Park to Pro has recently turned 2 years old, so I thought I’d give you all my thoughts on the progress made so far.

Originally, there were many things that I wanted to bring to the local area for the football community, but these were brought to an abrupt stop, when COVID-19 swept through the world. It was very much a case of, ripping up the plans and starting again, as well as delaying many new concepts.

Fast forward 2 years (which have flown by) and there has been some expectational progress made within the company.

We currently interact with just over 70 football players per week and host regular sessions at a local school, on a daily basis.
After the initial plans of hosting a Real Madrid football camp were cancelled in year 1, I am hoping to confirm something similar in the new future.
In the past 18 months, we have interacted with many coaches, with some still in contact and taking part in our mentorship programme.
Locally, we work alongside FC Bracknell in leading 2 sessions per week which have been a huge success. These are going from strength to strength on a weekly basis and we’re delighted to be involved.
Our football courses have gone exceptionally well, with various professional footballers previously attending. Alongside this, we’ve given away plenty of prizes, including signed match worn shirts, gloves and gift vouchers.
We’ve hosted a live Panna event with QPR’s Albert Adomah and professional Panna player, Yofi Yvorra. This was an amazing experience and one that will hopefully take place again soon.
There are numerous partnerships in place, that have helped our players and coaches. Most notably, access to the Cruyff football platform and our app provider, Activity Pro.
Lastly, we currently have 3 players training with a professional football club, so the hope is, these will get signed and demonstrate, that you really can make it from Park to Pro.

So, what does the next 12 months have in store?

We are due to unveil plans for our new coach mentorship programme, in preparation for the 2022/23 season, with a brand new concept becoming available. This has been in the pipeline for some time and is close to be completed.

Also, we have recently confirmed our plans for the summer, with our ever so popular football courses. We will be bringing to you another brand new concept, that hasn’t been seen before. For every football fan, this is a must and you would be mad to miss out!! Details of this, will be released in June!

Our training centre is getting regular attendees, who are striving to improve their game. Next season we will still have our Veo Camera in place to analyse your performances, as well as tools in place to log it. More news on next season’s training centre, will be released in the summer.

Finally, I’d like to thank all of the parents, players, staff, contributors and suppliers, in assisting me with this journey so far. Here’s to the next 12 months…….