SOUTHAM UNITED
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ELITE DEVELOPMENT CAMP SHINES
SPOTLIGHT ON LOCAL FOOTBALL TALENT Southam United Academy lead Michael Davis has hailed the success of the latest 2-day Elite Development Camp (‘EDC’) at the club, aimed a recognising future talent and raising the bar in academy football. Promising players from the Coventry and Warwickshire area, including many who already play within Southam United’s junior teams were invited to Bobby Hancocks Park for the two-day intense course. The focus was on transitional play and pressing as a unit, topics vital to the modern player. The players received topical coaching as well as continued support with strength and conditioning, psychological skills training, nutritional guidance, and tactical positioning feedback. The October camp followed a similar one that took place in the summer, with a further activity planned for the Christmas holidays. During the two days, the players were coached by Southam United First Team Manager Richard Kay and U15s coach Kyle Ferguson, both of whom delivered brilliant, enjoyable, and engaging sessions to their group. The sessions also helped showcase the coaches’ skills, as well as the skills of the players. Commenting on the camp, Mike said: “These camps provide local talent the opportunity to shine. I firmly believe that nurturing promising players, will not only help improve the calibre of players at the club, but will also develop football on the whole for the local area and surrounding leagues. Both camps have been a residing success, with the feedback received from both players and parents being outstanding. I’d like to say thank you to all the parents, players and coaching staff involved in these camps.
