Sky Blues in the Community

Football Development | Player Development Centre 🩵⚽️ Last night, some of our U10 PDC players played x2 5v5 games vs Coventry City Academy U10’s A really positive learning experience for our players, who got to experience really competitive & intense small sided games vs academy opposition 🩵⚽️ A great learning opportunity for our PDC Players 👏🏻💡 Look out for our Summer Trial Peirod dates being accounced soon 🔜 🩵 #MakingADifference

Sky Blues Player Development Centre: Free Talent ID Day 🩵⚽️ 🔗: forms.office.com/e/CWKeaMC1KE Here at the Player Development Centre, we’re hosting a FREE Talent ID Taster Session Day on Friday the 10th of April in half term 🩵⚽️ Your child will have a free 1 hour taster session with one of our experienced coaches. The session will give you taste of our programme, & curriculum led coaching, as well as allowing our coaches to assess players ahead of our summer trial period 🩵 This day is aimed at players who have experience playing Saturday football, & are looking to trial & join one of our MJPL or Mid Warwickshire Saturday League Teams ⚽️ If selected, you will receive an email from us in the coming weeks to invite you in to the taster day ⚽️ All details on the poster ⬇️🩵 Each age group is limited to 32 players, so book quickly ⚡️: 🔗: forms.office.com/e/CWKeaMC1KE

#PLCommunityCaptain | 14 years of commitment and contribution celebrated at last weekends game 🎉 a driving force behind our work to engage, inspire and support young people across our communities 🩵⚽️ Starting as our Inclusion Manager, Craig immediately brought passion, vision and unwavering dedication to ensuring that football could be a vehicle for positive change 👏🏼✨ We’re proud to name Craig White our 2025/26 Premier League Community Captain 🏆 ➡️ Recognised for over a decade of life-changing work with our @premierleague Kicks programme #PLKicks 🔗 shorturl.at/ITHoB @PLCommunities | #PLMoreThanAGame | @Coventry_City | #PUSB #MakingADifference

Our Coventry City FC representatives Broadheath Primary School, played in the Premier League Primary Stars National Girls Football Tournament at @wwfcfoundation. 🤝The girls had an amazing day, finishing 3rd in the group stages. #PLPrimaryStars | @PLCommunities | @Coventry_City

Sky Blues Skills School 🩵⚽️ First session free! ⚽️ 🔗: forms.office.com/e/Ty9vfaiz3F Here at Sky Blues in the Community, we’re excited to launch our new Sky Blues Skills School 🩵 This new training programme will sit within our existing & successful Player Development Centre, offering weekly high quality training sessions ⚽️ Ideal for: * New to football and need to up-skill before entering a team environment Or: * Those currently in a team, who want to boost their technical confidence and capabilities outside of their team training What to expect: ➡️ Sessions follow a specialised curriculum designed by a UEFA B license academy coach, focused on developing players core skills ⚽️ ➡️ Two week learning blocks on one of the four core areas of the curriculum: - Passing & Receiving ⚽️ - 1v1 Dribbling ⚡️ - 1v1 Defending 💪 - Finishing & Ball Striking 🎯 ➡️ Pathway into Sky Blues Player Development Centre League Teams 🏟️ ➡️ UEFA B license coaches at training sessions ➡️ Friendly, neutral & inclusive coaches wearing the Coventry City Badge 🩵 ➡️ All sessions on 3G Astroturf 🥅 The programme is perfect for players looking to improve their skills & core fundamentals 🩵⚽️ Sign up now: 🔗 forms.office.com/e/Ty9vfaiz3F #MakingADifference

We’re celebrating 20 years 🥳 of #PLkicks and the impact the programme has on helping young people to achieve their potential and access positive opportunities ⚡️ Football is more than a game. ⚽️✨ @PLCommunities #PLMoreThanAGame

HOLIDAY CAMP | We’re back at the Alan Higgs for another fun Easter camp! ⚡️⚽️ 📅 Week 1: MON 30 MARCH - THURS 2 APRIL 📅 Week 2: TUES 7 APRIL - FRI 10 APRIL 🕘 9am - 3pm @ Alan Higgs Indoor 3G Dome - Allard Way, Coventry, CV3 1HW 🍽️ Free hot meal included for every child ➡️ Booking Link: abler.io/shop/sbitc/hol… 🤑Discount Code: EARLYBIRD20 (Expires 20th March) @Coventry_City #PUSB 🩵 #MakingADifference

A great session this afternoon at the @CBSArena as part of @coventrycc’s Primary Aspirations Week. Nearly 100 primary school pupils joined a special event hosted in partnership with @SBitC_CCFC.

Aspirations Week | We have worked closely with @coventrycc to deliver an Aspirations workshop. 🤝 Our Head of Community, Dave Busst discussed his playing career. ✍️@aaronashmore8 showed off his amazing books and talked about his career to date. We welcomed Children from Stivichall, St Patricks, Moseley, Longford Park & Aldermoor Farm Primary Schools. #PLPrimaryStars | @PLCommunities | @Coventry_City

#IWD2026 | It’s International Women’s Day and we at Sky Blues in the Community, alongside Coventry City FC would like to recognise our dedicated female staff and thank them for all their hard work and dedication 🩵 ➡️ From Coaching, Medical, HR and Graphic Design, to Finance, Admin and many more! ➡️ We’ll be using this Wednesday’s fixture against Preston North End to introduce you to some of these special individuals and gain an insight into their lives and the roles they play within SBitC 💫📝🖥️ @Coventry_City #PUSB #MakingADifference

#WorldBookDay | The Education department have been on the road delivering books and matchday programmes to our #PLPrimarystars partner schools. @PLCommunities | @Coventry_City | @Literacy_Trust

#WBD | It’s World Book Day 📚 and as part of the clubs programme surplus scheme, we’ve been on the road delivering match day programmes to local schools in the community 📖 Aiming to inspire young readers, celebrate the clubs history and strengthen links between the Sky Blues and local families - while giving a new purpose to surplus printed programmes 🩵 #PUSB Here we have everyone’s favourite elephant - Sky Blue Sam delivering to Sherbourne Fields Special School 😃💫 Great team photo 📸 #HappyReading #WorldBookDay2026 @Coventry_City #MakingADifference

Chair of SBitC Trustees Chris Salter and Head of Community attended the @EFL_Community @EFL annual club and Community Meeting 2026 -Great experience and sharing best practice across the network

World Down Syndrome Day is on the 21st March, and we're celebrating! ❤️ Join us on Friday 20th March as we bring the community together for a brilliant evening of football and fun, featuring three specialist Down Syndrome football providers, a mini tournament for older players, and exciting recreational activities for our younger stars 💫 Whether you’re coming along to get involved or watch - we’d love to see you there! To register your interest, email Ryan.Kimberley@BirminghamFA.com 📨 @club_midlands | @SBitC_CCFC | @MoorsFoundation

Football Development | Easter 6v6 Tournament 🏆🐣 Here at Sky Blues in the Community, we are delighted to announce we are running our 6v6 tournaments again this Easter 🐣 🩵 ➡️ Knockout brackets for all teams 🏆 ➡️ Medals for winners & runners ups 🥇 ➡️ Tournify App to keep track of scores & standings 📲 ➡️ All games played on fantastic 3G Astro ➡️ Each tournament limited to x16 teams ➡️ President Kennedy School, Coventry📍 Sign up here 🔗: forms.office.com/e/c9GAs5EZRs #MakingADifference

🚨This week we started our Secondary School Girls Football Scheme. 🤝Working with @Caludon, @EGCS1973 & @nuneatonacademy. 📈Seeing 63 Girls take their first steps into football! 👉 For more information or to get your school involved, please email: ian.crow@sbitc.org.uk @Coventry_City | @BirminghamFA | #SquadGirls

HAF | 🚨 BOOKINGS WILL BE LIVE FROM 4PM TODAY! 🚨 Our HAF sessions with Sky Blues in the Community are going live @ 4PM! 💙⚽ Don’t miss out on an action-packed programme filled with football, fun activities, and great experiences for young people in our community! 📅 Limited spaces available 🎟️ Secure your spot today eequ.org/skybluesinthec… #HAF #SkyBlues #SkyBluesInTheCommunity #CommunitySport #MakingADifference