Welcome to Protec Football Academy, we are accredited by the F.A and are one of the most established and successful providers of youth football in the UK.
Having over 25 years of experience in the football business, we are now proud to be working in association with Crystal Palace F.C Academy runnung an Elite Development Centre based in Hertfordshire. The centre is open to all players that are willing to travel for trials and training. Your first initial trial with us is free of charge.
The Elite Crystal Palace Development centre has been designed to work closely with grass roots football and the professional game. Our coaches are all UFEA qualified, and DBS checked. Weekly coaching sessions are attended by official Crystal Palace F.C Academy scouts, providing young players with guidance and the possibility of trialling at a Premier League Club.
Coaching sessions are for age groups U8-U14 and will focus on developing skills and tactical game play. Running along side this is the opportunity of playing in one of our inhouse Elite Development squads playing on a regular basis against other Academy Development and Red Division grass roots teams (Session fees apply).
For others, who don't make the grade at Premiership Academy level, will be given the chance to be referred to scouts from lower league clubs via our talent I.D games.
PROTEC FOUNDATION PHASE AGE6-8.
Especially for our younger age groups age 6-8 who are just starting out on their football journey and to improve their existing skills. You will work with our UEFA qualified and DBS checked coaches learning new skills such as ball mastery and small sided games go to courses tab and select Protec Foundation phase program.
See what Top Pros say about Protec Academy.
- Stan Collymore Ex Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa and Leicester City Striker
"Before the 'Wenger' - this man changed football myth, there was Pete Edwards. Introduced modern football fitness, nutrition into English game with NFFC '93. A bigger architect of promotion to 3rd in Prem than Clark, Pearce or me.
Pros, use him, he's the Godfather."
Professional Club Signings
Josh RobinsonSigned for Arsenal
Josh robinson is a major protec success having been sent for trial by our head coach to Arsenal at... read more
Josh NicholsSigned for Arsenal
Josh Nichols signed for Arsenal Academy from protec and has now been signeed as aprofessional at... read more
Marty GageSigned for West Ham
Protec, marty Gage has signed for premiership club West Ham.
Marty spent three years with Protec... read more
Xavier ParkerSigned for West Ham
Having been with us 3 years U8 Xavier Parker has signed for West Ham FC!
Xavier has been on the... read more
Malachi MbogbaSigned for Charlton Athletic FC
Protec Player Malachi Mbogba who has been part of the Protec Pre academy and Advanced for the last... read more
Aaron WalkerSigned for Barnet
After being with Protec for 2 years, Aaron Walker has been signed by Barnet FC!
Well done Aaron!... read more
Constantine IvanovSigned for Barnet
Constantine who has been with Protec for three years has been signed by Barnet youth... read more
Archie ChaplinSigned for Chelsea
U12 Archie Chaplin has signs for Chelsea.
Archie began training with us at our Potters Bar... read more
Teo MinchevSigned for Chelsea
Under 13 Teo Minchev has signed for Premier League side Chelsea FC!
Teo who has been with Protec... read more
Alex DimitovSigned for Barnet
Protec player Alex signs for Barnet! As seen on ITV's "This time next year" - Check out his story... read more
Caleb DennisSigned for West Ham
Under eleven Caleb Dennis has signed for West Ham after completing a six week trial at the... read more
Monty ConwaySigned for Fulham
Goalkeeper Monty's potential was identified by the Protec goalkeeping team & subsequently... read more
Salivo SidebeSigned for West Ham
Under 8 protec player Salivo Sidebe pictured in a recent cup win for west ham is signing for West... read more
Karrell BafoeSigned for Tottenham
U8 protec player Karrell Bafoe has signed for Premier League club Tottenham FC after a successful... read more
Charlie GoutkinSigned for Fulham
Protec player Charlie Goutkin Smith has signed for Fulham,s Academy u13 squad after a successful... read more
Basilio ReinoSigned for Chelsea
Basilio Reino has signed for Chelsea u11 Academy squad after a successful trial period with the... read more
Ryan WalshSigned for Arsenal
U9 star Ryan Walsh pictured here with England and Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshire has completed... read more
Protec will be holding football talent identification trials throughout January and february for places in our Elite training and Performance centre with the most talented selected from weekly sessions to play in front of scouts from the Pr...
U12 protec Elite player Oliver Szusin has been selected for Trial at Premiership club Arsenal.
Oliver has been performing to the highest standard in coached sessions at Protec and recent elite Junior premier leage games. This has now convinced the...
A big well done to Oliver, endeavour and commitment to Improving his game through consistent training and enjoyment, have lead to him gaining a full trial at the Gunners!
Protec player Constantine Ivanov has signed a one year Pro contract with Premiership club Brentford. Constantine first joined Protec as a 8 year old with great work ethic and a dedicated mind set toward training through the years, gaining trials ...
U15 Protec player Liam Lambert has started a trial period with premiership club Crystal Palace after being recommended by our head coach to the club.
Liam has played at u16 level for the premiership club scoring in his first game and has been invi...
After being at Protec for two separate periods Teo Minchev has managed to follow up his success moving from Protec to chelsea with a second move to Bournemouth!
Teo is a player that with expert coaching reads the game well, physically pushes his ...
Protec head coach Pete Edwards has been interviewed by the Guardian as they look to the real beginnings of football fitness and performance in the premier league and UEFA cup! A must read for anyone. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/no...
Protec have opened a new training centre for age groups 6-9 sessions take place every wenesday evening at our new 4 g centre in potters bar.
This is where your football journey begins with sessions geared around skills passing and small sided coac...
Protec Offer a unique training philosopy and oppertunity for age groups 8-15, our coaches aim is to foster entusiasm and commitment from all of its players with our weekly sessions through demonstrating these tecniques themselves.
The training s...
Protec recruit for Elite Training and Performance centre
Protec are now recruiting for our new Elite Training and Performance centre, this is for players that are looking to further develop there skills and ability and play in house games in front of scouts from the premiership and football league who w...
Are you a current u12-13 goalkeeper , we are looking for goalkeepers to join our existing u12-13 age groups playing in the Junior Premier league
APPLY Today!
Damari Signs for Norwich and is selected for England
Damari Daley (pictured) was one of our successful Protec players who was recommended for trial with Cambridge United and has now successfully transfered to Norwich Academy u15, As well as being selected for England at u15.
Damari was always ...
Protec.s head coach Pete Edwards has been filming for a new series of Soccer S.O.S alongside Ex Liverpool and Wales international striker Dean Saunders. The series producer is Rocket Long who is best known for 15 years at Sky soccer AM and n...
U13 Protec player Benjamin Quansah has been offered a six week trial with Premiership club Chelsea after impressing Scouts at Pre Academy training sessions on Monday and Friday evenings at our Hertfordshire and southgate centres.
Benjamin has been...
Protec u11 player Liam Lambert has secured a trial with Chelsea Academy after being seen in protec,s Pre Academy sessions.
Liam from the U.S.A has trained every summer and has attended every session at Protec whilst in the U.K. His game has gone f...
In an article published and more recently tweeted by stan collymore our head coach Pete Edwards was mentioned by the ex Nottingham Forest, Liverpool and England player.
The T.V and radio presenter Stan Collymore said Pete Edwards was first c...
U14 Protec Player Marty Gage has signed for West Ham after a successful Trial period with the club, Marty spent three years at Protec had trials and played for clubs Ipswich and Norwich during his time with us.
The hard work has finally paid off a...
Private sessions with a Protec Coach are now available you can book a thirty minute slot with one of our U.E.F.A trained coaches. This is for all age groups 7-15
Sessions will be tailored to your individual needs with the appropriate coach.
If you...
Protec are pleased to announce that a top premiership scout has joined protec and will be attending sessions and conducting personal player assessments for all our trialists and current players.
This will give our players and trialists the f...
Protec Player Signs Two Year contract with Arsenal.
Protec player Teo Minchev has signed a two year contract with Arsenal. The strong u15 centre back who can also play in other positions returned to Protec Training in the summer and was seen during a training session at our potters bar centre by Ar...
Are you an individual that owns your own company and want to sponsor youth football? if so we are looking for a prospective sponsor for Protec Youth Squads at age groups 10-14.
This sponsorship will include your company name on all playing shirts,...
Protec Head coach in Nottingham Forest Europe Reunion.
Protec head coach Pete Edwards who was part of the first team coaching staff at Norttingham Forest in 1996 attended a team reunion of the last team in Europe. along with members of the squad and Manager Frank Clark.
There was a packed house of fan...
Protec U13 squad have won their first Tournament beating some of the best league opposition. The boys only conceeded two goals in the whole event and played some very exciting football.
We look forward to a very good season ahead.
Protec U12 player Sebastian has been on trial and been offered a place on the Southampton Pathway Scheme.
In addition, Sebastian will be attending as one of six Protec players at the Tottenham Hotspur trial in the coming weeks.
Sebastian has been ...
Lucas gets Trial at Spurs After Protec Talent I.D Game
Lucas Melinte has been selected for trial at Spurs Academy after being spotted in our Ta;ent Identification Game held at the Protec Training Ground on 27th March.
The game was attended by scouts from both the Premiership and football league with L...
A fantastic win for the Protec U12 squad who battled against some of the hardest teams to win the Shield cup in Portugal.
The boys spent the last two months in preparation and the hard work payed off bringing home the shield cup. Well done to a...
PROTEC WIN AGAINST WATFORD!
A mix of our best Protec U11 and U12 squad were selected by head coaches Pete and Dan to play against Watford's Academy on Tuesday evening.
The team came out as eventual 3-1 winners against a very strong Watford side th...
Protecs under Eight player Josiah has been signed by West Ham after a three month trial period with the Premiership clubs Academy.
Josiah has played in West Hams top under eight side after being recommended for trial by Protec,s Head Coach Pete Ed...
We had two great games against Southampton's Academy in two age groups last week. It was very tough for both teams and a great learning curve for all.
The U10's selected performed brilliantly, playing up a year against one of the best sides at ca...
Chelsea tournament
Protec's U6 squad won 4 out of 7 games against Chelsea in a recent tournament held at the Chelsea training ground.
Some great performances have resulted in three of the players now being monitored officially by the Premier Leag...
Protec with a mixed squad of U12 and U13 players played Wolves London Development and came out winners in a hard fought battle with a scoreline that finished 10-7 in Protec's favour.
This behind closed doors game has seen one Protec player taken o...
Terry Venables 1943-2023 (ex England, Barcelona and Spurs manager) visited our Potters Bar centre and was quoted as saying that “Protec’s record as a leading independent Football Academy speaks for itself. They offer a fantastic opport...
Protec U10 player Leo (pictured) has been offered a trial game at Premiership club Spurs. Leo is one of six players that have been offered trials with the Premiership club as a result of scouts attending our training and talent identification sess...
Protec U7 and U8 groups played at Arsenal Academy and were worthy winners in 2 out of 3 games at both age groups with players from both groups catching the eye of Arsenal coaches and scouts!
Each group played three games, with the Protec teams win...
PROTEC REACH FINAL WITH BOTH TEAMS
Protec U10s have reached the Hertfordshire final and both teams played off in a nail biting game that led to the Protec Mambas coming out eventual winners against our own u10 Vipers team.
Both teams played throug...
Protec play in second west ham Academy tournament.
Protec U8/9 played in the West Ham tournament winning 4 out of 5 games to top the group against some very strong opposition. The tournament consisted of a number of top teams invited in that qualified to play after unbeaten league runs.
Well done ...
After a hard season and a break for covid our U13 squad played the final game against Camden Elite to become league winners for the 2021 season.
Well done to all of the Boys and deadicated staff members, we can now look forward to playng in the Na...
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Blog Protec to Run Pro Development centrePosted on August 13, 2024
Protec are working in association with Crystal Palace F.C Academy and running a player Development centre covering North london, Essex Herts, Beds ,Bucks and all that are willing to travel, giving all selected players the chance of training and trialing with the clubs Academy. Trials for places are taking place now! Read More
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