Here you will find an outline of the Event, for College age 16 to 19 year old players.

Please remember that booking is essential. Simply email Gerard Prenderville, one of our Academy Coaches, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Friday 22 February, 10am – 2pm

Barking & Dagenham College, Rush Green Campus, Dagenham Road, Romford Essex RM7 0XU
Please report to our main reception on arrival.

Don’t forget to bring your Football kit and boots so you can change for the football trial.

A brief note about today’s timings:

Please bear with us so we can give enough time to make sure that the young adult in your family has every opportunity to show us their skills.

We will do our best to finish on time today, but if we have large numbers of attendees at the trial we may not finish by 2pm.

Key Trial event timings:

10am – 10.15am
Welcome, registration and refreshments

10.15 – 10.45am
Your Football Academy Team by Rachel Yates, our Curriculum Manager for Sport, Leisure, Tourism & Public Services

Combining College and football: how it works by Errol Parker, Curriculum Team Leader for Sport & Public Services

Today’s football trial and what happens next by Gerard Prenderville, Coach from Dagenham & Redbridge FC

10.45 – 11.15am
Question and Answer Session: get all the information you need

11.15 – 11.45am
Course Information Advice and Guidance: your opportunity to talk to our Careers and Course Advisers

11.45am
Candidates go to Sports Hall to change for football trial and warm up

12noon – 2pm
Football trial commences on the Football Pitch with Dagenham & Redbridge FC Coaches Gerard Prenderville and Daryl McMahon

TRIALS FOOTBALL CLUBS, Here is Trials Selection Event booking is essential, Trial commences on the Football Pitch.