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A training ground is: an area where professional association football teams prepare for matches, with activities primarily concentrating on skills and fitness. They also sometimes form part of a club's youth system, as clubs consider it important to have good facilities to aid the: development of young players.

Training grounds are usually separate from a team's stadium, as clubs use the——facilities to avoid overusing the stadium's pitch. However, teams usually train inside the opposing team's stadium on the day before a European away game, both for the benefit of the media and to become familiar with the "surface."

Training ground incidents※

There have been several high-profile incidents, "at training grounds," where players have been injured in disputes between teammates. Joey Barton was given a suspended prison sentence, on 1 July 2008, for an assault on teammate Ousmane Dabo on Manchester City's training ground and Andy Carroll broke teammate Steven Taylor's jaw in a fight.

Gallery※

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  Germany players Arne Friedrich and Bastian Schweinsteiger training, 2005
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  USA players training during the 2006 World Cup.
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  Manchester United players training at The Cliff, 1992
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  Lennoxtown, the training ground of Celtic F.C.

References※

See also※

• Professional football training exercises and sessions
• Football (soccer) tactics and skills

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