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NEXT Matchday experience: before the game

Burnley

A Burnley academy coach talks to a group of Foundation Phase players in a futsal hall.

Burnley FC academy: multi-sport philosophy

Three Burnley Foundation Phase players celebrate after scoring a goal during a futsal match.

Burnley FC academy: futsal

Foundation Phase players at Burnley FC take part in a session of dodgeball in the futsal hall at St. George's Park.

Burnley FC academy: dodgeball

A group of Foundation Phase players at Burnley FC academy sit and stretch on gymnastic mats during a carousel exercise.

Burnley FC academy: gymnastics

A Foundation Phase player at Burnley FC academy runs with a soft ball during a 'gladiators' session.

Burnley FC academy: gladiators

Foundation Phase players at Burnley Academy raise a knee as they copy the instructors pose during a kickboxing session.

Burnley FC academy: kickboxing

A Foundation Phase Burnley academy player runs towards the ball to receive it, during a pass and move session.

Burnley FC academy: receive, pass and move

A Foundation Phase player prepares to shoot at goal during a Burnley academy carousel night in the futsal hall at St. George’s Park.

Burnley FC academy: shooting games

A Burnley academy player prepares to put a rugby ball down to score a try during a tag rugby session.

Burnley FC academy: tag rugby

Foundation Phase players in Burnley’s academy take part in a game with four goals and multiple footballs, with the task of scoring in either net.

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Burnley FC academy: playground games

Grassroots

A coach, working in the Foundation Phase, kneels at the side of the pitch with a small whiteboard and gives instructions to his players before they take part in a game.

Matchday experience: before the game

Six Foundation Phase players gather round their coach and listen to what he has to say before the game kicks-off.

Matchday experience: getting them ready to play

A coach working in the Foundation Phase, stands at the side of the pitch and applauds his players.

Matchday experience: the first half

A coach crouches down and gives a half-time team talk to his players who are all sitting down, and listening, at the side of the pitch.

Matchday experience: half-time

A Foundation Phase coach crouches down and talks to a substitute, who's holding a football, on the sideline.

Matchday experience: the second half

A coach working in the Foundation Phase includes his players in a debrief during a team talk after the final whistle, to go over what they did well in the match.

Matchday experience: full-time

A young player looks ahead and runs forward, away from the opponent that’s behind him, in order to get to the ball first.

Matchday experience: the third half…

Burnley FC academy: playground games

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The Boot Room
19 July 2019

Burnley academy have added more practice time to their schedule, replacing warm-ups before matches with games that will help their players on an individual level as they can hone their skills further before kick-off comes around.
They’ve recognised and prioritised the importance of playful, unstructured activities that resemble the chaotic street and playground games of old, combined with opportunities for each individual player to practise on their own and take responsibility for their own learning and development.These opportunities will help the overall development of each young player, but they are also hugely beneficial to the development of young people as they attempt to become effective learners and highly motivated individuals.

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Carousel approach: playground games

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