What's on Offer?

• A unique development avenue for all individuals of both genders from 5 years of age upwards.
• Sessions designed around the physical & psychological aspects of the game.
• A chance for individuals to learn in a fun, structured, creative & professional environment tailored to their learning preferences.

Children under 5 years of age, our recommendation is to get them involved in gymnastics &/or athletics. Its very likely they will develop high levels of intrinsic motivation, given they are individual sports. Core strength, flexibility & balance will be significantly enhanced compared to peers with no gymnastics/athletics experience. Those 3 components create a rock solid foundation for a child to excel in any sport of their choosing.

• Our sessions are perfect for beginners wanting to learn the basics
• Experienced players wanting to take their game to the next level
• Professionals & semi professionals wanting to do foundation work before returning to their clubs for pre-season training.

Anyone who uses a heart rate monitor &/or GPS trackers would hugely benefit from attending our sessions. GPS trackers convert match data recorded into safe training loads for the following week. If you don’t monitor & test your fitness components, how do you know you’re improving physically?

AFC offers a physiological ‘MOT type’ testing battery to individuals who want to improve their fitness levels. The results from testing each component create the foundations to plan a 16-week training program.

✓ Aerobic endurance

✓ Anaerobic endurance - repeat sprint ability

✓ Agility

✓ Max speed

✓ Jump height

✓ Flexibility

✓ Max Strength

Sessions take place weekly in various locations in & around Sunderland continuing through the season.

Sessions for 5 – 10 years of age typically includes:

✓ Developing individual ball skills, defending, creating & scoring goals

✓ Establishing core values:

✓ Honesty

✓ Communicating effectively

✓ Individual effort

✓ Teamwork

✓ Nutrition

✓ Recovery

✓ Develop spatial perceptions of the surrounding environment & internally i.e. identifying & learning to manage energies in motion (aka emotions).

✓ Introduce football terminology

✓ Strength & conditioning fundamentals - core strength, flexibility & balance

✓ How to invest in the 2 greatest assets on planet earth – the human mind & body

Sessions for 10 years of age upwards includes, reaffirming core values, spatial perceptions, S & C fundamentals, terminology & developing ball skills. With progressions to:

✓ Individual sovereignty

✓ Various S & C methods

✓ Tailored sessions to individuals capabilities

✓ Position-specific physiology

✓ Creative play

✓ Overlaps

✓ Breaking into the box

✓ Running in behind

✓ Cutting inside

✓ Defending as a unit

✓ Transitioning together

✓ Attacking as a unit

✓ Crossing & Shooting

Our group sessions are 8/10 players max:

✓ This enables drills to be game realistic

✓ Players have more time on the ball

✓ Extra attention from coaches