Aston Villa Chief Executive Christian Purslow believes the opening of the Club’s new High Performance Centre ensures Bodymoor Heath training complex is now one of the finest in UK sport.
His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge today officially opened the state-of-the-art facility, which has been designed specifically for elite performance.
It is a proud day for the Club, which saw The Duke given a tour of the new building before hearing more about the Aston Villa Foundation’s Community Outreach and Support programmes, as well as being introduced to those involved in the antenatal clinics from the Birmingham and Sandwell NHS Trust, who made use of facilities at Villa Park during the pandemic.
On the day that the ribbon was cut on the Club’s new facility, CEO Christian Purslow has spoken of how Aston Villa has a training ground it can truly be proud of.
“Creating a high-performance culture needs the right facilities,” he said.
“The mission of the Aston Villa Board since the summer of 2018 has been to bring our performance, strength, conditioning, rehabilitation and sports therapy functions up to 21st-century standards.
“We have created a new High Performance Centre; an environment suited to 21st-century elite sports.
“The High Performance Centre will be used not only by our men’s first team, but our women’s team together with our boys and girls in the Academy, all of whom are based here at Bodymoor Heath.
“This training complex is now one of the finest in UK sport.
“Work is continuing, the creation of multi-media analysis facilities, a mini auditorium, individual player coaching and meeting areas – all these final phases will be complete in time for pre-season training in July 2021.
“Today, Aston Villa has a training ground it can truly be proud of.”