Good news it went so well, hope the result is as good and Cat 2 is retained.
Surely this must mean there is a minimum 12 month plan for the academy going forward? The current deal at the AHC runs out in 7 months. Has there been movement or agreement on location for the next year or two?
That did occur to me. The auditors would be aware of the situation at Higgs so surely wouldn't bother going to the trouble of auditing for cat 2 if we're not going to have the facilities in a few months.
Good news so far Rev ......... but that's just the audit testing etc ...... they haven't made the decision yet whether CCFC actually retains the CAT 2 status for the next 2 or 3 years as far as I can tell
For Cat 1 status we'd need better training facilities (indoor/outdoor/different sizes), more thorough sports science, education facilities, more coaches, previous track record of producing first team players (wouldn't be a problem) and we'd have to spend a certain amount on maintaining it year on year.
Fitting an FA Premier League based criteria doesn't necessarily make a great academy though. It might help with recruitment but there are Cat 2 teams (Charlton, Sheffield United, us, Nottingham Forest) that would beat category 1 academies regularly.
For Cat 1 status we'd need better training facilities (indoor/outdoor/different sizes), more thorough sports science, education facilities, more coaches, previous track record of producing first team players (wouldn't be a problem) and we'd have to spend a certain amount on maintaining it year on year.
Fitting an FA Premier League based criteria doesn't necessarily make a great academy though. It might help with recruitment but there are Cat 2 teams (Charlton, Sheffield United, us, Nottingham Forest) that would beat category 1 academies regularly.