Ayr United link to college

Jul 3 2009 by Mike Wilson

BUDDING young footballers can combine sport with education thanks to Ayr United Football Academy and Reid Kerr College.

The football performance course, which is football specific, will provide an NQ qualification and a route to further study opportunities.

It will be bursary funded, beginning in September, and takes place over 36 weeks with candidates becoming full time college students.

The course covers a mixture of practical and theoretical subjects including personal well-being and exercise, movement observation, resistance training, football skills which will be delivered in the John Pollok Centre in Ayr.

Communication skills and information technology will be taught in Reid Kerr College in Paisley.

United chairman and Academy director Lachlan Cameron said: “This is an ideal opportunity for young football players to continue their education, focussing on a football based sports course, which will allow them to move through higher levels of education and into more widely sports based careers.

“The successful students will join the Academy’s pro youth players on the course and will be given an opportunity to take part in some of the weekly first team training sessions.”

If you are interested in joining and would like to take place in trial games which are being organised for mid July, send an email tomalcolm.boyle@aufa.org.uk with a CV, giving academic details, information about football experience and contact details.