THE INNOVATIVE FOOTBALL PROGRAMME FOR TALENTED PLAYERS IN SURREY

Delivered by a team of forward-thinking professional coaches, we are dedicated to developing each individual player while ensuring every session is fun, positive, and engaging.

Our mission is to create a professional academy environment that combines high-quality coaching with access to outstanding facilities. Through player-led learning and expert guidance, we provide every child with the platform to grow, progress, and reach their full potential.

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Our Sessions

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    Academy Centre

    Years 4-7

    The Academy groups are invite only, these players follow a syllabus aimed at technical development. They can play matches against professional clubs, participate in Summer tournaments, showcase games, and represent Kickstart Academy competitively.

    Monday’s in Godalming

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    Development Centres

    Years 4-7

    The Development groups follow the same syllabus as our Academy Centre, emphasising individual development. Sessions focus on learning techniques, quick decision making, problem solving, and ball confidence. Developing players may join the Academy groups.

    Tuesday’s in Godalming

    Friday’s in Cranleigh

    Register For a Trial Session
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    Pre-Academy Centres

    Years 1-3

    The entry point for aspiring players in the KSA Programme, focusing on bravery, creativity, and confidence with the ball. When players enter Year 4 they join either the Academy or Development.

    Monday’s in Godalming

    Friday’s in Cranleigh ‍
    Register for a Trial Session
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    Girls Development Centre

    Years 3-8

    The Girls only Development Centre is a place for aspiring female footballers to develop their game and hone their technical skills. Sessions focus on learning techniques, quick decision making, problem solving.

    Wednesday’s in Godalming

    Register For a Trial Session
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    Advanced Dev Centre

    Years 8-9

    The Advanced Development group follow the same syllabus as our Academy Centre, emphasising individual development. Sessions focus on learning techniques, quick decision making, problem solving, and ball confidence. Developing players may join the Academy groups.

    Friday’s in Godalming

    Register For a Trial Session

OUR PHILOSOPHY

At KSA, we deliver a first-class development programme designed to elevate young footballers to the next level of their game.

Our team of UEFA qualified coaches bring extensive experience from the professional game and elite player development, ensuring every session meets the highest standards of performance coaching.

The KSA syllabus is built around a clear philosophy, developing technical excellence, tactical understanding, strong game intelligence within a positive, high-performance environment. We challenge every player to grow in confidence, creativity, and character, while never losing sight of what matters most, to enjoy the game, express themselves, and play with passion.

KSA Membership

  • Monthly payments are processed through our booking platform, ClassForKids. Payments are taken on the first of each month, starting at the beginning of the season in September and continuing until your specific session concludes for the season.

  • Each player enrolled in the programme is required to have an official Kickstart kit, which must be worn at all training sessions and matches. A link to our Macron club shop will be sent to you as part of the registration process.

  • Players who are part of the Kickstart Academy programme benefit from exclusive savings, receiving 20% off all Kickstart Holiday Clubs. This offer is available to academy players in Years 1–9, providing added value and more opportunities to continue their development during the school holidays. September - July each season.

  • Parents are kept fully informed of their child’s development through progress reports written by our experienced coaching staff. These reports provide clear, honest feedback on each player’s technical ability, attitude, and overall progression, ensuring parents have a complete understanding of their child’s journey and the next steps in their development.

  • Our coaching team is highly qualified and bring a wealth of real-world experience to their sessions, ensuring players receive outstanding technical and personal development. Working together as a unified team, the coaching staff operate under the expert guidance of Academy Manager - Charlie, whose leadership and vision set the highest standards for excellence across the academy.

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James W

“Moving both my sons over to the Kickstart Academy made complete sense to me this season, I’d heard great things about the academy from a number of different sources and had had my own personal experience of the quality of Kickstart coaching.”

Al M

“Having been around football and coaching for many years, the biggest compliment I can pay Kickstart is that their coaching delivery is second to none. Their individual attention to each player whilst ability to progress the group in such a dynamic and positive way is really quite something.”

Is there a pathway?

Yes! Into Godalming Town FC.

When going into Year 8, our players have the opportunity to trial, and if selected go onto represent Godalming Town Youth FC in the top division of the EBFA.

There are 4 Youth Squads at Godalming Town FC - U13, U14, U15, U16.

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