• Curriculum Time Coaching
  

The scheme offers local schools the chance to receive coaching during curriculum time. A qualified FA coach employed by the club can visit your school with all the necessary equipment for a minimum of six weeks. The flexible approach adopted by our staff ensures the sessions to be adapted to the age group sizes and the facility provided by the school. This service provides an ideal opportunity for teaching staff to learn new skills, which can support their own teaching of this activity.

• After Schools And Lunch Time Coaching Clubs

This is a service available to local schools. These clubs are run on a six week block period which consists of FA qualified coaches visiting schools at lunch time, or at the end of the school day, to coach boys and girls the skills and techniques of the game. All the necessary equipment will be provided; all we ask is that you provide the children and the facility. After School Clubs can also use the club’s Astroturf facilities during winter months providing the children can be transported to the Camrose ground.

• Holiday Coaching Courses
  

Young people can make the most of their holiday time by attending a variety of soccer courses throughout the year. The courses are run throughout all school holidays and provide an exciting way for young people to learn skills and techniques in a safe and friendly environment. The courses are run for children in the age groups 5 to 14 years. The package includes: Coaching by FA qualified coaches. Fun and educational practices for football skills. Complimentary Matchday ticket. Making new friends !

• Local Youth Teams
  

The Community Scheme offers coaching support to local boys and girls clubs. The flexible approach of our coaches enables them to fit in with the Club's requirement and can therefore work players on a short or long term basis.

Community News 16th January 2010: Happy New Year to you all!!  Hope you all had a fantastic festive break!! We have had a very busy time over the Christmas period forward planning key events for the Football in the Community scheme for this year, which is all very exciting.

At the same time it’s been a very frustrating start to the year for us all with the weather affecting all levels of the football club, with so many schools having to close this has meant we have had to postpone the start of a number of school sessions, fingers crossed the weather will improve and we can all get back on track.

We will shortly have after school clubs up and running at the following schools: Preston Candover Primary School, St Marks Primary School, Rucstall Primary School and Cliddesden Primary School.  So if you attend any of these schools please keep a look out for further information in your schools.

There are several more schools and club sessions we are trying to finalise but if you think your school or club or if you know of a school or club who you think might benefit from coaching from a fully qualified coach from Basingstoke Town Football Club please don’t hesitate to contact us. We are also still interested to hear from any other qualified coaches looking for part time coaching work, please contact us for more information.

February 2010 Half Term Football Development Coaching Courses

COURSE: The course aim is to make the beautiful game fun and more child centred FOR BOYS AND GIRLS OF ALL ABILITIES by playing varied types of small sided matches and skill games. By playing these small sided matches and skill games your child will have more touches of the ball as well as more dribbling, passing and shooting attempts, everything I hope they love about playing football!!!  Also to be included hardest shot competition using speed gun, penalty shoot out competition

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday 17th, Thursday 18th and Friday 19th February 2010, 10am - 3pm

AGES: 5 – 14 year olds for boys and girls of all abilities

VENUE: Everest Community College, Oxford Way, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 9UP (on the new rubber crumb astro pitch)

FEE: £11.00 per child per day

How to Book:      1. Complete and sign the enrolment slip - Downloadable Form  
                            2. Cut off and return the slip with payment to us, by no later than Saturday 13th February 2010.  This will secure your child’s place.  Please note bookings can not be accepted on the day of the course.
                            3. Please note that we will give you confirmation either by phone or email.

What to bring: Please ensure your child brings appropriate football kit, including football boots/trainers and shin pads and that they have warm and waterproof clothing for wet sessions.  Your child also needs to bring a ‘still’ drink in a plastic bottle and packed lunch.

For further details of our Football in the Community Programme, please contact either Matt Beckingham direct at LTS, on 02380 328326, or the Commercial Office at BTFC, on 01256 327575.