Pro Player is an independent Football Academy based in West Yorkshire that provides professional coaching to talented young players aged between 7-16. The invitation/trial only academy aims to bridge the gap between professional academies and grassroots football. Our main focus at the academy is long term player development. We believe that through our unique coaching and games programmes, every player will improve, irrespective of whether or not they progress into a professional club. By attending the academy, players will not only show an improvement in their technical skills and tactical knowledge they will also acquire many of the necessary social skills and psychological attributes that are essential in professional football. What makes Pro Player Football Academy unique is that all of our coaches are current/ex professional footballers who are FA/UEFA qualified, CRB checked, fully insured and first aid certified. In addition to this, many of our coaches have academic qualifications in areas such as sports science or strength and conditioning. We feel this allows us to provide an high standard of coaching that is on a level with any professional football academy. In order to maintain this high level of coaching we have a maximum coach to player ratio of 1:10/12. This allows each coach to work with a small group of players and ensures that the high standard of players in each age group is maintained. In addition to the coaching programme the academy will have a regular games programme against professional academies, development squads and local junior teams. These games give the players an opportunity to transfer the technical skills acquired through our technical coaching programme into a game situation. Pro Player Football Academy provides
•A professional and safe environment where players can improve their footballs skills.
•Weekly training sessions with coaches who are current/ex professional footballers, FA/UEFA qualified, CRB checked, fully insured and first aid certificated.
•Regular games against professional academies, development squads and local junior teams.
•Opportunities for players to be recommended to professional clubs for trials.
•Regular assessments and player feedback.
