1 DAY TRIAL
THE CR1 UK FOOTBALL TRIALS PROGRAMME
About the CR1 UK Football Trials
Welcome to the ‘New’ CR1 UK Football Trials and Development Programme which offers all players aged 9 to 26 the opportunity to attend our UK Football Trials at a variety of locations nationally and to ‘showcase’ their footballing talent in front of our specially selected team of professional coaches and scouts.
Colin Reid, Head Coach and Director of CR1 UK Football Trials has joined forces with his many contacts from both the professional and semi professional game. He is offering all players not only the opportunity to be seen by professional football scouts representing many clubs from that particular region, including those representing clubs from The Premier League, The Championship, Division 1 and Division 2 of the (EFL) English Football League and non league levels but will also be providing ‘World Class’ professional coaching from UEFA qualified coaches.
What are you waiting for?
If you truly believe you are an ‘elite’ player and want to be selected to train and play at academy level or for the 1st team then here’s your opportunity to attend one of our fantastic football trials where we will give you our honest professional opinion of your ability and potential talent! We guarantee you an experience you won’t forget and that includes a full 3 hour comprehensive coaching and match day trial from one of the most successful youth coaches, Colin Reid (see Bio), who has helped to develop and produce some of England’s top talent over the past 25 years (players’ Bio).
About the CR1 UK Football Trials
What are you waiting for?
If you truly believe you are an ‘elite’ player and want to be selected to train and play at academy level or for the 1st team then here’s your opportunity to attend one of our fantastic football trials where we will give you our honest professional opinion of your ability and potential talent! We guarantee you an experience you won’t forget and that includes a full 3 hour comprehensive coaching and match day trial from one of the most successful youth coaches, Colin Reid (see Bio), who has helped to develop and produce some of England’s top talent over the past 25 years (players’ Bio).
Who is Colin Reid
Colin Reid is a vastly “experienced and successful” UEFA/FA ‘A’ Licence Head Coach and Scout with a proven track record of overseeing, supporting, developing and discovering talent of more than 90 plus players who he has assisted to become full time professional players.
Could you be the next one?
Many of these players have gone on to have established and very successful careers within the professional game and that includes over 30 of these players going on to make over 4,500 appearances in the English Premier League and other ‘top’ divisions in Europe. Whilst doing so these players have also managed to win over 25 top titles which have included The FIFA World Club Championship trophy, The UEFA Champions League, The FA Premier League and The FA Cup.
Colin Reid is a vastly “experienced and successful” UEFA/FA ‘A’ Licence Head Coach and Scout with a proven track record of overseeing, supporting, developing and discovering talent of more than 90 plus players who he has assisted to become full time professional players.
Could you be the next one?
Many of these players have gone on to have established and very successful careers within the professional game and that includes over 30 of these players going on to make over 4,500 appearances in the English Premier League and other ‘top’ divisions in Europe. Whilst doing so these players have also managed to win over 25 top titles which have included The FIFA World Club Championship trophy, The UEFA Champions League, The FA Premier League and The FA Cup.
A further 40 plus players who Colin has coached and developed have also gone on to have distinguished careers playing in the English Football League (EFL) and that includes playing and representing clubs in all divisions of the (EFL) including The Championship Division 1 and Division 2 respectively.
Full International Honours and U21 Representation
Colin is also very proud to add that 14 of these players have gone on to represent 5 different countries at full international level, 9 of which have represented England whilst performing at the highest levels of the game including representing England at The FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship and also the ‘new’ UEFA Nations League finals. These players have presently represented England on 218 occasions whilst managing to score 45 goals in the process. An additional 5 players Colin has worked with have also made a total of 66 full international appearances, scoring 5 goals whilst representing countries that have included Turkey, Scotland, Nigeria and Jamaica respectively. A further 11 players have represented England at U21 level whilst making 76 appearances and scoring 5 goals in the process.
Colin is also very proud to add that 14 of these players have gone on to represent 5 different countries at full international level, 9 of which have represented England whilst performing at the highest levels of the game including representing England at The FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship and also the ‘new’ UEFA Nations League finals. These players have presently represented England on 218 occasions whilst managing to score 45 goals in the process. An additional 5 players Colin has worked with have also made a total of 66 full international appearances, scoring 5 goals whilst representing countries that have included Turkey, Scotland, Nigeria and Jamaica respectively. A further 11 players have represented England at U21 level whilst making 76 appearances and scoring 5 goals in the process.
What Players Will Receive
When They Attend The CR1 UK 1 Day Football Trials
A ‘Coaching and Match’ programme designed by ‘Director of Coaching’, Colin Reid (UEFA ‘A’) Licence Coach/FA Coach Developer
“Professional Coaching by Professional Coaches” who are experienced and qualified at UEFA ‘Pro’ ‘A’ and ‘B’ Licence levels
The opportunity to ‘showcase’ their talent in front of many local scouts who will be representing clubs from The Premier League, The English Football League (EFL) and non league levels
The chance to play and train on fantastic pitches at ‘top’ class venues accessible to all whilst using equipment provided by our partners ACERBIS
A full ‘3 hour’ professional coaching session that will cover all 4 components of the FA’s 4 corner (LTPD) model including the Technical/Tactical, Physical, Social and Psychological corners
The Technical, Social and Physical corners of the session will last approximately 75 minutes
The Tactical and Psychological corners will focus on improving both ‘game understanding’ and ‘decision making’ and will concentrate on developing the individuals role within the team around positional play both ‘in and out’ of possession. This will last approximately 30-45 minutes
The ‘match’ programme will last approximately 45-60 minutes and will allow each player to put into practice the coaching received and to ‘showcase’ their talent in front of our coaches and scouts. Age 9-14’s will play SSG, small sided game formats and age 15 plus will play in both small sided game formats and the full 11v11 formats
All players will receive an IDP (Individual Development Plan) outlining both their strengths and development areas based on the FA’s 4 corner LTPD model
For all those aged 15 plus the match programme will be recorded and players will have access to this in order to watch and analyse their own performance
Those players who have been ‘selected’ by our scouts will receive written confirmation via email from ourselves and the club interested within 2 weeks introducing the respective club who will then provide further details of the next stages
What Players Will Receive
When They Attend The CR1 UK Football Trials
A ‘Coaching and Match’ programme designed by ‘Director of Coaching’, Colin Reid (UEFA ‘A’) Licence Coach/FA Coach Developer
“Professional Coaching by Professional Coaches” who are experienced and qualified at UEFA ‘Pro’ ‘A’ and ‘B’ Licence levels
The opportunity to ‘showcase’ their talent in front of many local scouts who will be representing clubs from The Premier League, The English Football League (EFL) and non league levels
The chance to play and train on fantastic pitches at ‘top’ class venues accessible to all whilst using equipment provided by our partners ACERBIS
A full ‘3 hour’ professional coaching session that will cover all 4 components of the FA’s 4 corner (LTPD) model including the Technical/Tactical, Physical, Social and Psychological corners
The Technical, Social and Physical corners of the session will last approximately 75 minutes
The Tactical and Psychological corners will focus on improving both ‘game understanding’ and ‘decision making’ and will concentrate on developing the individuals role within the team around positional play both ‘in and out’ of possession. This will last approximately 30-45 minutes
The ‘match’ programme will last approximately 45-60 minutes and will allow each player to put into practice the coaching received and to ‘showcase’ their talent in front of our coaches and scouts. Age 9-14’s will play SSG, small sided game formats and age 15 plus will play in both small sided game formats and the full 11v11 formats
All players will receive an IDP (Individual Development Plan) outlining both their strengths and development areas based on the FA’s 4 corner LTPD model
For all those aged 15 plus the match programme will be recorded and players will have access to this in order to watch and analyse their own performance
Those players who have been ‘selected’ by our scouts will receive written confirmation via email from ourselves and the club interested within 2 weeks introducing the respective club who will then provide further details of the next stages
We at CR1 UK Football Trials certainly know what we are looking for when it comes to the recognising and recruiting of players who have the potential to go on and make it within the professional game.
Whilst most of Colin’s success has been in the ‘Coaching and Development’ of players, he also has great success in the recruitment side of the game too. He has personally identified and scouted many players that have gone on to have very successful careers within the professional game.
Jonjo Shelvey
Newcastle United FC, Liverpool, Swansea and England
Whilst working as a coach for West Ham United FC Colin ‘spotted’ a young Jonjo Shelvey playing in a 5-a-side tournament and immediately invited Jonjo into the club’s academy. Jonjo accepted the offer and signed with the club and spent two further seasons at West Ham United FC Academy before deciding to move onto Charlton Athletic FC. It wasn’t too long before Jonjo was making his full first team ‘debut’ at the tender age of just 16 years and 59 days making him the youngest ever player to represent the club.
Jonjo on Colin:
“Colin was a coach at West Ham United and spotted me playing in a local tournament in Romford, East London. He invited me along to West Ham United’s Academy and the rest is history so to speak. Colin had a very good reputation as a coach and was well known for helping to develop and for producing many young players and so much so that even when I signed for Liverpool I continued to have ‘one on one’ sessions with him whenever I could. I would without doubt recommend The CR1 UK Football Trials and Residential Camps especially if you believe you have the talent and are good enough to make it as a professional player! These trials and residential camps are a really great opportunity to ‘showcase your talent’ and to have the chance of being coached by Colin and his team of top coaches will be an experience in itself. You will also be seen by many scouts and that may be just the opportunity you need to help you on the way to becoming a ‘pro’ footballer, Good luck!”
Colin on Jonjo:
Michael Kightly, who went on to play in The Premier League for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Burnley and Stoke City as well as making several appearances for England at U/21 level was another ‘high’ profile player Colin had recognised had ‘potential’ and scouted at an early age.
Michael Kightly
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
Colin on Michael:
“At the time, I was coaching at Tottenham Hotspur FC and Michael attended one of my soccer schools in Basildon, Essex. I invited him into the club for a trial which was successful and he signed and stayed at the club until he was 16. After he was ‘released’ I also invited him to attend a combined football and education programme that my company was running in collaboration with a local college of further education of which he decided to attend. After a very short period of time Michael was approached by the local professional club Southend United and left the college scheme to sign as an apprentice for the club before going on to make his debut for the league club. Michael was then ‘released’ again and went onto sign and represent Grays Athletic FC in non-league football before finally making his way back to play professional football by signing for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.”
Dwight Gayle
Newcastle United FC
Colin on Dwight:
“Even though we were playing ‘non league‘ football in the Blue Square North division, I went on record saying when interviewed by Sky Sports News that I believed Dwight was a player capable of playing ‘top’ flight football and by that I mean he would one day play in The Premier League which he has done with both Crystal Palace FC and his current side Newcastle United FC. Dwight was great to work with and he had many attributes for a young player. He was ‘neat and tidy’ in possession and could play with his ‘back to goal’ bringing others into play whilst doing so. He also had the pace and ability to get in behind the opposition both with and without the ball and was a real threat with his finishing ability. Although relatively small in height, he was quite powerful and was very competitive in the air too and really had an eye for a goal, scoring many goals during that particular season. Most of all he was a ‘versatile’ player and could play wide often drifting inside to ‘link’ play although Dwight himself preferred to play down the middle as a central forward. I am pleased to see that he has continued to develop and has established himself within the professional game and proud to say that I always believed he was good enough to play at this level after working with him and never doubted his ability to adjust to full time professional football.”
Reid Tips Gayle for Success
