BLACKBURN Rovers Ladies will re-introduce a development squad for the 2015-16 season.

The reserve team will support the growth of Gemma Donnelly’s senior side who finished third in the FA Women’s Premier League Northern Division last season.

The development squad will train alongside the first team twice a week and play Sunday afternoon fixtures in the FA Women’s Premier Reserves Northern Division.

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Players will be provided with top-class training facilities, including the Senior Training Centre at Brockhall, and will have access to medical attention at both training sessions and on matchdays.

To support the education and football development of each player, the club is teaming up with Darwen Aldridge Community Academy meaning Rovers players will be able to study and train. This may include A Levels and/or BTEC qualifications.

The football programme will include regular training sessions on-site, using the academy’s sixth form facilities.

The training programme will concentrate on the Futsal aspect of training and players will be entered into the monthly regional Futsal competition at the purpose-built Leeds National Futsal Arena.

Trials will take place on Tuesday, June 16 and Tuesday, June 30 from 7.30-9.30pm at Darwen Aldridge Community Academy.

For further information email Donnelly, head of women and girls elite football at Rovers, on gdonnelly@rovers.co.uk.

And for further details on girls Futsal you can email hilary.lunn@daca.uk.com