YMCA Football Coaching Academy offers a range of coaching sessions for boys & girls aged 4-18 of all abilities. Our academy structure enables young people to enjoy the benefits of playing football while having the opportunity to develop and progress through our various sessions and Junior & Minor League teams. We’ve proudly been offering football coaching for young people in Plymouth for over 100 years.
Why YMCA?
- Fun and competitive sessions
- Route-ways for progression & competition
- Established Reputation
- All coaches are FA qualified
- All staff are enhanced DBS checked and adhere to the highest safeguarding standards
Cost
All sessions are £15 per month, except Y:Kickers which is free.
Where
Sessions take place either in the Sports Hall at YMCA Plymouth, Honicknowle Lane, or on the 3G pitch at All Saints Academy, opposite the YMCA.
What we do
- Follow the FA DNA programme (All Sessions)
- DJM League Fixtures (U10s & U9s)
- Guided learning on & off the pitch (U10s & U9s)
- End-of-season presentation (U10s & U9s)
- Competitive weekend matches (U6,7,8s)
- Team Building exercises (All Sessions)
- Ball mastery (All Sessions)
- Age-appropriate coaching (All Sessions)
- Small-Sided Games (All Sessions)
- ABC of Coaching: agility, balance and coordination (Y:Kickers)
Coaching Sessions
Mondays
U8s Football Team
School year 3
5pm-6pm
YMCA Sports Hall or All Saints Fields
Girls Drop In Football
School years 3,4 & 5
6pm-7pm
YMCA 5 a side pitch
Tuesdays
U8 Football Team
School Year 3 5PM-6PM
YMCA 5 a side pitch
Wednesdays
U6 Football Team
School Year 1
YMCA Sports Hall
Thursdays
U10 Girls Football Team
School years 4 & 5 5pm-6pm
YMCA Sports Hall or YMCA 5 a side pitch
Friday
U10s Football Team
School year 5
5pm-6:30pm Invite Only
YMCA 5 a side pitch
Sunday
Y:KICKERS – FREE SESSION
Players aged 4-7
9am-10am
YMCA Sports Hall or YMCA 5 a side pitch
Twenty40 Session
£2 per session
School year 3 and 4
9-10am
YMCA 5 a side pitch
U6 Games (Twice per month)
School year 1
10:30am – 11:30am
All Saints School 3G
Book on a session or find out more
Contact: Head Coach, Barry Sellers
barry.s@ymcaplymouth.org.uk
T 01752 201918
YMCA Football Coaching Academy is in Partnership with YMCA All Saints FC.
