As Scotland's only amateur senior football club, Queen's Park see youth football as a very necessary platform in developing the first team players of the future. Indeed many of our current squad have emerged from the youth ranks.

Our motto Ludere causa ludendi - to play for the sake of the game is at the core of our philosophy of youth development. We encourage players to achieve their potential not only in footballing skills but in their personal development. We set out standards of dress, attitude and how to behave on a football park. We provide a comprehensive development programme incorporating technical, medical and sports science aspects of football. We provide excellent playing and training facilities.

Boys currently train two night per week and play their matches on Sundays. We participate in SFA and SFL national initiatives which involves extensive travel throughout the entire length of Scotland. From Gretna in the south to Elgin in the north.

Queen's Park are proud of their commitment to the development to youth football. With many senior football teams cutting back on youth development, Queen's Park are determined to continue with its investment in the future of football by supporting development squads in all age groups in youth football.

This season we are competing in the following age groups:

Scottish Football Association Youth Development Initiative (YDI)

13s, 14s, 15s and 16s

The Scottish Football League Youth Leagues

17 and 19s

In addition we have a development squad for 12s which will provide the backbone of the next season's 13s squad.

We have an extensive scouting system and most of the boys who come to us have been sourced by our scouts.