I'm a promising footballer, can I have a trial?
Crystal Palace Academy has a large scouting network with scouts watching games and tournaments in and around London.
The main source of recruiting young and talented players for Crystal Palace Academy. Crystal Palace Academy scouts are watching, school, county, regional and district games and tournaments across all age groups.
If a Crystal Palace Academy scout feels that the player has shown potential to play at Academy level, an approach will be made to the manager of your club or school as well as your parents and you will be invited in for a trial with Crystal Palace Football Club Academy.
What are scouts looking for from young players on a Sunday morning? Which attributes, personality traits and raw skills set kids on the road to footballing stardom?
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Register to Read MoreThe aim to identify and recruit young talent through the Academy's extensive scouting network. This means that if one of the academy staff identifies a talented player, the boy…
Register to Read MoreA scout will talk with the parents/managers and/or teachers of a player. We do not approach children directly. If you are approached by an Academy scout...
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Register to Read MoreAcademy will assess your application and decide whether or not to send a scout to watch the game.
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Register to Read MoreIt’s probably just about every young or amateur league footballer’s dream to get scouted by a top Premier League club. Just about any footballer will have dreamed about being watched or scouted by a professional scout at some time or another, so in this article we’ll give you
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