High performance academy UK 2025
The professional high performance football academy is located in Stamford, England and has been operating for more than 10 years.
Its mission is to help students reach their maximum potential as both athletes and scholars. To achieve this objective, the academy makes use of the best facilities and the best professionals so that students at the academy can experience what life is like as a professional footballer.
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Overview
The ideal candidates are football players who are looking for high-performance training in a professional and stimulating environment in order to reach their full potential. The academy welcomes intermediate or advanced-level students who are committed to the sport and willing to do their absolute best to improve.
Programmes Available at England High-Performance Football Academy
The academy offers short and long-term programmes throughout the year:
Short-Term Programmes:
England Football Academy’s short-term programmes are designed to meet the following objectives:
- To achieve considerable improvement in a short amount of time thanks to highly-intensive programmes focused exclusively on football.
- To prepare for a tournament or competition.
- To get into shape for the next season.
- To access a long-term programme.
Long-Term Programmes:
Football training programmes ranging from one to three-years that can be combined with academic, university, or language studies. There are two options available for long-term programme students:
- Boarding student: includes the sports programme, the academic programme, and full-board accommodation.
- Day student: includes the sports programme and the academic programme (no accommodation).
*To take part in a long-term programme, students must first be evaluated in a short-term programme.
What are Long-Term Programmes for?
- To provide the necessary training to help students make the leap to professional or semi-professional football.
- To allow students to continue their academic studies while training.
- To provide guidance on physical, psychological, technical, and tactical aspects in order to improve students’ athletic performance.
- To provide the opportunity to participate in national or international competitions attended by football club scouts.
- To get football tryouts with professional or semi-professional teams for the most prominent students.
England High-Performance Academy's Professional Staff
The England Football Academy features a multidisciplinary team of professionals to ensure students receive fully comprehensive training. Its UEFA certified coaching staff is made up of former professional footballers and coaches with extensive experience training promising young players.
Learn more about the academy’s professional staff:
Grant Brown
Mr. Brown was a professional football player for 18 years and began his coaching career in 2006. He worked at Lincoln City as part of the coaching staff and as head coach of the youth team. He has been part of the England High-Performance Football Academy since 2016.
Ashley Foulger
Goalkeeper Coach.
Mr. Foulger has extensive experience in youth football, having played for Northampton Town and Kettering Town. He then went on to play at a higher level for AFC Rushden & Diamonds. He has also worked at football development schools and gained FA level-2 coaching badges, both for outfield and goalkeeping training. He has been part of the England High-Performance Football Academy since 2016 and is currently working on obtaining a UEFA B Licence.
Academic Training
England High-Performance Football Academy offers a wide array of academic options to suit students’ needs, including a BTEC Level 3 diploma (British educational system for secondary school) and university studies on sports science, as well as remote learning, allowing students to study online from the academy following the American or French educational systems.
Academy Facilities
England High-Performance Football Academy is located about 25 km northeast of Leicester city. It is a vast, 27-hectare venue with student dormitories, classrooms, and recently renovated sports facilities (2022).
The dormitories can accommodate over 100 students and feature both single and double rooms with private bathrooms. There are also several classrooms, game rooms, and study rooms, among other facilities.
Regarding sports facilities, the academy features 4 eleven-a-side football pitches, tennis courts, a gymnasium, a sports hall, and an indoor pool.
Former Academy Students
These are some of the notable students that have attended the England High-Performance Football Academy:
Liam Merrick
Trained at the academy from 2018 to 2022 and signed with Peterborough Northern Star in 2020.
Sam Jordan
Trained at the academy during the 2020/2021 season and was drafted by the University of Ohio.
Brandon Taverner
Trained at the academy from 2016 to 2018 and signed with Oxford United.
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Prices
Signing up for an annual programme at a soccer academy is an excellent investment in the future.
■ Before deciding to make a significant investment and sign their child up in a football academy for a whole year, many parents prefer their children to attend a short-term programme to see if it’s the right academy for them. Besides that, the academy’s coaches will take the opportunity to assess your child’s abilities and recommend the best options for them.
■ Alternatively, as parents, you may feel confident enough in this academy and would like to sign your child up for a long-term programme.
Whatever your case may be, we invite you to fill in the form you’ll find below and we’ll get in touch with you to discuss the different enrolment options for your child.