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The Hong Kong Jockey Club launches partnership with Manchester United

The first-ever JC Elite Youth Football Camp is one of the first four football programmes between the Hong Kong Jockey Club and Manchester United (Man Utd). 64 Hong Kong elite players attend a one-week intensive training camp designed by a professional training team from Man Utd. Four outstanding players are selected to travel to Manchester for further training to broaden their horizons and build a solid foundation for their football careers in the future The other three programmes are the JC School Football Development Scheme, the JC Youth Football Leadership Scheme and the JC Youth Football Fitness Assessment, which aim to develop young people’s physical, mental and social potentials.

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For the first time, a coach-oriented JC School Football Development Scheme is established to introduce professional football training methods to local teachers and coaches, and help them to build a sporting culture in schools. The Scheme brings a healthier and holistic development for the next generation.

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Building a Hong Kong database through the JC Youth Football Fitness Assessment

With the support of Manchester United, the Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA), the Hong Kong Sports Institute and the HKJC Sports Medicine and Health Sciences Centre, the JC Youth Football Fitness Assessment aims to build a fitness database on Hong Kong young football players by collecting their fitness data and comparing it to that of the UK young players. The information is accessible to all 4,250 coaches and young players of the HKFA for successive analysis and their continued training optimisation.

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The Hong Kong Jockey Club partners with Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and Manchester United to introduce the JC Youth Football Leadership Scheme to nurture and inspire football-loving youngsters and equip them to become leaders in creating a better community. Through a basic football coaching course and a series of thematic workshops conducted by professional instructors, the programme aims to strengthen the life skills of youth players by improving their physical, mental and social abilities, both on and off the pitch.

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The JC School Football Development Scheme has been extended to primary schools. As a result, local young players can be exposed to professional football training from an early age through the coaches who participate in the Scheme and enable them to put their best foot forward.

The JC Youth Football Fitness Assessment data analysis has completed

The three-year project is the first in Hong Kong to build a local young football players database. It aims to improve the players’ competitiveness at all levels by optimising their fitness training. It also provides scientific evidence for coaches to develop their fitness training programmes.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club and Manchester United jointly organise the first JC Youth Football Academy Summit to provide a platform for young football players from Hong Kong and the UK to learn from each other and experience cultural exchange activities. Through a series of trainings, competitions, workshops and community services, the event helps them to grow physically, mentally and socially, while exemplifying the Club’s core values of continuous development and serving the community.

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Parents play an integral role in a young footballer’s journey. In 2018, the first-ever HKJC Pass-It-On – Parents Workshop has been introduced to offer fundamental training and workshop for parents. By providing an alternative perspective for the parents, the workshop assists parents in guiding young footballers, enabling them to learn and grow together.

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Established in 2018, the first HKJC Pass-It-On – Elite Coach Education Workshop features renowned coach training experts and former manager of England National Youth Team, John Peacock. Through his lectures on tactical trends, youth training concepts, classroom discussions and field trainings, a world-class experience is integrated into the local youth training system through the coaches participating in the workshop.

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HKJC Pass-It-On Continuous Coach Education Webinar Session

The pandemic has resulted in the cancellation or postponement of many football games and activities, yet football development has not come to a halt. Starting in 2020, the Club, in conjunction with Manchester United and the Hong Kong Football Association, organise the HKJC Pass-It-On Continuous Coach Education Webinar Session for Hong Kong football coaches. With the help of a team of professional football coaches from the UK, a range of topics are covered, including how to maintain good relationships with players during the lockdown period so that they will be well prepared when training resumes.

The number of partner schools of the JC School Football Development Scheme has reached 100, benefited about 350 local teachers and coaches from over primary schools, secondary schools and tertiary institutions.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club celebrates its decade-long partnership with Manchester United.
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