We have been developing Talent at Marlow for a long time now. Our own men’s performance coach and GB player Jack Turner spent his entire junior career at Marlow. Many of our current W1s playing in the National League are home grown junior players returning to play at MHC or playing before they leave to go to university. We have designed a talent programme to help our younger club members achieve their potential.

Additional Talent Development Programme for U14-U17

The Future Players Programme is designed to support the individual growth of young players in years 8-12, placing emphasis on age-appropriate responsibility and personal development. It is organised and delivered by Kate Porter (MHC Lead Coach) and Steph Brennan (MHC Lead Coach and EH Coach Developer), both of whom possess significant experience in coaching and youth development. The programme also draws on the expertise of other professionals for key theory sessions.

Programme Options
• Nutrition Chat for Parents and Players: Guidance on fuelling young athletes who undertake substantial physical activity.
• Sports Psychology Sessions: Strategies for handling setbacks such as injuries, fostering strong team membership, and addressing challenges encountered by players.
• Strength and Conditioning (S&C): Activities focused on injury prevention and developing physical resilience.
• Personal Goal Setting: Collaborative sessions with the coaching team to help players set and achieve individual goals.
• Mentoring: Access to advice and guidance from experienced coaches for both players and parents.
• Video Analysis: Tools and techniques to enhance tactical understanding through game footage review.
• Additional Pitch Sessions: Opportunities for extra on pitch training beyond regular age group and adult sessions.
• Meet the Athlete Sessions: Inspirational meetings with current GB players and men’s and women’s performance players.
Players may choose which sessions to participate in, tailoring the programme to their individual needs and interests.

We have reviewed that process and are now able to let you know what it will look like for this year.

The dates in the calendar for these so far are :-

• 18th Sept – introduction to the programme
• 25th Sept – theory session tbc
• 2nd Oct – additional pitch session
• 16th Oct – theory session tbc
• 30th Oct – additional pitch session day time
• 6th Nov – additional pitch session
• 20th Nov – theory session tbc
• 4th Dec – additional pitch session

Post Christmas dates to follow.
This programme is open to all. If your young player would like to take up this opportunity then please sign up via this link

The sessions will of course be fun and engaging embracing our Marlow Family Values.
We are really excited to be offering this development activity to all our young players. We do need to make this activity an additional charge to the annual sub. The cost will be £50 before Christmas and the same after Christmas, which will cover the cost of the specialised sessions provided. Should anyone want to do these sessions and not be in a position to cover this cost please speak to us confidentially, we don’t want anyone to miss out on this opportunity.

Kate and Steph