Advanced Development Centre
After you have attended our progression and Development centre program the
next step for selected players is to join our A.P.P. Program (Advanced
Player program), this gives you the opportunity to play alongside advanced
groups of the same age and ability level, all players attending the
advanced player program are reviewed every 8 weeks.
How can I progress into the Reading F.C Academy.
Once selected players will attend our Reading Advanced Player Program on either a Tuesday or Friday evening in mixed age group sessions during school term time. Players who have performed to the highest standard and attended all sessions will have a chance of being selected to play in one of our advanced Reading Development teams in age groups under 11-12 13-14-15-16 and under 17. There have been a number of boys who have progressed and have had the opportunity to trial at the C.O.E and Academy (Reading centre of Excellence) This will not affect playing in your Sunday or school team fixtures.
COACHING
You will be coached by our team of U.E.F.A qualified coaches and visiting
coaches from the Reading academy, there will be arranged training sessions
and games against Reading academy squads at the Hogwood Training Academy
and the dome centre based at the Medaski stadium to evaluate Player
progress throughout the season.
TRIALS WITH OTHER CLUBS
Many of our players have gone on to trial and sign with other clubs.
Protec have exclusive links at all levels of football from professional to
non league clubs, should you not meet the Reading football club criteria
Protec can recommend and arrange trials with any club that shows interest
in its players.
DEVELOPMENT CENTRE NEWS
Squad selection will be made for u16 Game against Reading academy on
29th February,
it will appear here on
Sunday 26th February.
Reading development squad age 12-14 will be selected
Friday 24th February
to play away on
Saturday 25th February
against Islington County.
GOALKEEPERS REPORT ALL AGE GROUPS 5 - 40pm. ( DAVE'S GROUP)
AGE GROUPS 11- 13, 5.30 pm - 6 45 pm.( DANS GROUP)
AGE GROUPS 14 -15, 5.30 pm - 6.45 pm ( TUCKERS GROUP)
AGE GROUP 15 -17, 6.15 pm - 8.15 pm (TIMS GROUP)
