A training ground is an area where professional association football teams prepare for matches, with activities primarily concentrating on skills and fitness. They also sometimes form part of a club's youth system , as clubs consider it important to have good facilities to aid the development of young players.
5-692: K-Park Training Academy is a training ground in the St Leonards area of East Kilbride , South Lanarkshire . It is located within the site of Calderglen Country Park . It is the home ground of Lowland Football League team East Kilbride . K-Park was opened in May 2011 by the East Kilbride Community Trust (EKCT), who had previously drawn up plans that would give the large town a top-quality, UEFA -standard sports facility. Former Rangers and Scotland footballer Ally McCoist , who
10-410: A mixture of quartz sand and rubber granules. This is to reduce the likelihood of an injury sustained or lower the impact of a fall, as well as allowing better ball control for the players that use the facility. Training ground Training grounds are usually separate from a team's stadium , as clubs use the facilities to avoid overusing the stadium's pitch . However, teams usually train inside
15-441: Is from East Kilbride, officially opened the first phase of the new facility on 25 September 2011. K-Park is used as the home ground for the newly formed football club East Kilbride F.C. , who were founded in 2010, one year before the facility's official opening. They will play their first league matches at the venue before relocating to a proposed site near Langlands Golf Course. The local rugby team East Kilbride RFC also train at
20-495: The facility. K-Park was the home of Celtic Women from March 2015 until July 2021. It is mainly Third Generation synthetic football pitches that are at the facility, used by local clubs and clubs from the Scottish Football League . The parks are also easily convertible for rugby training. The pitches at K-Park (of which there is one 11-a-side pitch and two 7-a-sides) are unusual, in that they consist of
25-491: The opposing team's stadium on the day before a European away game, both for the benefit of the media and to become familiar with the surface. There have been several high-profile incidents, at training grounds, where players have been injured in disputes between teammates. Joey Barton was given a suspended prison sentence, on 1 July 2008, for an assault on teammate Ousmane Dabo on Manchester City's training ground and Andy Carroll broke teammate Steven Taylor 's jaw in
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