About Us
We're Yorkshire's favourite football academy, delivering exciting and rewarding training sessions for players aged 3-16.
Welcome to Pro Player, Yorkshire's fastest-growing youth football academy. Since our founding in 2014, we've been bridging the gap between professional academies and grassroots football by offering a wide range of weekly sessions designed to nurture and develop young players.
What We Offer
At Pro Player, we cater to players aged 3-16 using our unique player performance pyramid. This development pathway provides tailored coaching for all abilities, ensuring that every player has the opportunity to grow and improve. Whether you're new to football or aiming for the top tier, our sessions are designed to help all individuals achieve their potential.
When it comes to developing players into modern day footballers, here at Pro Player, we know what it takes to make it. All of our coaches are either former professional or currently still playing, plus all coaches at Pro Player are fully FA/UEFA qualified, CRB checked, insured, and first-aid certified.
What Makes Us Unique
We provide excellent football development sessions, in which we maintain a maximum coach-to-player ratio of 1:12. This ensures that every single player enrolled at Pro Player has the best chance of developing from supportive and focused coaches.
Why Choose Pro Player Football Academy?
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First-Class Facilities
With locations in Wakefield and Rotherham, we use 1st class 3G pitches and top-tier Premier League standard training equipment.
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Expert Coaching
Every session is designed and delivered by professionals with real-world football expertise.
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Clear Pathways to Success
Our proven Player Performance Pyramid offers bespoke development tailored to each player's needs and performance level.
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Togetherness
Our academy and football training sessions bring young aspiring footballers together. We care for the community we work in.
Academy Philosophy
Pro Player Football Academy is a development programme that aims to produce skilled, confident and creative football players.
Every player who attends our academy has the chance of becoming outstanding on the pitch and off the pitch. Your child will learn discipline, drive and respect along the way.
Our style of coaching puts independence and responsibility on each player, encouraging team-work, communication and a can-do attitude from a young age.
Your child will reap the benefits of highly qualified coaches who are passionate about development. It's in our DNA. We live to help ambitious players reach the next level in the game.
Below is the full breakdown of how we executive our footballing philosophy on the pitch.
IN POSSESSION
Our academy aims to educate players to play a progressive, forward-thinking style of football that is based on possession of the ball. At all times, our teams will try to play from the back and through the thirds, developing players in a style that makes them competent in managing the ball under pressure.
OUT OF POSSESSION
Defensively, the teams will learn how to press effectively to win the ball back early and also have an understanding of how to defend through each third of the pitch, with individuals being competent defending in 1 v 1 situations relevant to their position.
CORE VALUES
Honesty, hard work and commitment are all fundamental core values of the academy and are expected from all players and coaches irrespective of age or position.
FREE TASTER TRAINING SESSION
We welcome you to book your child's free taster training session. This is open to all boys and girls aged 3-16. Book now and see how we can help your child develop on and off the pitch.