Classes

The Academy &
U10 Development Programme * For 9&10 Year Olds *

Updates

Resumption of BFA Sessions
1 Sep 2020
BACK TO SCHOOL - We are happy to announce that we will be resuming classes at our Daikanyama (Sarugaku ES) and Roppongi (Nanzan ES) Venues from the beginning of September.
‘Drop in’ Sessions
1 Sep 2020
As ISSH may not re-open until next year, we are booking other venues so the Bulldogs ~ Academy Stars kids can still get their football fix.
U8s & U10s development programme
27 Aug 2020
An introduction to team training for 1st ~ 4th graders. Experience proper football training sessions at their most basic technical, tactical and physical level. Every Wednesday evening.
SESSIONS RESUME IN YOKOHAMA
25 Aug 2020
BFA Classes will resume in Yokohama from September 1st at our new venue, Saint Maur International School, Peverley Place.

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The Academy

The Academy has been set up primarily to facilitate the technical development of all 9 & 10 year olds, although entry to Lion aged kids will be permitted on an individual merit basis. Extensive FA approved soccer coaching techniques are incorporated into specific, curriculum-based drills, games and activities in the pursuit of player’s all-round technical proficiency, game cognition and enjoyment.

Technical sessions focusing upon strategies, team tactics, rules and regulations are an integral part of The Academy curriculum. Coupled with the physical development of players, the development of a young player mentally is vitally important at this key stage in their progress.

The Academy is committed to ensuring that all young players learn, understand and can competently demonstrate all the skills necessary to be an effective football player in a match situation. Equally as important, The Academy wants its members to feel a part of a team and throughout all activities, teamwork, communication and friendship are integral characteristics, reflecting BFA’s own founding principles.

COMPETITIVE FOOTBALL:
U10s Development Programme

The U10s Development Programme is our most recent addition, a continuation for children who joined the U8s and wish to continue training in a competitive environment. These sessions focus on technical and tactical aspects football, as well as taking steps towards understanding the rules and nature of the game in greater depth.

The sessions themselves consist of a warm up (heart raisers), a technical introduction to the session (a separate warm up with a ball, introducing skills that will be specific to the session topic), a skill-specific section (e.g. shooting, passing, defending, attacking); always ending with a series of matches to utilise the new skills in a more competitive and higher paced environment to replicate and prepare the children for tournaments and competitive games.

The U10s Development Programme is still predominantly designed, like every other BFA session, with the children’s enjoyment as its primary objective, but aims to balance this with a) training to compete and b) preparing the keen and more proficient footballers for tryouts with the U10 & U12 Jaguars.