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Barking FC offers an exciting football experience to local youth teams at the Mayesbrook Stadium


As you may (or may not) be aware Barking FC can offer pre-match coaching, LBBD team penalty competitions, holiday skills day coaching, life skills and football education. Dates regularly appear on this website on our news page - please regularly check back for updates.
To give you a taste of what the above may entail take a look at the below video which was taken at one of our events at Mayesbrook Park in the summer of 2009.



For season 2010/11 will be holding pre-match FA Skills training for youth teams at home first team games. All youth teams for both girls and boys are very welcome to apply for one of the events. At each event the teams will be received by the first team coach a couple of hours before kick-off. Training on the pitch will be technical and tactical fun sessions, that we hope will improve team and individual performance. Match practice will be a major part of the session. Teams will be on the pitch for one hour, prior to kick-off with a rest off the pitch until half time where they will take part in a penalty competition. All results and photos will be put on this website.
Below are photos from a pre-match event held at Mayesbrook Park in September 2009 - Click on any photo to enlarge

Below is a matrix of the games the sessions will be held at and the availablilty of the sessions:

Date	Opposition	Start Time	Team Participating
Tuesday August 10th	Mauritius Sports	5:45pm	Barking FC U11's
Saturday August 28th	Redbridge	12:30pm	Event available
Tuesday August 31st	Eton Manor	5:45pm	Event available
Saturday September 11th	Takeley	12:30pm	Event available
Tuesday September 14th	Takeley	5:45pm	Event available
Saturday September 25th	Southend Manor	12:30pm	Byron Red Star
Tuesday September 28th	Bethnal Green Utd	5:45pm	Event available
Saturday October 23rd	Bowers & Pitsea	12:30pm	Event available
Saturday November 6th	Witham Town	12:30pm	Event available
Saturday November 13th	Sawbridgeworth Town	12:30pm	Event available
Saturday November 27th	Basildon United	12:30pm	Event available
Saturday December 11th	Hullbridge Sports	12:30pm	Event available
Saturday December 18th	Burnham Ramblers	12:30pm	Event available
Saturday January 15th	London APSA	12:30pm	Event available
Saturday February 12th	Stansted	12:30pm	Event available
Saturday March 5th	Mauritius Sports	12:30pm	Event available
Saturday March 19th	Clapton	12:30pm	Event available
Saturday April 9th	Barkingside	12:30pm	Event available

To secure a place for a team please email the club via secretary@barking-fc.co.uk. All coaching is free but a returnable deposit of £15 is required (cheques made payable to Barking FC). This will ensure that teams turn up to the event and stops disappointment for other teams.

Following our first event on August 10th, 2010 we received the following tribute for our Under 11's team from Mr Geoff Combes:

"Having thoroughly enjoyed last night's game with Mauritius I wanted to let you know how impressed I was with the players from your junior team throughout the evening.
Their behaviour throughout the game, which they clearly enjoyed, was outstanding and their observance of the minutes silence before the game was immaculate.
We hear so much about ill-behaved young people and often such groups can, with their apparent inability to remain in one place for more than a few minutes, spoil the enjoyment of a match for old gits like me. Last night I found their presence added to my enjoyment of the game.
All at Barking F.C., the parents and, most of all, these young men can be very proud, they are without doubt a credit to all concerned."

All of the above are arranged by our First Team and UEFA qualified coach Rob O'Brien (pictured left)

Should you be interested in any of the above please contact Rob on 07943 862303 for further details.