Future Thinking Football

Sponsored by Chipotle

Visions of the Academy• “At Capital Learning Academy our vision is to

create a multi-disciplinary coaching and development programme dedicated wholly to football, education, and welfare to increase the potential of every individual player on and off the pitch. We want to create an environment that allows all players to inevitably move on to a professional club and develop essential life skills.”

Club PhilosophySponsored by Chipotle

The philosophy at Capital Learning Academy is to create an environment that allows the greatest opportunity for player/person development. Our aim is to develop players that play the game in the future.

This means having a good first touch, being aware of movement of self and others and knowing when and where to distribute the ball before receiving possession of the ball. This also means develop good attitude, strong character and mental toughness.

Playing the game in the future.

What do we look for?At the club we look for and aim to develop players with: • Vision and Awareness(Good Movement, decisions on & off the ball, reading passes)• Strong Character and mental toughness(Wants the ball, good attitude to the game, desire to learn and inevitably win/succeed, enjoys playing and training)• Tactical awareness (Game understanding)• Natural ability and good technique (Shows superior control/touch/passing ability/ shows good dribbling skills, and is comfortable in 1V1)• Courage and braveryLeads the team, shows determination, does not know when he’s beaten.• Athletic competenceShows pace with/without the ball, ability to move, jump and change direction• Receptive to coaching

What do we expect?• At our club we expect players to show a good

standard and experience of football. Although our main priority is that a player is receptive to coaching. A player must show a willingness to learn, understanding of coaching/learning objectives & targets as well as an embracing of the learning environment.

The four corner modelAll coaches are expected to create an environment that maximises development potential, therefore it is important that we understand the four corner model and all factors needed to be understood in the development process.

Academy cost’sAt the academy so far things have been free!Training once a week at a quality 3rd generation artificial pitch, match kit, games on Saturday and coaching hours from staff as well as use of training equipment.

At the academy we will be aiming to add more training sessions to the weekly programme and provide players with training kit to allow them to display more commitment and feel part of a team and due to this there may be a small charge for the season although we aim for this to be significantly lower than most clubs in the area.

Being very transparent this will be between the £30 - £50 (TBC) mark which can be paid in installments if required.

Training Hour’sAt the current time we train one night a week for two hours.

To allow for greater development will be aiming to increase this by a further 2-4 hours a week.

This is to aim to be closer to that of academy football clubs who currently train at the same age group up to 9.5 hours weekly.

Can all participants please come to training appropriately dressed in accordance with weather conditions.

The CoachesEmmanuel Awoyelu – Emmanuel is 24 and has a degree in criminology and sociology from Kingston University and is a qualified teacher and qualified youth mentor currently working within the primary school system. He also has many multisport coaching qualifications and has a history of coaching within the schools system.John Jatto – John is 24 and has a degree in Business Development from the University of Portsmouth, John also has 8 years of experience until present coaching at the West Ham United Foundation. John has a West Ham United Academy Diploma and, is an FA Level 2 coach currently seeking to do his UEFA B (Level 3) and is committed to the development of players within the community.

Both John and Emmanuel attended primary, secondary school and college together and are good friends who have come together to create this organisation in order to increase participation in the community, as well as encourage a healthy lifestyle and engage young people in constructive, structured, high quality sports activity.

Sponsorship • The club is currently sponsored by Chipotle

Mexican Grill. Thanks to them we have been able to provide the players with everything they need so far to succeed. We hope with their help next season we will be able to have more teams starting at under 10’s going up to under 14’s.

Closest restaurant: 334 Upper Street,London N1 0PB02073543686

Charitable DonationsThe club currently makes some donations to charitable causes and are always seeking reputable charities to donate to, especially those working with vulnerable young people.At the moment the club donates monthly to the Bridge AP Academy (Part of TBAP, Tri Borough Alternative Provision Foundation). This is a school in West London that provides alternative education for young people excluded from mainstream secondary schools. (As seen on BBC 3 – “Excluded – Kicked out of school”To donate visit: http://www.tbap.org.uk/bridge