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The Kent Youth League Appllication form for next season is now OPEN.

Please click here to apply.

EMC Academy U19’s are now recruiting for their 2021/22 squad. The post 16 sixth form alternative based in Rusthall offers players of all abilities the opportunity live the life of a professional footballer, whilst completing their studies.

Benefits include:

-Daily training

-UEFA A standard coaching

-Former professional footballers coaching

-Technical and Tactical sessions

-121 sessions

-Compete in a national league

-Compete in a national cup competition

-Video footage on all fixtures

-Weights programme for all players

-Nutritional advice for all players

-GPS vests for all players

-Pathways into semi professional and professional football

For more information, or to request a place in one of the upcoming trial fixtures, or to request a virtual interview please contact Jonny Elwood on 07894823459.

Full time football + A level and BTEC education

Register your interest now

Erith Town Football Club are looking for new scholars currently in year 11 who wish to become part of a successful club

3 Scholars from this seasons programme have featured in our 1st team in league games and the London Cup semi-final at Brentford FC and a scholar also won player of the week on Kent online this season.

We also have a further 8 scholars this season who have represented our under 23s side with a solid platform into senior football.

Our applications are open for this Years new intake of Erith Town scholars to start this September.

If you’re a current year 11 and interested please email us today erithtownpost16@hotmail.com

Covid-19 put paid to planned dates in October, December and February but with restrictions on grassroots football being eased at the end of the month, the club have confirmed Wednesday 7 April for their first trial ahead of a September start.

With Covid guidelines still in place, all trialists must register by Friday 2 April – there will be no on-the-day applications.

Invited applicants will be asked to arrive at the Gallagher Stadium from 4pm that day, with the trial finishing between 6.30 and 6.45pm.

Based at the home of the Stones, the club and Cornwallis Academy offer a two-year programme that combines academic sports studies, alongside football matches, training and qualifications

You get to play and train like a full time footballer at this state-of-the-art venue. The BTEC Sport course is an ideal route for employment in the sports industry or a pathway to university.

New academy head coach Billy Jones said: “Numbers for this September are really encouraging and we’re looking forward to putting the lads through their paces next month.

“I know this is a really difficult time for so many students, with the uncertainty about grades and teacher assessments. We’ll look to do all we can to support those who want to come here and continue their journey towards semi-pro or professional football.”

Two academy squads compete in the National League Under 19 Alliance – one of the largest leagues in the country – featuring academy teams backed by professional or semi-pro clubs. Academy students also represent the club in the prestigious FA Youth Cup.

A number of players have been called up to the first team and under-23 squads, with several others dual-registered with local clubs.

·         Apply for a place at the academy in September 2021

Our programme places players at the heart of the programme with the aim to develop and grow future players in an environment which is challenging, developmental and inspirational.

Our holistic approach to learning develops academic, coaching, football and social education.

Our unique training programme with our UEFA qualified coaches (including ex professional players), is supported by matches in the National Youth Alliance League and FA Youth Cup.

During the course students will receive an extensive Adidas kit package, VEO & Playermaker analysis.

Welling United are only 1 of 22 clubs who have achieved National League Football Academy Status, meaning we play in thehighest National Academy South league.
Following the completion of the programme, we support our students in the next stage of their career, with various pathway opportunities:

University in the UKUSA ScholarshipsGYM & Fitness InstructorFootball Contract (Pro & Semi-Pro)Football CoachingVarious other roles within the sports & leisure industry

Please see below links to register for our next available Scholarship Trials:
Scholarship Trials – Welling United FC (boys)
Girls Scholarship Trials – Welling United FC (girls)

If you require further information regarding the Scholarship Programme, please contact Academy Director Barry Jeffreys at barry.jeffreys@wellingunited.com

CEO Ken Brooke sits down with Charlotte Richardson to discuss a competitive return of football in the Kent Youth League on our Youtube channel.

Watch the video in full by clicking here.

In light of the Government’s recent Covid19 Roadmap announcement, the KYL is currently planning a return to football.

As part of these plans, CEO Ken Brooke will be taking questions from clubs, players, coaches and anyone else who wishes to submit any queries. In the session, Ken will address many things and the video will be live on our YouTube channel. Subscribe by clicking here.

If you’d like to submit a question please tweet the KYL Twitter account using the hashtag #KYLQuestions. Alternatively, you can email charlotte.richardson@kentyouthleague.co.uk We will attempt to get through as many questions as possible. If this format proves popular, we will look to host such Q & As throughout the season, at key times.

The FA has launched the The Grassroots Football Hub, the place to be for grassroots clubs and leagues who want to be built to last.

The Hub includes the latest insight, case studies, podcasts and more directly from The FA. The Hub also includes a YouTube channel with a new podcast called In The Box.

In The Box is co-hosted by our Website and Social Media Officer, Charlotte Richardson who as well as volunteering for the Kent Youth League, is a FA Club Consultant. Charlotte and Tom Lee, The FA’s National Club Services Manager will bring guidance and expertise to help teams, clubs and leagues alike.

In the first episode of the podcast, you’ll find expert advice on how to manage and boost your club’s cash-flow, along with some brilliant and 100% practical marketing tips from Charlotte herself to keep you and supporters better engaged during lockdown and beyond.

Watch Episode One of In The Box by clicking here.

Subscribe to The Grassroots Football hub here.

Applications are open for places at the Maidstone United Football Academy from September 2021 and a trial will take place later this month.

Based at the home of the Stones, the club and Cornwallis Academy offer a two-year programme that combines academic sports studies, alongside football matches, training and qualifications.

You get to play and train like a full time footballer at this state-of-the-art venue. The BTEC Sport course is an ideal route for employment in the sports industry or a pathway to university.

Two academy squads compete in the National League Under 19 Alliance – one of the largest leagues in the country – featuring academy teams backed by professional or semi-pro clubs. Academy students also represent the club in the prestigious FA Youth Cup.

A number of players have been called up to the first team and under-23 squads, with several others dual-registered with clubs in the Isthmian and Southern Counties East leagues.

The academy trial will be held on Wednesday 30 December at 11:00. Due to current Covid-19 guidelines, applicants must register in advance, no on-the-day triallists will be permitted.

• Apply for a place at the academy in September 2021

From Tuesday 1 December, the Kent Youth League will run an Advent Calendar across our Twitter and Instagram pages.

Each day, a festive window will open to reveal a randomly selected player from our League. This player will receive a £10 Newitts Online Voucher to spend on their website. 

This is just a little token from us to engage with players and do something nice to do throughout December, especially when we’re all missing our football so much.

So, make sure you’re following the KYL on Twitter and Instagram and keep an eye on the #KYLChristmas hashtag!

From 3:30pm on Wednesday 25th November, prospective students can access Margate FC’s Virtual Open Evening. 

To join in please visit www.hernebayhigh.org.

You’ll also be able to find all the information you need on The Gate’s Post-16 Academy, subject specific information and wider sixth form.

Tonbridge Angels Football Academy Open Trial!

Be Part of our successful Football Scholarship Programme from September 2021 and join last years National u19 Youth League Champions

Our 1st trial will be on TUESDAY 27th OCTOBER, at Hugh Christie School from 10am till 12pm

Make sure you apply by https://form.jotformeu.com/72962217180355 or by emailing tafcacademy@outlook.com as soon as possible to book your place.

The new Angels Academy has proven to be a massive success in the past 2 seasons and will provide you with a chance to develop your footballing potential while at the same time providing you with nationally recognised qualifications (A Levels and/or a BTEC National Level 3 sport) & gaining your FA level 1 coaching badge.

As well as daily football training, Academy members will have the opportunity of being part of a squad competing in the National u19 youth League or the Kent academies league aswell as the prestigious FA Youth cup.

So far in this year in our 2 years of running the scheme our achievements to date are as follow;

• 100% pass rate at BTEC level 3 sport 
• 8 players making a first team debuts
• Over 20 different players have trained with the 1st team 
• 1 player on trial at Premier League side Leicester City and 1 player on Trial at league 1 side Gillingham 
• Several players being loaned out to senior men’s teams
• National u19 League Champions 19/20 season 

Don’t forget to apply via the link or email address and it could be your first step in obtaining a fulfilling and rewarding career in semi-professional football aswell as further developing you academic profile

For more information check out: 

Ebbsfleet United are now beginning to applications for their Academy.

Download the Academy’s flyer by clicking here.

To apply please click here.

The Kent Youth League is delighted to announce our partnership with FFX, Folkestone Fixings.

With branches in Ashford and Folkestone and its head office and distribution centre in Lympne, Kent.  Their online business is operated from Lympne and today one of the largest independent suppliers of power tools and power tool accessories, hand tools, fixings and fasteners, and general construction consumables.

One great team
supporting another FFX are now the sponsors of the Kent Youth League U16s and
U18s League Cups and a brand you will be seeing more of over the coming Season.

FFX sells
everything from power tools and related accessories, hand tools, fixings and
fasteners, general construction consumables, and a massive range of building
materials from timber to bricks, from decking to insulation, from drainage
products to roofing materials. There are too many to list here; FFX is a real
‘one-stop-shop’!

The knowledgeable and friendly staff at their Folkestone and
Ashford branches look forward to welcoming you and making sure you have a truly
first-class shopping experience. Visit www.ffx.co.uk/branch for
contact details, opening times and locations.

THE EUFC ACADEMY
EUFC Elite oversees the management and day to day running of all junior teams (U8 – U16s) associated with Ebbsfleet United FC and the academy programme offers an extension to this traditional youth football, by offering players age 16+ with the opportunity to continue on their footballing journey in supporting their dreams and aspirations of building a career within the game.

Our academy is designed to aid and support those players wishing to continuing pursuing a career within the game, with programme designed to offer support and guidance in helping to achieve those aspirations through structure training and developmental sessions to help understand the demands and requirements as they progress into adult football.

All players offered opportunity to join our Academy do so, knowing that the programme they will sign up to has been specifically designed to incorporate a football and educational element that is paramount to aid their development.

WHAT TO EXPECT…
Players receive everything you would expect as a modern-day professional footballer:

• Training and games on state-of-the-art playing surfaces.
• Compete in U19 Youth Alliance League.
• FA Youth Cup
• Opportunities to be invited to train, play with First Team and/or go out on loan to gain first team experience.
• Coaching by fully qualified and experienced UEFA qualified coaches with a vast experience having worked across all levels of the game.
• A fully comprehensive timetable that incorporates both Football and Education which has been designed around their training and games programme.

VENUES
The Academy is delivered daily from Elite Venue, Dunkirk Close, Gravesend, Kent DA12 5ND

Elite Venue has good public transport from London and Kent:

• Gravesend Train Station
• Ebbsfleet International Station
• Gravesend Ferry
• Arriva Bus Service – 483 Stops Directly Outside Venue

COST
Joining the Academy is FREE, the only costs associated to students include:

• Daily travel to & from Academy
• Academy Training & Matchday Kit
• Educational Resources – General Stationary and a Memory Stick
• All students will be given opportunity to apply for a bursary towards these costs and will be advised to apply once they have successfully enrolled.

COURSE OPTIONS

Students sign up to a two-year full-time academic programme with course options linked to their GCSE results or alternative academic studies with them being able to enrol onto one of the following courses:

• BTEC Level 2 First Certificate in Sport
• BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Sport
• BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Sport
• GCSE & Functional Skills in Maths and English

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of 3 GCSEs Grade A-C or 4 and above in Maths and English
• A minimum of two ID documents to prove eligibility to be educated in England
• EU Students – an in-date passport, birth certificate or national insurance number.
• Non-EU students – must provide visa documents that state your residency details along with a national insurance number.

POTENTIAL PATHWAYS/EXIT ROUTES 
There are many potential pathways open to graduates on completion of their academic journey, which may include but not limited to:

FOOTBALL

• Scholarship at a Professional Football Club

• Contract offer at a Professional Football Club, Non- League or Club with the Football Pyramid

FURTHER EDUCATION

• Opportunities to attend University and/or Football Scholarship within America.

EMPLOYMENT

• Football Coaching or Career within Leisure Industry.

NEXT STEPS/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
If you feel that EUFC Academy is the place that you would like to continue developing both as a player and academically, then to secure your place at one of our trial dates please complete the online registration form.

Once you have registered, all you will need to do is attend the trial date selected, where you will be met by members of EUFC Academy who will arrange for you to complete an initial academic assessment, then take part in a training and/or games session that will allow us opportunity to gain a greater understanding of you both on the pitch and within the classroom.

All players who wish to attend the trials will be required to attend with correct kit to take part in a training session including boots and shin pads with plenty of fluids – changing facilities and showers will be accessible to use after training.

You can APPLY NOW for the trials listed below by clicking here.

EUFC Elite & Fleet Leisure Planning Approval 

Wednesday 22^nd July 2020 will go down in history for EUFC Elite as Gravesham Council awarded full planning permission (subject to conditions) to redevelop of Fleet Leisure in Nelson Road Gravesend DA12 5ND.

In 2016 former EUFC United player Danny Kedwell and business partner Nathan Bullas where asked to take over the management and day to day running of the Youth (U7-U16) and Academy section (U16-18) as they would be able to dedicate the much needed time, effort and knowledge in order to sustain and establish potential growth for players within Gravesham and the wider Kent Community.

Upon taking on this challenge it became clearly evident that in order for this to happen, that not only did we need to identify and secure a suitable site to call home but we also needed to improve access to suitable sport and leisure facilities within the Borough that were somewhat limited.

In 2017 phase one was awarded having successfully securing the lease to Nelson Road, which would form the base for building the foundations and offer us the opportunity for growth as the site had been derelict for a number of years, having had a rich history of football since and was a hub for sport and leisure within Gravesham. 

Upon being awarded the lease, this allowed us opportunity to progress into phase two of submitting plans for a full redevelopment of the site to bring it back to its glory days with regular sporting activity taking place throughout the week and weekends that the borough could be proud off.

Now after 3 years of planning, meetings, discussions and consultations with the council, local community, Kent FA and Sport England we are excited to see the fruits of our labour as we move into phase 3 and look to put “Fleet Leisure” back on the map as the leading sports and leisure hub in the South East of England.

Over the coming months we now look ahead to begin the redevelopment of the site, that will offer the local community, schools and grass root clubs’ access:

• 2 Full Size Pitches (Natural and 4G)
• 3 7 a-side Pitches with one Incorporating 2 5 a-side (4G)
• 1 9 a-side Pitch (Natural)
• Children’s Play Area
• Fully Equipment Gym
• Fitness Suite
• Spin Room
• Physio / Sports Rehab 
• Classroom Facilities
• Function Rooms
• Bar Area with Balcony Access to Pitches

Check out the website for more info by clicking here.

Welling United Under 18s are looking for friendlies during the month of August. Happy to look at particular dates and venue.Please contact Jeff Prosser 07958558093

Just finished year 11 and not sure what to do? Or in year 12 and want a change?

Tonbridge Angels football Academy have 2 SPACES left to join our scholarship programme at Hugh Christie School for Septembers 2020/21. 

Tonbridge Angels football academy offer a ride range of A level & BTEC qualifications, alongside a full time football Scholarship at Hugh Christie School. Students are also offered the chance to do their FA level 1 qualification with an option in their 3rd year to do a Level 3 Personal Training Qualification. All scholars train 3 times a week & compete for Tonbridge Angels on a Wednesday Afternoon in the National u19 youth league or Kent Academies league. Tom

The scheme is headed up by UEFA A Licence coach & 1st team coach/Captain Tom Parkinson, alongside coaches, Hugo Langton (UEFA A licence & Welling United assistant manager), Jamie Coyle (UEFA A Licence coach & FA Licensed Tutor), Dom Welsh & Rhys Bartlett. 

In our 2 years of running we have had the following success so far:

• National u19 League Winners
• 8 1st team debuts
• 18 different players train with the 1st team
• 1 player on trial with Leicester City 
• 100% BTEC level 3 pass rate 
• 18 FA Level 1 coaches 
• 6 players go to University 
• 1 Academy student Head Boy of the Hugh Christie Sixth Form
• 1 Academy student Deputy Head boys of the Hugh Christie Sixth Form 

To sign up please use the link: https://eu.jotform.com/form/92911723517357 or email: tafcacademy@outlook.com

For more information please use the link:

Sheila Boswell has asked the Kent Youth League to extend her very grateful thanks for all the very many lovely cards, letters and phone calls she has received after the loss of Colin.

Many thanks to all the clubs, leagues, referees and friends for their memories and tributes paid to him. Colin would never have expected the tremendous reaction to his death and would have been very humbled by it, at the same time glad that he had been able to help so many along the way

If you’d like to make a donation to our Kent Youth League fundraising tribute to Colin Boswell, please click here.