COLC x Marine FC trial event
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The City of Liverpool College has partnered with Marine Football Club to create a new BA degree in Football Studies, to provide real opportunities for aspiring footballers to progress in the industry whilst gaining a top-class education.
Based in Crosby, the Northern Premier League club is best known for forging the careers of a number of the region’s best loved professionals, including Liverpool FC’s Jason McAteer, as well as having the longest serving manager in post-war English football, Roly Howard, who managed almost 2,000 games at the club.
As part of the course, Marine Football Club will create an Under 23s team, which will play in both the competitive West Cheshire League and the university league setup. Students will have the opportunity to train regularly and play competitive football supported by a UEFA qualified coach, whilst also studying for a degree with the college.
The brand-new course is the first of its kind in Liverpool City Region and will provide a rounded footballing education, covering topics such as performance analysis, sport psychology, coaching, physiotherapy, nutrition and club management, all of which will be studied in a professional environment.
The course will combine theoretical study with practical sessions, also providing the opportunity for the team to train and play at the Marine Travel Arena, home of Marine FC.
Not only focused on players, the course will also provide opportunities for learners to specialise in non-playing areas which Marine FC CEO, James Leary has identified as talent gaps in the industry, such as physiotherapy and sports nutrition.
To launch the new course, The City of Liverpool College and Marine FC are hosting a trial event at Liverpool’s Jeffrey Humble sports ground on Thursday 6th June from 7pm, where they will be inviting anyone who is interested in finding out more to come along and find out more, regardless of ability.