CRAWLEY TOWN PERFORMANCE PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

Academy of Sports and Education can today unveil Crawley Town Performance pre-season schedule ahead of the start of the 2020/21 domestic season.

Pre season and trial dates can be found here 👇 Crawley Town London Performance Venue: Middlesex FA, Rectory Park Ave, Northolt, UB5

Dates: 12th August (12-2pm) , 17th August (12-2pm), 19th August (12-2pm), 24th August 26th August (12-2pm), 31st August (12-2pm), 2nd September (12-2pm) Venue: Samuel Montagu Youth Centre, 122 Broad Walk, London, SE3 8ND

Dates: 5th August (2:45pm-4:30pm), 10th August (2:45pm-4:30pm), 20th August (3-5pm), 27th August (3-5pm), 3rd September (3-5pm), Crawley Town South London Performance Venue: Kent County Cricket Club, Beckenham, BR3 1DR.

Dates: 7th August (12-2pm), 18th August (12-2pm), 25th August (12-2pm), 1st September (12-2pm),

Venue: Selhurst Sports Arena, Dagnall Park, SE25 5PH

Dates: 21st August (12-1:30pm), 28th August (12-1:30pm), 4th September (12-1:30pm) Crawley Town North/East London Performance Venue: Wadham Lodge Sports Ground, Kitchener Road, Walthamstow E17 4LL Dates: 6th August (11am-1pm), 14th August (11am-1pm), 20th August (11am-1pm), 27th August, (11am-1pm), Crawley Town North/West London Performance Venue: Middlesex FA, Rectory Park Ave, Northolt, UB5

Dates: 12th August (12-2pm) , 17th August (12-2pm), 19th August (12-2pm), 24th August 26th August (12-2pm), 31st August (12-2pm), 2nd September (12-2pm) There will also be a Virtual Pre Season via Zoom on the 13th August for all sites.

With the 2019/20 treble winning season campaign finishing earlier because of the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, we are excited to welcome new scholars and welcome back our existing members to the academy.

With the academy already a hotspot for attracting the best talent across the South East, we want to ensure the safety of all our members and the return to training and resumption of matches is a first step towards normality post-lockdown, the way we will prepare and train will be new process. Strict hygiene and social distancing measures are in place at training grounds, while players are screened for Covid-19 symptoms.

The academies first pre-season domestic friendly will be announced in due course.

Crawley Town Performance Head Coach Kevin Spriggs said ‘’We don’t have to be match-fit now, we will increase the intensity, day by day, ready to peak performance at the right time. It’s important to recognise youngsters develop and grow at different rates and we are ensuring that our training schedule prevents any injuries as well as the potential to burnout after the lockdown period’.

In addition to the recent international announcement, ASE also opens the door for students to showcase themselves to take part in an elite invitation only pre season tournament with already Premier League giants Leicester City in attendance.

Further details will be confirmed in due course.