Whatever your level, there’s a place for you at our highly-respected football academy.
East Durham College runs the longest-established College Football Academy in the region. So come and join the best, and experience this fantastic package of training and benefits:
- Eight hours coaching per week from our UEFA-qualified coaches, including former Sunderland AFC defenders Darren Holloway and Darren Williams and Pools legend Brian Honour.
- Play in the English Colleges FA or Northern Counties East Leagues depending on your level of ability.
- Use our fantastic facilities, which rival many a professional football club. These include a full size floodlit 3G pitch, a number of top class grass pitches, a double-sized sports hall with Futsal fittings (and a seating capacity of 500), a fully equipped state-of-the-art gym with fixed and free weights and a range of cardiovascular, strength and conditioning training kit, modern and secure changing facilities and even an in-house physiotherapy clinic. Click here for more details on the Sports Centre and Impact Health & Fitness gym.
- Study 14 hours per week learning about every aspect of sport, including physiology, fitness training, fitness testing, psychology, nutrition, performance analysis and more. Meanwhile, you’ll also be taking one of our three Level 3 Sport course options (Sports Science, Development Coaching & Fitness or Performance & Excellence). These two year courses are equivalent to three A Levels and are a proven route into university or employment. There is also the option to study at Level 1 or 2 depending on your GCSE grades.
- Take part in 36 hours of real work experience during the year, with opportunities to coach children, take part in sports development, work in a gym and many other choices.
- Have the opportunity to complete Maths and English to GCSE or Level 2 Functional Skills (if you don’t already have them).
- Use the state-of-the-art gym during training, in lessons or in your own time for FREE. Normal membership costs £450 a year. The gym is open seven days a week.
- If you pick up any niggles or injuries during training or matches, our full time professional physiotherapist is on hand, completely FREE to get you back on the pitch as soon as possible.
- You’ll also get FREE travel to and from the College with our free bus services with Arriva. Please click here for details on the free bus service.
Contact Us
For further information, please contact Student Services on LiveChat, email: enquiries@eastdurham.ac.uk or call 0191 518 8222 or speak to the Sports Team on 0191 518 5565 or 0191 518 8308. Or use the short online form below.
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