Football
The extensive Marine Academy Plymouth (MAP) football network is amongst the largest and most successful in the South West.
The various community sessions: introduction to football programme, Coaching School and competing teams ensure both girls and boys have a fantastic opportunity to learn and play the ‘beautiful game’ at MAP.
The courses are directed by Sports Manager Darren Stewart, who has previously coached and managed at Plymouth Argyle’s Centre of Excellence and the Manchester United Soccer School, he is currently Plymouth Schools’ FA General Manager.
The implementation of the sessions by our team of FA qualified coaches led by MAP Sports Assistant Martin Piper are specifically modified to suit all ages and abilities, ensuring fun and active participation, but, recognising the commitment to coach our players as teams and individuals, to fulfil their full potential, a fact acknowledged by many professional clubs who offer contracts to many players coming through our schemes, every season.
The MAP FC (formerly Tamarside FC) network has enjoyed unprecedented success in local leagues, cup and county competitions and is now firmly looking forward to a new era of success.
Please take a look at the various community, coaching and team pages for the ages that apply to you, and get in contact with us, we look forward to meeting you.
Football for ages 4-6
Fantastic 4s and Soccer Tots
The fantastic 4s and Soccer Tots sessions are part of our ‘introduction to football programme.’ The sessions are a perfect introduction for boys and girls to appreciate ball and space awareness, improve their motor skills with a variety of games and relays, and respect the discipline required for team related games and exercises. Each session finishes with a ‘mini world cup’ in small team matches and penalty practice. Each session, a player is awarded the ‘Player of the Week’.
The players are placed in the sessions that they are comfortable in, with relation to age and ability. There are opportunities to be fast-tracked to our coaching school for players who progress quickly.
Fridays 5-6pm (Sept-April)
Wednesdays 5-6pm (April-Sept)
Winter sessions are indoors in our Sports Hall and Gymnasium and summer sessions are held on our grass training pitches.
Cost is £2 for yearly registration and then £2 per session
Football for ages 6-8
Mini Kickers
Our Mini-Kicker session is part of our ‘introduction to football programme’ and adopts the ‘Let the game be the teacher’ philosophy with emphasis on placing players into appropriate groups to play small team games in a fun, organised, professional environment.
Players have the opportunity of being fast-tracked into our coaching school from this session. Whether children have progressed from our Soccer Tots or are coming up for your first time, the Mini-Kicker session offers a relaxed approach to the “beautiful game.”
A player of the week trophy is awarded after each session
Thursdays 5-6pm
Winter sessions are held indoors in our Sports Hall and Gymnasium and summer sessions are held on our grass training pitches.
Cost is £2 foryearly registration and then £2 per session.
Football for ages 8 to10
Hot-Shots
The Hot-Shots session is set up for players who may be starting football or for players who want an extra session during the week.
A organised, professional session in a fun environment where players are put in appropriate groups and play small team games at 3,4, 5 or 6 a-side.
Winter sessions are held indoors in our Sports Hall and Gymnasium and summer sessions are held on our grass training pitches.
Cost is £2 for yearly registration and then £2 per session.
‘Player of the week’ trophy is awarded after every session
Mondays 5-6pm
Football for girls ages 8 to10
Girls Only
Girls only sessions run in a fun but professional environment, teaching basic skills and techniques and small team games.
Opportunity to play ‘friendlies’ and competitions
Fridays (6-7pm) Sept-April
Tuesdays (5.30-7pm) April-Sept
We also run an under 10 side and play games as part of the Central Venue Friendly League organised by the DJM League.
Winter sessions are held indoors in our Sports Hall and Gymnasium, and summer sessions are held on our grass training pitches.
Cost is a payment of £2 for a yearly registration and then £2 per session
Football for ages 10 to 12
Saturday Five-a-side
Five- a-side sessions in our Sports Hall on Saturday lunchtimes to brighten up your weekend. Whether this is your only session of the week or you fancy an extra session or just want a kick around, this session will tick all the boxes.
Saturdays 11.45am-1pm Sports Hall (Sept-April)
Mondays 5-6pm (summer programme, grass pitches) (April-Sept)
Cost is £2 for yearly registration and then £2 per session.
Marine Academy Plymouth Football Club Coaching School
The Soccer Coaching School takes players from the ‘introduction to football programme’ who we feel will benefit from additional coaching, and have both the ability and maturity to adapt to a more structured approach to learning with the emphasis very much on players’ individual techniques and appreciation of team play. The soccer school supplies the Marine Academy Plymouth Juniors and Kings sides with their junior teams at under 7s and 8s levels, before becoming part of the Club structure at under 9s.
The sides produced, have consistently been amongst the best sides in the South West over recent years, and continue to supply professional clubs players for their development and centres of excellence. Not only do players attend the coaching sessions, the opportunity is there to play ‘friendlies’, enter tournaments, and we even have our own presentation every 2 seasons to reward players for their enthusiasm and dedication to training.
The players wear the MAP Coaching training kit, which is available from Hoppy’s Sports.
Winter sessions (Sept-April) Indoors
Saturdays Under 7s 9.30-10.30am
Saturdays Under 8s 10.15-11.30am
Summer sessions
Tuesdays Under 6s (development session) Tuesdays 5-6pm
Tuesdays Under 7s Tuesdays 5.30-7pm
Tuesdays Under 8s Tuesdays 5.30- 7.15pm
To gain entry ito our Soccer Coaching School please attend a community session in the appropriate age range in the first instance, or request a grading session by contacting the Marine Academy Plymouth sports’ complex.
Marine Academy Plymouth Juniors’ Football
The Juniors have built up the reputation as’ the club to beat’ if you want to win honours in the DJM.
Formerly Tamarside Juniors, the club has won a staggering 120 honours in 15 seasons in the DJM leagues and achieved a record breaking season in 2009/10 finishing top or second in every age group, and getting to three county finals, winning two.
Under MAP FC (Marine Academy Plymouth FC) the club looks to enhance its reputation both on and off the pitch with whole club playing and training kits supported by the Academy, this has added to its professional image and reputation.
Please find below this season’s teams training times at the Marine Academy Plymouth
MAP Juniors under 7s - Saturday 9.30-10.30am
MAP Juniors under 8s - Saturday 10.15-11.30am
MAP Juniors under 9s - Fridays 6-7pm
MAP Juniors under 10s - Wednesdays 7-8pm
MAP Juniors under 11s - Thursdays 7-8pm
MAP Juniors under 12s - Thursdays 6-7pm
MAP Juniors under 13s - Mondays 6-7pm
MAP Juniors under 14s - Tuesdays 8-9pm
MAP Juniors under 16 Girls - Thursdays 8-9pm
Marine Academy Plymouth Kings' Football Club
The Kings were formulated five seasons ago, to cater for the amount of players coming through the soccer school to complement the Juniors.
Formerly Tamarside Kings the MAP Kings are a force in their own right and provide a fantastic community resource alongside the Juniors to enable as many youngsters as possible to play football as part of the newly formed Marine Academy Plymouth football network.
The Kings have adopted the same playing and training kit with the support of the Academy to convey its professional image.
This season’s training times at the Marine Academy are listed below
Under 9s - Wednesdays 5-6pm
Under 10s - Wednesdays 6-7pm
Under 11s - Tuesdays 5-6pm
Under 12s - Tuesdays 6-7pm
Under 13s - Mondays 7-8pm
Under 14s - Wednesdays 7-8pm
Youth Football, under 18s
The Youth side comes under the ‘Senior’ umbrella and players are the backbone for both the 18s and seniors.
The club has a proud record at this level (formerly Tamarside) and last season achieved the treble: league, cup and Devon trophy.
With the quality of players coming through the Junior ranks, this is an age group which continues to be strong for the club into the new era under MAP FC.
MAP Youth Tuesdays 9-10pm
Marine Academy Plymouth Ladies Football
The newly formed MAP ladies side will utilise the pitch at the Parkway Sports Club and compete in the South West Women’s Premier Division.
The Ladies are also venturing into the FA Cup this season and are a valuable and welcome addition to the MAP football network.
The ladies side will also provide an exit route for our girls under 16s side into senior football.
MAP Ladies - Thursdays 8.30-10pm
Festival of Football
A date in the local footballing calendar is our ‘Festival of Football’ for under 8s, 9s and 10s.
Played over a weekend in May the best young footballers and teams in the Plymouth area converge to the Academy to participate in what is always a fantastic footballing occasion.
We have been fortunate to attract Connaughts as the headline sponsor for the last two years and their generous contributions have assisted in making the event a great occasion, they’ve also helped us raise valuable funds for both the MAP community football programme and our chosen charity, Barnardo’s.
This year we are going even bigger and better and have the following competitions planned.
May Bank Holiday
2-day Ladies 11-a-side Tournament
Weekend in May
Under 8s/9s/10s and Girls 10s competitions, seven-a-side competitions
Weekend in May
Under 7s/11s and 12s, six-a-side competitions.
Further details to be released January 2011
Please call 01752 213951 for more information about any of these events or clubs
