{"id":47816,"title":"Top Colleges to take part in Kitlocker College Cup at St.George\u2019s Park","description":"Kitlocker.com is excited to announce the launch of the Kitlocker College Cup which will take place at home of English Football St George's","content":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/Kitlocker.com\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Kitlocker.com<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> is excited to announce the launch of the Kitlocker College Cup, taking place on Tuesday 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0of October. The tournament will be held at St George\u2019s Park, the training base for the England national football teams. The four colleges participating this year are FAB Academy, SGS College, Fowler Education\u00a0&amp; Football Academy (FEFA) and MK College.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><div data-youtube-video=\"\"><iframe class=\"youtube\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-ICAwiqdJKE\"><\/iframe><\/div><p>St George\u2019s Park is a state of the art facility in Burton upon Trent which was opened in 2012 as the FA\u2019s national football centre. Both the English Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s senior teams use the facility as their training base, as well as the England youth teams. The 330 acre complex is quite literally the home of English football. The College Cup teams will be battling it out on the world class indoor 3G pitch, normally used by the likes of Harry Kane, Jesse Lingard and Fran Kirby.<\/p><p>The format of the College Cup will see the colleges face each other in 30 minute matches, with the top two competing in the final to find out who will be crowned the first Kitlocker College Cup Champions. Whoever wins, all of the players will have had the unbelievable opportunity to grace the same pitch as their England World Cup heroes.<\/p><h2><strong>Meet the Colleges\u2026<\/strong><\/h2><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thefefa.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>FEFA<\/u><\/a>\u00a0was founded 3 years ago by Liverpool and England legend Robbie Fowler. The mission of the academy is to give the teenagers of Merseyside the chance to further their education alongside playing high level football. Many of the academy\u2019s students have joined after leaving the academies of the area\u2019s professional clubs and FEFA strives to provide these youngsters with the opportunity to create successful careers in the game.<\/p><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fabacademy.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>FAB Academy<\/u><\/a>\u00a0is an educational centre and football academy founded in 2009 by Nas Bashir, a UEFA Pro Licensed coach who was an academy coach for Reading FC, amongst other roles in the professional game. The academy is based at Grade I listed manor house Bisham Abbey, Buckinghamshire, which also boasts 3 state of the art football pitches within its grounds. To find out more about FAB Academy,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kitlocker.com\/teamzone\/kitted-out-fab-academy\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>click here<\/u><\/a>\u00a0to see a piece we did with them last year.<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/qoue0plg8efh7xuwqvzhix91vzurideqbkor4qehbyloi7j4.png.jpg?w=1140&amp;h=auto\" alt=\"qoue0plg8efh7xuwqvzhix91vzurideqbkor4qehbyloi7j4.png.jpg?w=1140&amp;h=auto\" \/><\/p><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bristolacademyofsport.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Bristol Academy of Sport<\/u><\/a>\u00a0is the sporting arm of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sgscol.ac.uk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>SGS College<\/u><\/a>. The Academy provides students with the opportunity to develop in not only football but a wide range of sports including American Football, Rugby and Athletics. The academy has had numerous success stories, partly thanks to its close links with Bristol City FC, Bristol Rugby, Bristol Flyers Basketball and Forest Green Rovers FC. The football academy\u2019s highly experienced coaching staff includes former Leeds United and Forest Green manager Dave Hockaday, who believes the tournament will be a fantastic opportunity:<\/p><p><em>\u201cSGS College had 4 players sign for Professional football clubs in the 2017-18 season. 3 signed straight pro for Bristol City, 1 has already made his First Team debut and another has appeared on the bench (both at the age of 18). We are striving to create as many pathways and opportunities for our players and this prestigious mini tournament at SGP is viewed by ourselves as a massive honour and shop window for the boys to showcase their talents alongside 3 of the very best College Football Academies in the country.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mkcollege.ac.uk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>MK College<\/u><\/a>\u00a0Football Academy based in Milton Keynes is one of the top performing College academies in the country. The college provides the players with excellent educational opportunities whilst also training under the guidance of MK\u2019s highly qualified senior coaches. The results were there for all to see in May when the academy triumphed in the final of the ECFA Men\u2019s Premier Cup.<\/p><h2><strong>And finally\u2026<\/strong><\/h2><p>Our massive thanks go to Nike and The FA, who have helped us to provide this amazing opportunity to the four colleges involved. We hope that by using these relationships, we will be able to provide many more of these unique and unforgettable experiences to our customers going forward. Good luck to all of the colleges taking part!<\/p><p>We\u2019ll be posting live updates throughout the day via our social media channels, as well as videos of all the action and more, with the expert help of our partners\u00a0Film My Match.<\/p>","urlTitle":"kitlocker-college-cup-georges-park","url":"\/blog\/kitlocker-college-cup-georges-park\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/kitlocker-college-cup-georges-park\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/kitlocker.com\/blog\/kitlocker-college-cup-georges-park\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1743086440,"updatedAt":1749566593,"publishedAt":1749566592,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":356097,"name":"Kitlocker"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/jb77skfhg37b0lvtttdjz3iorsqppu99hqsdrqyp9zkimd3f.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/jb77skfhg37b0lvtttdjz3iorsqppu99hqsdrqyp9zkimd3f.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/jb77skfhg37b0lvtttdjz3iorsqppu99hqsdrqyp9zkimd3f.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"4 Colleges Take Part In Kitlocker College Cup 2018","metaDescription":"Kitlocker.com is excited to announce the launch of the Kitlocker College Cup which will take place at home of English Football St George's","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":47592,"title":"Kitlocker.com Team Up With Berks & Bucks FA","url":"\/blog\/berks-bucks-fa-partnership\/","urlTitle":"berks-bucks-fa-partnership","division":356097,"description":"We are delighted to announce that we have joined forces with Berks & Bucks FA as their official Nike Partner.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/edqmckylkwovq91hb1jhtvvznil27qtqzhofeowwdos2nqqq.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/edqmckylkwovq91hb1jhtvvznil27qtqzhofeowwdos2nqqq.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":47137,"title":"10(ish) Items Every Cricket Kit Needs","url":"\/blog\/advice-centre-cricket-10-ish-items-every-cricket-kit-needs\/","urlTitle":"advice-centre-cricket-10-ish-items-every-cricket-kit-needs","division":356097,"description":"Cricket is a popular sport, but it\u2019s also got a pretty long list of gear needed for good play. 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