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2013-2014 training campaign

2013-2014 training campaign

Dear England Regional Player/Trailing England Player,

Thanks again for attending the Nationals/Trials weekend in Droitwich a few weeks back: the weekend was a great success in terms of both the level of participation and talent on display. In the coming weeks the squads for the England sides for Euros in 2014 will be finalised by the selectors and coaches.

England squads will announced w/c 14th of October.

In advance of formal announcements, we have put together some key dates for your diary should you be selected for one of the NINE England sides that will compete at the Euros.

For the 2013-2014 training campaign:

England players will be expected to attend four 'Team England' sessions. National Coaches will be also setting their own additional squad-specific training sessions (at this stage, a minimum of 5-6 sessions additional sessions are being suggested by the High Performance team). The dates for the 'Team England' sessions are:

1.     30 November/01 December 2013

Preliminary ETC14 squads

Venues:

Open's sides – Chester Uni, Chester;

All other squads – The Grange School, Hartford-Northwich, Cheshire.

M40s will  train on alternative dates

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2.     15/16 February 2014

Preliminary ETC14 squads

Venue: TBC

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3.     10/11 May 2014

Preliminary ETC14 squads

Venue: TBC

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4.     26/27 July 2014

Final ETC14 squads only in advance of ETC14

Venue: TBC

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The dates for the European Touch Championships 2014 (ETC14) are:

 7 August to 10 August 2014 (venue: Swansea University, Swansea, Wales

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