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WHY CHOOSE PRESTIGE TO FIND A FOOTBALL BOARDING SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND?
The Best Football Boarding Schools in England are becoming prominent contributors to football talent production. For International Players, they are ‘the perfect pathway’ as they also provide a solid education to fall back onto. Historically, football was invented by public schoolboys but was later neglected by boarding schools as it became professional. Recently, however, these institutions have seen a resurgence in football’s popularity.
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ELITE FOOTBALL PROGRAMS
Football Boarding Schools in England now offer elite football programs, leveraging their financial resources and capabilities to provide world class facilities and highly qualified coaching staff, a lot of the time being former professional players themselves. They also boast solid connections to professional clubs, enabling students to play against and be scouted, offering an unparalleled platform compared to grassroots football.
This shift has led to an increasing number of former independent school students playing professional football, including notable players like Cole Palmer and Phil Foden.
For further details, this is a really interesting article in the Telegraph here.
IDENTIFYING THE BEST FOOTBALL BOARDING SCHOOLS
This said, finding a good or the best football boarding schools in the UK can be an absolute minefield. It is easy to get lost in well-presented websites, find websites that offer suggestions, put together by non-footballing people, glossy brochures and to be drawn in by a fantastic sales pitch from places that essentially trying to recruit!
It’s also easy to go off how they perform against each other (when really this might be due to offering scholarships) or ‘success stories’ of players going on to play at the top level (when this may be because they were receiving their football coaching elsewhere). Making the wrong choice could not only be expensive, but detrimental to a child’s progress, academically, footballing wise and most importantly and ultimately, their happiness!
We can not only assist by listening to you and advising which schools or residential academies would be the best fit based on what you are looking for, but we can assist with enrolment in to highly selective schools and in some exceptional cases, assist in attaining partial scholarships.
Rest assured, we have done the hard work for you, and continue to stay up to date with what’s going on. We are absolute experts in this, bringing together a team from both the footballing and education worlds.
OUR CRITERIA
How Do We Assess Football Boarding Schools?
EXPOSURE
We assess a school's exposure evaluating its connections to professional clubs, participation in competitive leagues, and access to scouts.
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
Understanding vital components such as skill refinement, psychological support, structured training programs, daily routines, and nutritional guidance.
FACILITIES
We conduct rigorous evaluations of football school facilities, meticulously reviewing training pitches, indoor and outdoor spaces, accommodation, dining facilities, classrooms, and safety measures.
STANDARD OF COACHING
We carefully evaluate the quality of coaches by assessing their qualifications, experience, coaching methods, and dedication to player development.
SUCCESS RATES
We systematically evaluate school success rates and proven track records in both sports and academia by scrutinising historical performance records, University and College placements, and alumni achievements.
WE LISTEN, WE SUPPORT, WE GUIDE
We can not only assist by listening to you and advising which schools or residential academies would be the best fit based on what you are looking for, but we can assist with enrolment in to highly selective schools and in some exceptional cases, assist in attaining partial scholarships.
Rest assured, we have done the hard work for you, and continue to stay up to date with what’s going on. We are absolute experts in this, bringing together a team from both the footballing and education worlds.