Bring your children along to our Saturday Morning and Midweek Soccer Centres for enjoyable, well-structured skills training and mini-games, run by experienced FA-qualified coaches. No need to book, just turn up on a Wednesday evening or Saturday morning at Jubilee Park, Reading Road, Henley-on-Thames, opposite Tesco. Postcode for satnavs is RG9 4HA.

Saturday: Mini-Soccer Centre
For ages U5 (Reception) - U8 (Year 3).
Led by UEFA B coach Jack Woodley with coaches from Reading FC and Oxford United.
Venue: Jubilee Park.
Spring Term 2024 : 13th January 2024 to 23rd March 2024
Times and charges:

9.15-10.15 U5/U6 (Rec/Y1) £7 per week, term £84
10.30-12.00 U7/U8 (Y2/Y3) £8 per week, term £96
3 weeks of football for free with an online booking!
There is a £3 discount for the younger siblings of players either in our teams or also attending mini soccer.

Fees can be paid in two ways:
- Weekly via Contactless (card reader) or Cash (try to bring the exact amount due to limited change)
- Online for term

Families on benefits or limited incomes can apply for financial assistance from the Henley Educational Trust - please ask at the gate.

You can register your child/children for the Saturday MSC sessions using the form here. You can also use the form to update your contact information if you believe the details we have to be out of date for any reason.

When members reach U8 they are gradually prepared for competitive football, which starts at U9 (Y4). For more information, please contact jack.woodley@afchenley.com

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Player Development Centre Information:

Tuesday 5.00-6.00 - P.D.C 1 (U6-U8) - First Session 13th September
These sessions are slightly more technical than other sessions we coach. P.D.C 1 is designed to challenge our better players in the club. A few selected players will have the opportunity to train with Reading F.C. Academy, providing the players in question have developed beyond their peers and possess good traits consistent with the FA 4-corner model. In the last 5 years we have managed to send around 10 players from this group to Reading F.C. Academy. To attend these sessions you must receive an invitation, please do not turn up if you have not been asked.

Wednesday 5.00-6.00 - Midweek M.S.C (U4-U8) - First session 14th September
Our Saturday M.S.C. has become such a success in recent years that we have the opportunity to run another session exactly the same on a Wednesday evening. We offer these sessions to anyone who would like some more football fun in their school/nursery week. You can 'pay as you play' for £7.00 per session. If you book online you will also receive free sessions.
Wednesday 5.00-6.00 - G.K.D.C - (U9-U14) - These sessions are for any aspiring goalkeepers who want to come and join us for some qualified GK coaching practices. We welcome anyone to these sessions.

Thursday 5.00-6.00 - P.D.C 2 (U9-U11) - First session 15th September
These sessions are slightly more technical than other sessions we coach, similar to the P.D.C 1, but more age-appropriate for the participants. In these sessions we aim to improve each player's technical ability while making the practice games more realistic.

Thursday 5.00-6.00 - P.D.C 3 (U12-U14) - First session 15th September
These sessions are slightly more technical than other sessions we coach, similar to P.D.C. 1 and 2, but more age-appropriate for the participants. Our aim is to help each player to gain a better game understanding in different situations. So rather than being skill-based, these sessions are situational and more like real games.

Friday 5.00-6.00 - Girls Only Centre (U8-U11) - First session 16th September
This session is similar to our MSC in that we play fun football games to help develop skills and game understanding. It's great for beginners and led by FA-qualified coaches who know how to make football enjoyable for all.

Friday 5.00-6.00 - Girls Only Centre (U12-U16) - First session 16th September
In this session we try to develop skills in a more direct way. We also want to encourage the players to get into teams and games if they want to, so we make sure they are coached in a way that facilitates this.

All our weekly sessions are coached on the AstroTurf at Jubilee Park during the Autumn and Spring Terms and then on the grass at Jubilee Park during the Summer Term.