Brentford FC Community Sports Trust's Street Soccer Academy is a free 12-week, 12-session personal development programme that combines football coaching and mindset training with skills and employability workshops.

This year the Trust will be running both a male and female cohort for anyone aged 17 to 30 who is either unemployed, not in full-time education, living in sheltered or temporary accommodation, or those who would like to positively change their future prospects.

The delivery of the Street Soccer Academy aims to achieve the following outcomes:

  • Improved Physical Health & Wellbeing

  • Coaching of a positive mindset to support and improve mental health

  • Improve employability prospects

  • Soft Skills development such as Teamwork, Goal setting, Organisation, Planning & Communication

  • Improved Confidence, Self-Belief, Aspirations and Emotional Intelligence

The specially crafted ‘hat-trick’ of football coaching, growth mindset training, and soft skills development workshops enable participants to fundamentally improve their mindset, identify employability areas of both capability and interest, and develop skills to equip them to be able to move into work, education, or further training on completion.

The course takes place at Gunnersbury Park Sports Hub and cumulates in the 6-side Street Soccer Academy National Cup football tournament with recent events taking place at Leicester City’s Training Ground and West Ham United's Stadium.

2025 Cohort Details

Group 1: All Male

Meet every Wednesday from 26 March - 25 June: 10am - 2pm (Break during Easter School Holiday).

Location: Brentford FC Community Sports Trust, Gunnersbury Park Sports Hub, Gunnersbury Park, Popes Lane, London W3 8LQ.

Group 2: All Female

Meet every Thursday from 27 March - 26 June: 10am - 2pm (Break during Easter School Holiday).

Location: Brentford FC Community Sports Trust, Gunnersbury Park Sports Hub, Gunnersbury Park, Popes Lane, London W3 8LQ.

Lunch is provided every week to both groups free of charge.

How to Refer

Places are limited so please get referrals in ASAP. Our referral window is NOW OPEN and will close on Friday 21 March 2025.

Please send us the following information regarding your referrals:

Participant

  • Name:

  • Address:

  • D.O.B:

  • Contact Number:

  • Email Address:

  • Reason for referral:

  • Education/ Employment status:

  • Emergency Contact Name:

  • Emergency Contact Number:

  • Emergency Contact Email:

Referrer (You)

  • Name:

  • Contact Number

  • Contact Email:

  • Company/ Organisation Name:

If you have any questions, then please feel free to contact Scott Southgate on: ssouthgate@brentfordfccst.com