The Crystal Palace FC Foundation
CPFC Foundation are pleased to announce a brand new 8 week football course at Bromley High School, Blackbrook Lane, BR1 2TW. The course will be running every Saturday from 25th May to 13th July 2013. Boys and Girls aged 5 to 12 year olds are welcome and all abilities.
Blackbrook Lane, BR1 2TW
10:00am to 11:00am
Saturday 25th May to Saturday 13th July 2013
8 week course £32.00
Ages 5-12
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Ledrington Road, London, SE19 2BB
For players under 8 to under 11 years old for season 2012/13
Tuesday 28th May: Under 8 & 10
10.00am to 3.00pm
Wednesday 29th May: Under 10 & 11
10.00am – 3.00pm
Registration fee. £20.00
Each player will be evaluated by Crystal Palace FC Foundation coaches and Academy Recruitment Staff.
1 NEW PLAYER ATTENDING ACADEMY VIEWINGS FROM EASTER ID DAYS
6 NEW PLAYERS NOW IN THE FOUNDATION PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
Surface: 3rd generation Astroturf, no studs or blades to be worn.
Booking details:
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Come on down and take part in one our CPFC Foundation roadshows which we’re running as part of our brand new Easter holiday football programme. Includes an exciting range of activities, including fantastic inflatable hardest shot speed cage, plus penalty competitions, a target goal, free kick wall, tournaments and much much more… fun for everyone. Prizes and gifts will given out to winners and participants throughout the sessions. Sessions are 10-12pm and 1-3pm on each day. Staff will be around to supervise lunch if you want to leave your child with us for the day. Just turn up on the day and take part!
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For further details of any of the above courses please contact the Foundation office on
To celebrate the re-opening of the Westcroft Leisure Centre in Carshalton on Saturday 26th January we ran a free raffle open to all who came to the Crystal Palace FC Foundation stall to say hello and find out about our exciting new soccer sessions for 3 to 11 year olds.
We are pleased to announce that Maya Ridge has won the 4 tickets to the Crystal Palace FC home match versus Middlesbrough on Saturday 16th February.
Many congratulations to Maya and her family – we hope you enjoy the game!!
To find out about how you can book on to one of these great new courses at the Westcroft Leisure Centre please call the Foundation on 020 8768 6047 or go to the following link for more details http://cpfcfoundation.org/?p=2840
Crystal Palace FC Foundation are pleased to announce we will be delivering a new program of soccer skills courses for boys and girls at the re-launched Westcroft Leisure Centre in Carshalton.
These great new courses will be delivered by our qualified and CRB checked Foundation coaches and are structured to help develop the footballing skills of boys and girls aged 3 to 11 years old at all levels.
Westcroft Road, Carshalton, SM5 2TG
(Indoor Sports Hall)
Wednesday
4pm-5pm (3 to 4 year olds)
30th Jan to 27th March
Thursday
4pm – 5pm (5 to7 year olds)
31st Jan to 28th March
Saturday
9am – 10am (5 to 7 year olds)
10am – 11am (8 to 11 year olds)
2nd Feb to 30th March
The cost of these 8 week soccer sessions is £32.00
These course will run weekly up to the School Easter Holidays, except for Half Term weekend which starts on 18th February.
To book your place on to one of these courses please call 020 8768 6047
For players under 7 to under 14 years old
Monday 18th February: Under 7 & 8
10.00am to 12.00pm
Monday 18th February: Under 9 & 10
1.00pm to 3.00pm
Tuesday 19th February: 11 & 12
10.00am to 12.00pm
Tuesday 19th February: 13 & 14
1.00pm to 3.00pm
Each player will be evaluated by Crystal Palace FC Foundation coaches on the CPFC Academy pitches.
Each player will be assessed in match play. CPFC Recruitment staff will observe and assess all players.
4 NEW PLAYERS ATTENDING ACADEMY VIEWINGS FROM OCTOBER ID DAYS
6 NEW PLAYERS NOW IN THE FOUNDATION PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
Age group eligible for season 2012/2013
Example – under 10 (The player must of attained the age of 9 as at midnight on 31/8/11.
But must be under the age of 10 as at midnight 31/8/12
ALL BOOKINGS AND PAYMENT MUST BE IN ADVANCE
Registration fee. £10.00
Venue:
CPFC Academy Pitches
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Ledrington Road, London, SE19 2BB
Surface:
3rd generation Astroturf, no studs or blades to be worn.
Booking details:
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Please state age group
Crystal Palace FC Foundation 020 8768 6047
Crystal Palace FC Foundation will be launching its first Multi Sports Activity week this October half term 2012.
The Multi Sports Activity week offers boys and girls aged 5 to 12 the opportunity to try out a wide variety of sports as well as take part in our daily skills challenges during the October school holiday. The course will help children to improve their core skills, agility, balance and coordination whilst offering exciting competitions, the chance to meet new friends and have lots of fun! Session times are scheduled to better suit working parents with the course running from 9:00am to 5:00pm.
As a special gift from CPFC Foundation each person that books on for 4 or more days will receive a FREE child’s ticket to a CPFC home fixture, and a goody bag on the final day of the course! The final day of the course also gives everyone the chance to meet Pete the Eagle!
All the equipment for the sports are provided, children will require a packed lunch, plenty of fluids, suitable clothing and trainers (no boots) to suit the weather conditions.
Course Dates: Monday 29th October to Friday 2nd November 2012
Times: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Venue: Goals Soccer Centre, Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 4JA
Cost: £99 for the week or £25 per day
To book call 020 8768 6047 or e-mail: rob.perrett@cpfc.co.uk
Crystal Palace FC Foundation has been working in partnership with Croydon Community First: Neighbourhood Matched Fund to run a 5 week football programme within the Selhurst Ward throughout the summer holiday for local youngsters.
With almost 500 recorded attendances the programme offered a free structured football coaching programme to children and young people aged 5 to 19 years. The sessions which took place at Selhurst astro turf, Dagnall Park, offered young people 2 training sessions on Monday and Tuesday evenings followed by a tournament night on Friday’s.
As a reward for all of their hard work in training, the Selhurst Ward players were offered the opportunity to test their skills in a match situation by playing at the Crystal Palace FC academy dome at the CPNSC against other Foundation programme teams such as Croydon Kickz, Bromley Kickz and Breaking Barriers. Two participants from the Selhurst Ward programme were also invited to join a visit to Thorpe Park on a day trip with other youth’s from the CPFC Foundation’s Social Inclusion programmes.
The sessions were lead by Foundation Community coach George Henry, a young person from Croydon Kickz who became an FA qualified coach and has subsequently built up a great reputation with participants at coaching sessions. George said “This is a great programme as we have got these youngsters in to positive activities. They are taking it seriously and the buzz around the area is great as we are getting loads more new young people each session and with a regular attendance of 35 young people per session it’s fantastic for a community programme”
The provision of exit routes is a very important part of community work and through the Selhurst Ward sessions 3 young people will be taking their places on the Futsal and Education Scholarship Programme which will run thoughout the next two academic years with Crystal Palace FC Foundation. Two young people also become volunteers at the sessions and now have the opportunity of attending a 1st4sport FA Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Football Course in October with the aim of becoming a paid member of staff for the Foundation in the near future.
Sherif a young person from the programme said “This programme is great, it offers many different things such as people that just want to play, people that are looking to get a qualification or become volunteers and people that want to attend sessions and play football . George has shown me how to be a better person within myself and has pushed his knowledge to everyone else that’s why we are getting loads of people turning out each week”
The young children from the area also had a great time at the daytime sessions and members of the local community welcomed the opportunity to receive free football coaching under the expertise of the CPFC Foundation staff.
Mrs Elliot said “My Son Rex enjoyed playing on the astro turf surface” and Carlos Anthony added “ I enjoyed playing on a better surface and also playing with people older than me”.
Emily Ashwood Wins Eagles Olympic Gold
The first Crystal Palace FC Foundation Football Olympics Day of the summer took place in Beddington Park , Sutton. Boys and girls battled both the heat and each other to see who would be crowned the First Eagles Olympic Champion of 2012.
This great fun day saw such events as football javelin, long jump, hurdling, sprinting and relays. Points were awarded for each event with Emily Ashwood emerging as our highly deserved winner.
Foundations Sutton Development Officer Michael Harrington:
“Emily was a worthy winner, Competition to win the coveted gold medal was intense, I must congratulate everyone for their fantastic efforts.”
Become a Eagles Olympic Winner
Your next chance to become a Eagles Olympic Champion will be on Wednesday 8th August 2012. Running from 10.00am to 3.00pm at the Sutton Life Centre, 24 Alcorn Road, Sutton, SM3 9PX.
These great days are open to children aged 5 to 12 and cost £13.00 per child. The children will require a packed lunch, plenty of fluids for the day and suitable sports clothing for the weather conditions.
Our other Football Olympic Days are as follows:
Wednesday 15th August 2012
Sutton Arena Leisure Centre, Middleton Road, Sutton, SM5 1SL
Thursday 23rd August 2012
Goals Soccer Centre, Copers Cope Road, Beckenham, BR3 1NZ
To book a place and give your-self a chance of being the next Eagles Olympic Champion please email michael.harrington@cpfc.co.uk
Crystal Palace FC in partnership with Everyone Active in Sutton continue to run our popular Skills Challenges as part of our weekly football clubs at the Sutton Arena, Phoenix and Cheam Leisure Centres.
The winners of our Dribble Demon challenge were Donnell Williams, Vivek Kanani and Owen Nero. These three lads completed our dribbling course in the quickest times for their age groups. By being the ‘Dribbling’ champions for their course, the children were invited as our guests and given 2 FREE tickets to the recent Crystal Palace FC match versus Ipswich Town FC on 14 April 2012 at Selhurst Park, a football trophy and the chance to do a lap of honour of the pitch in front of thousands of fans.
Michael Harrington, Football Development Officer for the Crystal Palace FC Foundation, said “We were very pleased to invite the Skill Challenge Winners to Selhurst Park Stadium for our npower Championship Match versus Ipswich FC on Saturday. The boys looked great showing off their trophies on the pitch at half time and they were clapped and cheered all the way around the pitch on their lap of honour. Who knows, one day one of these boys may be pulling on the famous Palace shirt and getting clapped off the pitch by 20,000 fans after scoring a hatrick for the Eagles!”
Michael Hindmarsh from Everyone Active also commented “It is a great opportunity for local children from the centres to get rewarded in this way by their local football team and leisure centre. Seeing the professionals in action will inspire the children and motivate their play on the courses”.
To book on to one of these fantastic courses please go to reception at the Sutton Arena, Phoenix or Cheam Leisure Centres and come and join in the fun!
The Foundation would like to thank the following for their continued support.
