Having committed his whole career to improving the coaching of the nation’s youngest children, Pete Sturgess was officially inducted into the FA’s Hall of Fame in October 2023. A former teacher and academy assistant director, Pete had been the FA’s National Foundation Phase Lead for 14 years and during his 17 years at the FA he was also successful in leading the England senior mens Futsal team in UEFA and FIFA competitions. His work contributed massively to the development of the FA Youth Awards, Advanced Youth Award and the Foundation Phase DNA resource and guidance and his most recent project concluded with the development and national launch of the FA’s new Play Phase approach for children aged 4-6 years.
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