HFSA Little Feet
NEW: We are delighted to announce the pitter patter of Little Feet here at HFSA! From 6th October, we will be taking your little guys and gals from age 2! Contact us via the usual methods to book your places ⚽
NEW: We are delighted to announce the pitter patter of Little Feet here at HFSA! From 6th October, we will be taking your little guys and gals from age 2! Contact us via the usual methods to book your places ⚽
In the Spotlight...
Hi everyone! Here is our July Spotlight article, just in time to celebrate the end of another school year! We hope you have a wonderful school break, and we hope to see lots of you in August at one of our Wednesday Summer Camps (scroll for further info). In the meantime, please say a big, fat hello to one of our regulars. Here is Benedict Lee and he would like to share his story with you below:
1. How old are you? ~ I am 5 years old
2. Tell us about you and your family: ~ I live with my Mum (Hannah), Dad (Neil) and little brother Edward (Teddy) who is 2. We moved to Hull from Leeds in 2016. Edward will be joining HFSA when he is 4
3. Who is your favourite football team? ~ Liverpool (not Spurs!)
4. Who is your favourite footballer? ~ Mo Salah
5. How did you first hear about Hull Football Skills Academy? ~ My dad found out about HFSA on google. When we moved to Hull we were looking for football sessions I could play in. I had played every Saturday in Leeds and wanted to carry on playing
6. When did you start your football journey with the Academy? ~ September 2016
7. What made you stick with HFSA? ~ Owen trains us in skills - he doesn’t just play games. HFSA is also a lot of fun and I like Coach Owen
8. Do you play football in a team? ~ Not yet
9. Do you have any other hobbies? ~ Swimming, watching movies (Marvel & Star Wars), Riding my bike, Singing & Dancing
10. What do you think is the best part of your academy sessions? ~ I really enjoy King of The Ring and the one on one games. I also like playing the five aside games at the end
11. What is your favourite football skill, and can you do it? ~ I like balancing the ball on my feet, kicking it up in the air and then catching it. I practice in the garden with my dad as well and like to dummy him
12. What other activities would you like to see at HFSA? ~ I enjoy everything that we do, I cant think of any way it could be any better
13. What advice would you give to someone new wanting to join us? ~ You will be given a warm welcome at HFSA by Owen, Leah and all the other kids
We asked proud Dad, Neil if he had anything to add to Benedict's comments. He told us: ~ There is an amazing atmosphere at HFSA where all the parents get along and the new children are given a warm welcome by Owen and the team. Benedict had tried other football sessions in Hull, but the structure was not as good as HFSA and the groups were too large. Everything about HFSA is structured so the children not only enjoy themselves but also learn
Benedict, thank you so much for agreeing to tell us all a little about you and your family. We are always happy to see you at the Academy with your smiley face. You work very hard and we can see you gaining confidence every week. Have a great holiday season!
In the Spotlight...
Hello! Somewhere out there it's June! While we sit hoping for a warmer summer season, please have a little read of our 10th member profile. This edition of In the Spotlight features Max Holt. Here's what he has to tell us:
1. How old are you? ~ 7 years old
2. Tell us about you and your family ~ I live in Hull with my Mum. We are hoping to move to a house with a bigger garden so I have more space to play more football!
3. Who is your favourite football team? ~ Manchester Utd and Hull City
4. Who is your favourite footballer? ~ David De Gea
5. How did you first hear about Hull Football Skills Academy? ~ I wanted to start football training and my friend’s brother comes here and recommended it
6. When did you start your football journey with the Academy? ~ 2 years ago
7. What made you stick with HFSA? ~ It’s fun
8. Do you play football in a team? ~ Not yet but I am nagging my Mum to let me!
9. Do you have any other hobbies? ~ Playing more football, drama, Beavers, more football and more football… oh and more football
10. What do you think is the best part of your academy sessions? ~ The matches! (Editor notes: Following key skills training, we then encourage small matches of 4v4, 5v5 etc to aid skills development).
11. What is your favourite football skill, and can you do it? ~ The rainbow flick, it is quite hard but I have done it
12. What other activities would you like to see at HFSA? ~ A hard question (lots of head scratching), maybe a little bit of goal keeping but I like it as it is
13. What advice would you give to someone new wanting to join us? ~ Join, give it a try, if you like it, stay!
We asked Mum, Wendy what she thought of HFSA and of Max coming along most weekends. She told us: "Max absolutely loves coming to the sessions, both his football skills and confidence have grown so much. His endless energy and enthusiasm amaze me. Max went to the Easter football camp and is really looking forward to the summer one. Thank you to Owen, Leah and Tom for all their help. The parents/carers and other children are so friendly too, even I am starting to like football a little!"
We have to agree with Mum here; Max definitely puts a lot of energy into his game playing, and is quite fearless at times. We hope he sleeps well for you on a Saturday night, Wendy! Well done Max and thank you for telling us a little about what makes you tick. Keep on kicking!
In the Spotlight...
Goodbye April, Hello May! And hello to this months Spotlight Member, Frazer Harness!
1. How old are you? ~ I am 9 years old
2. Tell us about you and your family: ~ I live in Cottingham with my mum, dad and sister. I go to Bacon Garth Primary School and I love football, both playing and watching. My Dad works in construction and my mum works for the NHS
3. Who is your favourite football team? ~ Grimsby Town FC
4. Who is your favourite footballer? ~ Siriki Dembele (Dembele who plays for Grimsby, not Dembele who plays for Tottenham!)
5. How did you first hear about Hull Football Skills Academy ~ I heard about the Academy through a letter I received from my school
6. When did you start your football journey with the Academy? ~ I started with the Academy in September 2016
7. What made you stick with HFSA? ~ I really enjoy the mixture of work we do, from learning all different types of skills to playing football matches. The coaches are very helpful and are always encouraging me. I have become a much better player since I started
8. Do you play football in a team? ~ Not yet. But looking to in the future
9. Do you have any other hobbies? ~ I like playing Cricket, going to football matched and playing on my PS4
10. What do you think is the best part of your academy sessions? ~ The best part of the academy sessions for me is learning new skills and playing matches
11. What is your favourite football skill, and can you do it? ~ My favourite skill is the ball roll and the Cruyff turn. I can do both
12. What other activities would you like to see at HFSA? ~ I can’t think of any
13. What advice would you give to someone new wanting to join us? ~ I would say, give it a try, don’t be nervous as everybody is really friendly and enjoy yourself
We asked Dad, Mike if you wanted to add anything and, he told us: ~ I would like to thank all the people involved in the running of the Academy personally for all their hard work they do. Frazer really enjoys the sessions and it has improved his self-confidence no end. Keep up the good work
Our thanks go to Frazer and Mike for taking part in our Spotlight feature. Frazer is a pleasure to have as part of the HFSA family, and his skills have matured immensely since he first joined the Academy. This is proven by the many times he's won Legend of the Week! Well done Frazer. Grimsby Town would be proud!
Summer Camp
We are delighted to finalise the details of our Summer Camp. This time, we are offering either full or half day sessions (for those who want to bring their little ones but are worried about leaving them for a full day!) and we are running it across the whole month to allow your kids to attend at least one of the days in between holidays!
Please note: the Camp is on every Weds in August except 15th! ⚽️