LFF Newsletter - 12th March 2026

I think we can all agree that Jude looks AMAZING in a Forest shirt...COYR

What another amazing week it’s been at Lewis’s Football Fun!

The energy across every session has been brilliant, and it’s fantastic to see so many players continuing to develop while enjoying their football.

At Bishop, Coach Lewis saw some excellent sessions, while the Sharks and Rhinos were training over at Devon Park alongside Coach Jordan. The effort, focus and enthusiasm from the players were fantastic to see. On the next pitch, Coach Lewis also delivered a series of one-to-one sessions with Steven, Luis, Arlo, Logan and Buddy. These sessions were packed with quality work and great attitudes from everyone involved.

Sunday brought some intense work with the girls’ groups. Coach Lewis led the Eagles in a brilliant session, while the Cubs had a great session with Coach Sam. The Avengers were also in action and looked excellent from what we managed to watch — another strong showing from the girls' section.

Monday was equally enjoyable, with sessions for the Tots and Lions groups. Tots had fantastic numbers this week, including plenty of new starters joining the group. The energy and enthusiasm from the new players was brilliant, and we look forward to welcoming them properly into the group.

Across the board, every group absolutely smashed it this week. When we say smashed it, we mean amazing effort, high energy and brilliant participation. Numbers have been high across all sessions, which is fantastic to see.

Because of this growth, we will soon be looking to add a couple more groups to keep numbers manageable and ensure every child gets the best experience possible. This will be especially important as we approach the summer months when we move back outdoors.

Outdoor sessions will soon return:

• Monday nights will move back to Farndon starting April 13th.

• Friday nights at Bishop Alexander will move to Devon Park throughout the summer months as the evenings get lighter, with the Bishop group change starting April 10th.

We’re really looking forward to getting back outside and continuing the great work we’ve been doing.

There will also be a short break over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, meaning no football on Good Friday, Saturday, Easter Sunday or Easter Monday. This is a rare weekend off for us, and sessions will resume as normal after that.

We’re also excited to announce that the Girls Section Relaunch has officially gone live. Alongside this, we are running our biggest giveaway ever, with some fantastic prizes available. Keep an eye out for details if you’d like to get involved.

This week also features Wear Your Favourite Football Shirt Week, which should be great fun. We’re looking forward to seeing what kits everyone turns up in, getting lots of photos for social media and maybe even spotting a few players and coaches who support the same teams.

Behind the scenes, the coaching team will be holding a team meeting next week to plan how we can continue building on what has already been an incredible year. We have lots of exciting ideas and plans on the calendar, and we’re looking forward to putting them into action for the benefit of your children.

You may also notice a few new faces around the sessions soon:

• Myah - starting work experience with You Can Do Sport.

• Sophie - who has been helping indoors regularly and may start helping outdoors a bit more.

• Grace - who will be having a trial shift next week, so please make her feel very welcome when you see her.

Please make sure to give them all a warm welcome to what is already a fantastic community.

A huge thank you to all parents and guardians for your continued support — from your communication regarding absences each week to the way you encourage and support your children. You help make Lewis’s Football Fun such a positive place for young players to create great memories.

If you’re not already following us on social media, please drop us a follow. There will be lots more interesting content coming, with more help on the social media side going forward and some exciting ideas planned.

Our Race Week videos have also started to be released, so keep your eye out on social media to see your child in action.

Recently, some of the children also featured in Favourite Superhero – Part 1, which was shared on TikTok, and there will be more exciting content and opportunities for your children to be involved.

Finally, a huge congratulations to our Player of the Month, Tom Loveridge. A video interview will be coming soon, so keep your ears peeled and make sure to congratulate him.

Let’s go and smash another brilliant week of football and continue building the next generation of footballers in the area — all with smiles on faces at Lewis’s Football Fun, Lewis’s Next Level, and Lewis’s Girls Development.

Thank you all for being part of it.

⭐🏆 Stars of the Week 🏆⭐

Tots - Coach Lewis

Rose great session for Rose who participated in the whole session, scoring goals on her own in the races

Beatrice settled in really well and put great effort in, well done!

Sam got involved more than he ever has, small wins and love to see his confidence growing

Cubs - Coach Sam

Jenson for brilliant ball control and finishing

Finley SSG player of the match

Eagles - Coach Lewis

Julio excellent body shielding, applied what we practiced in drills to the match

Parker demonstrated great positioning, strong possession and excellent balance to his game

Explorers - Coach Nathan

Jude for his continuous efforts and an example of good behaviours and listening

Jack for producing a fantastic tackle right at the end of the game to help his team win

Jaguars - Coach Nathan

Cooper for superb attitude and continuous work rate throughout the entire session

Reggie for his non stop desire to win the ball and protect it in the main drill; he was excellent in helping his team win the game

Sharks - Coach Jordan

George phenomenal session! Took the drills really well and dominated the match

Alfie great combination play with passing and dribbling

Lions - Coach Lewis

Leo gave 110% and seen some great improvement since last time coached...well done mate

Rhinos - Coach Jordan

Jayden only his third week and giving 100% effort in all sessions...he's always smiling!

Tom player of the month

Buffaloes - Coach Jordan

Charlie great listening and questions during the drills

Noah great work in his attacking and defending drill

George man of the match

Ninjas - Coach Charlie

Oscar great resilience in the drills to ensure success, fantastic listening and hit the pass of session in the game (25 yard first time pass over defenders to strikers feet)

Jaxon an awesome session throughout with brilliant focus, work rate and teamwork

Vipers - Coach Sam

Roman for brilliant defending both in the drill and match

Elliot for his excellent performance throughout the session

Ravens - Coach Tom

Ridley great attitude in the drills, very consistent, hard to beat in the match

Kailum man of the match; unplayable! Great skills and some beautiful through balls

Girls - Coach Sam

The whole group...excellent performances

Avengers - Coach Tyler

Jenson applied himself brilliantly throughout the session and scored some absolutely fantastic goals

Bishop 1 - Coach Lewis

Zachary great improvement recently with excellent dribbling and passing

Bishop 2 - Coach Lewis

Logan worked hard in and out of possession, great tackling

Teddy special mention for Teddy whose commitment and progress never goes unnoticed

⚽ Group Focuses: ⚽

Tots - Animal Themed; Little Mouse Kicks and Big Elephant Kicks, Cheetahs for Fast Kicks, Pigs for Dribbling through Puddles, High Energy, Races

Cubs - Warm Up, Dribbling, Changing Direction, Ball Control, Shooting, SSGs

Eagles - Races and Reaction Games focusing on Changing Pace, 1v1 and SSGs, Multiball Match

Explorers - Ball Control, Dribbling, 1v1, SSGs

Jaguars - Passing, Communication, Shielding, Working as a Team, Match

Sharks - Technical Passing and moving, Varied Techniques of Pass, Shooting Left, SSGs, Match

Lions - Reaction Games, Tight Dribbling using Scanning and Stretching the Full Play to use Space, Reactions when Dribbling, Passing, Receiving on the Turn, Dribbling to Score, SSGs, Match

Rhinos - Speed and Agility On and Off the Ball, Fast Gate Work, Fast Corner Dribbling, Shooting, SSGs, Match

Buffaloes - Communication, Passing, Dribbling, SSGs Overloaded Possession, Match

Ninjas - Warm Up (With and Without Footballs); Change of Direction, Acceleration, Skill Moves, Exaggerated Body Movements to Deceive Defenders, Communication, Combination Movements, Creating Space, 1v1 using BBM to Beat Defender, Match

Vipers - Bulldog Warm Up, Pass & Move encouraging Communication, Dribbling in Tight Areas, Attack v Defence 3v2, Match

Ravens - Passing, Keeping Heads Up, Ball Control, First Touch, Pass and Move, Diagonal Runs, Communications, Double 2v1, Match

Girls - Warm Up, Intense Drills in Pairs for Passing, Moving and Fitness, Ball Retention, 2v2 SSG

Avengers - Close Touch 2v1 Passing, Switching Play, First Time Finishing from a Cross, Verbal and Non Verbal Communication during Play, Match

Bishop 1 - Reactions, Dribbling, Beating Defenders, Finishing before Moving, 3v3 SSGs

Bishop 2 - Reactions, Dribbling, 1v1 Attacking and Defending, Match