RACING Club Warwick have announced plans to launch a new academy team within the next 12 months.
The club intend to launch an academy team in 2027 as part of the club’s long-term development strategy.
Warwick hope the academy side will bridge the gap between youth and senior football and accelerate the development of young players towards Step Three football and above.
The club’s academy continues to grow and the Racers believe daily academy training with physical and tactical development, education and exposure to regular men’s football will help prepare young players for the demands of the men’s game.
Warwick have looked to proven development models at other clubs, notably Loughborough University and Hartpury University, as the benchmark for the club’s own academy team.
The Racers believe the club can provide a similar development pathway for local players.
Players would remain in education while experiencing men’s football on a weekly basis to remain fully integrated within the club’s academy structure.
The new team would sit one level below the first team in the club’s football pathway with players to progress from junior to academy football then to the Warwick academy and hopefully the first team.
Warwick are also currently in the process of building new changing room facilities, academy classrooms, player welfare and medical areas and expanding the academy programme.
