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1 August 2025  2 min read

Provisional Talent calendar, Aspire player nominations open for 2025/26

Following another successful campaign in 2024/25, plans have been drawn up for the new season to engage over 2,500 young players across the England Talent Pathway. Aspire is the foundation of the Talent pathway and the first step on the route for players to have the opportunity to trial for the national teams.

The period for club coaches to nominate Aspire candidates is open until 28 August. Coaches must use the form below.

The calendar of activity has been provisionally confirmed for: 

• Aspire Skills Camps, the nationwide programme for talented 11-15-year-olds 
• Inter Regional Tournaments
• Super-Region Camps
• Aspire All-Star Tournament
• England U14 and U15 national teams (England Talent Programme)

The Aspire Programme will again feature initial Regional Skills Camps, before selected players move on to Super-Region Camps. The programme will culminate with the Aspire All-Star National Tournament in July 2026. 

England national team activity (ETP) will take place in late May and early June.

All dates are provisional and subject to change. 

Provisional Talent calendar 

Aspire nominations

• Thu 4 Aug 2025 - 24 Aug 2025

Trials

• 1 Sep 2025 - 14 Sept 2025

Aspire Skills Camps

• 15 Sept 2025 - 22 Feb 2026

Inter Regional Tournaments + Selection/Transfer (to 3x3 pathway/Super-Regions)

• 21/22 Feb 2026

Super-Region Camps + Medical & Performance Screening*

• 25 April - 3 July 3 2026

England U14 and U15 national teams (England Talent Programme)

• Selection Camp: 23-25 May 2026
• U17 Home Nations Tournament: 30-31 May 2026
• U14 and U15 Home Nations Tournaments: TBC

Aspire All-Star Tournament

• 3x3: 4/5 July 2026
• 5v5: 24-26 July 2026

Player nominations for 2025/26

Player eligibility for 2025/26 is for players born between 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2014:

• 2011 = U15
• 2012 = U15
• 2013 = U13
• 2014 = U13

An auxiliary window will open on 20 October to 16 November with more information will be released on this window nearer the time. 

player nomination form