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**we are fully booked until January 2026** Bundle of 10 x 1:1s (all year round) £400. valid for 6 months from date of purchase. Bundle of 6 x 1:1s (all year round) £255. valid for 6 months from date of purchase. (all prices are +VAT) Please confirm times/venue and your selected coach via hello@ferdinandcollective.com

Please confirm your day, time & coach in advance via hello@ferdinandcollective.com Current availability (September - December 2026) ⚽ Mondays 5pm - 6pm Basildon ⚽ Tuesdays 5pm - 8pm | Chelmsford ⚽ Thursdays 5pm - 6pm | Basildon ⚽ Fridays 5pm - 6pm | Brentwood 2026 standard prices: HEAD COACH (FC Academy coach) single 1:1 | £45+vat bundle of 6 | £255+vat bundle of 10 | £400+vat ASSISTANT COACH single 1:1 | £25+vat bundle of 6 | £140+vat bundle of 10 | £230+vat

Brightside Primary School | Autumn 2026 Weeks commencing: 28th September - 19th October 2026 HALF TERM 2nd November 2026 - 7th December 2026 ⚽ TUESDAYS | Years 3-6 | Development ⚽ WEDNESDAYS | Years 1&2 | Foundation ⚽ THURSDAYS | Years 2-4 | Advanced 10-week blocks | £65+VAT Please ensure your child has suitable, weather-protective clothing, shin pads, boots and water to participate. Full terms & conditions: https://www.ferdinandcollective.com/t-c-participation ❗Important - Please read the below text before registering❗ 360Player Instructions: 1) When creating your account on the next page, please always select "I'm a parent to a player" and not "player". If a player only account is created, your account and submission will be deleted and you will need to recomplete the process. 2) After you have created your account you will be redirected back to the form. Please make sure you log in, if you aren't already and then complete the form. 3) After submitting the form, you will be entered into the club lobby group, which acts as the holding group. After the Ferdinand Collective team have reviewed your registration you will be moved out to the relevant group where you will find the calendar of events that your child is invited to. 4) After creating your account and completing the form. Please make sure that you download the 360Player app from your Android or Apple app stores. You will not need to create a new account. 5) Once all the above has been complete, please review the wall post in the club lobby group for extra tips on how to use 360Player.

**Chelmer Park Astro, Chelmsford CM2 8RL** **U6-U12 Players** 📅 Camp Dates * 28-30 October ⏰ Camp Times 9:30am - 3:00pm --- ## Football Camps for all! Join us this October for three action-packed days of football, fun, friends, and competition. Delivered by our experienced Ferdinand Academy coaching team, players will enjoy a professional environment focused on: ⚽ Technical Skill Development ⚽ Ball Mastery & 1v1 Skills ⚽ Finishing & Goal Scoring Challenges ⚽ Small-Sided Games & Tournaments ⚽ Team Building Activities ⚽ Speed, Agility & Coordination Work ⚽ Daily Competitions & Prizes ⚽ Player Development Challenges Our camps are designed to help players improve their game, build confidence, make new friends, and most importantly, have fun throughout the summer holidays. £28 1 day £55 2 days £82 3 days (all prices are +VAT) All participants must bring: ⚽ A packed lunch and snacks (no nuts!) ⚽ A refillable water bottle ⚽ Appropriate sports kit with shin pads (essential) and boots ⚽ Weather-appropriate layers ⚽ Any prescribed medication with clear instructions **Empowering the Player. Building the Person.**

21-23 December | Chelmer Park Astro (Chelmsford) | 3 day programme Small group sessions with Ferdinand Academy UEFA Licensed coaches. 9.30am-12pm | U7-U16 ⚽ MID-SEASON PERFORMANCE CAMP # Camp Objectives A three-day performance programme designed to **review, challenge and develop players at the mid-point of the season**. The camp combines physical, technical and tactical work with individual performance analysis, giving players the opportunity to: 👉 Review their progress so far this season 👉 Identify individual strengths and development priorities 👉 Maintain and improve physical performance 👉 Develop technical quality under increasing pressure 👉 Improve tactical understanding and decision-making 👉 Transfer learning into realistic match environments 👉 Set clear performance targets for the second half of the season Every day follows the same performance progression: # 1. Physical → Prepare the player to perform Football-specific physical development focused on maintaining performance levels and developing key athletic qualities. 👉 Movement and athletic assessment 👉 Speed mechanics 👉 Agility and change of direction 👉 Reaction and acceleration 👉 Football-specific conditioning 👉 Repeated sprint ability 👉 Injury prevention and movement habits # 2. Technical → Improve individual execution Technical practices designed to improve quality, consistency and execution under pressure. 👉 Ball mastery 👉 First touch and receiving 👉 Passing and combination play 👉 Receiving under pressure 👉 1v1 attacking and defending 👉 Finishing 👉 Position-specific technical practices # 3. Tactical → Make better decisions Players apply technical and physical learning within increasingly realistic game situations. 👉 Small-sided games 👉 Functional practices 👉 Possession and progression 👉 Transition moments 👉 Pressing and counter-pressing 👉 Decision-making under pressure 👉 Match scenarios 👉 Competitive match play --- ⚽ DAY THEMES DAY 1 — REVIEW & RESET # Physical 👉 Movement and athletic assessment 👉 Speed mechanics 👉 Agility and coordination 👉 Acceleration and deceleration 👉 Individual physical observations # Technical 👉 Ball mastery 👉 First touch and receiving 👉 Passing and combination play 👉 Receiving under pressure 👉 Technical consistency # Tactical 👉 Possession principles 👉 Creating passing angles 👉 Playing through pressure 👉 Supporting the ball 👉 Decision-making in possession # Performance Focus 👉 **Where am I now?** Players review their first half of the season and establish **individual performance targets** for the remaining months. --- DAY 2 — CHALLENGE & COMPETE # Physical 👉 Reactive agility 👉 Change of direction 👉 Football conditioning 👉 Repeated sprint activities 👉 Reaction and acceleration # Technical 👉 1v1 attacking 👉 1v1 defending 👉 Finishing under pressure 👉 Playing at speed 👉 Technical execution when fatigued # Tactical 👉 Transition moments 👉 Pressing and counter-pressing 👉 Winning the ball back 👉 Playing forward quickly 👉 Creating and exploiting space # Performance Focus 👉 **Can I maintain quality when the intensity increases?** Players are challenged to combine **physical intensity, technical quality and decision-making** throughout competitive practices. --- DAY 3 — PERFORM & APPLY # Physical 👉 Speed and sharpness activation 👉 Match preparation routines 👉 Reaction and acceleration 👉 Competition readiness # Technical 👉 Position-specific challenges 👉 Match-related technical practices 👉 Finishing and final-third actions 👉 Technical execution under pressure # Tactical 👉 Tournament-style games 👉 Match scenarios 👉 Game management 👉 Transition challenges 👉 Competitive fixtures # Performance Focus 👉 **Can I transfer my learning into the game?** Players apply the work from Days 1 and 2 within **realistic, competitive match environments**, with coaches assessing performance and decision-making. --- ⚽ ANALYSIS & PERFORMANCE # Training Footage Sessions will be recorded throughout the camp, providing coaches with footage to support individual player feedback. 👉 Technical practices recorded 👉 Small-sided games filmed 👉 Competitive match footage captured 👉 Key moments identified for player review # Players Review Players will be assessed across: 👉 Positioning 👉 Decision-making 👉 Movement off the ball 👉 Technical execution 👉 Defensive actions 👉 Attacking actions 👉 Response to pressure 👉 Positive actions and areas for improvement --- 📊 INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT Following the camp, each player receives an individual performance report covering: # Physical 👉 Speed 👉 Agility 👉 Acceleration 👉 Movement quality 👉 Work rate / intensity # Technical 👉 Ball mastery 👉 First touch 👉 Passing 👉 Receiving 👉 1v1 ability 👉 Finishing # Tactical 👉 Decision-making 👉 Awareness 👉 Positioning 👉 Movement off the ball 👉 Game understanding # Coach Recommendations 👉 Key strengths 👉 Development priorities 👉 Individual focus areas 👉 Recommended training habits 👉 **Focus areas for the second half of the season** Full reports issued WB 4 January 2027 # Player Targets Each player leaves the camp with **clear individual targets** designed to support their continued development through the remainder of the season. --- # ⚽ MID-SEASON OUTCOME **Review → Challenge → Develop → Perform** The December Performance Camp provides players with a clear **mid-season performance checkpoint**, helping them understand where they are, what they can improve and how they can perform at a higher level during the second half of the season. # £105 + VAT per player

FC HUBS RETURNS IN SEPTEMBER FC Hubs are for children aged 6 and above. They provide specialised training in football, futsal & goalkeeping. All our sessions are mixed-gender unless specified. (ie, girls only). They follow a carefully designed syllabus created by Ferdinand Collective to support grassroots progression but there is also a strong focus on playing for enjoyment. The sessions focus on enhancing technical skills, tactical knowledge, and athletic progress, all within a fun and challenging environment. The hubs are open to all skill levels and the programme builds confident, well-rounded players through small-sided games, drills, and match play, while encouraging creativity, decision-making, teamwork, and sportsmanship. We want to allow players to be able to flourish and express themselves – meaning a lot of the work with young people taking part across FC Hubs is interactive and inclusive for various abilities. FC Hubs+ are for advanced players. Small cohorts work on accelerated technical development throughout the season with our Ferdinand Academy coaches. Players wishing to register within Hubs+ will be confirmed after their free trial, we may request accepting a FC Hubs subscription in the first instance with the view to join FC Hubs+ at a later stage. All our coaches are FA and/or UEFA qualified, hold Enhanced DBS and certificates in Safeguarding and First Aid. We offer a 7 day free trial for all players. We welcome trialing multiple Hubs, please email hello@ferdinandcollective.com after registration to check availability . FC Hubs once weekly training: £38.50pm FC Hubs twice weekly training: £66pm FC Hubs+ once weekly training: £49.50pm (all prices are +VAT) Our subscriptions run September-July. FC Hubs do not operate during school holidays but additional sessions will be offered during some holidays, subject to demand. Please read our full Terms & Conditions here: https://www.ferdinandcollective.com/t-c-participation 360Player Instructions: 1) When creating your account on the next page, please always select "I'm a parent to a player" and not "player". If a player only account is created, your account and submission will be deleted and you will need to recomplete the process. 2) After you have created your account you will be redirected back to the form. Please make sure you log in, if you aren't already and then complete the form. 3) After submitting the form, you will be entered into the club lobby group, which acts as the holding group. After the Ferdinand Collective team have reviewed your registration you will be moved out to the relevant group where you will find the calendar of events that your child is invited to. 4) After creating your account and completing the form. Please make sure that you download the 360Player app from your Android or Apple app stores. You will not need to create a new account. 5) Once all the above has been complete, please review the wall post in the club lobby group for extra tips on how to use 360Player.

FC HUBS RETURNS IN SEPTEMBER FC Hubs are for children aged 6 and above. They provide specialised training in football, futsal & goalkeeping. All our sessions are mixed-gender unless specified. (ie, girls only). They follow a carefully designed syllabus created by Ferdinand Collective to support grassroots progression but there is also a strong focus on playing for enjoyment. The sessions focus on enhancing technical skills, tactical knowledge, and athletic progress, all within a fun and challenging environment. The hubs are open to all skill levels and the programme builds confident, well-rounded players through small-sided games, drills, and match play, while encouraging creativity, decision-making, teamwork, and sportsmanship. We want to allow players to be able to flourish and express themselves – meaning a lot of the work with young people taking part across FC Hubs is interactive and inclusive for various abilities. FC Hubs+ are for advanced players. Small cohorts work on accelerated technical development throughout the season with our Ferdinand Academy coaches. Players wishing to register within Hubs+ will be confirmed after their free trial, we may request accepting a FC Hubs subscription in the first instance with the view to join FC Hubs+ at a later stage. All our coaches are FA and/or UEFA qualified, hold Enhanced DBS and certificates in Safeguarding and First Aid. We offer a 7 day free trial for all players. We welcome trialing multiple Hubs, please email hello@ferdinandcollective.com after registration to check availability . FC Hubs once weekly training: £38.50pm FC Hubs twice weekly training: £66pm FC Hubs+ once weekly training: £49.50pm (all prices are +VAT) Our subscriptions run September-July. FC Hubs do not operate during school holidays but additional sessions will be offered during some holidays, subject to demand. Please read our full Terms & Conditions here: https://www.ferdinandcollective.com/t-c-participation 360Player Instructions: 1) When creating your account on the next page, please always select "I'm a parent to a player" and not "player". If a player only account is created, your account and submission will be deleted and you will need to recomplete the process. 2) After you have created your account you will be redirected back to the form. Please make sure you log in, if you aren't already and then complete the form. 3) After submitting the form, you will be entered into the club lobby group, which acts as the holding group. After the Ferdinand Collective team have reviewed your registration you will be moved out to the relevant group where you will find the calendar of events that your child is invited to. 4) After creating your account and completing the form. Please make sure that you download the 360Player app from your Android or Apple app stores. You will not need to create a new account. 5) Once all the above has been complete, please review the wall post in the club lobby group for extra tips on how to use 360Player.

FC SPARKS RETURNS IN SEPTEMBER ❗Important - Please read the below text before registering❗ The FC Sparks programme is designed for ages 3-6 and is focused primarily on fun and basic sporting activities to enhance young people’s growth on and off the pitch. FC Sparks is Ferdinand Collective dedicated Under-6 programme. It is designed to help young children find the joy of football while instilling fundamental skills in a fun and supportive environment. Aimed at all genders aged 3 to 6, FC Sparks provides an introduction to the game through playful activities that build confidence, coordination, and teamwork. With experienced coaches who focus on enjoyment; the programme ensures every child develops at their own pace, laying the foundations for a lifelong love of football. Pathway: FC Sparks U3-U6 >> FC Hubs U6+ >> FC Hubs+ >> FC Academy All our coaches are FA and/or UEFA qualified, hold Enhanced DBS and certificates in Safeguarding and First Aid. We offer a 7 day free trial for all players. FC Sparks once weekly training: £38.50pm (all prices are +VAT) Our subscriptions run September-July. FC Hubs do not operate during school holidays but additional sessions will be offered during some holidays, subject to demand. Please read our full Terms & Conditions here: https://www.ferdinandcollective.com/t-c-participation 360Player Instructions 1) When creating your account on the next page, please always select "I'm a parent to a player" and not "player". If a player-only account is created, your account and submission will be deleted and you will need to recomplete the process. 2) After you have created your account you will be redirected back to the form. Please make sure you log in, if you aren't already and then complete the form. 3) After submitting the form, you will be entered into the club lobby group, which acts as the holding group. After the Ferdinand Collective team has reviewed your registration you will be moved out to the relevant group where you will find the calendar of events that your child is invited to. 4) After creating your account and completing the form. Please make sure that you download the 360Player app from your Android or Apple app stores. You will not need to create a new account. 5) Once all the above has been completed, please review the wall post in the club lobby group for extra tips on how to use 360Player.