The Best Grassroots Football Team in South West London!
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Boys & Girls Teams from U6-U18
About Us
Our club
Barnes Eagles Football Club is a junior club for boys and girls of all ages in Barnes, South West London. The Club provides a safe, friendly and fun environment for children to learn and play football. Through our partnerships with SkillsCoach Coaching, Commentary Box and Barn Elms Sports Trust, we provide high-quality coaching from an early age amid excellent training and playing facilities.
Training and matches
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Training on Saturday mornings during term time (see training times below)
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Matches on Sunday mornings during term time (Surrey Youth League)
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Qualified coaches from our coaching partner - SkillsCoach for children aged 5–18 years (boys and girls)
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FA-qualified, first aid trained and DBS checked coaches
Training times
Saturday 9am–10.30am: U6 Mixed, U7 Boys, U8 Boys, U9 Boys, U8 Girls, U9 Girls, U10 Girls & U11 Girls​
Saturday 10.45am–12.15pm: U10 Boys, U11 Boys, U12 Boys, U13 Boys, U12 Girls, U14 Girls, U15 Girls & U18 Girls​
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Midweek (please enquire): U12 Boys, U13 Girls, U14 Boys, U14 Girls, U15 Boys, U16 Boys & U18 Boys
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How to Join
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Step 1 – Check Your Child’s Training Schedule
Find the correct day and time for your child’s age group in the schedule above.
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Step 2 – Contact Us
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Saturday training groups: complete the pre-registration form here
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Midweek training groups: use the contact form at the bottom of this page
Step 3 – Join Us for a FREE Trial!
Come along for your first session and see what we’re all about — no commitment required.
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Child safeguarding policy
We follow The FA's guidelines for safeguarding children, please see:
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Video about safeguarding children in football
Football kit
Barnes Eagles football kit can be purchased through our online shop - www.befcstore.co.uk
SkillsCoach - Coaching Partner
Barnes Eagles FC is a non for profit community club that is run by our amazing team of parent volunteers. In addition to our volunteers, we employ and pay for coaches via SkillsCoach coaching. As part of this partnership they provide qualified, quality assured and vetted paid coaches for all our teams and sessions. They deliver football camps during school holidays and weekly term time football during the week and on Sundays for children aged 5-12 years old. To find out more about SkillsCoach, please visit their website.
Enquiries
We welcome enquiries at any time during the season so please get in touch to find out more about Barnes Eagles FC, Performance Football Camps or to arrange a free first training session for your child. We look forward to hearing from you!
Partners
Skills Coach
SkillsCoach deliver our weekly football training sessions through a carefully designed, age-appropriate curriculum.
Each week focuses on developing the core fundamentals of dribbling, passing, shooting, receiving, defending, and game understanding.
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Our sessions are led by experienced, UEFA-qualified coaches who:
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Build confidence through a strong foundation of core skills
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Inspire enjoyment with fun, engaging activities that improve agility, balance, coordination, and speed
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Encourage creativity and resilience through small-sided games that promote decision-making
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Develop tactical awareness, reinforcing key attacking and defending principles
Commentary Box
Commentary Box is the platform we use to manage club membership and fees. When you join Barnes Eagles you will be invited to join Commentary Box. You can use Commentary Box to:
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Keep informed about training and matches
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Communicate with coaches and other parents
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Monitor your child’s development
For more information, visit www.commentarybox.co.uk
Barn Elms Sports Trust
Barn Elms Sports Trust (BEST) is a registered charity dedicated to ensuring the future of the sporting provision on the old Barn Elms Playing Fields site in SW13. The site is imperative to the local community, providing playing fields and facilities for a variety of local schools, sporting teams and community groups. For more information, visit www.bestfields.co.uk
Contact
Enquire about training sessions
To arrange a free first training session or for any other questions, please fill in the details here. Please tell us the following if applicable: name of child, age and school year, gender, experience to date.
How to find us
Barn Elms Sports Trust, Barn Elms Playing Fields, Queen Elizabeth
Walk, Barnes, London SW13 9SA. Free parking is available at the playing fields (second gate on the right as you drive down Queen Elizabeth Walk). There is also a cafe at the clubhouse. No dogs are allowed anywhere on the Barn Elms site.