Portsmouth F.C. Women
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== Academy and youth system == |
== Academy and youth system == |
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The first Pompey Women youth teams were established in the early 1990s. |
The first Pompey Women youth teams were established in the early 1990s and these continued to operate at a variety of age groups. |
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In 2000, Portsmouth F.C. Women officially introduced a Youth Structure within the club, catering for U14 and U12 teams. |
In 2000, Portsmouth F.C. Women officially introduced a Youth Structure within the club, catering for U14 and U12 teams. |
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Since being introduced, this has continued to expand and now the club has programmes allowing girls and women of all ages to participate in [[Football (soccer)|football]]. In 2005 they became only the second women's club in [[Great Britain|Britain]] to establish a Football Academy for females.{{cite web |title=Women's Football |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/hampshire/content/articles/2005/08/17/womens_football_feature.shtml |website=[[BBC News]] |date=2005-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030235117/http://www.bbc.co.uk/hampshire/content/articles/2005/08/17/womens_football_feature.shtml |archive-date=2007-10-30 |url-status=dead}} |
Since being introduced, this has continued to expand and now the club has programmes allowing girls and women of all ages to participate in [[Football (soccer)|football]]. In 2005 they became only the second women's club in [[Great Britain|Britain]] to establish a Football Academy for females.{{cite web |title=Women's Football |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/hampshire/content/articles/2005/08/17/womens_football_feature.shtml |website=[[BBC News]] |date=2005-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030235117/http://www.bbc.co.uk/hampshire/content/articles/2005/08/17/womens_football_feature.shtml |archive-date=2007-10-30 |url-status=dead}} |
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For the 2014/15 season, an U18 side was introduced to bridge the gap between the U16 team, which was currently the eldest youth team level, and the senior teams (including both the reserves and the first teams), allowing a clear pathway for players coming up Portsmouth FC Ladies' youth ranks. This new U18 team competed in the newly formed Hampshire U18 League along with other local sides. |
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At the end of the 2016–17 season the entire youth organisation was transferred to Pompey in the Community where it currently runs under the stewardship of former Portsmouth Women player Kirsty Pearce (McGee). |
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In July 2023 PITC announced they had been granted a 2-year Emerging Talent Centre (ETC) licence by the FA. Their ETC training squad will sit under their Youth Development Teams to further strengthen the girls player pathway. |
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In early 2024 the youth teams and ETC squad started training at the John Jenkins stadium complex after the two artificial pitches were completed. |
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Since the PITC take over of the youth system they have produced three notable first team players in Mia Adaway, Freya Jones {{cite news |title=The News Portsmouth |agency=The News Portsmouth |url=https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2021/september/freya-jones-becomes-first-team-player/}} and Jess Smith {{cite web |title=Portsmouth FC Website |url=https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2023/january/jess-smith-becomes-first-team-player/ |website=Portsmouth FC |access-date=13 January 2023 |archive-date=13 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113004321/https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2023/january/jess-smith-becomes-first-team-player/ |url-status=live }} |
Since the PITC take over of the youth system they have produced three notable first team players in Mia Adaway, Freya Jones {{cite news |title=The News Portsmouth |agency=The News Portsmouth |url=https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2021/september/freya-jones-becomes-first-team-player/}} and Jess Smith {{cite web |title=Portsmouth FC Website |url=https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2023/january/jess-smith-becomes-first-team-player/ |website=Portsmouth FC |access-date=13 January 2023 |archive-date=13 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113004321/https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2023/january/jess-smith-becomes-first-team-player/ |url-status=live }} |
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