Leicester Panthers Academy

What a glorious day for some flag football!

The U14’s from our academy went up against black and gold teams, as well as against . Absolutely phenomenal by every player on every team! You should all be proud of yourselves!

Rest up and be ready for the next one!

The scores:
Hunters Black 38 - Panthers 27
Hunters Gold 39 - Phoenix 19
Panthers 67 - Hunters Gold 6
Hunters Black 92 - Phoenix 6
Panthers 45 - Phoenix 6

TOURNAMENT TIME!!

We go into competition with and with our Under 14’s!

BRING IT ON!!

After a substantial amount of time…….WE FINALLY LOOK AMAZING!!

The Under 16s and Under 19s finally rocking their new training jerseys! Formally the academy being known as the Rugby Rhinos before merging into the Leicester Panthers, we had to still use the old Rhinos kits during training, but now they are out of the window and donning the black jerseys!

Great training today all and great to see 4 new faces today!

🏆Come and join us! We’re one of the UK’s fastest-growing American football programmes, offering:

👦 Flag Football (ages 6–17)

👊 Youth Contact (ages 13–19)

📍 Training every Saturday at Leicester Forest Rugby Club, LE3 3PJ

⏰ Flag: 09:30–11:00

⏰ Contact: 10:00–13:00

Whether you’re completely new or already play sports, there’s a place for you here.

Learn new skills, meet great people, and enjoy the game.

🏈All you need is weather appropriate clothing, football boots, a gum shield, a drink and a willingness to learn and enjoy a great team sport!

☕️For parents/spectators we have a club house which serves breakfast, hot & cold drinks, with a viewing balcony.

👉 DM us today and come down this Saturday to join the team!

Yesterday, our Under 16’s squad took on the in a friendly match at home in the glorious sunshine!

It was a phenomenal game and both sides had done themselves proud! We feel that we made the Bombers aware of our capabilities and we are well prepared for whoever we come against!

Thank you to the Lincolnshire Bombers Academy for coming to our home and we hope you enjoyed yourselves too! We hope to see you again in the near future!

Our little Panthers are getting the work put in with the U11 GB Flag team!! Well done to you all and do us proud!

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We’re one of the UK’s fastest-growing American football programmes, offering:

👦 Flag Football (ages 6–17)
👊 Youth Contact (ages 13–19)
🔥 Women’s Team (16+ in the NWFL)

📍 Training every Saturday at Leicester Forest Rugby Club, LE3 3PJ

⏰ Flag: 09:30–11:00
⏰ Contact: 10:00–13:00
⏰ Women’s: 14:00–16:00 (DM us for new location)

Whether you’re completely new or already play sports, there’s a place for you here.

Learn new skills, meet great people, and enjoy the game.

👉 DM us today and come down this Saturday to join the team!

Happy new year! From everybody at the Leicester Panthers American Football Academy, we wish you everything you deserve in 2026. As our 6 Academy teams and our Senior team continue to grow and achieve great things, we know 2026 will be filled with fun, laughter and great Football🏈 We hope to see you on Saturday Jan 10th when we return for our open training sessions. (DM or email for details)
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U11s Flag Football 09.30-11.00 LFE
U14s Flag Football 09.30-11.00 LFE
U17s Flag Football 09.30-11.00 LFE
U16s Contact Football 11.00-13.30 LFE
U19s Contact Football 11.00-13.30 LFE
NWFL Women's Contact Football (16+)
& Senior Contact Football 14.00-16.00 The Dome Belvoir Drive.
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Academy Sponsors 💛 🖤UK Utilities 💛Jags Rattu 🖤 💛
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From our family to yours. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas. We look forward to seeing you all and some new players on Jan 10th 2026. 💛🖤💛🖤
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Team Sponsors 💛 🖤uk utilities 💛Jags Rattu
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As we prepare for Christmas in just a few days, we would like to thank everybody for their support throughout 2025. Its been an amazing season for the Panthers with all 7 teams doing great work on and off the field. Working with the continues to help develop both players & Coaches.
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We can't wait for 2026 with games already planned for each team in the first few weeks of the year. We will be back to training on Saturday 10th Jan, with open training for players to come and try it out and see what the Panthers offer. We hope to see you there.
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U11/U14/U17 Flag - 09.30-11.00
U16/U19 Contact - 11.00-13.30
NWFL Women's Contact (16+) 14.00-16.00
Senior Football 14.00-16.00
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Club Sponsors
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Last session of 2025 - Team Captain is ready for action!



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U11 Flag
U14 Flag
U17 Flag
U16 Contact
U19 Contact
NWFL Women's contact (16+)
Senior Contact