New Forest Football Academy run a variety of programmes aimed at children between the ages of 2-14.

The Academy coaching team aim to provide the perfect training environment for young aspiring footballers, striving to achieve their footballing potential.  Our Academy training centres are designed to run in partnership with your child’s current weekend grassroots youth football club commitments, to maximise player development.

The Coaching team work to our progressive and periodised coaching methodology, in line with the AFC Bournemouth Academy syllabus and the FA’s 4 corner long-term development plan for youth footballers.

We are very proud to be the official Academy partner to AFC Bournemouth. Over the past four years, more than 40 of our players have progressed into AFC Bournemouth set up and other professional Academies. When we feel that our Academy players are ready for their next steps, we liaise with the AFC Bournemouth Head of player recruitment regarding trials.