FA Girls' Emerging Talent Centre

Blackpool FC Community Trust delivers the FA Emerging Talent Centre (ETC), supported by The FA and the Premier League, providing elite coaching and development opportunities for talented female footballers across Blackpool, Fylde and the wider North West.

The ETC acts as a central hub for identifying and developing homegrown talent, working in close partnership with grassroots clubs, schools and local coaches. Players remain fully engaged with their grassroots teams while accessing a high-performance environment designed to support long-term development.

Selected players benefit from elite-level coaching, a structured training and games programme, strength and conditioning support, on-site physiotherapy, and guidance around health, wellbeing and performance. The programme is fully funded and free to attend, removing financial barriers to elite football pathways, with a bespoke games programme that complements grassroots commitments.

The ETC offers:

• Two hours of training per week

• Girls aged U9s–U16s

• Centralised training venue

• Free participation

• Access to on-site physiotherapy

• Education and development workshops

• Bespoke games programme aligned with grassroots football

• CPD opportunities for grassroots coaches

• Employment and pathway opportunities within the elite girls’ programme

For more information, contact femalefootball@bfcct.co.uk or register your interest here.