The New Forest Football Academy is a Football Academy set up that is based in the New Forest, Bournemouth and Southampton area for children aged 4 to 14. The Academy offers a complete football pathway for total beginners at entry level, through to our Academy and High Performance Squads, competing in the Saturday morning Wechsel High Performance League, before progressing into Professional Premier League Football Academy set ups. 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 Sunday grassroots youth football club commitments, to maximise player development. In the last two years, 22 of our Academy players have progressed into either Southampton FC or AFC Bournemouth Academy & Pre-Academy. You can see our Hall of Fame here: https://newforestfootball.co.uk/pages/hall-of-fame

The Programmes that we offer include: After School Football clubs. Saturday Morning Nippers Club. New Forest Football Academy: Training Centre programme with players selected from across our courses and local grassroots football clubs. New Forest High Performance Academy: Centralised Elite Training Centre Programme, with squads playing regular fixtures in Wechsel High Performance League and fixtures against AFC Bournemouth & Southampton FC. New Forest Goalkeeper Academy with Stewart Kearn.

Our Elite Squads are the top performing players within our High Performance squads from each age group, representing us within the Wechsel High Performance League, as well as invitational festivals and termly fixtures against Professional Football Academies. Our Elite squads comprise of players currently being monitored by Professional Academy Scouts and is the ideal platform to showcase their talents at the highest level.

Our High Performance squads are our invitational groups for players that are excelling within our Academy programme. The HP squads also represent us in the Wechsel High Performance League, playing against the top Academies and club sides in the region on Saturday mornings. 

 

Our Academy training centres take place in Christchurch, Ringwood, Hythe and Brockenhurst and run alongside your child’s current weekend grassroots youth football club commitments. The Academy programme is there to support and enhance player development, working with the Academy Coaching Team. 

 

Our Holiday Football Courses take place in the school holidays at local venues, consisting of Academy Training days, Academy Tournament days, Freestyle workshops and open entry Football Course's. 

Our weekly After School Football Clubs take place in schools in the Christchurch, Ringwood and New Forest areas. Players in the After School Club programme will have the opportunity to participate in our NFFA School's League competition, taking place on Saturday mornings. Click here for more information!

Our Saturday Morning Nippers Centre takes place at Woodside Park, Lymington for children in Pre-School & Year R to Year 2.  Our Academy Coaching team introduce fundamental football skills and movements as a tool to develop co-ordination, balance and agility. Click here for more information!

 

If your child would like to trial for the New Forest Football Academy, please click here 'Academy Trial' to fill out our application form.