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Talent Centres
What is a Talent Centre?
A Talent Centre club is a club that provides high quality provision for players at early talent development level (Talent Foundations). This provision will be embedded within the club’s junior programme. Talent Centre accreditation recognises the quality of a club’s talent development environment and provision, not individual players.
There is no limit to the number of clubs who can obtain Talent Centre accreditation, however, we anticipate the operation of around 80-100 Talent Centres by 2025 so that every child should have reasonable access to one or more of these opportunities if they wish to and if it is right for them. These numbers are based on a combination of club readiness and England Hockey’s capacity to support clubs.
Related Questions
How does the Expression of Interest process work for Talent Centres?
What consideration has been given to the impact of the strategy on participation, smaller clubs or clubs that are not Talent Centre accredited?
There is concern that the strategy may create super-clubs and lead to the migration of players to Talent Centre clubs & Talent Academies hosted by clubs. What guidance is in place to educate parents?
The Talent System structure shows Junior County (Sub-Area) Hockey and Talent Centres all at Talent Foundations level. What are the relationships between these and how do these link to Talent Academies