ICA Sports FC 2015 Review
A synopsis of the activities of ICA Sports FC in 2015
A synopsis of the activities of ICA Sports FC in 2015
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<strong>ICA</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> <strong>FC</strong><br />
Annual <strong>Review</strong><br />
<strong>2015</strong><br />
A Year Of Change<br />
#Forza<strong>ICA</strong><br />
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<strong>ICA</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> <strong>FC</strong><br />
Annual <strong>Review</strong><br />
<strong>2015</strong><br />
A Year Of Change<br />
CHAIRMANS OVERVIEW<br />
<strong>2015</strong> saw <strong>ICA</strong> celebrate 30 years of football and will be marked as a landmark year for the club as the<br />
attitude and focus of the club changed to build a sustainable future.<br />
The previous two years of adult football had placed a substantial strain on the club and therefore the club’s<br />
priorities needed to be re-aligned and a new vision created.<br />
In 2014 the club committee decided that a clear and strong focus on youth football was required to<br />
complement the single <strong>ICA</strong> Foxes U13 Elite Development squad and to provide a long-term feed of<br />
talented players that could be coached to play the <strong>ICA</strong> way from primary years.<br />
The following pages will provide a synopsis of our activities and developments in <strong>2015</strong> and the club<br />
committee & myself would like to thank all the players, coaches, managers, parents and sponsors that<br />
have enabled us to make such a difference in <strong>2015</strong>.<br />
Yours In Football<br />
Ces Serluca<br />
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<strong>2015</strong><br />
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Annual <strong>Review</strong><br />
<strong>2015</strong><br />
A Year Of Change<br />
<strong>ICA</strong> MALE ADULT FOOTBALL<br />
This had been the main focus of the club with an array of teams established throughout the Saturday and<br />
Sunday leagues; however it soon became apparent that this growth had created multiple teams rather<br />
than a football family.<br />
The difficult decision was therefore made to streamline the club’s adult offering to provide more of a club<br />
approach with the management of each of our squads starting to work much more closely together.<br />
Our first team is now stable under the command of Hamish Curtis & Gus Hepburn and sitting in the right<br />
third of the PDFL Premier Division. With a new playing home for 2016 at Jubilee Park and the real<br />
possibility of promotion in the 2016/17 season, our first team has never been in better shape.<br />
<strong>ICA</strong> YOUTH FOOTBALL<br />
<strong>2015</strong> saw a fresh new approach to youth football with the introduction of an Under-7 League team playing<br />
in the Peterborough District Junior Alliance. With Arron Coulson & Lee Osbourne working hard to develop<br />
a team of players with good technical ability who will benefit from their work as they head into<br />
competitive football in a few years.<br />
Under-5 and Under-6 squads followed with Raph Frascogna, Kenny Macdonald, Craig Robinson and Liam<br />
Gallagher helping to develop the many young players that are now learning to play the <strong>ICA</strong> way.<br />
For the 2016/17 season we will see Under-5 and Under-6 squad running, both of which offer an<br />
opportunity for un-trialled entry to the Leicester City <strong>FC</strong> Player Development Centre that runs in<br />
Peterborough.<br />
In addition, two Under-7 and two Under-8 squads will be participating in regular league football and other<br />
age groups will be considered if a suitable management team and playing squad can be found to<br />
compliment the profile of the club.<br />
<strong>ICA</strong> FOXES ELITE DEVELOPMENT FOOTBALL<br />
We are proud to be working in association with Leicester City <strong>FC</strong> player recruitment on our <strong>ICA</strong> Foxes<br />
program.<br />
This year we have seen James Horwood expand our <strong>ICA</strong> Foxes section to three teams with Under-13,<br />
Under-14 and Under-15 squads. Benefitting from advanced coaching sessions they have the opportunity to<br />
complement their club football with competitive games against several professional club’s Development<br />
Centre and Academy Teams, including Leicester City, Norwich City, Cambridge United, Doncaster Rovers<br />
and Peterborough United.<br />
We see this service as vital to local youth football as players that qualify to join our <strong>ICA</strong> Foxes Squads can<br />
play local club football with their friends on a weekly basis but also train with a squad of talented players<br />
to enhance their technical ability. Trials for our 2016/17 <strong>ICA</strong> Foxes will run in August 2016 for those joining<br />
Under-13, Under-14, Under-15 and Under-16 teams for the 2016/17 season.
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FEMALE FOOTBALL AT <strong>ICA</strong><br />
Female Football was thrust into the news headlines following the outstanding performance of the England<br />
Lionesses at the World Cup in <strong>2015</strong> and <strong>ICA</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> <strong>FC</strong> are pioneering the development of female football in<br />
Peterborough.<br />
Step one of our development plan was the drafting of a 16-page Female Football Development Plan and<br />
Steve Purnell, Development Director, is overseeing the club’s activities and has a been a vital catalyst for us<br />
to achieve our ambition of becoming the primary local stewards of female football.<br />
Our work in the female football field did not go un-noticed and has resulted in <strong>ICA</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> <strong>FC</strong> being<br />
appointed as the Arsenal Ladies Club Associate in Peterborough. As a trusted partner of Arsenal Ladies we<br />
will be organising a range of activities in 2016 in association with Arsenal Ladies.<br />
<strong>ICA</strong> FEMALE YOUTH FOOTBALL<br />
We headed into <strong>2015</strong> with a plan to set-up a single Under-9 Girls squad to establish our girls football<br />
section in the <strong>2015</strong>/16 season. However the media coverage of the England Lionesses success at the FIFA<br />
World Cup soon captured the imagination of the nation and as word spread of the work we were doing,<br />
things began to pick up.<br />
As the 2014/15 season drew to an end several players were left with no team and Shaun Harley agreed to<br />
set-up an Under-12 Girls team at <strong>ICA</strong> to provide an opportunity for these players. Soon after, Tash<br />
Applegate agreed to establish an Under-10 Girls team.<br />
The growing demand for football at the younger age groups soon picked up and to cater for the demand an<br />
Under-8 Development squad was also introduced, allowing us to accommodate girls from Reception right<br />
through to School Year 7.<br />
Popularity of the female game continues to grow and we hope to offer further opportunities in 2016.<br />
<strong>ICA</strong> FEMALE ADULT FOOTBALL<br />
Another key aspect of the <strong>ICA</strong> Female Football Development Plan was the establishment of a female adult<br />
team. After speaking to the S-Tech Cambridgeshire Women’s league we were granted a place in their<br />
Premier League.<br />
The sole objective for this team was to simply maintain the Premier League status. Training started in<br />
August <strong>2015</strong> under the command of Matt Moore & Stu Afford with a handful of players turning out and as<br />
the summer moved on the team started to take shape.<br />
As the season progressed the team started to bond and results improved. We moved into 2016 with some<br />
confidence of a top three finish and see a very promising future for female football at the club.<br />
Peterborough’s Premier Community Football Club
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Annual <strong>Review</strong><br />
<strong>2015</strong><br />
A Year Of Change
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