Welcome to Kernow Youth Select. For more than 20 years we have managed this tour
providing opportunity for young Cornwall based footballers to participate in international
tournaments in Germany and Holland. It all began as our founder and Chairman Les Shaw was
managing a youth football team called Alverton Athletic in Penzance when he received a call to
participate in a tournament at a town called Schuttorf, Germany. Les accepted the invite and with
the support of parents they found themselves playing in a tournament with teams from Germany,
Holland, Belgium and France. From here the long history of the annual tour begun…
We have enjoyed considerable success over the years with tournament winners in both under 13
and under 15 age groups along with creditable positions sometimes not necessarily a representation
of performance. However it is the journey from the formation of the squads with players selected
from club football teams across West and East Cornwall through to representing the County on
foreign soil that makes the tour a unique experience. All those fortunate to have joined us on tour
will have their own memories of their time with friendships formed and experiences to share which
keeps the tour alive for young Cornwall based footballers for the future
We have a long friendship with our extended family in a town called Bad Bentheim, Germany who
welcome and support us every year providing a perfect location for our young aspirational
footballers to reside, eat and train with great facilities in a professional environment under the
leadership of FA Licensed Coaches
Congratulations on becoming a member of Kernow Youth Select – create your own legacy