National football centre
A national football centre (NFC)[1] (sometimes referred as a "soccer institute") is the term given to facilities that host an education base for a national football association.[2]
The Canadian Soccer Association has a series of "national training centres" in each province where prospective football players are invited to be coached by professional coaches.[3]
The French Football Federation has the acclaimed Clairefontaine institute and several other regional academies which attempt to locate the more talented players at an early age, other sites include:
- Centre Régional Accueil Formation de Liévin
- Centre Régional Technique Georges Favre
- Centre Technique Régional Henri Guérin
- CREPS Aix-en-Provence
- CREPS Bourgogne Dijon
- CREPS Plaine des Cafres
- CREPS Reims
- CREPS Vichy Auvergne
References
- ↑ http://www2.eaststaffsbc.gov.uk/MVM.DMS/Planning%20Application/618000/618893/P-2010-00256_Planning%20Statement.PDF
- ↑ "National football centre is a 'Mecca' claims David Sheepshanks | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
- ↑ "Official Site of the Canadian Soccer Association". Canada Soccer Association. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
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