Facilitated Travel Offer to Female Only England Talent Day

VICTA Sport is supporting the FA’s Female Only Talent Day (12 to 16 years old) and Female Only Open Trials Day (16+) at the home of English football, St George’s Park.

This is open to partially sighted and blind female footballers – the FA will have specific B1 provision at this event.

FA England Talent Days are utilised as a player’s first engagement with the Para Football Pathway and as the first selective environment in the player pathway.

Please note: you will need to register for the FA Talent Day/Open Trials using the links further down this page to attend the event itself.

To apply for the VICTA Sport facilitated travel offer, please complete the application form at the bottom of this page.

Female England Talent Day: 12 to 16 year olds

This is an entry point into the England talent pathway. These talent ID events provide an opportunity to be signposted into the relevant level of the Para Talent Pathway.

To register with the FA for this event, click the link: FA Para Football Female Specific England Talent Day – Player Registration Form – Fill in form

Female England Open Trials: 16+

This is an entry point into the Development Phase or Senior Para England teams.

To register with the FA for this event, click the link: FA Para Football Female Specific Open Trial Day – Player Registration Form – Fill in form

VICTA Facilitated Offer

• VICTA will cover travel expenses up to £50 for those taking part in the FA Female Only England Talent Day or Open Trials at St George’s Park on Saturday 8 August 2026
• This offer only applies to the cost of the travel for a young person with a vision impairment up to the age of eligibility for FA England Talent Day/Open Trials events
• Please make sure you apply to the FA directly to attend this event (link above) and apply separately to VICTA for the travel support
• Please also note that this is a limited offer and VICTA reserves the right to close it once we reach capacity

To benefit from this offer, you must:

• Be eligible for the age category identified for FA England Talent Days
• Be registered or registerable blind or partially sighted (VICTA may ask for a copy of your child’s registration documents or a letter from an ophthalmologist as confirmation)

Payment of travel expenses is subject to proof of attendance at the relevant event (a simple photo of you enjoying the event) and travel receipts/mileage claim.

Funds are limited so please get your applications in early. Reimbursement will be processed after the event.

Apply below

Note for applicants completing this form After completion, if you have successfully submitted the form, you should receive a successful submission message. If you do not it may be because you have not completed a required field. After your form has successfully gone through you will also receive notification via email. If you do not receive an email please contact the office on 01908 240 831 as there may have been a problem with your application.

Applicant details

First name *

Last name *

Age at time of activity *

Confirmation of vision impairment
To qualify for this activity the lead applicant (your VI child) must be either registered or registerable as blind or partially sighted (sight impaired/severely sight impaired).

VICTA will ask for supporting evidence post application if we have not previously received it.

Please confirm that the applicant is registered or registerable as Sight Impaired or Severely Sight Impaired *

• Sight Impaired
• Severely Sight Impaired

Do you have a guide dog? *

• Yes
• No

Which FA Talent Day will you be attending? *

• 12 to 16 years
• 16+

Parent/guardian contact details

Parent/guardian first name *

Parent/guardian last name *

Email *

Phone (please provide us with the most convenient number to contact the activity applicant on) *

Address 1 *

Address 2

City *

Post code *

County *

Please upload any receipts and evidence of attendance here:

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Declaration, privacy and consent

To be signed by the applicant or a responsible person.
a. I agree to take part in VICTA's activity and have read all the information sent to me.
b. I acknowledge the need to behave responsibly at all times during the activity.
c. I confirm that this form has been completed accurately and I undertake to update VICTA's organisers should any information contained on the form or personal circumstances change.
d. In the event of an emergency/accident, I consent to emergency medical treatment, which may include the use of anaesthetics.
e. By signing this form I consent to VICTA using the information supplied for the purpose of administering the named event. All the information will be treated in the strictest of confidence and made available only to those staff working with the participant. We may need to share your details with third-party suppliers in relation to this activity. Contact information will be retained and used for marketing of other relevant services.
f. I give consent for VICTA to carry out the following in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulations as supplemented by the Data Protection Act 2018 and related laws and to store my personal information on VICTA's database and/or any other suitable system.

Agreement to declaration *

• I agree
• I do not agree

Signed (insert name) *

Date *

My relationship to the applicant (if applicable)

• Parent
• Legal guardian
• Other

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Would you like to be added to our email database to receive occasional email updates about other VICTA activities? *

• Yes please
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