Saturday morning football

 

At the Ascension Football Academy, we aim to provide a safe environment where youngsters can improve their football skills through Football Association-qualified coaching. The youngsters not only improve their football skills but the coaches are also committed to enhancing their personal development through teaching them life skills.

 

We also host week-long “Soccer Schools” at least once a year where we are joined by a team from Ambassadors In Sport as we teach skills, encourage teamwork and share with our members some stories from the Bible that we believe can help us not just to be better at our football, but also in how we live our lives.

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Ascension Football Academy has three core aims:

 

- to provide high quality football coaching for children and young people in the local community

- to provide positive activities that develop life skills including greater academic engagement and             increasing  employability

- to enable young people to achieve their potential as human beings

 

AFA currently works with over fifty individuals aged between school years Reception to Year 9, both male and female. Coaching takes place at Royal Docks Community School, Custom House, on Saturday mornings between 9:00am - 10:30am throughout the school year.

 

Each child pays £4.00 per session and children are coached by FA qualified coaches, with support from additional project workers. AFA provides a fun, safe and secure activity during otherwise unstructured time. Participation in AFA teaches both footballing and life skills including teamwork, overcoming obstacles, leadership and a healthy approach to competition. We have also added biblical theme discussions as part of our sessions.

 

At the end of the season, trophies, are awarded to the participants who have achieved most consistently in each of these areas, as well as to the most improved player and player of the season.

 

Feedback from parents has shown that both this weekly and annual recognition of the development of participants is highly valued and leads to consistent effort and attendance.

 

We also run a twice yearly week long soccer school which usually takes place during Easter and October half term holidays. 

 

For more information, including how to register your child with AFA,

Please contact Jodi Ling, Youth and Children's Worker, at :

 

Office : 020 7511 1232   (Working Days are: Monday - Thursday 8:30 -10:00 am & 3:00 - 4:30 pm)

Email: jodieling@btinternet.com