The Player Pathway is made up of the following tiers:
- Development Centres – provide a local entry point to the player pathway for U13s - U17s
- Academy Centres –provide a high quality talent programme for identified players in U13 – U17 age groups
- Performance Centres – are based for the East at Bury and Northwood providing frequent, high quality training with the best coaches for U15 and U17 players
- Futures Cup – supports player development within a high-intensity and pressurised best v best tournament environment
- Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (AASE) - programme provides additional training and sport-related education for U17 players selected from Performance Centres
- National Age Group Squads (NAGS) – are selected at U16 and U18 age groups for girls and boys. NAGS provides the first taste of international competition for our young players [/Within the County, the Player Pathway operates as: [list]
- Development Centre in July and August;
- Academy Centre from September to April.