What's involved?
The West Ham United Foundation Street Soccer Academy is a free 10-week personal development programme providing a combination of football coaching, mindset training and skills & employability workshops.
By joining the Street Soccer Academy you can:
- Improve your physical and mental health
- Increase your fitness, confidence and self-belief
- Create a more positive mindset
- Improve your employability prospects
- Be in a safe and positive environment
- Develop and improve key skills such as team work, goal-setting, communication and more!
"The Street Soccer Academy programme is an opportunity for young people to work towards their personal and professional development goals.
It’s about having a positive growth mindset to learn new skills and knowledge that will help support them in their future career journey."
It’s about having a positive growth mindset to learn new skills and knowledge that will help support them in their future career journey."
Rashid Abba, Employability Manager - West Ham United Foundation
When are the sessions?
The Spring/Summer 2024 Academy will run from April.
The dates and times of all 10 sessions will be published here when full timings have been confirmed.
When are the sessions?
All sessions include lunch
- TASTER SESSION + SESSION 1 - Thursday, 25th April - 1-4pm
- SESSION 2 - Thursday, 2nd May - 1-4pm
- SESSION 3 - Thursday, 9th May - 1-4pm
- SESSION 4 - Thursday, 16th May - 1-4pm
- SESSION 5 - Thursday, 23rd May - 1-4pm
- SESSION 6 - Thursday, 30th May - 1-4pm
- SESSION 7 - TBC - 1-4pm
- SESSION 8 - TBC - 1-4pm
- SESSION 9 - TBC - 1-4pm
- GRADUATION - TBC - 1-4pm
Where's the venue?
West Ham United Foundation
Frenford Clubs, The Jack Carter Centre, The Drive, Ilford IG1 3PS
Refer a young person now
To refer a young person, please complete our online referral form. The Street Soccer Academy programme is open to young adults aged 18-30. We aim to help people who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, vulnerable or disadvantaged.