There is an opportunity for three clubs to take their apprentices, plus three supporting members of staff to Europe on a pre-season tour.
The tour will take place over two working weeks and will be funded by LFE / Leonardo Da Vinci mobility programme.
Week 1
The UK teams will each be housed at separate venues linked with a top European side. The host Club will provide access to and use of their top class facilities as well as training sessions with their own coaching staff. Clubs will also be given the opportunity to undertake their own training and development programme.
Week 2
The second week will see all three teams come together at a central facility to take part in a tournament consisting of top level teams from throughout Europe.
The placement duration has been set at two weeks (30th July – 11th August 2012) in line with the time available in between domestic fixtures for both the sending and receiving partners.
The specific areas of training and development aimed at improved performance as a footballer would include work on:
