"Sino-U.K. Schools Football Academy" provides the Chinese football learners (U18) with professional and most interesting football training courses. The coaches are all qualified licensed coaches from FIFA, UEFA, FA, and ESFA. Anyone who is interested in football, regardless of his/ her present football level, can find the most suitable football training courses. In the academy, the learners are involved in world's highest level English football training, including individual skills, psychology, sports nutrition, team strategy, football management, English football history and culture etc. Those who participate in "Sino-U.K. Schools Football Academy" can also raise their English level and further understand British culture. We warmly welcome school students and teachers who are interested in football teaching in Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau to ask for relevant material of "Sino-U.K. Schools Football Academy".

All programmes of “Sino-UK Schools Football Academy" are designed by football experts assigned by "Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation". 

All teaching materials for students are provided by "Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation".

Note: By request of students' parents or guardians, "Sino-UK Schools Football" can provide luxury package tour in UK and neighboring countries customised for the family members or friends of the student throughout the programme in UK.

 After a number of years planning between the Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation, Sino- European and the ESFA the Sino-UK School Football Project was launched at Keele University last week. A team of Chinese under 18 schoolboys arrived at Keele University to join 65 English players (international hopefuls) and 10 young referees (on a skills improvement course) at the ESFA annual Coaching Week.

After a long and tiring journey from Beijing via London's Heathrow Airport and the M6, the Chinese party eventually arrived very late on Saturday 19th August. Very early on Sunday morning the young Chinese players and their coaches were up and working out to shake off the travel weariness from their bodies. Once the English players had arrived on Monday 21st August the Course started with a welcome from the ESFA Chairman, Mr Nigel Brown. Within the Chinese party were a number of VIP delegates from the Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation, the China International Sports Exchange Centre, the Chinese FA and the Chinese Schools' FA.

The aim of the course was primarily 'improvement of skills', but it also allowed the ESFA international management team to have a first look at those players being recommended by their County Schools' FAs for international duty. Coaching sessions were held all week and the evenings were spent discussing such topics as 'diet and health' and motivation. Thankfully, a number of interpreters were available to translate the lectures for the Chinese team. Although all the players, Chinese and English, were mixed together in groups for the coaching it was decided that a training match should be held at Newcastle Town's ground between 17 players selected from the English trainees and the 17 man Chinese squad.

Despite the ground being under water at 9am on the morning of this training match, by the 7pm kick off time the surface was water free and absolutely perfect and the game was played in bright sunlight. The match provided some moments of skill and was competed at the highest level. The China team eventually coming out 1-0 winners after scoring from the penalty spot in the 38th minute. The events leading up the penalty caused the ESFA team to play the remaining 52 minutes with only 10 players.

All 34 players played in the game and were allowed, as a training match, to have repeated substitutions. This, however, did not spoil the enjoyment for a small but enthusiastic crowd. The Chinese Cultural Ambassador, Mr Ke Yasha, from the People's Republic of China Embassy in London attended the match and was introduced to all the players.

It is hoped that the English Schools' under 18 team will play two internationals in Beijing and Shanghai during the month of April 2007."

With UK Government backing from DCMS, DfES and The Football Association and the support of the Chinese Government and the Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation, the Sino-UK School Football Project should allow for many school age players to experience the culture and way of life between two countries who both have a desire to educate their young people through a healthy activity such as football.

The Sino-UK Football Project is welcomed as the two countries draw nearer through sport and the forthcoming Olympics in Beijing (2008) and London (2012). The English Schools' Football Association would like to thank the Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation, who organize and negotiate with sponsors to support for this long term Sino-UK School Football Project and look forward to working with the Foundation to further the intentions of the Sino-UK School Football Project."

Photo by RWT Photography

ESFA 26 Sep 2006

原文：http://www.esfa.co.uk/esfa/?news=Competition,06-09,01124043.html

 After a number of years planning between the Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation, Sino- European and the ESFA the Sino-UK School Football Project was launched at Keele University last week. A team of Chinese under 18 schoolboys arrived at Keele University to join 65 English players (international hopefuls) and 10 young referees (on a skills improvement course) at the ESFA annual Coaching Week.

After a long and tiring journey from Beijing via London's Heathrow Airport and the M6, the Chinese party eventually arrived very late on Saturday 19th August. Very early on Sunday morning the young Chinese players and their coaches were up and working out to shake off the travel weariness from their bodies. Once the English players had arrived on Monday 21st August the Course started with a welcome from the ESFA Chairman, Mr Nigel Brown. Within the Chinese party were a number of VIP delegates from the Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation, the China International Sports Exchange Centre, the Chinese FA and the Chinese Schools' FA.

The aim of the course was primarily 'improvement of skills', but it also allowed the ESFA international management team to have a first look at those players being recommended by their County Schools' FAs for international duty. Coaching sessions were held all week and the evenings were spent discussing such topics as 'diet and health' and motivation. Thankfully, a number of interpreters were available to translate the lectures for the Chinese team. Although all the players, Chinese and English, were mixed together in groups for the coaching it was decided that a training match should be held at Newcastle Town's ground between 17 players selected from the English trainees and the 17 man Chinese squad.

Despite the ground being under water at 9am on the morning of this training match, by the 7pm kick off time the surface was water free and absolutely perfect and the game was played in bright sunlight. The match provided some moments of skill and was competed at the highest level. The China team eventually coming out 1-0 winners after scoring from the penalty spot in the 38th minute. The events leading up the penalty caused the ESFA team to play the remaining 52 minutes with only 10 players.

All 34 players played in the game and were allowed, as a training match, to have repeated substitutions. This, however, did not spoil the enjoyment for a small but enthusiastic crowd. The Chinese Cultural Ambassador, Mr Ke Yasha, from the People's Republic of China Embassy in London attended the match and was introduced to all the players.

It is hoped that the English Schools' under 18 team will play two internationals in Beijing and Shanghai during the month of April 2007."

With UK Government backing from DCMS, DfES and The Football Association and the support of the Chinese Government and the Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation, the Sino-UK School Football Project should allow for many school age players to experience the culture and way of life between two countries who both have a desire to educate their young people through a healthy activity such as football.

The Sino-UK Football Project is welcomed as the two countries draw nearer through sport and the forthcoming Olympics in Beijing (2008) and London (2012). The English Schools' Football Association would like to thank the Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation, who organize and negotiate with sponsors to support for this long term Sino-UK School Football Project and look forward to working with the Foundation to further the intentions of the Sino-UK School Football Project."

Photo by RWT Photography

ESFA 26 Sep 2006

原文：http://www.esfa.co.uk/esfa/?news=Competition,06-09,01124043.html

The first event of the Sino-U.K. School Football Project will be formally launched in the U.K. from Aug 19 to Aug 29, 2006, which will lay a solid foundation for the future youth football exchange and development.

The Sino-U.K. School Football Project, a long-term agreement between the Dr. Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation and the China international Sports Exchange Center approved by the State Sport General Administration of the People's Republic of China was signed on Sept 29, 2005. A long time license to Dr. Sun Yet-sen's Youth Foundation to organize the Sino-U.K. School Football Project with ESFA was also issued.

A Chinese youth football team, led by Mr. Li Xin, Director of China International Sports Exchange Center and Mr. William Ma, Representative of Dr. Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation will leave Beijing on Aug 19 to visit the U.K. and participate in the first U18 Sino-UK school football program which is organized by Dr. Sun Yet-sen's Youth Foundation.

The Chinese football team consists of 17 under 18 year-old players, four coaches and four officials. During their visit, they will play games, learn from the English players and exchange football experience. The Chinese football team will visit different cities and famous football clubs, youth department and different football departments in sports institutes.

They will learn British advanced football teaching theory and teaching methods in cultivating young football player, and learn how to build football industry and how to develop global football industry markets. This will greatly help to spread traditional British football culture and help to popularize and promote China's idea of "cultivating football players from youngsters" and long-term football education, which will also greatly help to meet the new tendency of China's sports reform and global market cooperation.

The related sports communities and enterprises in the B.K. have highly valued the Sino-U.K. School Football Project. The Sino-U.K. School Football Project will be advantageous to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, to the 2012 London Olympic Games, and to the sports and cultural exchanges between China and the U.K. The Sino-U.K. School Football Project will also promote the understanding and exchanges between the next generations of the two countries and promote world-wide economic, cultural and sports exchanges.

Rt. Hon Richard Caborn (MP), Sports Minister of U.K., Mr. R. Berridge, Chairman of the English Football Development Committee and Vice President of the Football Association, Mr. Brian Barwick, Chief Executive of the Football Association, Mr. Nigel Brown, Chairman of English Schools Football Association, Mr. Nelson Cheng, Chief Executive of Dr. Sun Yet-sen's Youth Foundation and Sir T. Brooking, Technical Director of The Football Association have sent their congratulations and some of them will participate in the first Sino-U.K. school football activities to be held in the U.K.

The main media in the U.K. and Europe have also attached importance to the significant games and will have a full-scale reporting of the events.

According to the Sino-U.K. School Football Project agreement, a British U18 school football team will pay a return visit to Beijing or Shanghai in April and May 2007.