What Happens At The Trials?

You will play in a 45 minute game in your relevant age group.

This gives the scouts ample time to assess each player and

enabling them to make a decision as to whether they wanted

to see more in the environment of their own clubs.

When you make a booking FootballCV.com will confirm it and

will also ask you to sign and return a Terms and Conditions before

participating in the trials. You will then receive all instructions,

times and directions two weeks prior to the Trials Day.

You will also be notified of what to bring on the day ie boots,

shin pads, towels, drinks although please note we supply all team kits.

It is important to point out FootballCV.com are not agents and receive

nothing from clubs who take on players. Our job is to give the player the

opportunity to perform on a stage in front of scouts and managers from

clubs from all over the country. If they are offered the opportunity to go

for further trials then we feel we have achieved what we set out to do.

Believe me we get almost as much pleasure in ringing the parents to

say a club is interested in your boy as the parents do themselves.

Since those early days in 2001 we feel we have come along leaps and

bounds. We can now point to hundreds of players who have gone to clubs

for further trials. And we have tried to raise the profile of the Trial Days

by holding them on bigger grounds thereby giving players the opportunity

to play on better surfaces.

We have held Trials Days at the grounds of Chelsea, Newcastle United,

West Ham United, Leeds United, West Bromwich Albion, Charlton Athletic,

Reading, Leicester City, Birmingham City, Wolverhampton Wanderers,

Coventry City, Falkirk, Tranmere Rovers, MK Dons, Peterborough

United, Swindon Town, Northampton Town, Oslo and many non-league

grounds to name a few.

On average we hold 30 - 40 events each year with new venues and

dates announced on the website

Many clubs, particularly Non-League, just do not have the manpower

to attend the Trial Days and we have spoken to several who say if we do

the donkey work, and the players come recommended from an experienced

source, they will be happy to give players further opportunities and possibly

extended trials.

The Players Panel will be in attendance from start to finish and there

will be one at every FootballCV Trial Day. The Panelists will vary according

to which area of the country we are attending. We will always attempt to

give you the name of the Panelists in advance of the Trial Day.