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U8's Managers Notes at the start of the 09/10 Season

Tim Clotworthy:

Welcome to the Central Under 8s webpage. We will have two teams running this season, Central City and Central Rovers. We play in the Exeter and District Friendly League and there are currently 25 teams in the League, our home pitch is at King George V playing fields on Topsham Road and our pitch is situated just in front of you as you drive in the main gates.

Under 8s is the start of club football for most children and at Central FC we very much feel that at this age enjoyment of the game is the first priority learning how to have fun as a group and through encouragement and gentle coaching children evolve as team players, growing in confidence and skill as they move up through the age groups. Fair play and respect is part of Central's constitution and this will be encompassed within our training and coaching from the start to ensure that from the earliest opportunity the players are taught what is acceptable behaviour and what is not acceptable!

I have been with Central for the last eight years managing a team through to the Under 16s age group who were league 2 winners for season 2008/2009 and also reached the semi final of the Juventus Cup in that season. I am a FA Level 1 coach and will have three helpers who are taking the FA Level 1 course this year and we all have been crb checked.