The Jersey FA Capita Centre of Excellence have recently completed the screening process of 185 boys who were recommended by their Schools and Clubs - 48 were selected to attend weekly coaching sessions providing three squads at U12, U13 and U14 age groups.
Centre Director Paul Renton said "It was very encouraging to see such a high level of football on display at the screening evenings. The ability levels shown by the players made it extremely difficult for us to select the three groups of sixteen to join the Centre.
"A tremendous amount of work goes into selecting the players and in particular I would like to thank all the parents, teachers and coaches who have been so supportive with this process. Also many thanks to the gound staff at Les Quennevais Sports Centre for ensuring the sessions went ahead on such excellent pitches.
The selected boys for the 2011/12 season are:
Year 7: Owen Anderton, Danny Birrell, Mark Boarer, Charlie Breeze, George Clifford, Sam Darwin, Kai Donkin, Josef Hacker, Kai Herridge, Joe Kilshaw, Charlie Livingston, Nathan Martins, Robert Martins Figuera, Will Packman, Louis Turmel and Alex de Sousa.
Year 8: Tom Blampied, Jack Burt, Joe Caton, Harry Curtis, Josh Daniels, James Dempsey, Kyle Devenish, Luke Duncan, Jonny Fernandes, Harrison Ledo, Jake Huckerby, James Makin, Josh Nobes, Jake Prince, Connor Rodgers and Joe Tilstone.
Year 9: Bradley Bell, Lorne Bickley, Josh Le Cornu, Patrick Cullinane, Declan O'Connell, Jordan Johnston, Will Kaye, Luca Margaroli, Evan Nobes, Ciaran Pack, Rhys Parish, Nelson Pita, Adam Spencer, Jordan Spencer, Jason Stokes and Ben Timms.
Coaching staff: Paul Renton (Centre Director), Rob Cameron, Steve Carlyon, Jordan Le Guyader, John Lloyd, Darren O'Connell, Steve Proffitt, Matthew Rondel, Aaron Travers and Dave Walsh.
Jersey FA Football Development Manager Brian Oliver said "Developing better players is one of the key goals in our long term strategy. The work at the Centre on top of all that is provided within Schools, Clubs and by the League is crucial in embedding basic skills, enhancing enjoyment, developing healthy lifestyles and creating the next generation of talented players."
For more information on the Jersey FA Football Development Programme please contact Football Development Manager, Brian Oliver on 730433 or 07797 752215 or email brian.oliver@jerseyfa.com
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