FAQs

Pathway and Opportunities

  • AF Global is an elite football academy in the UK and Spain helping players become professional footballers through top-level coaching, analytics, and exposure while keeping education and wellbeing a priority.

  • We support:
    • Professional club academies
    • 16–18y football scholarship route
    • University football in the UK, USA & Europe
    • Semi-professional clubs
    Each path helps players go pro in football with the right balance of sport and education

  • No. Many pros were late developers. AF Global accelerates grassroots and youth football development near you through structured football training and trials.

  • Scouts can spot players from 6–8, but most football scouting happens between 12–18 through AF Global’s showcases in the UK and Spain.

  • Football is competitive, but AF Global combines education and football to keep all career options open and maintains one of the best success rates among top football academies.

  • Full-time football academy training plus academics (A-Levels or BTEC) leading to decisions on pro contracts at 18.

  • Always. Our dual-career football programme ensures academic progress alongside elite training.

Education and Dual Career

  • Our football academies in the UK and Spain run flexible timetables so lessons and football training work together.

  • Partner schools deliver academics while AF Global delivers elite coaching, a true football + education pathway.

  • GCSEs, A-Levels, BTECs, or the US High School Diploma depending on location.

  • Students earn recognised qualifications for careers in sport science, coaching, and football performance analysis.

Training and Development

  • 4–6 sessions weekly, including strength and conditioning; boarding students at our full-time football academy train more.

  • Yes, general at younger ages, then position-specific football training later.

  • Yes, to boost coordination and reduce injuries while building a base for elite football training.

  • Encourage effort but let coaches lead, this is essential for pro-level player development.

  • Yes, private football coaching enhances progress when paired with team work.

  • Our medical staff provide injury prevention and recovery plans for every player.

  • Sport-science staff adjust training and give physiotherapy until symptoms ease.

Scouting & Trials

  • They look for technical skill, intelligence, consistency, and attitude: core in all football scouting.

  • Through AF Global’s football trials in the UK and Spain, pro-academy showcases, and highlight videos.

  • Sessions and matches assess decision-making, fitness, and mentality.

  • Coachability, communication, and teamwork stand out at academy trials.

  • Better via AF Global, we manage football recruitment professionally.

  • Very, our video analysis helps scouts and clubs track performance.

Contracts, Agents, Welfare

  • Players can sign training agreements before 16y, and official pro football contracts from 17–18y through our partner football academies in the UK and Spain.

  • At 16y for professional negotiations. Before that, AF Global and parents guide players on the football career pathway.

  • We help families understand football contracts and compensation rules when transferring between academies.

  • AF Global provides safeguarding-certified staff, player welfare officers, and sports psychology support for all players.

Emotional and Social Considerations

  • Through football mindset coaching, sport psychology, and wellbeing sessions that prepare players for elite-level demands

  • Encourage effort, not outcome. Let your child lead, this is essential in youth football development.

  • Parents support wellbeing and academics, while coaches guide football decisions.

  • Common ones include anxiety, selection stress, and identity issues. We raise awareness and provide football mental health support early.

Health, Nutrition, Lifestyle

  • A balanced footballer diet with protein, complex carbs, and hydration. AF Global teaches football nutrition and athlete lifestyle habits.

  • 9–10 hours to support recovery and learning, this is key for football player health.

  • Essential for speed, power, and injury resistance. Our football fitness training and conditioning programmes follow sport science best practice.

International Pathways

  • Yes. AF Global arranges football trials in Spain and the UK, helping players gain international football academy exposure.

  • Scholarships depend on academic and football performance. AF Global guides students through football scholarship opportunities in the UK, Europe, and USA.

  • Yes. We assist with admissions, visas, and accommodation for all overseas players joining our international football academy.

Boarding, Facilities, and Experience

  • Accommodation, meals, welfare support, and full access to our football training facilities and education programmes.

  • Weekly matches, football academy tours, and fixtures across the UK and Europe with professional club links.

  • Yes, we host holiday football camps in the UK and Spain focusing on skill and leadership development.

Admissions, Costs, Scholarships

  • Full boarding programmes start around £45,000 annually, covering football academy fees, tuition, and full access to facilities.

  • Yes, limited football scholarships based on talent, academics, and attitude.

  • We select players showing ambition, athletic potential, and commitment, ideal for joining an elite football academy in the UK or Spain.

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