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Special educational workshop for Clarets Academy

2024-02-20T10:00:00.000Z

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PHASE LEARN FROM FIRST TEAM STARS

Special educational workshop for Clarets Academy

2024-02-20T10:00:00.000Z

Special educational workshop for Clarets Academy

During the half term holidays last week, Burnley U13s, U14s and U15s were invited to an event with first team players Josh Brownhill, Jay Rodriguez and Han-Noah Massengo.

Organised as part of a specially devised week of activities, the youngsters learned about the trio’s footballing careers to date before having the opportunity to ask questions.

Topics covered included the importance of enjoyment at the age, hobbies outside of football, the pros and cons of social media, matchday preparation and being a good professional.

Brownhill, Rodriguez and Massengo also shared their memories of Academy football and talked about some of the best players they’ve played with and against.

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Speaking after the event David Longwell, Burnley’s Academy Manager, said: “Our Academy players look up to the first teamers, so to be able to get them in a room together was a great experience for them all.

“At Burnley we go by the One Club For All ethos and this kind of work is testament to everybody buying into that.

“There was lots of useful insight and thought-provoking conversation, and I was pleased to see them all so engaged.

“My thanks go to Josh, Jay and Han-Noah for giving up their time, and I hope they enjoyed the session too.”

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Burnley Academy operates teams from U9s all the way through to the U21s, all of whom train and play matches against other clubs regularly.

In addition to the football, education and player welfare are key facets to the Club’s offering, with a wide range of support staff in place to ensure that the children develop as people, as well as players.

To keep up with the work going on across the Academy be sure to follow @ClaretsAcademy on X and keep an eye on ww.burnleyfootballclub.com. Updates are also shared in every addition of ‘Turf’, the Club’s home matchday programme.