This way we are in the position to ensure we cover the relevant topics of football which have a fundamentally different approach to teaching and the development of young players as they start to enjoy the football at the mini-sided relaxed use of the F.A. rules to preparing youngsters working towards the next level of 11 a-side football.

We currently have an Under 12 side that has moved through the mini-sided aspect of football having played in the Horsham & District league, and their history is detailed elsewhere on the site. The under 12's are involved within our Soccer School curriculum and this will be expanded upon over the coming months.

Preparations are currently being made to introduce the first of our new mini-sided teams to play their first fixtures as friendlies before the end of the season and entering a team into a league, as the School Coaching introduced by the Club at St. John's School has reaped dividends in finding local talent. The passing and movement of these young playersis a credit to them and it is a pleasure to watch them move the ball around and along the ground without reverting to the big kick to clear their lines.

With the aid of the services of 'Jack Traynor' it is hoped that these youngsters will wish to develop and expand their knowledge of playing the game at this level. Once again, we will utilise 'Jack Traynor' and his wisdom to make comments on the player development and welcome any feedback from you to improve us in the areas of technical expertise.

Having met with Mr. Gordon Taylor C.E.O of the Professional Footballers Association last May, at the Birkbeck Centre London University, we were respectful to his comments on the state of the technical abilities of the young players we are all developing at our grass-roots level of the game.

Further details of the comments will be found on the coaching page of our site.