The Santa Fe Nomads Junior Football Academy

Since July 2006, Santa Fe has run a Junior Football Academy for children aged 5 - 14 years old at the Nomads Sports Club, Metro Manila, Philippines.

The Academy was conceived by Santa Fe Philippines Marketing Manager and Nomads Sports Club Director Tom Whitwell. The aim was to offer football opportunities to as many local children as possible. With help from parents, sponsors and other football mad volunteers, the Academy now coaches 70 children of all nationalities every Saturday afternoon.

Regular match days and invitational tournaments with local & international schools are held quarterly to give the Juniors a real taste of competitive team sports. Many of our players are children who have never had the chance to play football before as the Academy represents a diverse section of the Manila community.

The Santa Fe Nomads Junior Academy aims to bring Children together in the spirit of team sports, encouraging youngsters to play competitive football in a sportsman-like manner.

Nomads Sports Club recently hosted the first Children’s match day of the 2007 season for the burgeoning Santa Fe Nomads Junior Football Academy. Our opponents and guests from the European International School enjoyed a great day of Football, Fun and Camaraderie.

The event featured competitive matches for under 8, under 11 and under 14 age groups

All matches were 7-a-side with roll on roll off substitutions and a maximum squad size of 12 players per team.

The matches were fast and furious as over 70 children competed for the first silverware of 2007. EuroCampus eventually emerged as overall winners as despite losing the under 8's they bounced back with thrilling victories in the under 11 and under 14 category.

Thanks to the support from our players, parents, coaches and sponsors since the Academy's humble beginnings, we can look forward to many more great days like this.