Tier 2 - BFCAA Development Centre
A recruitment drive and a series of trials will select players of the required standard to be invited directly into the Development Centres. Limited places are available and selection is based on a high level of playing proficiency. Each training squad has dual banded age structure and will operate at each host club.
These players will train throughout the year and play for their club of choice in playing season.
Club training and BFCAA will run in unison to keep a systematic and consistent training routine and to avoid ‘burn out’.
Talented players with potential will then be identified for inclusion into the proposed Academy in 2014.
Development Centres operate on a pay to use system, offering up to three sessions per week off season and two in season plus match analysis. The fee includes training kit, player log-in facility, holiday clinics, and coaching by experienced licenced coaches at a cost of $660 inclusive of gst per phase (two phases April-September then October-March). The fee includes Burnley FC Puma apparel valued at $400 and over 70 training sessions making the actual cost per hour equates to less than $6.00.