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Luton Town has three levels to it's Development Centre programme;
1.Soccer Centre
2.Performance Centre
3.Centre of Excellence
Since its introduction three years ago, 50 players have been signed by our Centre of Excellence from the club's Development Centres. The aim of every player that attends either a Soccer Development Centre or the Performance centre is too gain a place in our Centre of Excellence.
The first step any young player can make into our programme is by attending one of our Soccer Centres. These Centres run up to for players aged 6 to 16.
The next step is to gain a place in our Performance Centre. This is by invitation only and a place can only be gained by impressing a coach at one of our Soccer Centres or one of our many scouts.
Luton Town's Youth Development Programme works with over 1000 players each season:
In providing coaching, guidance and advice of an exemplary standard and through a holistic approach it is hoped that as many as possible of these young players will realise their full potential.
The desire of all the staff within the Youth Department is that the players under our guidance will develop a sense of personal values which will provide them with far greater self esteem. This in turn should encourage confidence in their own ability and produce high levels of motivation, not only in football but also in their overall studies. The development of such positive attitudes and awareness of their responsibilities will extend not only to football but to society in general.
Luton Town Football Club recognise that football is very much a community activity and that in the UK it embraces all strata of society. With this in mind our Youth Department will be focused on that responsibility which we have towards the public in general. Our commitment both to the local community and the region as a whole will manifest itself in the promotion of and the adherence to the highest standards of behaviour and the manner in which we pursue our responsibilities and execute our duties. Such standards will be applicable to both players and staff.
To ensure that these high standards are maintained by the coaching, staff In Service Training Schemes and performance evaluation will be an integral part of our overall policy. This coupled with close liaison with parents/guardians and the players themselves will provide a basis from which it is hoped that all our charges will progress in a secure, encouraging and structured environment.
By our adherence to such high standards we believe that we will be providing the sporting community as a whole with worthy contributors who will enrich our nations sporting and social scene.
To achieve this, Luton Town have identified 5 key areas that go towards developing a sound policy which produces young players of the required standard. We refer to those key areas as The 5 Pillars which are broken down as follows:
1) Coaching
2) Facilities
3) Recruitment
4) Pathways and Opportunities
5) Holistic Support
Our vision has allowed the Luton Town Youth Development Programme to develop the 5 Pillars and achieve status as the best Youth Development Programme outside of the Premier League.
PATHWAYS
HOLISTIC SUPPORT
