KEELE TOURNAMENT 2012 As the Keele Tournament is almost upon us we think it’s time that you hear a bit about what’s in store. This prestigious tournament is a valuable experience, and one which our boys are sure to flourish in. We have assembled all the teams, and we’re certain with the strong teams that we have, we’re going to give a great account of the quality we have in our system against the Academies and International sides assembled for this years tournament. As a player signed to one of our Development Centres, you will be able to put into practice all that you have learnt in your training sessions and in matches and test yourself against some of the strongest youth systems in the country, with the likes of Port Vale, Stoke City, Shrewsbury Town and Crewe Alexandra in attendance. With this experience you’ll increase your footballing knowledge and a get a little taste of what its like to be a professional footballer. You’ll also meet other great players signed to our Centres and see the standard of the best youngster from right across the country. Whilst we try to find excursions for the players during free time, the main use of this time will be to rest and prepare for the next game. What we are offering the boys is not a holiday, but a taste of tournament football in a professional environment, with players expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner.
We will travel on Monday, 23rd July, and aim to be at our accommodation at 5pm. On arrival players will be put into squads, have a meeting with their team-‐mates and Coaches and be allocated their rooms for the week. PLAYERS MEETING –
This takes place on our arrival and here players will meet their Coaches and team-‐mates for the week and be briefed on various aspects of the week. For example; • Coaches expectations, both football wise and in terms of behaviour and conduct • Players will be given a curfew for lights out • The structure of the week, any planned excursions, team meeting times etc • Allocation of playing kit for the week • Health and Safety and Fire Procedures • Players will have the chance to raise any queries with the coaches • Each squad will have two coaches, a lead and an assistant. This means we will have an adult to child ratio of 1 – 8 in operation.
ACCOMMODATION –
Players will be allocated into rooms. Squads will be grouped together, with coaching staff in adjacent rooms, in the interest of player safety. Whilst we will try to accommodate some room-‐ mate requests, players will be with their squad and encouraged to mix and make new friends, so they will not necessarily be p ut with players from the same Development Centre.
DAMAGES –
Any damage to accommodation or the site will be invoiced to us and passed to you. Whilst we do not expect that his will happen, you must ensure that you are responsible and look after your surroundings. The playing of any ball games is strictly prohibited in the accommodation and surrounding areas. If you find a fault with your accommodation please report it to us so we can report it to reception.
THE BANK –
All player money will be collected by their Lead Coach for the week when they arrive. This money will be monitored and allocated to the player every day in accordance with any instructions given by the player’s parents. Please put money in a named envelope with a note explaining your son’s daily allowance. We would advise players budget £10 a day for food, and look to have around £10 a day for activities. All activities are optional, and how much money players bring is completely at your discretion. £100 for the week would be our guideline.
Elite Development Centres
Unit 1, Chantry Mill Business P ark, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1YB
Elite Football Development
“The first 90 minutes of a match are the most important” Sir Bobby Robson
WHAT TO PACK
WHERE WE ARE STAYING
We advise that players bring TWO BAGS, and no suitcases, on the trip. Their main, big bag is for normal, casual clothes and training wear and the other small match day bag should come inside that when we travel. We also ask that players bring a sleeping bag. All bags should be clearly labeled with the player’s full name.
PLEASE DO NOT PACK ANYMORE THAN YOU NEED SPACE IS LIMITED FOR LUGGAGE MATCH DAY BAG –
This will be used everyday and should be able to carry the players studded Boots, Moulded Boots, Trainers, Shin Pads, Towel, plus you can also pack spare studs, straps, tape, boot cleaning equipment, skins and gloves. ALL PLAYERS WILL RECEIVE MATCH DAY KITS FOR T HE GAMES.
OTHER BAG –
All players should try to bring: Their Development Centre Training Kit, Waterproofs, Tracksuits, Polo Shirt. Please note that these items are not essential so please do not think that you have to get all of these items. If you do not have these items from the Development Centre, please bring alternatives so the boys still have appropriate clothing to train in and travel to games in. Casual Wear for the evening, for example 2 pairs of Jeans, a Tracksuit, some T-‐ Shirts, Hoody / Jumper, Underwear and Socks, Swimming trunks and a towel, incase we go swimming, would also worth packing. All players to bring PJ’s/Nightwear, Toiletries
FOOD/PACKED LUNCH –
We have found it saves money by getting some refreshments before we leave for tours. Energy drinks/bottled water and refreshments are all expensive at service stations so we would advise that you pack some drinks for the week to save money.
PHONES/GAMES CONSOLLES/CAMERAS –
In this day and age, many players have their own mobiles, and games consoles, it is acceptable for players to bring these on the trip but it is their responsibility to look after them, and I would advise p arents to have them covered under your own insurance. Elite Advanced Development Centre accept no responsibility for damage to, or loss of, such items. We advise only that players, if any, bring handheld consoles, on these trips. As noted earlier, this a footballing trip so we do expect players to rest properly during free time. “If you only ever give 90% in training, then you will only ever give 90%
when it matters.” Michael Owen – former Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United and Manchester United forward
Due to the fantastic response we have received for the tournament, we have split the accommodation arrangements, and our players will be found in the following places:
Under 15’s Quality Hotel Stoke – 01782 202361 66 Trinity Street, Hanley, Stoke On Trent, ST1 5NB
Rotherham United EDC’s
Holiday Inn -‐ 0871 9429077 Holiday Inn Stoke On Trent M6, Jct.15 Clayton Road Newcastle Under Lyme ST5 4DL
Rest of our Squads Holiday Inn Express – 01782 377000 Holiday Inn Express Stoke on Trent Stanley Matthews Way Trentham Lakes Stoke on Trent ST4 4EG
Contact Details – Stuart Henderson, Elite DC Director– 07969258861 Mike Palmer, Trips and Tours Officer – 07742105197 Faye McNulty, PA to Director -‐ 07581011359 Twitter Account -‐ @EADCtours , follow this for updates during the week
TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS – getting there Bristol Rovers – Josh Coomber 07771887269
Wycombe Wanderers – Micky Cummins 07831646811
v Best Western Compass Inn, Tormarton, Badminton, South Gloucestershire, GL9 1JB @ 13.30pm v Michael Wood Services (Northbound), M5 Junction 13/14, Lower Wick, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 6DD @ 14.30pm v Strensham Services (Northbound), Strensham, Hillcroome, Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0BZ @ 15.25pm v Planned arrival at Stoke on Trent will be 17.00pm
Morecambe – Simon Hardman 07783890312
v Holiday Inn Lancaster , Caton Road, Lancaster, LA1 3RA @ 14.30pm v Charnock/Richard Services (Southbound), Junction 27/28, Mill Lane, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 5LR @ 15.05pm v Warrington Lymm Services (Southbound), Junction 20, Cliffe Lane, Lymm, Cheshire, WA13 0SP @ 15.50pm v Planned arrival at Stoke on Trent will be 17:00pm
Darlington – Kurt Doyle 07414656471 v v v v
Depart Newcastle Central Railway Station, Neville Street, Newcastle, NE1 5DL @ 12.45pm Durham Services (Southbound), Tursdale, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5NP @ 13.15pm Scotch Corner Services, Middleton Tyas, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 6PQ 14.05pm Planned time of arrival in Stoke on Trent will be 17.00pm
Any players making their own way to the accommodation, please look to arrive for 17:oopm ** Please allow 15 minutes for meet times due to traffic, also please note that transport is a £20 fee. This will cover both legs of their journey and goes towards petrol costs and drivers fees. Please bring this £20 on arrival at the pick up point.
v Bicester Village, 50 Pringle Drive, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 6WD @ 14.30pm v Planned time of arrival in Stoke on Trent is 17:00pm
Torquay (Penzance) – Robin Watt 07870786831
v Penwith College, St Clare Street, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 2SA @ 10.15am v Planned time of arrival at Stoke on Trent will be 17.00pm
Torquay – Nigel Cross 07780711894
v Plymouth Sainsburys (Marsh Mills), Plymouth Road, Crabtree, Plymouth, PL3 6RL @ 11.45am v Exeter Services, M5 Junction 30, Sidmouth Road, Exeter, EX2 7HF @ 12.50pm v Taunton Deane Services (Northbound), M5 Junction 25/26 Trull, Taunton, Somerset, TA3 7PF @ 13.40pm v Planned time of arrival in Stoke on Trent will be 17.00pm
Camelford – Shaun Keeble 07939034734 v Sir James Smith Community College, Dark Lane, Camelford, Cornwall, PL32 9UJ @ 12noon v Planned time of arrival in Stoke on Trent will be 16:55pm
Rotherham – Gary Laight 07770733403
v Depart Leeds, John Charles Centre for Sport, Middleton Grove, LS11 5DJ 13.30pm v Arrive Dearne Valley College, Golden Smithies Lane, Manvers Parks, Wath upon Dearne, Rotherham, S63 7JZ 14.15pm v Arrive Woodall Services, between Sheffield and Chesterfield, S26 7XR 15.05pm v Arrive Stoke on Trent – 17.00pm
TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS – getting back Times based upon our teams making the semi-‐final / final stages and are the latest that we will leave that day Bristol Rovers
Wycombe Wanderers
v Depart Keele @ 18:30pm v Strensham Services (Southbound), Strensham, Hillcroome, Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0BZ @ 19.55pm v Michael Wood Services (Northbound), M5 Junction 13/14, Lower Wick, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 6DD @ 20.50pm v Best Western Compass Inn, Tormarton, Badminton, South Gloucestershire, GL9 1JB @ 21.35pm
Morecambe
v Depart Keele 18:30pm v Warrington Lymm Services (Northbound), Junction 20, Cliffe Lane, Lymm, Cheshire, WA13 0SP @ 19.15pm v Charnock/Richard Services (Northbound), Junction 27/28, Mill Lane, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 5LR @ 20.00pm v Holiday Inn Lancaster , Caton Road, Lancaster, LA1 3RA @ 20.55pm
Darlington v v v v
Depart Keele @ 18:30pm Scotch Corner Services, Middleton Tyas, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 6PQ 21:10pm Durham Services (Northbound), Tursdale, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5NP @ 21:50pm Depart Newcastle Central Railway Station, Neville Street, Newcastle, NE1 5DL @ 22.30pm
** Please allow 15 minutes for meet times due to traffic, also please note that transport is a £20 fee. This will cover both legs of their journey and goes towards petrol costs and drivers fees. Please bring this £20 on arrival at the pick up point.
v Depart Keele @ 18:30pm v Bicester Village, 50 Pringle Drive, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 6WD @ 20.30pm
Torquay (Penzance)
v Depart Keele @ 18:30pm v Penwith College, St Clare Street, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 2SA @ 00:25am
Torquay
v Depart Keele @ 18:30pm v Taunton Deane Services (Southbound), M5 Junction 25/26 Trull, Taunton, Somerset, TA3 7PF @ 21.25pm v Exeter Services, M5 Junction 30, Sidmouth Road, Exeter, EX2 7HF @ 22.15pm v Plymouth Sainsburys (Marsh Mills), Plymouth Road, Crabtree, Plymouth, PL3 6RL @ 23.35am
Camelford v Depart Keele @ 18:30pm v Sir James Smith Community College, Dark Lane, Camelford, Cornwall, PL32 9UJ @ 23:30pm
Rotherham
v Depart Keele @ 18:30pm v Arrive Woodall Services, between Sheffield and Chesterfield, S26 7XR 20.10pm v Arrive Dearne Valley College, Golden Smithies Lane, Manvers Parks, Wath upon Dearne, Rotherham, S63 7JZ 21.00pm v Depart Leeds, John Charles Centre for Sport, Middleton Grove, LS11 5DJ 22.05pm
Fixtures
(Subject to change) KEELE 2012 Pro Class C U11 Played 9x9 : 2 x 20 mins Group One Port Vale Ercall Colts Villa Elite Development The New Saints (Wales) Dagenham & Redbridge Tuesday 10 am Port Vale v Ercall Colts Villa 10:45 Elite Development v The New Saints 11:30 Port Vale v Dagenham & Redbridge 13.45Dagenham & Redbridge v Ercall Colts Villa Wednesday 10am The New Saints v Dagenham & Redbridge 11:30 Port Vale v Elite Development 1:45 Ercall Colts Villa v The New Saints 4:15 Elite Development v Ercall Colts Villa Thursday 11:00 Port Vale v The New Saints 11:45 Elite Development v Dagenham & Redbridge 3:00 Cup Semi* 3:45 Cup Semi* 5:15 Cup Final * ALL GAMES ON PITCH 3 * 30 MINUTE GAMES
Group Two St Clair Academy (Trinidad and Tobago) Elite Select Tranmere Rovers Stoke City St Kevins FC (Republic of Ireland)
1 pm St Clair Academy v Elite Select 2:30 Tranmere Rovers v Stoke City 3:30 St Kevins FC v St Clair Academy 4:15 Elite Academy v Tranmere Rovers
10:45 Elite Select v St Kevins FC 1 pm Stoke City v St Kevins FC 2:30 St Clair Academy v Tranmere Rovers 3:15 Elite Select v Stoke City
9:30 St Clair Academy v Stoke City 10:15 St Kevins FC v Tranmere Rovers
1:30 Plate Semi* 2:15 Plate Semi*
4:30 Plate Final*
(Subject to change) Pro Class D U12 Played 11x11 :2x35 mins Group One RVDL (Canada) Crewe Alexandra FC Elite Select Bangor City (Wales) Port Vale Tuesday 9:30 RVDV v Port Vale 10:45 Elite Select v Bangor City 12:00 Port Vale v Crewe Alexandra FC Wednesday 9:30 Crewe Alexandra FC v Elite Select 10:45 Bangor City v Port Vale 3.45 RVDL v Elite Select Thursday 9:30 Bangor City v RVDL 10:45 Elite Select v Port Vale 12 noon Crewe Alexandra FC v RVDL 5pm Bangor City v Crewe Alexandra FC Friday 12:00Cup Semi 1 13:15Cup Semi 2 5:00 Cup Final ALL GAMES ON PITCH 2
Group Two
Rotherham United Elite Development The New Saints (Wales) Erin Mills Eagles Gold (Canada) Stoke City
1:15 Rotherham United v Elite Development 2:30 The New Saints v Erin Mills Eagles 3:45 Stoke City v Rotherham United 5:00 Elite Development v The New Saints
2:30 Erin Mills Eagles Gold v Stoke City 12:00 Rotherham United v The New Saints 5:00 Elite Development v Stoke City
1:15 Rotherham United v Erin Mills Eagles 2:30 The New Saints v Stoke City 3:45 Elite Development v Erin Mills Eagles
9:30 Plate Semi 1 10:45Plate Semi 2
15:45 Plate Final
(Subject to change ) KEELE 2012 Pro Class E U13 Played 11x11 :2x35 mins Group One Port Vale Bangor City (Wales) Chester FC Elite Select North Tuesday 11:15 Port Vale v Bangor City 3pm Chester FC v Elite Select North Wednesday 12:30 Bangor City v Elite Select North 1:45 Port Vale v Chester City Thursday 12:30 Chester FC v Bangor City 1:45 Elite Select North v Port Vale Friday 12:00 Cup Semi 1 13:15 Cup Semi 2 3:30Cup Final ALL GAMES PLAYED ON PITCH 12
Group Two Elite Select South Stoke City The New Saints (Wales) West Bromwich Albion Development Centre
12:30 Elite Select South v Stoke City 1:45 The New Saints v West Bromwich Albion Dev
10 :00 Stoke City v West Bromwich Albion Dev 11:15 Elite Select South v The New Saints
10:00 Elite Select South v West Bromwich Albion Dev 11:15 Stoke City v The New Saints
9:30 Plate Semi 1 10:45Plate Semi 2 2:30 Plate Final
(Subject to change) KEELE 2012 Pro Class F U14 Played 11x11 :2x35 mins Group One ANB Futbol (Canada) Elite Select Stoke City Shrewsbury Town Isle of Man FA (Isle of Man) Tuesday 9:30 Shrewsbury Town v Isle of Man FA 12:00 Stoke City v Shrewsbury Town 2:30 ANB Futbol v Elite Select 5:00 Isle of Man v Stoke City Wednesday 10:45 Elite Select v Shrewsbury Town 1:15 Stoke City v Elite Select 3:45 ANB Futbol v Isle of Man FA Thursday 9:30 Isle of Man FA v Elite Select 1:15 ANB Futbol v Shrewsbury Town 5:00 ANB Futbol v Stoke City Friday 12:001st Cup Semi nd 13:15 2 Cup Semi 4:00 Cup Final ALL GAMES ON Pitch 6
Group Two Kidderminster Harriers Nordstrand (Norway ) Port Vale Elite Development The New Saints (Wales)
10:45 Elite Development v The New Saints 1:15 Nordstrand v Kidderminster Harriers 3:45 The New Saints v Port Vale
9:30 Nordstrand v Elite Development 12:00 Kidderminster Harriers v Port Vale 2:30 The New Saints v Kidderminster Harriers 5:00 Nordstrand v Port Vale
10:45 Kidderminster Harriers v Elite Development 12:00 The New Saints v Nordstrand 2:30 Port Vale v Elite Development
9:30 1st Plate Semi 10:45 2nd Plate Semi 14:30 Plate final
(Subject to change) KEELE 2012 Pro Class G U15 Played 11x11 :2x40 mins Group One Bangor City (Wales ) Crewe Alex Soccer Centre Elite Select Newcastle Town Tuesday 1pm Bangor City v Crewe Alex Soccer Centre 2:30 Elite Select v Newcastle Town Wednesday 2pm Elite Select v Bangor City 3:30 Crewe Alex Soccer Centre v Newcastle Town Thursday 1 pm Newcastle Town v Bangor City 2:30 Crewe Alex Soccer Centre v Elite Select Friday 12:30 1st Cup Semi nd 14:002 Cup Semi 5:00 Final of Cup ALL PLAYED ON PITCH 9
Group Two Rotherham United Thurrock The New Saints (Wales) Port Vale Stoke City
10:00 Rotherham United v Thurrock 11:30 The New Saints v Port Vale 4:00 Stoke City v Rotherham United
9:30 Thurrock v Port Vale 11:00 Rotherham United v The New Saints 12.30 Stoke City v Thurrock 5:00 Port Vale v Stoke City
10:00 Port Vale v Rotherham United 11:30 Thurrock v The New Saints 4:00 The New Saints v Stoke City
9:30 1st Plate Semi 11:00 2nd Plate Semi 3:30 Plate Final
Subject to change) Under 10 Wednesday This will be a one day Wednesday Cup including all U10 teams. It will be played in two groups of 5 teams with a cross-‐group final. 10 minutes each way on 2 pitches Pitch A Pitch B 9:30 Port Vale v The New Saints 9:30 Tranmere Rovers v D & R 10.10 Wolves Development v Ercall Villa 10:10 Stoke City v Rabat 10:50 Elite Plymouth v Port Vale 10:50 Wolves Academy v Tranmere Rovers 11:30 TNS v Wolves Dev 11:30 D & R v Elite Development 12:10 Ercall villa v Elite Development 12:10 Rabat v Wolverhampton Academy 12:50 Port Vale v Wolves Dev 12:50 Tranmere Rovers v Stoke City 1:30 TNS v Elite Plymouth 1:30 D & R v Wolves Academy 2:10 Port Vale v Ercall Villa 2:10 Rabat v Tranmere Rovers 2:50 Elite Plymouth v Wolves Dev 2:50 Rabat v D & R 3:30 Ercall v TNS 3:30 Wolves Academy v Stoke City Final 4:30
Group 1 Group 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Dagenham & Redbridge The New Saints TNS Elite Development Port Vale Wolverhampton Wanderers B Ercall Colts Villa Stoke City Rabat (Malta) Elite Plymouth Tranmere Rovers Elite Plymouths fixtures are to be added this week in preparation for the tournament, the organisers are working on this currently. UNDER 10 THURSDAY CUP Two groups “1 and 2” (bracketed). Play each other in 15 minute games. Final between group winners Pitch One Pitch Two 9:30 (1)Port Vale v Rabat 9:30 (1) Wolverhampton A v TNS 10:00 (1)Port Vale v Ercall Villa 9:55 (2) Wolverhampton B v Stoke City 10:25 (2)D & R v Elite Development 10:20 (2) Tranmere Rovers v D & R 10:50 (1)Rabat v Wolverhampton A 10:45 (1) TNS v Ercall Villa 11:15 (2) Elite Development v Wolverhampton B 11:10 (1) Port Vale v Wolverhampton A 11:40 (2)Stoke City v Tranmere Rovers 12:05 (1)Ercall Villa v Rabat 12:30 (2)D & R v Wolverhampton B 12:55 (2)Tranmere Rovers v Elite Development 1:30 (1) TNS v Wolverhampton A 1:55 (2) Stoke City v Wolverhampton B 2:20 (1)Port Vale v Ercall Villa 2:45 (2)D & R v Tranmere Rovers 3:10 (1)Rabat v TNS 3:35 (2) Elite Development v Stoke City 4:15 FINAL
Activities As you can see in the fixture lists for the tournament, there are times when the players have an extended break from football and in these times we will look to arrange for the players to do things away from football to unwind. As explained earlier in the itinerary, we would advise budgeting for around £10 a day for activities as there are things in the local area that we may be able to take the players to do a bit of team bonding and relaxing. • Cinema – there is a Vue Cinema 2 miles from Keele University • Driving Range – across the road from Keele University, there is a golf course and driving range • Bowling – There are various bowling alleys to be found nearby. • Waterpark – Waterworld can be found just 15 minutes from Keele University These are just examples of some of the activities that we are looking for the players to be able to take part in away from the football. However, we need to reiterate, these will only be available to boys if we have enough free time and it will not, in their coaches opinion, impact negatively on their football performance. We are attending a professional tournament, not going on holiday, and football will be the focus of the week for the players and coaches.
Evening Meals
In line with our professional approach to the tour, we have organised set menus at different restaurants local to our accommodation for the players to pick from each evening. These menus should provide our players with the right foods so they have enough energy to perform at their best each day. We will be eating at:
Harvester, Trentham Lakes Cherry Tree (Hungry Horse) Pizza Hut, Longton Frankie & Benny’s, Stoke on Trent