{"id":19153,"date":"2023-12-14T11:41:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T11:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gateshead-fc.com\/?p=19153"},"modified":"2024-06-13T11:12:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T10:12:53","slug":"gateshead-fc-launch-junior-academy-with-gateshead-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gateshead-fc.com\/gateshead-fc-launch-junior-academy-with-gateshead-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Gateshead FC launches Junior Academy with Gateshead College"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gateshead FC is delighted to announce the creation of our Junior Academy in partnership with Gateshead College.<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The all-new setup will foster the development of young footballers aged 10 to 16 on Tyneside, operating under the guidance of junior academy director and first-team defender, Louis Storey.<\/p>\n

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The new programme provides progression to Gateshead FC Academy, a long-standing partnership between the club and Gateshead College, which offers 16 to 18-year-olds the chance to study and play within a professional footballing environment.<\/p>\n

Gateshead FC Academy graduates include current first-team players Connor Pani and Oli Thompson in addition to former Gateshead players Jon Mellish and Tom White, who now play in EFL League One and Two for Carlisle United FC and Barrow AFC.<\/p>\n

The Gateshead FC Junior Academy consists of both boys\u2019 and girls\u2019 teams catering for all abilities from the age of 10, or school year six, and the college\u2019s coaches will be involved in the U16 pathways to progression.<\/p>\n

Seven teams operate within the youth development phase (U11-16s) as well as one U18 team in the professional development phase, all representing the club in weekend leagues across the region.<\/p>\n

All teams will have access to the same state of the art facilities used by the club\u2019s first team at Gateshead international Stadium and Gateshead College\u2019s Academy of Sport, including:<\/p>\n