![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/footballers-gcse-results/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1_Steven-Gerrard-revisits-his-former-school-Cardinal-Heenan-High-School-West-Derby-Liverpool-back-in.jpg&description=While you might not need 'academic intelligence' to play football, these sporting stars have proved you can have talent both on the pitch and in the classroom, as they have some seriously impressive GCSE results Footballers sometimes face stereotypes when it comes to academic intelligence. While it no doubt takes hard work and dedication to become a footballer, it's not necessarily learned inside a classroom. But many of today's players actually end up leaving school with some seriously impressive GCSE results. According to Huw Jennings, academy director at Fulham and former youth development manager of the Premier League, clubs are now looking for a good education from their players, as he told the Telegraph: "We can get rid of the old cliché of thick footballers. The value of a broad education is now appreciated by players, clubs and families. You can have football intelligence without academic intelligence, but modern footballers are required to take on a lot of information - about tactics, individual opponents and so on - and translate that into decision-making on the pitch. And it's good decision-making that sets the best players apart." Here we take a look at some of the current and former Premier League stars and how they did in their school exams. , who grew up in West Bridgford in Nottingham, is not only the best goalkeeper in the world, having won the Golden Glove award at the Women's World Cup, but she's had a remarkable career so far. While at school, her mum and dad would encourage her to get involved in all sorts of sports - from dancing to judo - and of course football. Speaking to the FA blog of West Bridgford Colts, Mary said: "Football really helped me at school. It helped me communicate with people better and gave me the confidence to disagree with people if we were having a debate in class." But her talent doesn't just stretch to the pitch - but off it too. According to Mary's LinkedIn profile, she received an A* in Additional Science, A in Engli){kind=link}
While you might not need ‘academic intelligence’ to play football, these sporting stars have proved you can have talent both on the pitch and in the classroom, as they have some seriously impressive GCSE results
Footballers sometimes face stereotypes when it comes to academic intelligence. While it no doubt takes hard work and dedication to become a footballer, it’s not necessarily learned inside a classroom. But many of today’s players actually end up leaving school with some seriously impressive GCSE results.
According to Huw Jennings, academy director at Fulham and former youth development manager of the Premier League, clubs are now looking for a good education from their players, as he told the Telegraph: “We can get rid of the old cliché of thick footballers. The value of a broad education is now appreciated by players, clubs and families. You can have football intelligence without academic intelligence, but modern footballers are required to take on a lot of information – about tactics, individual opponents and so on – and translate that into decision-making on the pitch. And it’s good decision-making that sets the best players apart.” Here we take a look at some of the current and former Premier League stars and how they did in their school exams.
Mary Earps, who grew up in West Bridgford in Nottingham, is not only the best goalkeeper in the world, having won the Golden Glove award at the Women’s World Cup, but she’s had a remarkable career so far.
While at school, her mum and dad would encourage her to get involved in all sorts of sports – from dancing to judo – and of course football. Speaking to the FA blog of West Bridgford Colts, Mary said: “Football really helped me at school. It helped me communicate with people better and gave me the confidence to disagree with people if we were having a debate in class.”