MK College sports academies
All of our academy students are studying the specifics of their sport. MKC provides talented students with the opportunity to access professional, high-quality sports coaching alongside studying at an excellent further education institution.
Women’s football
New for 2022-23, Milton Keynes College are recruiting 16-19 year old females to study full-time within Further Education, alongside being a part of a competitive football programme in partnership with MK Dons Women.
Previously our talented female students have been a part of the male training programme and have been supported whilst they playing at local high-level clubs.
Upon completion of her studies, former student Eden Washington, left MKC with a scholarship to play football at college in the USA. Current student Gemma Whitchurch has also received scholarship offers to play in the USA, starting in the academic year 2023-24.
Partnerships:
MK Dons Women – FA Women’s National League Southern Premier, Step 3 of the Women’s Football Pyramid. Three students are currently involved in the MK Dons Women’s set-up.
What’s included:
- 12 hours of training and match play per week
- Individualised development player 1-1’s
- Player performance profiling
- GPS training and matchday data
- Video analysis
- Team and Individual Strength and Conditioning programmes
- Fixtures against top-level academy professional clubs
- Elite professional coach dedicated to player development and team performance
- Training at brand new facilities
Men’s football
Established in 2017, the MKC Men’s Football Academy has been growing year on year, now with Category 1-3 teams and a Development Squad. The Category 1 team represent MKC in the ECFA Premier League, the highest level of college football.
Partnerships:
MK Dons – Strong partnership links with MK Dons
MK Irish – Providing a pathway for students to progress from junior football to senior fixtures in Step 5.
MK Irish U18s – As part of the MKC and MK Irish Partnership, the MKC coaching staff manage the MK Irish U18s team in Floodlit League.
What’s included:
- Over twelve hours of training and matches a week via college and partnership teams
- Individualised development player 1-1’s
- Player performance profiling
- GPS training and matchday data
- Video analysis
- Team and Individual Strength and Conditioning programmes
- Fixtures against top-level academy professional clubs
- Saturday Spartans South Midlands Divisions League
- Elite professional coach dedicated to player development and team performance
Academy achievements:
Previous ECFA National Champions
This year have had 5 players represent MK Dons U18s Karl Daley, Clinton Zawe, Oliver Blackmore Read, Dan Brice and Mason Davis
Success stories:
- Elliott Simmons – ECFA National Representative Team and Calvary FC in Canada Premier League
- Tom Bradbury – ECFA Captain National Representative Tea, Yeovil and Halifax Town
- Luke Pennell – Dagenham and Redbridge
- Munashie Sundire – Kings Lynn FC
- Moses Olanrewaju – Stirling Albion
- George Rose – Slough Town
- Ashley Phillips – US Scholarship to the University of Alabama, now an assistant coach at the same university
- Wes McGrath – UFCB graduate in Sports Coaching, now coaching at MK Dons
- Ty Ward – Hungerford FC
- Keiron McConnell – USW Sports Coaching graduate and now coaching at MK Dons
- Keelan Plumbridge, Tyler McGregor, George Rose all now successful GK Coaching roles at ProSaveGK 1:1 and small group coaching sessions for Goalkeepers
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