A youth football and athletics academy in Cairo for ages 6 to 19. Every player follows the same written method, from a first assessment to the Elite Pathway.
Concept A portfolio concept. Full Pitch Academy is not a real academy and cannot book sessions or take fees.
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Every player moves through the same four stages. The programme changes the drills; the standard stays the same.
Ages 6 to 19 in three squads by age. Foundation players train twice a week with no matches. Development players have two technical sessions and a Saturday match. Elite Pathway players add a third session and a strength session.
Squads are capped at 14 players, so every player gets the ball often.
See sessions and pricesSprints, middle distance and jumps, as a second discipline for any enrolled player from age 8, at no extra fee.
Twice a week on the Nasr City track.
Who can joinOne session a week with a goalkeeping coach, for Development and Elite Pathway players.
Goalkeepers also train with their own squad.
Who can joinStrength work from age 13, planned around injury prevention.
Included in the Elite Pathway; an add-on for Development.
See sessions and pricesNo player skips a stage, including the ones who join at 15.
Every new player
A 45-minute session with two coaches, filmed and scored against the same checklist every new player gets: first touch, awareness of space and effort when tired. Parents get the scored checklist as well as the coach's verdict.
Ages 6 to 9, or a new player's first two terms
Ball mastery and movement. Touches count for more than results, and there are no league tables at this stage.
Ages 10 to 15
Positions, small-sided match minutes every week, and a first individual plan, reviewed in writing every eight weeks.
Ages 16 to 19, by trial
Three technical sessions, one strength session and one match a week, with match analysis the player reviews with a coach.
These figures are the concept's working rules. A real academy would publish its own and show how it keeps them.
Nasr City has four full-size pitches and a 200 m track. New Cairo adds two small-sided pitches and an indoor hall for wet-weather sessions.
A render made for this page: an empty pitch at dusk. It is not a photograph of a real ground.
This concept invents no coaches, so they are shown by role. A real academy should name each one and show you the proof listed below.
Plans the method for every squad, leads the Elite Pathway sessions and signs off each written review.
Runs the sprint, middle-distance and jump sessions on the track.
Runs the weekly goalkeeping session and joins squad training in match weeks.
Plans strength work for players from 13, with injury prevention first.
Leads every Foundation session for ages 6 to 9.
Written for this concept. No real family was quoted.
“His shot count went from 12 to 47 a session once the coaches started tracking it on the whiteboard. He didn't improve because someone said well done. He improved because he could see the number go up.”
“The assessment scored me lower on awareness of space than I expected. Three terms later the same two coaches scored me again, on video, next to the first one. That is the kind of proof I trust from a coach.”
“Every eight weeks I get a written review without having to ask for it. I can see what changed and what the coach wants next.”
Per player, per month, in Egyptian pounds.
| Tier | Ages | Each week | Per month | Included |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation | 6 to 9 | 2 sessions, no matches | EGP 1,450 | Kit on loan for the first term, and the assessment session |
| Development | 10 to 15 | 2 technical sessions and a Saturday match | EGP 2,100 | An individual plan, reviewed every 8 weeks |
| Elite Pathway | 16 to 19, by trial | 3 technical sessions, 1 strength session and 1 match | EGP 3,600 | Strength and conditioning, and match analysis |
Example policy Billed each term. 10% off for a second child from the same family. Refunds are explained in the questions below.
Trials run on Saturday mornings at 9:00 and 11:00, by age band. A trial is one full session with the squad and coach your child would join, followed by a 10-minute talk with that coach. There is no separate selection day.
Foundation from age 6, Development from 10, and the Elite Pathway from 16, by trial. Athletics is open to any enrolled player from age 8; the Goalkeeping Academy to Development and Elite Pathway players.
Boots, shin guards and a water bottle. Training tops are on loan for the first term. No branded boots or kit are required.
Example policy: a full refund if you cancel before the term's second session, 50% before the fourth, and none after that. Injuries are handled case by case with the head coach.
Ask to see each coach's badge and who issued it, a current safeguarding check and a first-aid certificate. This concept invents no coaches, so it shows none.
Bring boots, shin guards and a water bottle. The coach shows your child the rest.
Concept A portfolio concept. Full Pitch Academy is not a real academy and cannot book sessions or take fees.