Young innovators shine in Foundation of Light’s 2026 Harrison Challenge
Foundation of Light’s 2026 Harrison Challenge winners have been crowned following the final presentations at the Beacon of Light.
We're delighted that our Player Development Centres are partnering with Evolution Goalkeeping Coaching to provide tailored and focussed coaching for our goalkeepers and offering an extra dimension to our programme. The partnership will see Evolution provide tailored goalkeeper coaching to our players week, as well as providing 'in game' coaching during small sided matches and external games.
Jack Gray, Player Development Programme Head CoachCreated to give goalkeepers the best chance to develop, Evolution is a professional goalkeeper coaching service which aims to take players from grassroots to academy level. James Howarth, Company Director at Evolution, added: "We are delighted to be partnering up with Foundation of Light, a great organisation who we are very proud to be working alongside. "Evolution will add value to their Player Development programme and we believe the partnership will be a platform for other projects with the Foundation in the future."
Foundation of Light’s 2026 Harrison Challenge winners have been crowned following the final presentations at the Beacon of Light.
One lucky winner will be chosen randomly to earn a free opportunity to follow in the footsteps of their Black Cats heroes and play at the Stadium of Light.
Budding young footballers will have the rare opportunity to play on the Stadium of Light pitch as Foundation of Light's Play on the Pitch returns!