We re-launched our academy in 2022 with the aim of providing organised soccer for the children within our community, and to provide them with an outlet that will have a positive impact on their emotional well-being. ​Our central goal is to provide a safe, positive and nurturing environment where children can develop and enhance their physical and social skills.

 

Children who have positive early experiences of sport are more likely to continue lifelong participation.  Sport, therefore, has a lot to offer children provided that it takes place in an environment that is safe and promotes enjoyment. ​For this reason, participation is more important that competition and we aim to provide all children with equal playing time in age-appropriate games.

 

We have teams at U6, U8, U10 and U12 (Boys and Girls) and coaching takes place throughout most of the year. New players always welcome so simply return the registration form for any children that would like to join our academy. Coaching takes place each Friday at 6pm with challenge games and blitz events taking place regularly during the year. We also entered the Foyle Cup this year which was an enjoyable and incredible learning experience for all of those that participated.

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For insurance purposes, all players must be registered for participation (registration form available for download from this page). Registration is €20 per year and we charge €3 for each coaching session. However, these fees are all waived for all kids who has a Parent or Guardian that is a regular member of our 50/50 club. We organise challenge games regularly across alll age groups and there is no charge for these.

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We are now recruiting new players for league entry at U12 and U14 during season 2025 so anyone interested is welcome to come along any Friday! (Coaching will revert to selected Saturday mornings through the October/November period).

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For further information, please get in touch with the revelant Team Manager(s):

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U6 - Christopher O'Donnell (086-3610910, odonnellchris2010@gmail.com)

U8 - Brendan O'Donnell (087-6488567, brendanodonnell1976@hotmail.com)

U10 - Kevin Higgins (086-8259904, higgins1888@gmail.com)

U12 - Kevin Neely (086-8551559, kneely34@gmail.com)

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Children's Officer - Kevin Higgins

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All of our coaches have completed the required safeguarding training to permit  them to work with young children and all have also completed Garda Vetting. If anyone has any concerns or questions, please feel free to contact any coach or our Children's officer.

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We provide a safe environment for children with an emphasis on fun and participation.