• Date: Saturday 18 October 2025, Wednesday 1 April 2026

  • Location: St. George’s Park National Football Centre, Newborough Road, Needwood, Burton-Upon-Trent DE13 9PD

  • Who: 7 to 16 years

  • Closing dates: Friday 17 October 2025, Tuesday 31 March 2026

VICTA Sport is once again supporting the FA Talent Days at the home of English football, St George’s Park, where all England senior teams train. This is open to both partially sighted and blind 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.

The programme will identify and signpost players to the ‘right’ environment at that point in time and seeks to feed the subsequent Regional and National levels of the pathway.

The Para Football player pathway runs alongside any football that players already participate in, so does not compromise or replace any current involvement in the game.

Please note – you will need to register your attendance for this event with the FA directly via this registration form: https://forms.office.com/e/RqFfguz20V

You will then need to apply for our travel support separately using the application form below.

VICTA Facilitated Offer

  • VICTA will cover travel expenses up to £50 for those taking part in the FA England Talent Day at St George’s Park on Saturday 18 October 2025
  • VICTA will cover travel expenses up to £50 for those taking part in the FA England Talent Day at St George’s Park on Wednesday 1 April 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 Days
  • 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 reserve 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.

Contact activities@victa.org.uk for more information.

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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.

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If this is the first VICTA activity that you are applying for, please note that applicants must be registered sight impaired or severely sight impaired, or be able to provide proof that they are registerable. Any information or documents supplied must include the applicant’s name, date of birth and visual acuity.
Supporting documentation
If the applicant is registered, please include a copy of one of the following registration documents: - Certificate of Visual Impairment (CVI) - Blind Registration Card issued by local authority If the applicant is not registered, please provide: - a letter from an ophthalmologist confirming visual acuity. Please note, applications cannot be processed without these documents.

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Activities for 7 to 16s