Carnmoney Colts Academy

Work hard.Be brave.Lift each other.

Football for boys and girls aged 4 and up, from all over Newtownabbey and beyond.

Virgil van Goat, the academy mascot, waving in his Colts kit

A community club where every child belongs

We put children before winning, and every ability is welcome.

Children before winning

Enjoying the game, working hard and being a good teammate come first. We find the league for the children, not the children for the league.

Every ability welcome

Some children play a match every week, some now and then, and some simply love training. Every one of them belongs.

A place that's theirs to keep

Once a child joins, their place at training and in the club is theirs for as long as they want it.

Above all, we want to help children grow into good people, and to love the game while they're at it.

Where do you want to go?

Join as a playerBoys and girls aged 4 and up: a free taster session, and how to register interest. Volunteer with usMost of our coaches started on the sideline. Come along one night and see. Practice gamesGames for training and for home, with a quick plan when you've only got 15 minutes. Coaches' toolkitMatch day, the session builder, focus cards and certificates.

Could you help?

There are children waiting for a place in every age group. More grown-ups helping means more teams, and more children playing.

Our 2020 and 2021 teams are ready to start playing matches as soon as they have coaches.

You don't need to have played, to have coached, or to have a child in the team. Most of our coaches started on the sideline, just being there for the children.

Volunteer with us Ways to help

After every match, every Carnmoney Colts Academy team picks its player of the match, and it always goes to the hardest worker: the one who pressed, battled, helped teammates and refused to give up.

Work hard. Be brave. Lift each other. That's how greatness grows.

Virgil goes home with the player of the match for the week. Virgil's story, and how we run things.

Girls

We'd love more girls to join the club. Girls are welcome in every group now, and we'd like to start a girls-only team.

We're looking for players, and for grown-ups to help run it.

Girls' team: register interest

Virgil van Goat, the academy mascot, hands on hips and ready to play

More than a club

Trips away, walking out as flag bearers, junior parkrun on a Sunday, walks and awards. Football is at the heart of it, and there's a lot more besides.