The Scottish FA Performance School of Football, established in only seven schools throughout Scotland including Braidhurst, is now looking towards selecting the second intake to start this August.   The initiative is primarily aimed at the development of future professional footballers and was started last August with twenty candidates from throughout North and south Lanarkshire.

The Scottish FA coach appointed to lead the programme is Gordon Craig and he has the task of developing the four year programme with the players based full time in the school.   Professional teams and other clubs will be advised of the series of trials which will take place in the school over the coming months.

The first cohort has thoroughly enjoyed the programme which is based upon skills development and they have all been fully integrated into the entire life of the school.   They receive football coaching each morning starting at 8.30 am until 10 am.   Sessions took place weekly prior to them starting in August and this allowed them to bond and become familiar with the demands of the programme.

During the Christmas period the seven elite performance coaches from throughout Scotland worked at Ravenscraig indoor facility to share ideas with the Braidhurst group selected as performers.