Tottenham Joins China Football Drive
Jaguar Land Rover China, the Guangzhou Education Bureau, the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation and Tottenham Hotspur Football Club are joining forces to kick-off the Jaguar Football Campus Guangzhou, delivered by Tottenham Hotspur.
Utilising its expertise in youth football development training, members of the Tottenham Hotspur Global Coaching Team will provide 42 PE teachers with the coaching skills, drills and techniques they need to deliver football training to 8,000 primary and middle school students in Guangzhou.
The methods employed by the Tottenham Hotspur Global Coaching Team are the same as those used within the club’s football academy in London. The participating PE teachers will gain an insight into coaching at the highest level.
Richard Shore, acting regional president, Jaguar Land Rover Greater China said: “Youth football development has been a cornerstone of the Dream Fund since its inception in May 2014. In partnership with the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, our football programmes are benefitting 30,000 Chinese children over three years until 2017. This latest initiative underlines Jaguar Land Rover China’s commitment to cultivating grassroots football, creating opportunities for children throughout Chinese society and growing its business in a sustainable and responsible way.”
Grant Cornwell MBE, head of global coaching, Tottenham Hotspur said: “Tottenham Hotspur is delighted to be teaming up with Jaguar Land Rover China, the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation and the Guangzhou Education Bureau to deliver this youth football development programme in Guangzhou. We understand the importance of football development in China and, given our track record, we are perfectly placed to harness the talent and passion for the game in China to help develop young players who could become future stars of the game.”
In addition to delivering face-to-face training sessions for local PE teachers throughout the year, the Tottenham Hotspur Global Coaching Team will work with the young footballers and their teachers together to ensure the Jaguar Football Campus Guangzhou, delivered by Tottenham Hotspur is progressing.
Furthermore, 40 children – some from Guangzhou and some from underprivileged areas of China – will visit the UK for the Jaguar China-UK Football & Cultural Exchange in November, as well as a week of training at Tottenham Hotspur’s training centre in London.
