College football academy

Lewisham College is proud to announce that we have places on offer for one of the most successful football academies in the UK, the Lewisham College Football Academy, in association with Charlton Athletic FC.

We are the only football academy in London that offers players the opportunity to play in the best U19 football tournament in the world, the Dallas Cup. We are also the only football academy in South London that trains and plays home matches at a professional club's training ground thanks to our agreement with Charlton Athletic FC. 

There are many additional benefits in joining us if you want to take that next step in your football career:

• Tour the BIGGEST Youth Tournament in the world: The Dallas Cup - USA. Teams that attend include Chelsea, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Sao Paolo, AC Milan (www.dallascup.com)
• Train like a pro using the excellent training facilities at Charlton Athletic's Sparrows Lane training ground
• Play as Charlton Athletic in the best under-19 league in the country - "The Football Conference Youth Alliance"
• Be coached and scouted by staff who have the highest coaching qualifications and work at Premiership & Championship Clubs
• Benefit from a week's training with the pros at Fulham FC
• Our goalkeepers receive specialist coaching from professional goalkeeper coaches at Fulham FC and Charlton FC
• Play pre-season friendly matches against Premiership and Championship Academies
• Get valuable BTEC, NVQ and VRQ qualifications in football and sports studies
• Wear the playing and training kit of Charlton Athletic FC
• Gain FA coaching qualifications and coach in the USA
• Make progress as a modern apprentice/staff member earning up to £150 per week whilst studying in your third year
• Gain work experience within the football industry

Current professionals who have come through the Lewisham College Football Academy in recent years include Dominic Green (Peterborough United), Max Gradel (Leeds United), Mitchell Nelson and Trevor Ajim (Colchester United) .
If you'd like to become part of our Football Academy contact the Football Academy

To join our football academy we will only ask you to pay for your full Charlton Athletic training kit which costs between £100 and £150.

Visit our football academy facebook page to find out more Dallas Cup Lewisham College

Trial Dates 2012

Trial dates for the 2012 Football Academy have now been announced, and will be held at Goals, Beckenham North, BR3 1NZ between 1.30 - 4pm on the following dates:

• Friday 20^th January
• Friday 17^th February
• Friday 13^th April
• Friday 11^th May
• Thursday 7^th June
• Friday 8^th June
• Friday 6^th July
• Friday 20^th July

To book your place call 0800 834 545.

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For more information contact dan.thomas@lewisham.ac.uk or sharon.archibald@lewisham.ac.uk