HUDDERSFIELD TOWN FC ACADEMY OFFICIAL TRIAL AND APPLICATION TO ACADEMY
Here is the application for the Huddersfield Town Academy. Whilst Open trials are hard to come by you must make an initial application to an academy to either be invited in for a trial or to get a football scout to come and watch you play. We cannot promise you will get scouted this time, but we always encourage to send in a playing CV.
Professional clubs are trained and educated and also must adhere to FA guidelines to scout players. So the club must be honest and give everyone an opportunity allowing them the chance to read a players CV/ability and this is the guidelines you must follow to make that initial contact.
Please use the following criteria as a guideline:
Current club/school if applicable
Age group/date of birth
Fixture lists (including kick off times and venues)
Contact telephone number and address
If we are impressed by a CV. We will make our interest in the player known by contacting the respective club at which he is registered.
Please contact the club via Post or email for information on the academy and trials at this club.
All enquiries must be directed to:
FOOTBALL ACADEMY DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL.
Huddersfield Town Academy Manager
Leeds Road Sports Complex/Playing Fields,
Leeds Road,
Huddersfield,
West Yorkshire,
HD2 1YY
To apply for open trials at any age please send a full player profile by email to
Ages U16 to U18 Trials for more information or to register your interest please contact
Dean Whitehead in the Huddersfield Town Under 19 and group development coach and twitter account is @442dean
Remember you must live close to the club you are applying for as is impracticle if you live 100 Miles away.
Please read more for other ways that maybe available for trials along with trials at other clubs....
Below is an example of previous trials held at this club promoted by us on our website.
Huddersfield Town Academy Strategy - A New Direction
The Town Academy has recategorized itself from a Category 2 system under the Elite Player Performance Plan to a Category 4 system. This will refocus the Club’s efforts on the higher Academy age groups where it has had its success in recent years with the progression of the likes of Tommy Smith and Philip Billing; both who joined Town post-16 years old.
The Club has switched its age groupings to echo the European model, with Under-19 and Under-17 groups running alongside an Elite Development Team (EDT) for its older talents.
The Academy, under the leadership of Leigh Bromby, has also re-banded its age categories to fit the calendar year as opposed to the Academic year to try and combat relative age effect, which shows Academy age groups are usually full of August to December birthdays due to their physical development.
The EDT and Under-19 sides will play bespoke, tailored games programmes that will be put together to challenge Town’s young players, whilst the Under-17s will receive the physical stimulus of playing against Under-18 sides in league action.