elite Football

Within the First XI Group we have a number of success stories across the world with a growing network of young talented graduate players who continue to benefit from participating in our performance development programmes. Our network and links with professional both football clubs and sporting universities and Colleges provide our players with progression pathways in football and education - creating opportunities that allow them to  continue to flourish in their chosen career and journey within the game.

Our team of professionals comprises experienced coaches  including past and present Premier League first team coaches, highly regarded strength & conditioning coaches  and former players) who give insights, teaching and development across the technical, physical and mental aspects of the game. 

The application of technology is a must. Our professionals capture all the physical and tactical data needed to benchmark progress through our programmes.  Our programme objective is clear: Each student athlete is encouraged and expected to excel and move through their own performance levels towards a target elite level of performance. 

Our programmes ultimate aims are two-fold. Firstly, student athletes will develop their technical, tactical and football awareness and craft and embrace their playing potential  to become the very best that they can be. Secondly, we work with each player to identify progression pathways and future opportunities  to ensure that players are able to map-out their very next career and learning steps in the game. 

Play the game, live the dream.