Youth Football

YOUTH FOOTBALL

“A pathway to success begins no place better than in the company of your own friends”

Youth football is a great way for young athletes to develop their skills and passion for the sport.  As they progress through the ranks, they can gain valuable experience and exposure that can help them transition into adult (open age) football.  With hard work and dedication, the pathway to open age football can be a rewarding journey for any young player.  In the 2023/2024 season we had 116 youth “Cherries” signed on throughout our youth programme and we look to keep this growing each year with the addition ov an under 9’s team.

OUR STORY

Here at Sturminster Newton United we provide a youth department from ages U8’s all the way to U15’s.  Ability is not a concern here and we will put our time and effort into every single person who plays for the Club.  Even if you have never kicked a football before, don’t be scared to give it a go. Come along for a taster session and see how you get on!

Over the years our youth department has proved to create some fantastic players who have eventually gone on to play for our senior first team.  With the likes of Billy Bright, Theo crane, and William Guppy all starting in the 2023/2024 Dorset Premier League champions team and League Cup winning team. These lads were also part of the U15’s league winners trophy in 2018 with then manager (now vice-chairman) Ian Myall.

We now have a great line-up of managers throughout the youth section who are all qualified to a minimum of FA Level 1 Coaching and hold valuable experience in coaching young children.  We hope to see you come along and join our family of “Cherries”.