National Talent Camp For Ryan
Congratulations to Ryan Lewis, U7 registrar and a referee, who has been selected by the FA to attend the National Talent Camp. Ryan will be representing te FA youth officials.
The National Talent Camp is a unique four day residential experience which brought together 350 of the most talented young athletes, coaches and officials from across England.
The camp last year saw 200 coaches, 100 athletes, and 50 officials come together to participate in a unique multi-sport, multi-role, three dimensional camp, to increase individual aspiration and ambition, and develop empathy. Through the camp, young people were stretched and challenged to be ambitious and achieve their sporting best.
Working with National Governing Bodies of Sport, sports coach UK and Sports Officials UK, the camp, which is funded by Sport England, and presented by Loughborough University, offered our most promising young coaches, athletes and officials the opportunity to learn and share valuable experiences in their pursuit of sporting success.
The young people attended were selected by their National Governing Body of Sport (NGB) because of the talent they have shown and the commitment to develop. The seven NGBs who each had a range of young coaches, athletes, and officials representing them at the camp include athletics, boccia, cycling, football, swimming, table tennis and volleyball. We worked with:
•Boccia England
•England Athletics
•British Cycling
•The Amateur Swimming Association
•The Football Association
•The Tennis Foundation
•Volleyball England
Throughout the camp, young people were actively encouraged to dream and be ambitious on where their talent can take them, develop a holistic view of their own performance and understand how they will deliver when they are back in the environment of their own sport.
Quotes
"The National Talent Camp brings together three types of people from the world of sport; athletes, officials and coaches. It's a great initiative that aims to facilitate learning and support development. I urge everyone attending to make the most of the experience as it will be four inspirational days that you won't forget!" - Maggie Alphonsi, Youth Sport Trust Athlete Mentor Manager, and Women's Rugby World Cup winner
"The National Talent Camp is a fantastic opportunity to learn with a group of likeminded people. It provides a real insight into coaching as a whole rather than football focused which really enhanced my skillset and development. It was a prime opportunity to share ideas, and try new things without pressure and fear of failure." - Lauren Asquith, Former young coach, and now National Talent Camp Young Coach Mentor