Isle of Wight U13 and U14 Festival April 2015
Monday 03 November 2014By ESFA Office
Last Updated:
10/02/2021 11:49:32
Isle of Wight 2014
The ESFA are holding the Easter Under 13 and Under 14 District Festival in 2015. The venue is the PGL Centre at Little Canada, Wootton Creek, Isle of Wight. The Festival will run from Easter Monday 6 to Friday 10 April 2015.
What a superb concept and a brilliant way to take part in this great game of ours. The opportunity to take part in a good standard of football where the result is really immaterial does not come along very often. Everyone wants to play the game well and come out on top but the opportunity to take every game as a ‘one off’ where one result does not impact on another should allow young players to have the freedom to express themselves without fear of making a critical mistake.
The teams will play 4 matches - one each day (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday) with the final matches taking place on the morning of Friday 10 April.
The Little Canada Centre has amongst its excellent facilities an indoor swimming pool, a sports hall, a climbing wall, abseiling tower and other activities (eg: zip wire, quad bikes) which can be used on a timetabling basis with PGL staff supervision. Goalkeeper coaching sessions with a Full Licensed FA Coach will be available for squads; this will be held on site at Little Canada.
Please note that prices for the 2015 Festival are:
ONE TEAM MANAGER (per age group) FREE OF CHARGE
PLAYERS £225
OTHER TEAM OFFICIALS/ADULTS £225
COACH DRIVERS (NOT PART OF THE ASSN/ TEAM) FREE OF CHARGE
The costing includes:
1. Full Board from Monday Dinner until Friday Breakfast
2. En-suite accommodation in multiple single bunks for players, adult single, twin & some double bedded rooms
3. Ferry charges for vehicles and passengers to and from the Island
4. Use of a wide range of facilities at the centre
5. One Evening Bowling at Ryde Superbowl
6. One Evening at Newport Cineworld
The ESFA will again provide some funding, after the Festival, towards the Association’s travel costs, the amount available has been increased for 2015. I realise that some teams may not have attended in the past due, in part, to the cost of hiring a coach & I am hoping this will encourage you to attend.
For more information & a deposit form please contact Dawn Howard, ESFA HQ. 01785 785970 or email dawn.howard@schoolsfa.com
