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U9-U12 Parent Touchline Behaviour Workshops | Saturday 6th April

U9-U12 Parents,

We will be running a Parent Touchline Behaviour Workshop for all parents of U9 to U12 players to attend on Saturday 6th April. Sessions will be held after training so, timings will be as follows:

U10 & U12 – 10:30 – 11:00

U9 & U11 – 13:00 – 13:30

The sessions will be taking place in the new classroom block.

Any problems or questions, please speak to our Safeguarding and Welfare Officer, Wes Hughes Wes.Hughes@bcfc.com.

Many Thanks,

BCFC Academy

Changes to Players Height and Weight Measurements

Hi All,

Players heights and weights will now be measured every 3 months rather than the current arrangement of every other week.

Parents will be notified in advance of when heights and weights measurements will be taken.

Many thanks,

BCFC Academy

U12-U16 Day Release

U12-U16 Players/Parents,

Please be aware that the School Day Release programme will be recommencing week commencing 1st April 2019. The programme will run as normal, with the U14/U15/U16 age groups on a Tuesday and the U12/U13 groups on a Thursday.

As part of our agreement with schools and the EFL, we are required to track and monitor academic progress of all players attending on Day Release. Therefore, can we ask that, if not already supplied, you ensure a copy of the latest schoo...

Academy Highlights of the Month | February 2019

Hi All,

Please click the link below to view the ‘Academy Highlights of the Month’ for February 2019.

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If you ever have any suggestions for the Academy Highlights of the Month newsletter then please do not hesitate to email our Academy Operations Coordinator, Alastair Chaplin, on Alastair.Chaplin@bcfc.com.

Many thanks,

BCFC Academy

Academy Highlights of the Month | January 2019

Hi All, 

Please click the link below to view the ‘Academy Highlights of the Month’ for January 2019.

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If you ever have any suggestions for the Academy Highlights of the Month newsletter then please do not hesitate to email our Academy Operations Coordinator, Alastair Chaplin, on Alastair.Chaplin@bcfc.com.

Many thanks,

BCFC Academy

HUDL | Individual Objective Tasks

Hi All,

You may be aware that the performance analysis & data department have been conducting inductions with all players from U12-U18 on how to use Hudl in line with the new IOT process.

To outline this process so the Parents & Guardians are aware:

1) Each player has been assigned a 'priority learning objective' that they are to analyse over the 9-week cycle.

2) Each player has also been assigned a 'player model' of a professional player that they can also analyse in line ...

Website Updates

Hi All,

the Academy website is currently having necessary maintenance updates this week. As a result, you may not be able to access certain pages of the website, particularly the Schedule page.

Going forward, to view the Schedule page in the future, you will now need to log in using a username and password. The necessary username and password will be communicated to you via you Cell Lead Coach later this week.

The remaining training sessions for this week are as follows:-

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Weather Updates

Hi All,

Due to the bad weather that has been forecasted for the next week there may be some changes and cancellations to training.

Coaches will update their WhatsApp group chats with any further updates. Please ensure you check for messages before each training session and fixtures.

With there being inconsistent reports regarding the weather across the region, please only travel if you feel like it is safe to do so.

Many thanks

BCFC Academy

Under-14 Training | Thursday Evenings

U14 Parents/Players,

We are writing to all Under-14 parents and guardians to inform you of a change to the players’ training programme. As of Thursday 31st January, Under-14 training on Thursday evenings will take place at Woodfield Academy in Redditch (address detailed below) from 6-8pm.

Woodfield Academy, Studley Rd, Redditch, B98 7HH.

These will be combined training sessions with the Under-15 age group who already train at Woodfield Academy.

This change will run to the e...

Academy Highlights of the Month | November & December

Hi all,

Please click the link below to view the ‘Academy Highlights of the Month’ for November and December 2018.

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This is a new initiative set-up to celebrate some of the success achieved by our young Academy players and any staff.

We know each month many good things happen throughout the Academy and we want to share this with all parents, players and staff.

If you ever have any suggestions fo...