25/06/2026
๐ซ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐! ๐ฃ
Despite the warm weather, our final Xcel FC Open Training session is going ahead as planned this evening at The Bay CE School - Community Facilities! โฝ๏ธ
This evening is the fourth and final of our open training session period, and provides the opportunity for new players to experience our Xcel Performance Coaching representative side pathway! ๐
So whether you're looking for a new challenge, the opportunity to test yourself within a mainland league, or simply want to be part of a positive and ambitious football environment, we'd love to see you there! ๐
Additionally, due to the high temperatures, we'll be adapting this evening's session where needed to ensure everyone can train safely. So we ask that all players attending bring plenty of fluids, arrive with sun cream already applied, and are prepared for the warm conditions - whilst we'll also be building in regular drink breaks throughout the session โ๏ธ๐ง
We look forward to seeing everyone this evening! ๐
18/06/2026
๐ซ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐! ๐ฃ
Despite the Isle of Wight Festival, our Xcel FC open training sessions are continuing this evening at The Bay CE School - Community Facilities! โฝ๏ธ
So with this evening and next week, there's still time to come along and experience our Xcel Performance Coaching representative side pathway! ๐
Whether you're looking for a new challenge, the opportunity to test yourself within a mainland league, or simply want to be part of a positive and ambitious football environment, we'd love to see you there! ๐
10/06/2026
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด! ๐ฃ
With the 2025/26 season now coming to a close, we're excited to announce that we are now taking expressions of interest for players set to be U8-U11 (Year 3-6) as of September and looking to join our ๐๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ข๐ ahead of the 2026/27 season! ๐
Our ๐๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ข๐ is perfect for committed players looking to supplement their existing training with further and specialist coaching, with our sessions built around futsal, a fast-paced, small-sided format of football that is widely recognised for accelerating player development! ๐
Through engaging, high-intensity sessions delivered by our Xcel Performance Coaching team indoors at Christ the King College, players benefit from โฌ๏ธ
๐ More touches on the ball!
๐ง Faster decision-making under pressure!
๐ Improved ball mastery and close control!
๐ Enhanced awareness and movement off the ball!
๐ Increased confidence in 1v1 situations!
โฝ๏ธ Better passing, receiving and combination play!
๐ช Intense and realistic game-based scenarios!
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๏ธ Greater involvement and engagement throughout every session!
The unique nature of futsal creates an environment where players are constantly challenged to think, react and execute quickly, helping to develop technical excellence and game intelligence that transfers directly onto the football pitch - whilst our Xcel coaches will deliver and guide players through our structured and development focused curriculum! ๐
We will also be running taster sessions before the summer holidays, giving players the opportunity to experience the programme before committing for the new season. So to make sure you don't miss any updates, taster session announcements or programme information, please complete our expression of interest form below:
https://app.360Player.com/registration/xcelperformancecoaching/c8710e83-f861-45ff-8003-cc1e1bc250cd
We look forward to helping the next group of players raise their game and reach their potential, whilst for any questions or queries, please drop a comment below or contact us directly! ๐ฒ
30/05/2026
๐ซ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ โ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐! ๐ฃ
This morning, our Xcel Performance Coaching U12's are in their final fixture of the 2025-2026 Mid-Solent League season! ๐คฉ
This sees our ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐พ U12's travelling away, albeit still on the Island, with our side set to face Oakfield Youth - who have already confirmed their status as Champions of both the Mid-Solent A League and Cup this season! ๐
So the boys are looking forward to finishing their respective campaign with a challenge, and can hopefully build on the performance from our most recent fixture against Oakfield - where we hosted them only several weeks ago, resulting in a narrow 2-0 loss in an entertaining game! ๐
29/05/2026
๐ซ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ณ-๐ง๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ-๐๐ฝ! ๐ฃ
What a fantastic close to the week, with two brilliant days of football at The Bay CE School - Community Facilities, as we rounded off our Half-Term Camps with our ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐พ Player Development Camp on Thursday and Xcel Performance Coaching Football Development Camp today! ๐คฉ
Yesterday's camp provided a great opportunity to bring all three of our ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐พ sides together, with players challenged through a session focused heavily on developing their technical qualities. This progressed into a building through the thirds practice, before finishing with a conditioned game centred around creating and exploiting opportunities through final end zone play. It was brilliant to see players applying the themes of the session and showcasing their development throughout the day! ๐
Whilst today, we were delighted to welcome a fantastic blend of both existing Xcel players and those new to our programme. With it especially pleasing to see so many younger players joining us for the very first time and embracing the challenges on offer, with the day once again centred around player development - with sessions designed to improve and develop ball mastery, receiving skills, ball striking and combination play! โฝ๏ธ
For which we were particularly pleased to see these key themes evidenced throughout the afternoon games, with players demonstrating confidence, creativity and an increasing understanding of the concepts covered! ๐
A huge thank you to every player who attended across the week. The effort, focus, attitude and application shown throughout both camps was outstanding and made the week such a success. With a special congratulations to our award winners from today โฌ๏ธ
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Competition Winners: Alex S & Tristan P!
๐ Rising Star: Alex S!
โฝ๏ธ Players of the Day: Reuben P & Alex R!
๐ UEFA Champions League Winners: PSG & Chelsea!
Looking ahead towards the summer... whether you joined us this week or were unable to attend, our camps will be returning for the Summer Holidays, with further information set to be released soon! Whilst there will also be additional opportunities to join the Xcel pathway through our ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐พ programme and Development Centres, with more details coming shortly! ๐
24/05/2026
๐ช๐ข๐ชโฆ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ! ๐โฝ
Weโre incredibly grateful to everyone who has already registered for our upcoming ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฟ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐พ๐๐ข๐ฅ on Friday the 29th of May at The Bay CE School - Community Facilities! ๐
Camp sign-ups are continuing to roll in daily, and one thing thatโs been especially exciting for us has been the fantastic response from younger players - particularly current U8 and U9 players and families ahead of next season! ๐๐
As we continue preparing for a BIG 2026-2027 across our ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐ฅ and ๐๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐ programmes, itโs brilliant to see so many young players eager to experience the Xcel Performance Coaching environment, meet our coaching team and take their game to the next level! ๐ฅ
Whether youโre already part of the Xcel journey or looking to get involved for the very first time, we canโt wait to welcome everyone to what promises to be an excellent day of development and enjoyment! ๐
Whilst please know, we're still accepting registrations across all age groups for this Fridays Camp (U8-U13). So, if youโre still looking to book on, make sure to secure your place soon via the link below โฌ๏ธ
https://app.360Player.com/registration/xcelperformancecoaching/b07fc9de-518b-474f-92a5-7b9c5033481b
As always, if you have any questions, feel free to message us directly, comment below or email [email protected] ๐ฒ
22/05/2026
๐ซ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ! ๐ฃ
Weโre excited to announce our ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐พ Player Development Camp taking place next week during half term! ๐ฅ
๐
Thursday the 28th of May!
๐ The Bay CE School - Community Facilities!
โฐ 12:30pm-6:00pm!
The camp is open to both current ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐พ U11's - U13โs players, and those interested in joining us next season for U12โs - U14โs! ๐
Whilst throughout the day, players will take part in a variety of technical and tactical practices, activities, and game-related sessions, all designed to help prepare for the season ahead! ๐
Specific focus areas include โฌ๏ธ
โ
9v9 session work for U11โs & U12โs
โ
11v11 session work for U13โs
โฝ๏ธ Technical development
๐ง Tactical understanding
๐ Match preparation and decision making
This is a fantastic opportunity for players to continue developing, prepare for the next level, and experience the Xcel Performance Coaching environment ahead of the new season! ๐
To register or book your place, please contact us directly through the page or email:
[email protected] ๐ฒ
20/05/2026
๐๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ - ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ก๐ผ๐! ๐ฃ
With the current football season winding down and all eyes now set towards 2026-2027, we're busy behind the scenes preparing, updating and refining our development centre model in preparation for a BIG year ahead! ๐
This focuses on our ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐ฅ and ๐๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐ programmes, currently delivered at Christ the King College on Tuesday and Friday evenings respectively! ๐
As part of this, weโll be using our upcoming ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฟ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐พ๐๐ข๐ฅ on Friday the 29th of May as a key recruitment opportunity - giving new players the perfect chance to experience the Xcel Performance Coaching environment firsthand - and opportunity to meet our coaching team, with all sessions throughout the day overseen and lead by our Director - JT Coaching! ๐
In particular, we're keen to welcome players who are currently U8/Year 3 to U10/Year 5. Although our camp extends to those also currently in U11/Year 6 up to U13/Year 8, which is covered as part of our Xcel FC pathway! ๐
To register and book onto our Football Development Camp at The Bay CE School - Community Facilities, please click and complete the online registration form below โฌ๏ธ
https://app.360Player.com/registration/xcelperformancecoaching/b07fc9de-518b-474f-92a5-7b9c5033481b
Whilst for any questions or queries, please drop us a message, comment below or email us at [email protected] ๐ฒ
19/05/2026
๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ณ-๐ง๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐! ๐ฃ
We're delighted to confirm that our Xcel Performance Coaching ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฟ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐พ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐จ are back for the upcoming May half-term! ๐
This will see a super exciting one day camp on Friday the 29th of May running at The Bay CE School - Community Facilities, for players currently aged U8/Year 3 through to U13/Year 8 - and under the guidance of our experienced coaching team, will see an action packed football schedule including โฌ๏ธ
๐ Developmental focused sessions!
โฝ๏ธ Game related practices!
๐ Tournaments and competitions!
For those wishing to register, please find the booking details and our online registration form attached below โฌ๏ธ
https://app.360Player.com/registration/xcelperformancecoaching/b07fc9de-518b-474f-92a5-7b9c5033481b
Whilst for more information or any questions and queries, please feel free to comment below, message us directly or email [email protected] ๐ฒ
19/05/2026
๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ณ-๐ง๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐! ๐ฃ
After a delay, we're delighted to confirm that our Xcel Performance Coaching ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฟ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐พ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐จ for May half-term will be released this evening! ๐
With the camp information, booking details and online registration form launching this evening at 8:30pm! โฝ๏ธ