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: Mark Timmington
Venue: Westfield Academy
Players: Outfield and Goalkeepers U7 – U16
St Albans PDC
Lead Coach: Richard Bulling
Venue: Samuel Ryder Academy
Players: Outfield and Goalkeepers U7 – U16
Harrow PDC
Lead Coach: Brima Johnson
Venue: Cedars YCC & Whitmore High School
Players: Outfield Only U7 – U16
Hemel Hempstead
Lead Coach: Greg Willerton
Venue: The Hemel Hempstead School
Players: Outfield and Goalkeepers U7 – U16
Advanced
Lead Coach: Richard Bulling
Venue: WFC Training Ground
Players: Outfield and Goalkeepers U7 – U16
Girls PDC
Lead Coach: Laura Dyer
Venue: WFC Training Ground
Players: Outfield and Goalkeepers U10 – U16
Player Development Centre Trial Process
If you are interested in registering your interest for a Player Development Centre trial, please email the following details to trustpdctrial@watfordfc.com;
- Full Name
- DOB
- Address
- School
- Grassroots Football Team
- Position
*We will look to reply within 72 hours of your email. This does not guarantee your son / daughter a trial at one of our Player Development Centres. If we have spaces in their age group at your local PDC centre, we will offer you a trial. If this age group is full, we will place you on our waiting list.
For more information on our Player Development Centre programme, please download the ‘PDC Info Booklet’.