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Girls Centre of Excellence make a fantastic start to the season

We were delighted in the summer to be one of the 30 organisations nationally that were granted a one year FA Licence to run a Girls’ Centre of Excellence for the 2011 – 2012 season.

DCFC granted FA Licence for Girl’s Centre of Excellence 2011/2012

DCITC

Derby County Football Club is delighted to announce that it is one of the 30 organisations nationally that have been granted a one year FA Licence to run a Girls’ Centre of Excellence for the 2011 – 2012 season.

Derby Centre of Excellence Trials

DCITC CoE

Derby County Football Club and Derby County in the Community have submitted an application for one of 30 FA centre of excellence licences for the 2011/12. In preparation for a successful outcome, we are delighted to announce the details of our trials for the forthcoming centre of excellence season. Please note that the trials are subject to successfully achieving a FA Centre of Excellence licence. Over the past two season our centre of excellence has made huge strides and we are very proud to have 2 players within the centre currently involved in the England under 15’s set up. We look forward to continued success as we aim to recruit the most talented players throughout Derbyshire and the wider region.

Sophie Baggaley- England’s #1

Sophie Baggaley

Derby County’s Sophie Baggaley continued to impress on the International stage this week as she gained the second cap of her career, representing England U15’s as they faced their first opposition of the season, an evening encounter with the Dutch.

On Monday 21st February, the England Women’s U15 team were beaten 2-1 by Netherlands in front of a sizeable crowd at the headquarters of Leicestershire & Rutland FA, Holmes Park.

Derby County V Portsmouth Pitch Parade

Derby County Centre of Excellence players ahead of the Derby County v Portsmouth match in November 2010.

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