More details on the return to lessons and training for our Academy will follow in due course.
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Academy: The Return
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In Pictures: Academy Return
Bromley Football Club took the first steps to a full return, as the club’s academy were welcomed back to training for the first time since March.
Manager Neil Smith was on site to welcome students back to Hayes Lane, with Academy Director Mark Hammond and Head of Education Tom Beaumont overseeing, and coaches Jake Goodman and Jamel Wojtczak very much back to work.
The Club underwent a rigorous COVID-19 risk assessment, and has put a one way system in place, along with safety measures to provide sanitation and ensure social distancing rules and further Government regulations were being met.
Please note that the club remains closed to the public at this time.
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Academy Vacancies
Bromley Football Club Academy are recruiting a Head of Goalkeeping and a U16 coach for the 2020/21 season.
For more details click here >
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Mia Lockett joins Spurs WSL Academy
Bromley Football Club are delighted to share the news that Academy graduate Mia Lockett has joined up with Women’s Super League side Tottenham Hotspur, earning a place in their WSL Academy squad.
Lockett has just completed her BTEC Sport two year scholarship course with Bromley Football Club Academy and has played a crucial role being a part of the flagship Girls Academy class of 2018-20.
She captained the team to runners up in the League and Cup, as well as regularly featuring as an ambassador within our community Saturday Soccer Schools and Holiday Soccer Camps where she coaches the aspiring future footballers from the Borough.
Following her graduation from the Academy Mia has joined up with Super League club Tottenham Hotspur, earning a place in their WSL Academy. Lockett will continue to be a coach for our Community Scheme and will also take on a new full-time position as a coach for the Girls Academy.
On hearing the news Academy Director Mark Hammond shared his delight;
“This is an amazing achievement and is the first of our girls players to progress onto the big stage.”
He continued;
“The final celebration goes to Bromley Football Club Academy though, as we will now see Mia join our full time coaching staff. Mia will begin the start of her coaching career here with us and pass on her experience and support to the Girls Academy footballing pathways.”
The Bromley FC Academy is proudly supported by Go Travel, Skillcrown and LifeLab.
#WeAreBromley
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Academy success celebrated in recent awards ceremony
Bromley Football Club were delighted to, for the first time ever, integrate the Academy end of season awards with those of the First Team in the Club’s recent virtual ceremony.
Awards were given out for each team right from U23s professional development to U12s Youth Academy, with a coaches’ and players’ player of the year award.
Prior to the awards ceremony, Academy Director Mark Hammond was on hand to summarise events of 2019/20; “It’s been phenomenal, we’re growing from strength to strength. It’s been a tough and testing time recently, but we’re all still in contact with one another. Ben May has set social distancing programmes from the U12s right through to the U23s, and there has been some really impressive data that has filtered through.”
“At the start of the season we conducted an audit when the National League were looking to launch the Category 4 scheme. We were then granted category 4 status, and within that we’ve seen our U18s at the top of their league, and who knows, they could have been returning with silverware in their first season in the National Academies League. From our U12s right through to our U18s, everyone was either 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their respective divisions. In terms of recruitment, we have seen a 40% increase from 2018-19 to this season. We had 197 players, we’re now at 274 across three educational sites.”
Head of Education Tom Beaumont was also present, and prior to naming the award winners, highlighted the importance of the newly formed links with London South East Colleges and Coopers Technology College; “It’s been a fantastic step forward for us. We’re coming to the end of our fourth academic year now, and we’ve learnt that over time, when it comes to education, one size doesn’t fit all. We have a range of options, not just A-Levels or BTECs, but different courses and different campuses which will suit pupils’ needs. That’s a real advantage of ours, and it means we can equip these pupils with the best set of grades we can and set them up for their future ventures.”
The full list of award winners can be seen below.
Everyone at Bromley Football Club would like to congratulate the award winners on their achievements.
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In Pictures: Academy return for pre-season
Bromley Football Club welcomed back our Academy scholars for day one of the 2020/21 pre-season.
The Club continues to implement its rigorous COVID-19 risk assessment, one way system, along with safety measures to provide sanitation and ensure social distancing rules and further Government regulations are being met.
Please note that the club remains closed to the public at this time.
We welcomed back our Academy scholars today for session one of pre-season training 2020/21! #WeAreBromley↧
Academy take on CPFC in pre-season friendly
Bromley Football Club welcomed back football to Hayes Lane on Saturday morning as our Academy took on Crystal Palace in a pre-season friendly.
Our scholars drew 1-1 in what was the first match played on the Stadium pitch since the Coronavirus outbreak.
It proved to be a historic day here at the Club as Paddy McCarthy’s young eagles provide a stern test for our Academy scholars.
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Video: Academy 1-1 Crystal Palace
Hayes Lane welcomed back football on Saturday 15th August as our Academy took on Crystal Palace in a pre-season friendly.
Our scholars drew 1-1 in what was the first match played on the Stadium pitch since the Coronavirus outbreak.
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Academy beat Millwall 3-1 in pre-season friendly
Bromley Football Club once again welcomed back football to the Hayes Lane pitch as our Academy took on Millwall U18s in a pre-season friendly.
Our scholars drew 1-1 on Saturday with Crystal Palace in what was the first match played on the Stadium pitch since the Coronavirus outbreak.
In today’s match our scholars beat Millwall U18s 3-1 with goals scored by Ramone, Dylan and Ollie. A full gallery from the match is available below.
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Video: Academy 3-1 Millwall
Our Academy played host to Millwall in a pre-season friendly at Hayes Lane on Tuesday 18th August
Our scholars won 3-1 in what was an impressive performance on the Stadium pitch. Recap the game below.
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Academy: New Season Begins!
Bromley Football Club’s Academy kick off their National League campaign today with our U19s travelling away to Eastleigh.
U19s:
The young Ravens will be the first team to make the journey to Eastleigh, with the Hampshire club being new additions to the NLFA South prior to the 2020/21 season. The squad, coached by Jamel Wojtczak and Steve Aris, have had real success during their pre-season with stand out results being the 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace U18s and beating Millwall 3-1 at Hayes Lane.
Unfortunately for Bromley the new side to the League were in top form on the day. The Spitfires but in a good performance to beat the Ravens 5-1 on home turf.
U17s:
Our 1st Year squad took to the Stadium pitch on the morning, as they played host to Welling United in an all South London clash. The newly assembled squad has been coached through pre-season by Tony Browne and Tom Beaumont and the added incentive of a derby day win at stake no doubt brought a further edge to the game.
The 1st Year squad ran out 2-1 winners on the day, making it the perfect start to the season. And you can see their goals below!
Girls Academy:
Also on their travels on Wednesday was our Girls Academy, who faced a lengthy trip to the south coast to take on Bournemouth. In the dugout on the afternoon was Max Smith, Matt Griffiths and Mia Lockett with the squad looking to put into practice lessons learned from last week’s match with Chelsea.
Going up against strong opposition the Girls squad lost 5-1. However, positive performances from Summer, Adenya and Skye we highlighted by the coaching team!
#WeAreBromley
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Academy Team of the Week: Wednesday 16th September
Congratulations to the scholars who have been selected for the latest instalment of the Academy Team of the Week!
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Arthurs secures dual-registration deal with Lewes
Bromley Football Club can today announce that 1st Year Pro Jude Arthurs has signed on dual-registration with Lewes FC.
The 19 year-old was part of our U23s squad last season, as well as enjoying a loan spell with Ramsgate, before signing 1st team forms in September 2020. Arthurs links up with Lewes ahead of their match with Brightlingsea Regent at the Dripping Pan this afternoon.
After securing the young midfielder during pre-season, Manager Neil Smith commented; “Jude Arthurs is a very promising young player with potential. He did so well in our Professional Development Squad last year and we invited him to pre-season. He has excelled so far and really developed so we’ve made the decision to sign him as a First Year Pro, meaning he will be a part of my squad.”
Everyone at Bromley Football Club wishes Jude all the best during his time at Lewes, and we will of course update supporters on his progress during his spell in East Sussex.
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Academy Goals: 25th September
Our Academy had a busy fixture schedule this week with League matches and friendly games being played.
BFCtv rounds up the best of the action from the week with thanks to Blue Security Systems and Dartford FC for the footage.
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Academy Vacancy: BTEC Sport Tutor
Bromley Football Club Academy is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and well qualified tutor to deliver BTEC Sport at Post 16. This vacancy is open to newly qualified as well as experienced teachers.
About the role:
You will be working in an elite football club environment, utilising state of the art facilities. You will have the opportunity to demonstrate outstanding teaching to our BTEC students who are studying at our post 16-19 Football & Education Academy programme based at Bromley College. You are expected to plan and deliver engaging lessons in the classroom and also be responsible for assessing learners’ work in accordance with the awarding body guidelines.
As an employed member of staff at Bromley Football Club Academy you will be entitled to statutory holidays that include bank holidays as well as adopting a flexible working policy. You will be required to teach a maximum of 24 hours, attend regular meetings, be part of learner enrichment programmes as well as manage your own time efficiently to plan, prepare and assess.
Bromley Football Club Academy:
BFCA is working in the areas of sports participation, education, health and social inclusion.
Summary:
Term: 12 Month fixed term
Salary: Competitive (Discussed at shortlist stage)
Start Date: 2nd November 2020
Closing date for application: Wednesday 14th October 2020
Interviews: Monday 19th October 2020
To Apply: please email your CV and a covering letter to
academyvacancies@bromleyfc.co.uk
A job description and guidance on the interview process will be provided if shortlisted
Please note that all suitable candidates will be subject to satisfactory references and Enhanced DBS procedures.
We welcome applications from applicants with disabilities and do not discriminate against minority groups.
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Academy: U17s win 6-2 on Stadium pitch
Our U17s recorded a superb 6-2 win on Wednesday afternoon, and you can watch all of their goals now!
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Academy Team of the Week: Wednesday 7th October
Congratulations to the scholars who have been selected for the latest instalment of the Academy Team of the Week!
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FA Youth Cup – Ravens to face Wealdstone
Following a 3-1 win over Faversham Town at Hayes Lane, Bromley’s Under 18s will travel to Grosvenor Vale to take on Wealdstone in the next round of the FA Youth Cup.
The match will take place on Wednesday 21st October, kickoff 7:30pm. The FA have confirmed that fans WILL be permitted to watch the fixture.
Ticket prices are as follows:
Adults: £5
U18s: £3
#WeAreBromley
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Inside the Club: 20th October 2020
BFCtv, sponsored by Skillcrown, brings you a behind the scenes look at the Club on Tuesday 20th October.
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Bromley FC Academy Boys LSEC Application 2021-22 – Apply Here
Bromley Football Club are delighted to be offering Academy places for the 2021-22 academic year.
Our continued partnership with London South East College offers the option to take on a a BTEC Level 2 or 3 course.
The BTEC Level 2 course is a one-year course is designed to equip you with a good knowledge of various subjects relating to Sport. It combines classroom-based theoretical study with practical sporting performance. The course content can be related to any sport allowing you to apply your learning to your own personal sporting interests.
What you will study
- Sport: Units such as fitness testing and training, practical sport, psychology for sports performance.
- Literacy/Numeracy enhancement: You will take part in a personalised literacy and numeracy development programme.
- Employability programme: A range of activities that will enhance your chances of employment after the course.
The BTEC Level 3 course will provide you with the theoretical knowledge and practical experience to work with athletes and exercise professionals. The course is ideal if you are planning to progress onto higher education to complete higher sport related qualifications. Potential students must demonstrate self-motivation, enthusiasm and a genuine commitment to improve their academic and practical skills in sport.
What you will study
- Anatomy for sport and exercise
- Sport and exercise physiology
- Sport and exercise psychology
- Fitness training and programming
- Sports nutrition
- Sports coaching
- Sports injuries
For more information on the BTEC Sport Level 2 course click here.
For more information on the BTEC Sport Level 3 course click here.
To apply for the Bromley Football Club Academy programme at LSEC, please complete the form below.
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