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The ESFA and inspiresport continue their partnership for the 2023/24 season

The English Schools’ Football Association (ESFA) is delighted to announce the continuation of their partnership with inspiresport for the 23/24 season as the Associations official tour provider.  

The ongoing partnership, which is now entering its 12th year, continues to represent inspiresport’s long-term support of schools’ football across England and their commitment to providing top quality sports tours for schools across the country.

Both organisations’ values align to enrich young people’s lives, allowing participants to develop their sporting values, whilst having fun through great sporting experiences. The ESFA is excited to see what opportunities will be on offer from inspiresport this year and what experiences will be on offer for school pupils across England.

During the partnership so far, inspiresport have helped the ESFA to send their England U15 Schoolgirls’ and England U18 Schoolboys’ teams to some fantastic venues such as PSV, Inter Milan, and St George’s Park.

inspiresport take young people on a unique journey, igniting their dreams through the power of sport. Designed to develop skills and confidence in youngsters no matter what their ability, inspiresport’s tailored football development tours to the UK and Europe offer professional coaching at some of Europe’s elite professional clubs and federations. Including access to world class training facilities, stadium tours and fixtures against local opposition – since 2004 inspiresport tours have provided young players with a truly unique experience.

With partnerships with football’s European giants such as, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, and Real Madrid, inspiresport focus on providing the most memorable and once in a lifetime experience for your players. The continued success of development tours at these clubs, has allowed inspiresport to grow year on year and offer exciting new opportunities.

inspiresport CEO Steve Butchart “We are proud to continue our longstanding partnership with the English Schools’ Football Association, after another successful year for both parties. Our company values align, which prove to be a factor in the growth and opportunities on offer, not only for inspiresport but for ESFA too. The development tours that we have planned for the U15 Girls and U18 Boys teams is a great opportunity for all players to advance their skills on and off the pitch. It’s great to work with our partners at the EFSA to create these experiences, because here at inspiresport, our values are to ensure that these young people can access some fantastic opportunities, and we work hard to make these available to them.”

ESFA Chair Marvin Robinson said: “As we gear up for the 2023/24 season, we’re thrilled to be joining forces once again with inspiresport. Their commitment to providing incredible sports tour experiences for school kids across England is truly commendable. In addition, inspiresport offers top-notch training camps for the ESFA’s England U15 Schoolgirls and U18 Schoolboys, a partnership that bore fruit in the 2021/22 season at St. George’s Park. Get ready for another season of ground breaking opportunities as we team up with inspiresport to elevate this year’s teams to new heights!”

For more information about inspiresport and the opportunities that they provide, click here.

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ESFA and UCFB continue partnership for the 23/24 season

The English Schools’ FA (ESFA) is delighted to announce that it has extended its partnership with the University Campus of Football Business (UCFB) to continue being the Associations’ official Higher Education partner until 2025.    

The partnership, which began in 2018, has shared communications to numerous schools and students on the many benefits of studying at UCFB and the opportunities available to young people to go on to work within the sports industry.  

The”¯University Campus of Football Business (UCFB)”¯is a world first in higher education, offering undergraduate university degrees in the football and sports industry. Offering degrees in football coaching & analysis, football business, sport psychology, media and broadcasting, sports coaching science, marketing, finance and more, UCFB is a leading destination for education in the football and sports industry. Located at their campuses in London, which has the iconic Wembley Stadium at its heart, and their Manchester campus, students are embedded in the football and sports industry. UCFB’s innovative football and sports programmes are tailor-made to give students and industry professionals alike the best possible chance of a successful career in their chosen sector.  

Throughout the long-standing partnership, there has been highlights such as football matches between the England U18 Schoolboys’ and UCFB, as well as educational talks with students at several ESFA events and interview technique masterclasses with ESFA CEO, Andrea Chilton. UCFB have also made a substantial contribution to the ESFA’s Schools’ Football Week campaign offering free careers sessions to participating schools and providing classroom materials for teachers to use in their football-themed lessons.   

For the 2023/24 season, the ESFA and UCFB have teamed up to create the ESFA Bursary, a brilliant opportunity for one aspirational student to work closely with the team at the ESFA gaining some industry experience whilst receiving a top-class education at UCFB. Stay tuned for more information on this in the coming months.  

ESFA Chair Marvin Robinson said: “Get ready for a season of incredible possibilities as we embark on a joint mission with UCFB in 2023/24. Our shared goal of using football as a platform for personal growth, educational excellence, and career advancement makes this partnership truly exhilarating. Together, we’re set to enhance our services for the benefit of our players, students, and the entire football community.” 

Sharona Friedman, President of UCFB’s Global Institute of Sport, added: “Over the past few years, a number of our students have gained great insight and had positive experiences working alongside the ESFA. We’re naturally delighted that this work will continue over the next couple of years and I look forward to both organisations benefitting from each other’s expertise.” 

To kick off the 23/24 schools’ football season, UCFB would like to find out how they can support schools and colleges around the country and open access to their in-house expertise and network in the football and sports industry.  
 
This short survey will take no longer than a few minutes to complete – thank you very much in advance for your time. 

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ESFA2023

To learn more about UCFB visit www.ucfb.ac.uk or download our UCFB Digital Pack