FA Regional Talent Club Pathway
RTC age groups will run alongside the academic year, starting in September. This
change will also mean that for the first time, girls’ U10 and U12 teams will compete in
boys’ leagues, to enable players to further develop both technically and physically.
The U14 and U16 sides will compete against other RTCs in a regional league.
The changes to the previous Centre of Excellence model have been led by The FA’s
Elite Performance Unit, which was set up in 2014 to manage the development of elite
female footballers and coaches.
The unit, which is led by The FA’s Head of Women’s Elite Development Brent Hills,
has engaged players, coaches, County FAs and key stakeholders in an assessment of
talent pathways.
Hills said: “The women’s game has grown significantly in the past ten years, both at
domestic and international levels.
“In line with this, we have evaluated and evolved our pathways to ensure that we have
the right infrastructure in place to produce talented players that can compete on an
international stage.
change will also mean that for the first time, girls’ U10 and U12 teams will compete in
boys’ leagues, to enable players to further develop both technically and physically.
The U14 and U16 sides will compete against other RTCs in a regional league.
The changes to the previous Centre of Excellence model have been led by The FA’s
Elite Performance Unit, which was set up in 2014 to manage the development of elite
female footballers and coaches.
The unit, which is led by The FA’s Head of Women’s Elite Development Brent Hills,
has engaged players, coaches, County FAs and key stakeholders in an assessment of
talent pathways.
Hills said: “The women’s game has grown significantly in the past ten years, both at
domestic and international levels.
“In line with this, we have evaluated and evolved our pathways to ensure that we have
the right infrastructure in place to produce talented players that can compete on an
international stage.
