Design Draughting Services Ltd Designed The Roofing & Facades for the recently opened St.Georges Park the UK’s National Football Centre for The FA.
Located in the heart of England, near Burton-Upon-Trent, St. George’s Park is the home of the new National Football Centre.
Set in the National Forest, in 330 acres of beautifully landscaped parkland, the centre will be the training base for the 24 England teams and features a Hilton hotel and Hampton by Hilton hotel.
St. George’s Park is also the home of FA Learning, The FA’s educational department. Through the delivery of national coach education courses, St. George’s Park will provide a platform for the communication of The Future Game philosophy, which outlines a vision for the development of English football.
The Future Game will be brought to life in the football centre which includes a full-sized indoor third generation football pitch equipped with a viewing gallery for up to 200 people, a 60mx40m multipurpose indoor sports hall, 11 full size outdoor pitches and one elite DESSO training pitch which is an exact replica of Wembley.
Players, coaches, guests and athletes from other sports will have the opportunity to access the very best medical and sports science facilities on site.
Perform at St. George’s Park is a bespoke sports medicine, rehabilitation and performance centre operated by Perform, part of Spire Healthcare. Perform combines 25,000 square feet of cutting-edge technology with elite medical expertise, creating the most advanced sports medicine, rehabilitation, performance science and training centre in the UK.
The goal is to become the first FIFA F Marc Centre of Medical Excellence in the UK. This world class facility is available to use by national and international football clubs, as well as other sports and business organisations to drive excellence in performance.
Visitors will enjoy impressive accommodation, with Hilton Worldwide operating two hotels under one roof. This innovative concept will provide accommodation options to suit any budget. The hotels will cater for individuals, groups or team bookings, along with major sporting or business conferences and banquets and will provide onsite accommodation for those attending residential courses run by FA Learning.