FAQ’S
We are based in South East Kent. We predominantly hold our sessions at Whitstable Town FC Stadiums 3G facility, but do operate sessions in Herne Bay, Canterbury, Faversham & Thanet.
Our sessions vary in price on the service you are looking for. You can visit all our sessions under football services.
You can order kit via our club shop on the website. You can choose single items along with accessories or you can order one of our kit bundles.
Definitely. Parents are allowed to watch at every session, we kindly ask parents remain behind the fence around the facility. We have a no shouting policy from the side so please adhere to this policy and allow your child to focus on the session with the coach.
We have sessions available for ages 4+ of all abilities. Each session is catered for each individual player. We work with players at the beginning of their football journey, all the way through to professional elite players at the highest level.
We currently have two squads which compete in two different leagues. Our Squad 1 compete in the National Youth U19 Alliance League (the highest league out of professional academy football) and our squad 2 compete in the SCL Development League.
You can check out our partnerships page which will give you an insight into who we are partnered with.
Yes we work with lots of professional players from League 2 to the Premier League. We have a PRO 1-1 reviews tab under our work which will show the professional players we have worked with and feedback from them about the sessions.
We hold 3-4 trials per year to be accepted onto our academy which starts in September each academic year. The process is as follows:
- Book your trial via WTFC Academy Page
- Attend a trial and showcase your ability.
- If accepted and offered a place you will be invited to an interview with The Whitstable School Head of Sixth Form or the Sports Connect lead tutor. Depending on what education route you have chosen.
- Purchase your training kit so we know your fully committed.
- Attend pre season in August (a month before we start) to ensure your getting yourself ready for when we start full-time in September.
We work with a number of primary schools in Kent. We offer a varied amount of sessions from Breakfast Clubs, lunch time clubs, after school clubs, PPA and school team training. Visit our primary school’s page for more of an insight of what we offer.
We have links with a number of professional clubs due to our involvement and connections within professional football. Our director Josh Algar is a scout for Cat 1 & Premier League Club Crystal Palace FC. Mark Bradley with many clubs such as Wolves, West Brom, Walsall, Rotherham and more due to his playing career. Ben Bennett current Millwall Academy Coach. Tony Browne current Chelsea FC Scout and professional agent. We have many opportunities for our players.
We take our players on tours abroad each year. We take our Advanced Academy to Spain each year in April to compete in the Mare Nostrum Cup, the biggest academy tournament in the world. Our Whitstable Town FC Academy normally go to Spain each year. Our players won the Barcelona U19 Cup in 2018 defeating Deportivo La Coruna on penalties.
Details of our cancellation policy cn be found on our important information page.
Their is no cost for joining our Whitstable Town FC Academy. Our programme is fully funded by the government. Their is a small cost to purchase a training kit for the season ahead, that’s all.
Yes we have an early drop off option available from 9am-10am before our day starts at 10am. The early drop off option is £4 per day.
Please fill out our contact us form and someone from the team will be in contact to help you with your enquiry.
Not all players who attend training at our academy centres will be chosen to play in fixtures and pro fixtures. Players are chosen at the discretion of the coaches and our Head Coach.
We will never guarantee any player who attends our sessions that we will get them scouted or signed at any stage. If we feel a player is at a certain level, where we feel they would stand a chance in a professional club and suit the player profile of the club we will use our extensive contacts to arrange an opportunity for this player to go in for a trial.
Yes. Players who join our Academy can still play for their Saturday/ Sunday teams. Our Academy is Monday-Friday so the players are still able to play for their local clubs if they wish. All we say is, make sure you manage your work load and balance it off. As training full-time as well as playing Saturday/ Sunday, is a lot of football. At 16-19 years old, recovery is just as important to sustain your performances and remain injury free.