Arsenal's Youth Development Programme |
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Support Arsenal’s Youth Development Programme – at no cost to you. Funds raised by Arsenal fans purchasing policies from Arsenal Insurance Services will contribute significantly to the Youth Development programme headed by Liam Brady. Since 2001, when the Arsenal Academy in East London opened, players from 9 to 16 years of age have been able to develop their game within a first-class environment partly due to contributions from the Club’s credit card and savings account partners at no extra cost to supporters. Buying any policy from Arsenal Insurance Services provided by Endsleigh is now another way for fans to support this programme. The running costs of the Academy are in excess of £200,000 per annum, with recent additional costs including £300,000 required for an artificial pitch and drainage improvements to bring the pitches to an excellent standard. Funds have recently also contributed to a state-of-the-art indoor centre at the Academy. We will continue to use these funds to assist our Youth Development Programme. Also for the first time, revenues generated will help benefit our ‘Arsenal in the Community’ initiatives by funding more Arsenal Soccer Schools in more locations, both at home and abroad. We hope these will enable children to enjoy their football, to learn more about the game and to play with the right spirit and attitude. A Background to Youth Development Arsenal were among the first tier of English clubs to gain Academy status, just before the 1998/99 season, and the Academy has produced a steady stream of talent every year since. There are well over 50 Arsenal Academy graduates now playing professional football at league level either in the UK or in Europe. We have also listed current Arsenal first team players who are either recent Academy graduates or are still in the Academy fold. Many of the players listed were part of the FA Youth Cup winning sides of 2000 and 2001, or the Under-17s and Under-19s Academy League championship-winning teams of 1999/2000 and 2000/01 respectively. |
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