Youth Bootcamp

Bootcamp workouts designed to improve football performance for young footballers and athletes.

Launch Date: 4th Aug

The footballfitnessbootcamp is launching on the Monday 4th August in Harlow. To register your interest and get first access to the bootcamp when it launches fill out the form by clicking the button below. Spaces are limited and access will be given in order of registration.

The footballfitnessbootcamp group based bootcamp, designed specifically for football players to help you to build explosive speed, quicker agility, and longer lasting endurance. Whether you're looking to dominate on the field or push your limits in the off-season, the sport specific training and high-intensity drills will get you there. Ready to transform your performance and stand out as a true game-changer? Join us today and take your football fitness to the next level!

Training Results

Quicker Agility

Turn faster, quicker and be more confident in each step as you weave around the opposition. Be more balanced on and off the ball with better body control and faster feet.

Faster Speed

Train to run faster and speed past opponents. Increase your sprint speed and condition your legs to get into the best position to score, pass and tackle to dominate the game.

Longer endurance

Go further in every game and maintain a higher level of performance for longer. Run further, play longer and recover quicker in every game.

The bootcamp sessions are based on exercises specific to improving football performance.  This means we target different exercises like plyometrics, strength, sprints, agility and more in the same session. By repeating these exercises over time we can also use those same exercises to improve your cardiovascular (heart and lungs) and muscular endurance. Bootcamps are designed for all levels and everyone is encouraged to work as hard as you physically can. This means that 2 players at different levels of fitness will feel just as tired at the end. Bootcamps are great for players looking for an extra session to add to their current training schedule as well as for more casual players looking to improve their general health and fitness as well as weight management and fat loss.

FAQ

  • Bootcamp sessions are 45mins long including the warm-up and cool-down

  • Your child should wear normal, appropriate clothing similar to what they would wear to football training. Trainers should be normal trainers, no moulds or studs. And bring a full water bottle. If it’s cold bring an additional layer that can be removed if needed.

  • The exercises are specific to improving movement in football, in a game or in training. This includes quick feet, cone weaves, jumps and hurdles, and a variation of sprints and shuttles.

  • The bootcamp is designed for children (boys and girls) between the ages of 7-16 that want to improve their fitness for football (or similar sports).

  • No, as long as your child is fully fit to train with no underlying physical illness or injuries then they can take part and benefit.

  • I’m Tom, I’m a fully qualified youth strength and conditioning coach. I’ve been training young footballers between the ages of 7 to 16 over the last 12 months improving them to move and play better on the pitch and in training.

Just some of the questions that get asked. If this doesn’t answer any questions you have then fill out the contact form with the questions you have and I’ll get back to you as quickly as possible.

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What you can expect

Improved Movement

Learn and train to improve the way you run. Everyone can run but if you want to run fast you need to know how to do it effectively to get maximum speed possible.

Strength & Plyometrics

With specific training exercises the goal is to improve how fit and strong the muscles of the body are and then use that strength as quickly as possible! This is the foundation to making quick and agile footballers.

Endurance & conditioning

Being fast and agile is great but you need to be able to repeat this throughout a football match. All of the training combines to push your body that little bit further each time and improve how much your body can work.

3 drills with the same set up! Working on deceleration, change of direction and conditioning ⚽️ Setup: from your starting cone place 1 cone 10m away and then another cone 5m past that and then another one 5m past that one. You should have cones a
3 drills with the same set up! Working on deceleration, change of direction and conditioning ⚽️ Setup: from your starting cone place 1 cone 10m away and then another cone 5m past that and then another one 5m past that one. You should have cones at 10, 15 and 20m. Drill 1: start-stop. Accelerate quick and then stop dead at each cone. This will work on your ability to accelerate and then decelerate quickly over short distances. Drill 2: start-stop to around the cone. Repeat the same as drill 1 but instead of stopping dead move around the cone with quick feet as fast as possible and straight into your acceleration to the next cone. This will take the previous drill further and add in the ability to stop and control the body while working on quick feet. Drill 3: there and back shuttles. Run as fast as you can from the start cone to the 10m cone and back and repeat for each cone. This will work on your ability to accelerate, stop, change directions and your repeated sprint ability. Add these into your workout to keep it easy and simple for when time isn’t on your side and need to get a good training session. #football #fitness #footballfitness #footballtraining #sport #sportperformance #training #soccer #soccertraining #workout #exericse #training #strength #speed #power #agility #sprint #harlow
If you want to make it in football you have to give 100% in everything you do every time. That doesn’t mean that it will always be perfect or pan out how you first thought. As long as you can look back and say I couldn’t have tried any
If you want to make it in football you have to give 100% in everything you do every time. That doesn’t mean that it will always be perfect or pan out how you first thought. As long as you can look back and say I couldn’t have tried any harder, I couldn’t have trained any more, I couldn’t have put in more effort then you’ll be able to say there is nothing more that I could do. Don’t live with regret and say “I wish I trained more” or “I had a little left in the tank.” If you always give 100% when the opportunity comes you’ll be in the best possible place to take it! #football #fitness #footballfitness #footballtraining #sport #sportperformance #training #soccer #soccertraining #workout #exericse #training #strength #speed #power #agility #sprint #dedication #hardwork #grind
Think you’re fast? Here are the fastest 3 players from last season (23/24) as stated by the premier league. Speed is such a vital part of the game that you can’t afford to be slow. Being fast doesn’t make you a great player but
Think you’re fast? Here are the fastest 3 players from last season (23/24) as stated by the premier league. Speed is such a vital part of the game that you can’t afford to be slow. Being fast doesn’t make you a great player but having the ability to speed past players or to move into position quicker definitely gives you the advantage! Top 3 fastest premier league players of 23/24 season: 1. Micky van de Ven(TOT) @ 37.38 km/h 2. Chiedozie Ogbene(LUT) @ 36.93 km/h 3. Anthony Elanga (NFO) @ 36.91 km/h These are the 3 fastest players recorded in a single run by the each player. Micky van de Ven actually got the 2 highest recorded sprint speeds with his second being 37.23 km/h. This goes to show how fast the players are at the elite level of the game. If you aspire to play at that same level you don’t have to be the fastest but you definitely have to be fast to a certain level. You can test yourself doing 20 and 40m sprints and record your times. You can then compare them to other players and see where you rank. The main comparison is to compare yourself to your last result and making sure you’re getting faster, not slower. For more advice and training on how to get fast DM me “FASTER” and we’ll talk about speed! Stats and figures sourced from premierleague.com #football #fitness #footballfitness #footballtraining #sport #sportperformance #training #soccer #soccertraining #workout #exericse #training #strength #speed #power #agility #sprint #premierleague #footballstatst
Lower body strength 🦵🏋️‍♂️ 💪🏻 The squat is one of the fundamental lower body exercises to build strength. It isn’t the only one but it is a basic movement and exercise you need to learn before doing more advanced exercises and trainin
Lower body strength 🦵🏋️‍♂️ 💪🏻 The squat is one of the fundamental lower body exercises to build strength. It isn’t the only one but it is a basic movement and exercise you need to learn before doing more advanced exercises and training! This post shows the progression of squats in the following order: 1. Box/bench squat 2. Bodyweight squat 3. Goblet squat 4. Back squat This is in order of easiest, and for some the starting point, and progressively getting harder to back squats. Back squats are one of the best ways to load the legs and develop lower body strength. As a footballer these should in your programme somewhere in some form. However, if you’re returning from injury or are new to the gym and can’t do back squats yet try out the other 3 and see what works for you. With training, time and consistency you will be able to progress up to the next level of squats. When you’ve built some strength in the legs you’ll be able to do more advanced exercises like box jumps, jump lunges and more! #football #fitness #footballfitness #footballtraining #sport #sportperformance #training #soccer #soccertraining #workout #exericse #training #strength #speed #power #agility #sprint #squats #lowerbodystrength #strengthprogression #boxsquat #backsquat #harlowessex
Putting @jakeredding0912 through some work to get fit for the coming season 🏃‍♂️ Today was a small conditioning session incorporating a large range of exercises and movements all helping to keep the work rate up while keeping the training varied 🏋️‍♂️ This is a great way to keep training more interesting especially when trying to do more gurelling conditioning work 🥵 #football #fitness #footballfitness #footballtraining #sport #sportperformance #training #soccer #soccertraining #workout #exericse #training #strength #speed #power #agility #sprint #conditioning #preseason #footballcircuit #footballconditioning #harlow
PLYOMETRICS!! 🚀 What you see in this video highlights a big part of plyometrics that people often forget. For true plyometrics you first have to absorb force first before then producing it in an explosive movement. Force absorption is exactly that; the ability to absorb force and the stronger our body the more force it can absorb. This has 2 massive benefits to footballers: 1. The ability to absorb force means you can stop quicker and change direction and speed faster than your opponent and can therefore outmanoeuvre them. And 2. The better your ability to absorb force the less chance you have of getting injured (specifically through muscular injuries not caused by external contact). Additionally the ability to absorb force through a shorter, and therefore quicker, range of motion means you can also generate it quicker and faster than your opponent. This is a key part of training for developing strength, power, speed and agility as well as a strong and robust body. Try this out and put focus on the force absorption part of your plyometrics and see how it helps you. For more advice DM me saying what your goal is and I’ll see how I can help. #ffb #football #fitness #footballfitness #footballtraining #sport #sportperformance #training #soccer #soccertraining #workout #exericse #training #strength #speed #power #agility #sprint #plyometrics #forceabsorption #boxjumps #depthjumps #harlow
If you want to sprint faster on the football pitch try these 3 exercises to run faster: 1. Falling start 2. Jump back start 3. 3 point start Each of these exercises help to improve how quickly you take those first steps when running and get you moving quicker than your opponent. Add them in and complete 5 rounds of each exercise and see how it can help you to run and move quicker. Make sure to walk back and recover enough. These exercises aren’t about conditioning, they’re about focusing on your running mechanics. #football #fitness #footballfitness #footballtraining #sport #sportperformance #training #soccer #soccertraining #workout #exericse #training #strength #speed #power #agility #sprint #mechanics #acceleration
You can’t go straight into doing olympic lifting and plyometric exercises. Regardless of your level you’ll always benefit from working on the basic movements and then progressing up towards more advanced and technical forms of training.
You can’t go straight into doing olympic lifting and plyometric exercises. Regardless of your level you’ll always benefit from working on the basic movements and then progressing up towards more advanced and technical forms of training. The foundational exercises and movements are great for building healthy movement throughout the body and will improve your ability to work on more advanced exercises. This should form part of a larger macrocycle of training and used to plan in for progression over a long-term period. #football #fitness #footballfitness #footballtraining #sport #sportperformance #training #soccer #soccertraining #workout #exericse #training #strength #speed #power #agility #sprint
As a footballer there are many reasons to be resistance training and lifting weights. While your technical training and improving with the ball is probably the biggest priority, if you aren’t doing any resistance or strength training you&rsquo
As a footballer there are many reasons to be resistance training and lifting weights. While your technical training and improving with the ball is probably the biggest priority, if you aren’t doing any resistance or strength training you’re missing out on key components of fitness and risk getting left behind by the competition. Resistance training will mainly improve your strength which can result in; A reduced chance of injury as your stronger muscles can absorb more force. Improve agility and body control as you have more strength in more movement patterns. Is required before moving onto more advanced and technical training that can increase your speed and agility. Even simple things like squats and lunges can help you improve your performance. Find ways to include resistance training in your schedule and send me a DM if you want any advice. #football #fitness #footballfitness #footballtraining #sport #sportperformance #training #soccer #soccertraining #workout #exericse #training #strength #speed #power #agility #sprint
If you want to be the best footballer you can be then preparation and improving is not only limited to the pitch and training ground. What you do with the rest of your day matters. Getting plenty of good quality sleep. Eating the right kind of foo
If you want to be the best footballer you can be then preparation and improving is not only limited to the pitch and training ground. What you do with the rest of your day matters. Getting plenty of good quality sleep. Eating the right kind of foods and hydrating throughout the day. Keeping the body moving and not just lounging around for hours on end. Listening to the right kind of people and learning new things that can take you to the next level. All of these things and more will help your body to recover and be in the best possible condition to play or train every time. Then when the time comes you’re ready to take any opportunity that comes along. #football #fitness #footballfitness #footballtraining #sport #sportperformance #training #soccer #soccertraining #workout #exericse #training #strength #speed #power #agility #sprint
3 drills with the same set up! Working on deceleration, change of direction and conditioning ⚽️ Setup: from your starting cone place 1 cone 10m away and then another cone 5m past that and then another one 5m past that one. You should have cones a If you want to make it in football you have to give 100% in everything you do every time. That doesn’t mean that it will always be perfect or pan out how you first thought. As long as you can look back and say I couldn’t have tried any Think you’re fast? Here are the fastest 3 players from last season (23/24) as stated by the premier league. Speed is such a vital part of the game that you can’t afford to be slow. Being fast doesn’t make you a great player but Lower body strength 🦵🏋️‍♂️ 💪🏻 The squat is one of the fundamental lower body exercises to build strength. It isn’t the only one but it is a basic movement and exercise you need to learn before doing more advanced exercises and trainin
Putting @jakeredding0912 through some work to get fit for the coming season 🏃‍♂️ Today was a small conditioning session incorporating a large range of exercises and movements all helping to keep the work rate up while keeping the training vari
PLYOMETRICS!! 🚀 What you see in this video highlights a big part of plyometrics that people often forget. For true plyometrics you first have to absorb force first before then producing it in an explosive movement. Force absorption is exactly th
If you want to sprint faster on the football pitch try these 3 exercises to run faster: 1. Falling start 2. Jump back start 3. 3 point start Each of these exercises help to improve how quickly you take those first steps when running and get you mov
You can’t go straight into doing olympic lifting and plyometric exercises. Regardless of your level you’ll always benefit from working on the basic movements and then progressing up towards more advanced and technical forms of training. As a footballer there are many reasons to be resistance training and lifting weights. While your technical training and improving with the ball is probably the biggest priority, if you aren’t doing any resistance or strength training you&rsquo If you want to be the best footballer you can be then preparation and improving is not only limited to the pitch and training ground. What you do with the rest of your day matters. Getting plenty of good quality sleep. Eating the right kind of foo