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Active Sports FC players warming up with the ball during a first-team training session.
Player development

The Under-23s Project

A place for talented young footballers to develop. Elite training standards with a pathway to pro. Tuesday nights at Coombe Wood (Croydon). Free to attend!

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What it is

Train with the first-team staff

Every Tuesday night, our first-team coaches run high-level training for players aged 16 to 23. Strength and conditioning, fitness, injury prevention and football. Elite standards, real demands, and honest feedback from the people who prepare our first team week to week.

You'll train alongside members of the first-team squad, and get the chance to learn from their standards directly. How they train, how they overcome setbacks.

This runs through the season and into the next. It isn't a taster and it isn't a camp. Turn up, work hard, keep coming back.

Practical

The details

Day
Tuesdays
Time
8.00pm – 10.30pm
Venue
Coombe Wood, 30 Melville Avenue, South Croydon, CR2 7HY
Starts
Tuesday 1 September, and every Tuesday after
Runs
Through the season, ongoing
Age
16 to 23
Cost
Free, no fee to apply, no fee to attend
Bring
Boots, trainers, shin pads

Who can apply

Talented young footballers who are interested in their development.

Club Welfare Officer: Andrew Tumusime

Take part

Apply for a place

This is an application, not a booking. Fill in your details and we'll come back to you. Please wait for confirmation before coming down. We can't guarantee a place on the night.

Under-23s Project application

Your details

Date of birth

For example, 12 03 2007

Football and health

Anything our coaches need to know - asthma, allergies, past injuries, medication. Write 'none' if there's nothing.
Optional. Clubs you've played for, positions, anything you want us to know.

Emergency contact

Someone we can call if there's a problem at training.
After you apply

What happens next

We read every application and reply within 24 hours, either way. If you haven't heard from us by then, chase us.

If you're in, we'll send you the full session details, what to bring, and where to meet.

The club was founded in 2020 by people who believed Croydon had more football in it than anyone was giving it credit for. Six years on, that hasn't changed.

If you're ready to be pushed, we'll see you Tuesday.

Active. Always.