Hampshire Girls PDP Talent ID Event
Date: Friday 22nd August 2025
Location: Winchester City Football Club, SO23 7SU
Age Group: U8-U15 (For the 2024/25 season)
Arrival Time: no earlier than 08:45
Start Time: 09:00
Finish Time: 11:30
What to Bring: Football Boots, Shin Pads, and plenty to snack & drink
Surface: 3G Pitches
PLEASE NOTE: You will be participating with our current players from the 2024/25 season for quality assurance purposes

This Talent ID event is recruitment for our Girls Player Development Programme for the 2025/26 season. We have girls programmes running in Basingstoke and Petersfield but also do offer mixed sessions in New Alresford, Eastleigh, and Southampton (Indoor Football).

After this trial, you will hear from us in 5-7 working days to via email, to find out whether your trial has been successful or not of being offered a place in our Girls Player Development Programme.

Friday 22nd August
Summer PPC Training Day (Under 8 - Under 11 *2025/26 Season Age Groups)
Horsham FC, Worthing Road, RH13 0AR (Park & Ride)
9.15am Registration
9.30-11.45am

All players to wear their 2024/25 season Foundation kit (*if have one). Football boots/astro turf trainers and shinpads required.

Parents welcome to stay and watch.

For any queries, please direct them to presley.geal@chelseafc.com

Venue: Moulsham High School, Chelmsford
Date: Friday 22nd August 2025
Time: 9:30am to 12.00pm (9:20am registration)
Surface: 3G Astro
- Parents / Guardians are not able to stay to watch sessions and must leave the venue once the child has been registered and arrive only for collection of their child at the session finish time.

Venue: Moulsham High School, Chelmsford
Date: Friday 22nd August 2025
Time: 9:30am to 12.00pm (9:20am registration)
Surface: 3G Astro
- Parents / Guardians are not able to stay to watch sessions and must leave the venue once the child has been registered and arrive only for collection of their child at the session finish time.

Venue: Moulsham High School, Chelmsford
Date: Friday 22nd August 2025
Time: 9:30am to 12.00pm (9:20am registration)
Surface: 3G Astro
- Parents / Guardians are not able to stay to watch sessions and must leave the venue once the child has been registered and arrive only for collection of their child at the session finish time.

Date: Friday 22nd August 2025
Venue: Horsham FC, Worthing Road, RH13 0AR (Park & Ride)

U7 - U11 / School Year 2 - 6 (2025/26 Season)
9.15am Registration
9.30-11.45am

Players must wear shin-pads and appropriate footwear for a 3G Astro Surface as well as bring a drink with them. Parents are able to observe the sessions.

Phase 2 of our Summer Talent ID. If successful, players will be invited to join one of our Player Performance Centres (Tier 1 in our Player Pathway), in either Lancing or Crawley. If not selected for a Performance Centre, players will still be invited to join our Player Development Programme at one of our Development Centres (Tier 2) which include Steyning, Cuckfield, Lancing, Ringmer, Horsham, Crawley and Littlehampton held across various evenings.

For any queries please direct them to presley.geal@chelseafc.com

Friday 22nd August
Selected PDC players - Phase 1 Talent ID

The session will involve selected PDC players training alongside our current PPC players. If successful, players will be invited to attend Phase 2 TBC.

Summer PPC Training Day (Under 7 - Under 11 *2025/26 Season Age Groups)
Horsham FC, Worthing Road, RH13 0AR (Park & Ride)
9.15am Registration
9.30-11.45am

All players to wear their 2024/25 season Foundation kit (*if have one). Football boots/astro turf trainers and shinpads required.

Parents welcome to stay and watch.

For any queries, please direct them to presley.geal@chelseafc.com

Venue: Chelsea FC Training Ground, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 3PT

Date: Friday 22nd August 2025

Time Slot: 09:30am - 10:30am

**Please have in mind 3 aspects that your child would like to focus on within their session, you will be contacted prior to the session to discuss this briefly**

Surface: 4G (No Metal Studs)
*Players to wear trainers and change into their football boots at the pitch*

Spectators: Allowed to watch the session, maximum of 2 spectators.

Parking: Available - you will be directed to our academy car park by security upon arrival to the venue, players will be registered outside the indoor Arena in the gravel car park.

What to bring:
- Water Bottle / Drink
- Appropriate clothing for the scheduled weather
- Players to wear a training kit of their choice