In week 9 of the Academy we worked on moving the ball quickly to enable the players to get it forward as quick as possible. We had a 20 x 15 metre rectangle with a player at each end and 2v2 in the middle and one floating player who played for whichever side was in […]
Read More →The brand new kit for the girls of Pro Coaching Academy has arrived! When they qualified for the finals of the FA People’s Cup the coaches decided it would be a nice reward to get them a new kit to play in! The girls travel to Sheffield early on Sunday morning, with the tournament for […]
Read More →Well, it is really getting serious now. The draw for the finals of the FA People’s Cup has just been made live from the BBC, and Pro Coaching Academy were in it!!! Watch the link below, it is just like a proper FA Cup draw. The coaches here loved it, and we just can’t wait […]
Read More →Tonight we concentrated on taking goal scoring opportunities early and with either feet. Often in practises and training sessions we allow the players to have far too much time to set themselves, pick a point on the goal and then shoot. In a match this is not really realistic, the chance is there for only […]
Read More →We had the biggest group ever at the Academy on Monday night, the sessions continue to grow week on week. We welcomed Lucy-Liu, a girl Coach Chris knows from Manor CE Academy Futsal club and someone he recently signed to play for York Railway Institute U13 girls’ team. The theme for tonight was changing the […]
Read More →After much form filling, email chasing and waiting, and waiting, and yet more waiting – Coach Suzy finally got her FA Coaching License for the current season. Coach Suzy is a big part of York Railway Institute U13s team and recently took charge of the girls in their 11-0 win against Rawcliffe. The only other […]
Read More →With the next block of futsal sessions about to start at Manor CE Academy and another school about to start after Easter – check back here for this amazing news – coaches Chris and Suzy decided it was time to invest in some new footwear. The coaches bought themselves some rather stylish Sondico Futsal Indoor […]
Read More →We welcomed another new girl this week, Nikki, who plays for Copmanthorpe in the City of York Girls’ Football League and is a defender/goalkeeper. Welcome Nikki! Tonight’s session was about creating and finding space in a tight area. We set up a 20 x 20 metre square and played 4v4 with the idea of keeping […]
Read More →Just a quick update to apologize for the lack of any new content on the site for the last few weeks. Suzy and Chris Collins are in the midst of a new kitchen and their house is literally a bomb site, just look at the photos! They are living out of cardboard boxes, would love […]
Read More →Coach Chris Collins saw this tournament as a great way for Pro Coaching Academy to showcase some of the players they are currently working with. So in early December he entered a team in the U14 Girls’ tournament. The first round was this Sunday at Play Football in York and after some late night team […]
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