Our Player Development Centres are designed to offer additional training for ‘advanced’ football players associated with a local grassroots football club. Our centres will provide high quality coaching to enable players to improve their skills, techniques, knowledge & understanding of the game. All coaches are minimum FA Level 2 qualified (Head Coaches minimum UEFA B) with vital qualifications in first aid and safeguarding.
Our player development centres are aimed at the following age groups;
U7s U8s U9s U10s U11s U12s U13s U14s U15s/U16s
Watford PDC
Lead Coach: Tate Macpherson
Contact Details: tate.macpherson@watfordfc.com // 07584 680762
Venue: Westfield Academy, WD18 6NS (3G Astro)
Day: Mondays
Outfield: U7-U16
Goalkeepers: U8-U16
St Albans PDC
Lead Coach: Matthew Watt
Contact Details: matthew.watt@watfordfc.com // 07784 238734
Venue: Samuel Ryder Academy, AL1 5AR (3G Astro)
Day: Mondays
Outfield: U7-U16
Goalkeepers: U8-U16
Harrow PDC
Lead Coach: Brima Johnson
Contact Details: brima.johnson@watfordfc.com // 07827 851748
Venue: Bannisters Sports Centre, HA3 6SP (3G Astro)
Day: Mondays
Outfield: U7-U16
Goalkeepers: U8-U16
Hemel Hempstead
Lead Coach: Greg Willerton
Contact Details: luke.beaumont@watfordfc.com // 07825 745730
Venue: The Hemel Hempstead School, HP1 1TX (3G Astro)
Day: Mondays
Outfield: U7-U16
Goalkeepers: U8-U16
Advanced
Lead Coach: Richard Bulling
Venue: WFC Training Ground, AL2 1BZ (Indoor, 4G Astro)
Contact Details: richard.bulling@watfordfc.com // 07866 268500
Day: Fridays
Outfield: U7-U16
Goalkeepers: U8-U16
Must be a registered PDC player at one of the above locations to gain a place on the Advanced PDC.
Girls PDC
Lead Coach: Lou Barry
Venue: WFC Training Ground, AL2 1BZ (Indoor, 4G Astro)
Contact Details: lou.barry@watfordfc.com // 07718 124543
Day: Fridays
Outfield: U7-U16
Goalkeepers: U8-U16
PDC Trials 2021/2022
U13-U16 Defenders only (Watford, Hemel, St Albans and Harrow)
Application deadline: Friday 3rd December 2021
Trial date: Friday 10th December 2021
To apply, please click on the below link and submit your application.
https://forms.office.com/r/iijpUH2iGN
Only successful applicants will be contacted after the deadline.
For more information on our Player Development Centre programme, please download the ‘PDC Info Booklet’.