BURNLEY FC FOOTBALL TRIAL DATES

Here is the full selection of Football Trial dates being offered by this Club. Abilities, Ages, Levels.

Burnley FC Football Youth Trials

Ages 16 to 19

For more information on the Burnley FC Shadow Youth Team please contact Assistant Head Coach, Nathan Mottram, or Development Coach, Eddy Griffiths, on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

*Venue dates are subject to change.

Burnley FC Shadow Youth Team TRIALS/OPEN EVENTS!  

We look forward to hosting our Burnley FC Shadow Youth Team TRIALS/OPEN EVENTS!  Tuesday 29th April 2025 at Nelson & Colne College at 18:00pm till 19:30pm. Tuesday 27th May 2025 at Nelson & Colne College at 11:00am till 13:00pm. Sign up using the link below or in our bio
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These dates have now passed Primary PDC Trial (U7s-11s) Trial Event 2 – Turf Moor –

Location: Elite Training Centre, Turf Moor, Harry Potts Way, Burnley, BB10 4BX

For more information, please contact– This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. orTel  01282 704 716

These trials below have now passed we keep the information so you can use to enquiry for futre trials!

Burnley Trial applications for above trials here

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Are you male and aged between 16 and 18 years old?

Have you ever wanted to represent a professional football club?

Have you ever wanted the chance to play against other

professional clubs week in, week out?

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to play at the

first team training ground?

If the answer is ‘yes’ and you have a real desire to

progress through our genuine player pathway, then head

down to the Shadow Youth Team trials at Barnfield

Training Centre on Saturday 7th May!

What is the Shadow Youth Team?

Burnley FC in the Community and Nelson & Colne College

have joined forces to create the BFC Shadow Youth Team.

This exciting programme gives talented young players -

aged between the ages of 16 and 18 - the chance to

combine academic studies with practical football experience.

The programme is designed to bridge the gap between

grass roots and academy football.

Shadow Youth Team players will train daily and play on a

competitive basis - an experience that mirrors that of

football academies nationwide; academies that SYT

players may themselves progress onto. In addition to

football training, players will also complete a BTEC

Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport with the support

and guidance of the highly-skilled teaching staff at Nelson

& Colne College.

The Shadow Youth Team First Team plays in the PLFL.

This is a league as close to academy football as it is

possible to play in, as the league is accessible solely to

Premier League and Football League Clubs. Each league

hosts a demanding, high standard of football and aims to

act as a vehicle for players to progress onto the Burnley

FC’s Academy, Under 18s Youth Team, Under 21

Development Squad or even the Burnley FC’s First Team.

We provide players with the skills required to help

them progress to a higher standard of both education

and football, as well as the necessary experience to

work in community football coaching and other areas

within the sports industry. Players will also receive training in

football coaching, (leading to FA Coaching badges)

emergency aid and safeguarding issues and practice. 

All players are provided with Burnley Football Club

training kit, which is provided free of charge.

All courses are staffed by fully qualified professionals, both

on and off the field. This allows flexibility for students

to choose from a combination of pathways to match

their ability, aptitude, interests and aspirations.

The BFC Shadow Youth Team is a fantastic opportunity for

young people keen to develop their talent on the football

pitch and find a route into a career in football coaching,

the leisure/sports industry or university.

Shadow Youth Team Trials:
Location: Burnley Football Club’s Barnfield Training

Centre (on the 3G pitches), Burnley Rd, Padiham,

Burnley BB12 8UA
Date: Saturday 7th May
Time:  12pm – 2pm

To register for the trial, please click the link below:

http://www.burnleyfccommunity.org/bfc_syt/

FEMALE FOOTBALL TRIALS PROGRAMME

Over 30,000 women and girls have starting playing football in the past two year with their local Football League club, Burnley FC.

The Football League Trusts Female Football Development programme (FFD) is run by 55 clubs across the country including Burnley FC and aims to get women and girls playing the game.  Perhaps more importantly the figures also reveal that over 97% of the women and girls who have been introduced to football have continued to be involved.

Nicol Meredith, Female Football Officer with The Football League Trust, comments, “Getting so many girls involved in the programme that are new to football and the massive retention rates shows the power that football clubs have in their communities. The programme focuses on having fun as well as the social and health benefits of playing football. This innovative approach has led to football clubs running brand new activities that appeal to girls who wouldn’t normally be interested in football such as Soccercise and Zumba Fitness Football, which are football based aerobics sessions. ” 

The programme is funded by The FA and Sport England and was launched in 2013 to get women and girls aged 14 and over to start, and continue, playing football using the reach Football League Trusts and Premier League to deliver at grassroots. This is the first time that all four organisations have worked on a project of this kind.  It was announced over the summer that due to the success of the first two years of the scheme more than £3,700,000 of joint FA and Sport England investment will be allocated to the programme by July 2016.

Another success of the programme is that participation among minority ethnic groups in the FFD programme is over 20%.  Nicol, continues “Football has an amazing power to break down all kinds of barriers. As well as getting hard to reach groups involved in the game our sustained approach to developing female participation is getting more women in key positions at professional Football League clubs and their Community Schemes.  Furthermore with the success of the Lionesses at the World cup, we are looking to capitalise even more on the extra interest that this has provoked and get more girls benefitting from playing football.”

To get your school involved with our Female Football Development Programme please contact  Matt Pounder on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

PAST INFO

New trials dates are as follows:

•    Saturday 27th June 11.30-1pm @ Nelson and Colne College, Scotland Road, BB9 7YT
•    Saturday 4th July 11-1pm @ Nelson and Colne College, Scotland Road, BB9 7YT
•    Wednesday 15th July 3-5pm @ Nelson and Colne College, Scotland Road, BB9 7YT
•    Tuesday 21st July 3-5pm @ Nelson and Colne College, Scotland Road, BB9 7YT

Sign up for a trial on line by visiting –www.burnleyfccommunity.org/ncc

BURNLEY ACADEMY
Turf Moor, Harry Potts Way,

Burnley,

Lancashire BB10 4BX

T 0871 221 1882 F 01282 700 014 E

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CONTACTS
FOOTBALL SECRETARY PAULINE SCOTT

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ACADEMY MANAGER JASON BLAKE

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ACADEMY SECRETARY GILL AVERY

T 01282 700 025

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HOME VENUE
Gawthorpe Training Ground
ADDRESS
Habergham Drive,

off Burnley Road,

Padiham BB12 8UA

BURNLEY FC FOOTBALL TRIAL DATES

Burnley Football Academy is developed in order to invest in upcoming footballing talent and provide the network, coaching, health and lifestyle advice that each player needs to make a successful career in football. If you are looking for a career in football, and live in the Burnley catchment, then your best chance will be to join Burnley Academy.

About Burnley FC Academy

Burnley FC Academy offer an advanced football development and education programme supported by expert and dedicated staff. Burnley Academy is located at: Gawthorpe Training Ground, Habergham Drive, off Burnley Road, Padiham, BB12 8UA

Burnley FC Academy use advanced technology and coaching methods to develop their players. They are actively looking for upcoming talent to join their academy, and are very selective about who gets in, as competition is tough.

With the changes that have taken place in the football academy system. Academy Category three clubs are now free (U12+) to recruit from all over the nation.

Previously, Category three clubs could only recruit talent within a 90 minute travelling time to the academy, but the FA have reconsidered this following thinking that the best talent should only fairly be allowed to play in the best academies even if they do not live nearby. This gives the very best talent the very best chances of success, thus growing our home grown talent for the international stage.

This has seen a rise in host families being recruited at Burnley Academy, to help house young promising talent in safe family environments.

Upcoming Fixtures at Burnley FC Academy

Burnley FC Academy has a whole programme of upcoming activities, fixtures and events. Check the times of each match or look up the match venue for any of the " target="_blank">Burnley Academy age group.

How to get a trial at Burnley Academy

You must be selected to have a trial at Burnley Academy, so it is important that players are spotted in the right places at the right times. For some players, they prefer a direct approach sending in links to videos of themselves playing football, but it is worth bearing in mind that clubs receive thousands of these videos each week and simply don’t have time to watch them all and go about their daily business, so the most effective way of getting scouted for a trial at Burnley Academy is to join a Burnley Soccer School. Scouts regularly select young players from soccer school sessions and invite them to trial at the development centres for Reading FC, and anyone can play in their soccer schools so it offers an open door for all to get spotted.

It is also particularly good planning to take your child to soccer schools as soon as they are old enough, as their competition will be doing the same, so it enables them to develop their talents in line with the same level as their peers.

How to get scouted by a Burnley Academy scout

Burnley Academy scouts offer players the chance to trial. Many players are lucky enough to find themselves in the right places when scouts are watching games, but Burnley are also very aware that good talent can slip through the net, so do offer players the chances to directly contact them with the below details.

Understandably they are unable to respond to everybody due to the volume of applications, but this does serve as an effective way to alert scouts about talent looking to take their football to the next level and secure a trial for Burnley Academy.

To get scouted for a trial at Burnley Academy simply collect the following information:

• Players CV
• Covering Letter
• Players Vital Statistics: Players position, Age, Date of Birth, Height, Weight, contact email/phone/address, current club, previous clubs, detail of any trials already attended, any representative honours such as school, districts, county etc
• Players school they attend
• Fixture list of your current team, including location and kick off time to be passed to scout

Once you have collated all of the above information, email Burnley Academy via this address:

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Burnley Academy will assess your application and decide whether or not to send a scout to watch the game.

Syllabus at Burnley FC Academy

The training programme at Burnley FC Academy is broken into technical and tactical training, with a special module for Goalkeepers. The below demonstrates:

• The professional development phase at the Burnley FC Academy
• The youth development phase at the Burnley FC Academy
• The foundation phase at the Burnley FC Academy
• The youth / professional development phase at the Burnley FC Academy
• The foundation development goalkeeper phase at the Burnley FC Academy

Professional Development Phase at Burnley FC Academy

Outfield Players – Technical

• Passing – Playing forwards through tight passing channels
• Receiving the ball – Receiving the ball in the air to pass in the least number of touches
• Passing – Generic passing practises to move the ball on two touches
• Running / Dribbling with the ball – Developing the 1st touch to break through a variation of receiving surfaces
• Running / Dribbling with the ball – Variations in the dribble to advance in 1 v 1’s
• Shooting – Shifting the ball to get shots off under pressure
• Passing – Keeping the ball moving for a long period of time
• Manipulating the ball – Shifting the ball across the body with a variation of surfaces
• Turning – Turning away from pressure and protecting possession of the ball

Outfield Players – Tactical

• Possession (Playing out from the back) – Midfield rotation to receive high and low open up passing channels
• Possession (Retaining the ball to penetrate) – Working in front or behind opponents to retain the ball looking to play forwards
• Possession (Game management) – Playing with and against an overload (the extra man)
• Attacking (Counter attacking) – Breaking from the defending third
• Attacking (Centrally) – Playing between lines and breaking lines with and without the ball
• Attacking (Wide areas) – 1 v 1’s, 2 v 2’s to create goalkeeping opportunities
• Defending (Individual) – Approach to the ball dependent on the opposition and area of the pitch
• Defending (Groups & Units) – Defending later and deeper
• Defending (Making play predictable, Regains and Possession Decision) – Pressure as the team/group hunting the ball for quick regain

Goalkeepers

• Goalkeeper support – Variety of passes and support for players in possession
• Goalkeeper support – Awareness of best option looking to penetrate with distribution
• Goalkeeper support – How the goalkeeper can affect the state of the game
• Goalkeeper defending – How to deal with 1 v 1 situations in game situations
• Goalkeeper defending – Early shots always being set in and around the box
• Goalkeeper defending – Positioning and decision making in dealing with the cross
• Goalkeeper communications – Organisation and support to the defender
• Goalkeeper communications – Communications to players away from the ball
• Goalkeeper communications – Developing the goalkeeper to compact

Foundation Phase at Burnley Academy

Outfield Players – Technical

• Protecting the Ball – Setting the scene for receiving on the safe side – guidelines for success
• Passing – Short, quick and high tempo passing in small groups
• Receiving the Ball- Developing the set as part of link play to move the ball forwards
• Turning – Developing turns under passive pressure to include disguise
• Shooting – Longer distance shooting relevant to the age of the group
• Running / Dribbling With the Ball – Long and thin practices to practice breaking into space from a dribble or receiving the ball
• Shooting – One touch finishing around the goal on angles with pressure approaching
• Passing – Passing within larger areas focusing on techniques to a longer pass (floor / aerially)
• Manipulating the Ball – Quick foot movements to manipulate a small skills ball

Outfield Players – Tactical

• Possession (Individual) – Developing players to receive the ball and maintain possession on their safe side
• Possession (Group Play) – Develop players to receive and play away from pressure in small groups
• Possession (Directional) – Possession / wave practises maintaining the speed of the ball from start to finish
• Attacking (Individual) – Changes of direction and speed to beat opponents
• Attacking (Groups) – Small group attacking practices (4v4, 5v5). Movement/combinations to create and exploit space
• Attacking (with/against overloads) – Small sided games working on creating and exploiting space on the transition
• Defending (Pressure the Ball) – Basic principles to approaching a player in possession
• Defending (Small Groups) – Possession based practices focusing the change of roles based on the movement of the ball
• Defending (Regaining to Play) – Regaining the ball and countering to a scoring conclusion

Goalkeepers

• Goalkeeper support – Passes and throws to start play
• Goalkeeper support – Choosing the best distribution option
• Goalkeeper support – Using the ball quickly after making a save
• Goalkeeper defending – Throw ball situations and close range shots
• Goalkeeper defending – Attacking the ball and parrying away to safe areas
• Goalkeeper defending – Making recovery saves within the game
• Goalkeeper communications – To defenders individually and as part of a unit
• Goalkeeper communications – Developing the ability to be clear and concise
• Goalkeeper communications – Start positions in relation to the ball

Goalkeeper Youth / Professional Phase at Burnley FC Academy

Goalkeepers – Technical

• Distribution – Out of the back to the best option and supporting the play
• Crossing – Dealing with deep crosses into the 18 yard box and transition to distribute
• Shot Stopping – Into line and down the line of the ball for angled strike
• Handling – Dealing with low balls around the set position inclusive of the 1v1 encounter
• Shot Stopping – Dealing with low, medium and high dives from a central and angled strike
• Crossing – Dealing with crosses centrally and to front post areas
• Shot Stopping – Dealing with close reaction shots, double and triple saves
• Distribution – Technique of starting counter attacks, choice of delivery
• Crosses – Dealing with crosses centrally and to the back post area

Goalkeepers – Tactical

• Goalkeeper support – Start play using a variety of passes and providing angles for support for players in possession
• Goalkeeper support – Awareness of best option looking to penetrate with distribution
• Goalkeeper support – Managing the game and understanding how the goalkeeper can affect the state of the game
• Goalkeeper defending – Dealing with 1v1 game situations
• Goalkeeper defending – Dealing with early shots always being set in and around the box
• Goalkeeper defending – Positioning in relation to the ball, decision making on dealing with the cross
• Goalkeeper communications – Organisation and support to the defender (clear and concise information)
• Goalkeeper communications – Communications to players away from the ball
• Goalkeeper communications – Developing the goalkeeper to compact play through the line taken by the defending players

Goalkeeper Foundation Phase at Burnley FC Academy

Goalkeepers – Technical

• Handling – Footwork set in position with a variation of serves
• Distribution – Playing out from the back from feet and hands, providing angels of support
• Handling – Variation of handling practices concluding with penetrative distribution
• Shot Stopping – Dealing with 1v1 encounter
• Shot Stopping – Low, medium and high diving sales from central
• Distribution – Technique of longer distribution for feet and hands (classic counter attacks)
• Shot Stopping – Speed of movement across the goal in the line down the line of the ball for an angled strike
• Handling – Technique of dealing with low balls in and around the body
• Crossing – Basic technique and positioning (in relation to the ball) covering balls into front middle far areas

Goalkeepers – Tactical

• Goalkeeper support – Using a variety of passes and throws to start play
• Goalkeeper support – Choosing the best distribution option
• Goalkeeper support – Using the ball quickly after making a save
• Goalkeeper defending – Dealing with through ball situations and learning how to deal with cross range shots
• Goalkeeper defending – Attacking the ball and parrying away to safe areas in game situations
• Goalkeeper defending – Making recovery saves within the game
• Goalkeeper communications – Communication to defenders individually and as a unit
• Goalkeeper communications – Developing the ability to be clear and concise
• Goalkeeper communications – Set positions in relation to the ball

Join Burnley FC Academy

For direct communication with the Burnley Academy, you can visit the Burnley Academy website.

BURNLEY MINI KICKERS 3 TO 11 YEARS OLD

MINIKICKERS

Minikickers is a fun, recreational centre focused on enjoyment and development of young players. Open to all children aged 3-11 years old, the sessions are aged-grouped with pre-school, KS1 and KS2 sessions running over the course of the morning.

The pre-school session (for children aged 3-4) is as brand new addition to Burnley FC in the Community and is the perfect way to introduce young children to the sport!

The children are coached in a relaxed environment, where the focus is on fun and developing the child as a whole. Your child will be supervised at all times from FA qualified and DBS screened coaches.

Each week, the full hour of football activity follows a structured plan that will progress each child week by week, ensuring the children benefit physically, socially and psychologically. Underpinning the curriculum is the development of essential life skills such as, respect, team work, confidence and self-belief.

Minikickers is also a fantastic way for children, who show the potential, to start their journey in playing competitive football. Children can move into the Burnley FC in the Community Player Development Centre and those showing exceptional talent may be invited to train with the Burnley FC Academy.

Sessions will be held at the Elite Training Centre at Turf Moor, which features indoor 3G pitches and a viewing gallery for parents to watch and all children will be awarded a certificate at the end of the block. Minikickers is fantastic value at just £42 for 12-weeks and is the perfect starting place for your child to be introduced to the beautiful game!

For more information please contact Sam Howell on 01282 704716 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

BURNLEY SOCCER SCHOOLS

Burnley FC in the Community is committed to running a comprehensive Soccer School programme across the region during every school holiday period. These courses will not only provide the best value for parents but give youngsters (aged 5-12 yrs) an exceptional standard of fun based football activities and a great platform to improve all aspects of their game.

Every course participant will receive;

• A certificate for completing the course
• Medals for player of the week, most improved and best attitude
• Coaching in a 2 year age band
• A chance to be recommended to our player development centre
• A visit from a Burnley FC first team player*

For more information contact Sam Howell at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 01282 704716.

*This is not guaranteed and is dependent on player availability and training schedules.

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