Town and Country Sports, a major community hub in Texas, is set to join forces with Everton in an exciting new partnership.
The Austin-based club is the latest addition to Everton's International Academy Affiliate Program (EIAAP), with both clubs collaborating on shared curriculum, player development, coach education and safeguarding procedures and practices. I plan to.
The EIAAP initiative provides clubs at all levels of the game with access to the best coaching knowledge from Everton's renowned academy to support their development. This is a level of support that sets us apart from traditional models.
These include:
– A holistic approach to player, coach and club development. We will provide technical support from Everton's Finch Farm Training Complex and business and marketing support from our Royal Liver Building business headquarters.
– Regular support from a dedicated Everton Academy coach
– Full access to the Everton Academy curriculum
Town and county sports is a provider of community-wide youth sports for all ages and abilities.
Their soccer department offers a variety of programs for players ages 3 to 18, from Recreational (U4-U19) to Academy (U8-U10) and Select (U11-U19).
Recreational programs provide young players with a foundation, and academy programs provide the next step on the path to a potential career in the game through team competition.
The Select Level offers the highest level of development, giving older players the opportunity to challenge themselves in a competitive development environment.
As an International Academy Affiliate Partner, Town and Country Sports will visit Everton's state-of-the-art Finch Farm complex, home to Everton's Senior Men's, Senior Women's and Academy teams, for education and training. You will have the opportunity to
Rich Swain, Director of Soccer Town & Country Sports“We are very excited to be partnering with Everton, an English Premier League club with a rich history and reputation.
“The opportunities this partnership provides our members are unparalleled in the Austin area.
“We share many of the same values, including community, integrity and integrity, making this relationship a perfect match.”
Everton International Technical Manager Paddy Byrne will help share the Everton Academy curriculum and methods used at Finch Farm to develop the skills of players and coaches.
This will provide Town and Country Sports with additional knowledge and resources to support the club's goal of developing tomorrow's stars in the United States.
Mr Byrne added: “We are delighted to welcome Town and Country Sports as a partner club in Everton's International Academy Affiliate Programme.”
“I’m excited to work with Rich, President of Football Josh Brown and their team. By sharing our values and coaching methods, we will further strengthen our affiliate program and the ties between Everton and North America.” We will continue to strengthen it.”
“We are confident that this will be a fruitful partnership for both clubs and we can’t wait to get started.”
Everton's International Academy Affiliate Club Program is available to grassroots teams, professional teams, youth academies, women's teams, women's teams, universities as well as universities. It was released in 2020.
The program aims to extend the knowledge and expertise of Everton's player development process to member clubs around the world, with member clubs in the United States, Canada, South America, Africa, Australia and Ireland.