Over the last couple of seasons WWPIS have been supporting a growing number of football academies across the Premier League and Football League as well as several WSL girl’s programmes.
These numbers continue to rise, and we are looking forward to visiting a whole host of new clubs over the next couple of months.
This is testament to the impact of the work and the feedback that we have received which has allowed us to tailor our support for a whole host of stakeholders within these environments.
‘We have used WWPIS for several years now to support the development and education of our parents and coaches within the Academy. The workshops are valuable to our area within player care to aid more awareness to work more effectively with parents within the academy programme. Gordon and his team bring a wealth of knowledge, experience and practical based learning which helps with supporting our young players on their journey at our club.
Mike Scott (Head of Coach Development, Wolverhampton Wanderers)
There is so much excellent work going on across many clubs in what are unique environments and the importance of clubs, coaches, parents, and young players being able to work together effectively so that these young players fulfil their potential both in and out of their sport can never be underestimated.
Clubs have run some incredible events for parents this season across all age groups and it has been a privilege to be part of these.
Induction evening at Bet365 Stadium, Stoke City
Our partnership with League Football Education continues to go from strength to strength and their support in this space has been crucial to the continued growth of our work.
Every club across the football league has access to a live or virtual session each season and parents are also given access to a customised WWPIS platform.
By being a member of the platform, parents, coaches and children can access all of the exclusive WWPIS content including blogs, videos, podcasts, expert interviews, webinars and downloadable resources as well as support and information from League Football Education.
CEO Gordon MacLelland said, ‘Our work across football has been well received, not just from our work with parents but also the work we have done with coaches and academy management. Ultimately, we all need to work together to help provide the best possible experiences and environments for young people so they can thrive both on and off the field. The continued growth of our programmes will continue to help us to achieve this.’
Simon Williams Life Skills Manager LFE said, ‘We are delighted to build on the partnership with WWPIS and be able to provide more support to the network of parents and carers across EFL academies. It becomes ever clearer that education and support should not start and end with children alone. Parents and carers are an equal part of the experience and guidance on how to manage opportunities and experiences of the academy system needs more exposure. The workshop delivery from WWPIS has received powerful feedback and is having a clear impact.’
