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Boys Centre of Excellence

Our Centre of Excellence boys have been asked to be involved in a study on how the heart works in children between the ages of 10 and 15. The study is being carried out by Oxford University in conjunction with the British Heart foundation.

Rajarshi Banerjee, a BHF Clinical Research Fellow from the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at the John Radcliffe hospital, explained;

'Oxford University and the British Heart Foundation are trying to find out if body size in children and young people affects how the heart and blood vessels work. If you have time, they would be very grateful for any volunteers for 3 hours at the John Radcliffe - you get to see movies of your own heart!'

Please see the poster for more details. There are detailed information forms, for both children and parents, available to download if you have any concerns regarding participation in the study.

British Heart Foundation Poster

Welcome to the Oxford United Boys Centre of Excellence home page.The Boys centre is part of a 36- week Football League programme which sees the our Under 9s to Under 16s train twice a week at either Tilsley Park Abingdon, Oxford Hawks Hockey and Tennis Club Oxford, Blackbird Leys Sports Centre, and Oxford Brookes University. Games, either home or away are played on Sunday mornings against teams such as Brentford, Bristol Rovers, Swansea City, Bournemouth, & Wycombe Wanderers

The Centre of Excellence develops teams at Under 9, to Under 16 as well as our Under18s Youth Team.The Centre of Excellence also works very closely with the Oxford United Academy providing opportunities for the boys to progress if they are not offered scholarships.

The Centre itself draws on the skills and experience of a variety of people from Oxford United including the coaching, medical, welfare and administrative staff.

The aims and objectives of the Oxford United Centre of Excellence are as follows:-

Centre of Excellence Aims:

To identify and recruit the most talented boys, within the locality of the Centre of Excellence
To provide quality coaching, education and welfare at all age groups, and at all levels
To enhance player development, incorporating the principles of LTPD and the FA's 4 Corner Model, providing individuals with both technical, physiological, psychological and social knowledge to achieve their full potential
To identify, recruit and develop the most talented coaches within the locality of the Centre of Excellence
To be advocates for and 'live' best practice in terms of developing players, officials and coaches in line with The FA's Safeguarding Children Policy and Procedures

Centre of Excellence Objectives:

To develop players to a standard consistent with the highest levels in football
To establish squads for Under 9s to Under 18 age groups
To establish a challenging and structured technical programme, incorporating the principles of LTPD, which is to be followed by all coaching staff
To provide a suitable games programme for all age groups