Page 3 - Millfield Football Programme

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE AND
COMPETITIONS
The programme is structured into competition,
development and recreation football.

In the Senior Boys’ squads there are three competition
teams and in the Senior Girls’ squad there is one
competition group.

In the Junior Boys’ and Girls’ squads, there are a further 3
competition teams for each gender (U16s, U15s and U14s)
all playing in national events.
CONTACT HOURS
All competition teams play in national and regional/county There are sessions across six days for competition groups
competitions (ISFA, ESFA, HudL league and County*). At compared to three days a week for development and
Junior age groups, for both boys and girls, there is one recreation.
competition group across 16s/15s and 14s. Our Junior Boys
enter a District League as Mid Somerset, which offers a Contact hours are equivalent to academy football with the
fantastic game programme. on-grass technical and tactical development plus off-field
education and practice in athletic development, nutrition
The senior first team have a partnership with a local club and hydration, mental skills and analysis. The off-field
(Street FC) to provide an opportunity to play in the FA support is gradually introduced from Year 10 and becomes
Youth Cup. This is the country’s premier youth football more important at seniors (Year 11-13).
competition.
In addition to all the structured and organised football, there
Our teams regularly play other academies as part of the are unlimited opportunities for informal play within the
development experience. We host regular festivals with school’s facilities. We organise house futsal competitions
teams like Oxford United, Plymouth Argyle, Bristol City, each week and have an annual house football festival
Forest Green, Swansea, Exeter and Torquay. We have also tournament which are some of the most fiercely fought
hosted Arsenal and Chelsea FC. In 2022-2023, our Year 9 events.
boys (including two girls) played England U15 Girls at St
George’s Park.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR (2022-2023)
Reaching the Semi Final of ISFA and ESFA for the Girls at
U18s and Semi Final of ISFA at U15. For the Boys, reaching
the Semi Final of ESFA Super Cup and Quarter Final of
ISFA and ESFA competitions and coming joint 4th in Hudl.
Reaching six County Cup finals and two Regional Cup Finals.

*ISFA – Independent Schools Football Association
ESFA – English Schools’ Football Association
Hudl – Hudl Independent Schools League