A Brisbane school has clinched a deal with Manchester City to train the next generation of soccer champions through a new football program.
Key points:
- Manchester City will establish a football school in partnership with St Laurence’s College, south Brisbane campus
- It will include the coaching philosophy and methodology of Manchester City
- A Manchester City coach will be employed at the school and students can train both during and after school
English Premier League’s Manchester City has established the state’s only Manchester City Football School at St Laurence’s College.
The football school will involve coaching programs delivered by a Manchester City coach for the St Laurence’s College students, making use of the FIFA-certified artificial football pitch at the college’s South Brisbane campus.
St Laurence’s College principal Chris Leadbetter told ABC Radio Brisbane the partnership had been in the works for some time, and he had struggled to not tell the students the exciting news.
“They’ll implement a program in Year 5 to 7, it will be within the curriculum and also outside school hours,” Mr Leadbetter said.
“In Year 8 to Year 12 it will be a co-curriculum program, so before and after school, at our fields at the school or at our fields at Runcorn.
“So we’re very excited.”
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