, or representative team, which we hope will enhance the variety of playing experiences.
Previously the Advanced Coaching Centre was delivered from 2014/15 to 2021/22 season. It has brought a new player-focused approach to elite female youth football, ensuring the pathway is accessible as well as both supportive and educational.
The Ultimate Goals of the ETC:
- Double the number of players within the system
- Ensure any young player with potential can access an ETC
- Delay player selection decisions into performance squads, until players are slightly older
- Almost double the number of training environments that young players can access
- Increase playing time and offer a varied and enhanced football experiences
- Increase the quality and diversity of players who progress through the pathway
Absolutely. Players who show elite potential from ETC's, RTC's and the grassroots game are eligible to be selected and attend Regional Development Camps, National Performance Camps (NPC) and England Camps.
Yes you can.
Trials take place in June/July (subject to receiving an FA Licence).
Dorset Girls ETC operates squads at U12, U14, U16 age group, so you must be at least 10 years on 31st August and no older that 15 years on 31st August.
Get In Touch
For all ETC enquiries please contact:
Jemma Tewkesbury (Football Development Officer)
By Phone: 01202 688279
(8.30am - 4.30pm Monday - Friday)
By Email:
Jemma.Tewkesbury@dorsetfa.com
