Meet the MC Football Academy. Here, we revolutionise football training; every session designed to sculpt you into an unstoppable force on the pitch; every kick, sprint, and skill fiercely drilled to build you into the best player you can be.
The Football Academy is managed by Premier Player, a team of expert and ex-professional UEFA-qualified coaches, providing you with a unique insight into the game and an elite approach to training.
You will train like a professional for up to 9 hours a week, with various opportunities to gain extra qualifications designed to help build your future in football. These include Talent ID, Scouting, Opposition Analysis, and Refereeing qualifications!
Are you an elite example of your sport, ready to take your game to the next level? Have you played at professional academy level, district or county level, in Teesside Junior Alliance leagues, or have other proven experience of playing elite level football? We want to hear from you.
The Academy boasts a fierce curriculum and top fitness and SAQ sessions. Training is structured around the FA 4 corner model, with a proven track record of helping many young players join professional clubs, such as Middlesbrough, Leeds, Sunderland, and Newcastle!
In order to play like a professional, you have to train like a professional. That’s why we’ve invested in outstanding facilities, including a:
- Full-size Astro Turf
- State-of-the-art Fitness Suite
- On-site Physio Clinic
- Large Indoor Sports Hall
- Professional VEO camera, which allows every player to analyse their performance
- Indoor Analysis Theatre, where you can watch opposition matches and identify training needs for future sessions
- Catapult Vests. Used by elite teams, these capture your individual data so you can track and compare your metrics against some of the top players in the world!
“Despite living in Marske, I chose Middlesbrough College because of the course and the tutor’s knowledge. My long-term goal is to work in professional football and, as part of my course, I am on work placement with Middlesbrough Football Academy, working as a Performance Analyst across all age ranges. I am also learning how to use systems that would allow me to work for any Premier League team in the country.
“The College have been brilliant in supporting me every step of the way.”
Matty Austin, Level 3 Sports & Experience Science
We are delighted to be an AoC Accredited College, awarded 3 stars across all four pillars, including: Supporting talent, providing an inclusive environment, developing a student workforce and engaging with the community.
Meet your coaches
Andrew Collett
Head Coach
- Football Academy Director with a professional career in the Premier League
- Former pro goalkeeper with over 250 games for Middlesbrough, Bristol Rovers and Darlington
- Worked with England’s partially sighted Futsal Squad
- UEFA A Licence GK coach and UEFA B Licence Outfield Holder
- GK scout, coaching Premier League players like Nick Pope and Kasper Schmeichel
- Current first team coach at York City FC
Phil Stamp
Football Coach
- Former Middlesbrough FC midfielder, debut at age 17
- Over 120 appearances for MFC, including 90 in the Premier League and FA Cup Final
- Played during Bryan Robson’s era alongside Ravenelli, Juninho and Alen Boksic
- Featuring in the 1997 FA Cup Final against Chelsea
- Played for Hearts in the SPL
Nathan Thomas
Football Coach
- Former pro footballer, starting career at Sunderland
- Played for Plymouth, Motherwell, Mansfield and Hartlepool
- Sold to Sheffield United for £300,000
- Over 300 professional appearances
- Coaches on a 1:1 basis and group sessions with strikers
You can apply for a Sports Academy on your full-time course application form. Click here to view all our full-time courses. You can also register your interest in one of our Sports Academies by clicking here and completing the form!
We are TASS Dual Career Accredited
TASS (Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme) is an athletic support programme, which helps talented athletes to balance their sport and studies, with the goal of them being able to reach their potential in both. The programme is open to all elite athletes on any course at Middlesbrough College, not just Sports and Leisure courses.
For more information, contact the Sports Admin Team on 01642 333772 or stpsadmin@mbro.ac.uk.
Join a Sports Academy
Find out more about our Sports Academies by contacting the Sports Admin Team on 01642 333772 or stpsadmin@mbro.ac.uk.