LFF Newsletter - 23rd April 2026

Wow — what a week it’s been here at Lewis’s Football Fun!

The energy across all our sessions has been incredible, with smiles, effort, and enthusiasm on full display. It’s fantastic to see the continued growth and passion from everyone involved.

Our Newark Town teams are performing superbly, and a special mention goes to our girls’ section, which is absolutely booming right now—brilliant to see so many getting involved and thriving.

Farndon Field has been electric all week, with a great atmosphere every time we’ve been there. The Mini-Leagues are now into Week 2; and they are as competitive as ever! It’s all still wide open heading into the final round of fixtures—everything to play for.

Across the board, it’s been amazing to see so many happy children enjoying their football. That’s what it’s all about.

A big shoutout as well to John Hunt—doing a superb job, with numbers continuing to grow strongly.

Right now, Lewis’s Football Fun is absolutely smashing it, and that’s down to all of you. Thank you so much for your continued support—it truly means a lot.

Looking Ahead:

• Final round of Mini-Leagues next week

• Presentation at the end of the week: winners, runners-up, and individual awards

• Tickets for Presentation Night (20th June) go on sale next week

• Match and team announcements—slightly delayed—but coming very, very soon

Thank you again for your patience and your ongoing support.

Let’s keep it going… let’s go! 💪⚽

Tots - Coach Lewis

Joshua consistently giving 100%, huge improvements

Myles & Toy Lorry tried their best & took part in the whole session...well done!

Albie his best session so far! He's come out of his shell so much more

Cubs - Coach Sam

Tommy his ball control is improving each session; excellent shooting too

Ronnie was fast throughout the drills & won his SSGs with good dribbling & finishing

Eagles - Coach Sam

Olly did really well in the drills, always looking to get on the ball & communicating

Julio player of the match - scored a great goal

Explorers - Coach Nathan

Eric for having 2 consistent weeks working hard & trying his best

Tommy for showing a perfect example of attitude, listening to instructions & executing them

Jaguars - Coach Sam

Jan great attitude to learning throughout the session

Milan worked hard throughout & was a very valuable member of his team

Sharks - Coach Sam

Dougie adapted to the drill well, showed good ball control & directional changes

George player of the match

Foxes - Coach Lewis

Charlie great effort made through the session, well done mate

Lions - Coach Tom

Louie great determination throughout the session, especially within the SSGs - paired with Coach Finn & never gave up...fantastic attitude

Louis man of the match - brilliant defending & closing the ball down. Clearly listened in last weeks session on giving strikers no room & to stop shots. Intercepted the ball on numerous occasions - a joy to watch

Denis for making a mistake but instead of stopping, he worked hard until he fixed it & won the ball back for his team

Rhinos - Coach Sam

Alfie took on coaching points in the drills & took them into the match

Zar finding space & finishing in both game & drills

Buffaloes - Coach Jordan

Connor never gave up; constant improvement all session

Jorgie man of the match & an absolutely great attitude

Jenson huge improvements & gave great encouragement to his team mates

Ninjas - Coach Sam

Henry for top quality during the drills & leading his team

Jaxon man of the match - scoring a hat trick

Dragons - Coach Lewis

Liam good in drills & match, looked to pass when had a chance instead of kicking the ball anywhere

Vipers & Tigers - Coach Nathan

Jude for executing a skill which h worked on during the ball control drill in the match

Zaki for showing excellent work rate & scanning areas of opportunity in the attack v defence drill

Ravens - Coach Liam

Freddie G great close control & first touch in the warm up. Showed end product in the match& worked hard to win the ball back when things didn't come off

Panthers - Coach Lewis

Effy giving 100% & great technique within the drills

Myla impressed me with dribbling through defence in mini tournament

Avengers - Coach Tom

Davey brilliant from start to finish - very competitive, no moaning when things didn't go his way; he just got on with the game. A pleasure to coach

Tots - Effective Ball Control

• Warm Up

• Running in Different Directions

• Shooting

• Races

Cubs - Ball Control

• Warm Up

  • Races

  • Aiming for Coloured Cones

• Dribbling

  • Aiming for Coloured Cones

  • Ball Control

  • Close Dribbling

• Dribble & Shoot

• SSGs

  
  

Eagles - Pass & Move

• Warm up

• Passing, Moving & Communicating

• Pass & Move Drill with Shooting

• SSGs

• Match with Coaching Points

Explorers -  Ball Control within Match Scenarios

• Warm Up

  • Ball Control

  • Turning

  • Scanning before Changing Direction

  • Setting off with Pace, whilst Encouraging the Use of Both Feet

• Shooting

  • First Time Shots

  • Control the Ball before Shooting

  • Shooting from an Angle

• Match with Coaching Points

Jaguars - Dribbling & Close Control

• Warm Up

  • Traffic Light Races

• Traffic Light Drill

  • Dribbling

  • Ball Control

• SSGs

• Match with Coaching Points

Sharks -Deceptive Dribbling

• Warm Up

  • Gates Drill without Ball

  • Changing Direction

  • Beating Defender

• Dribbling

  • Keeping Control of the Ball

  • Beating Defender

  • Getting a Shot Off on Target

• Dribbling & Shooting

• Match with Coaching Points

Foxes - On the Move

• Warm Up

• Dribbling on Different Surfaces

• Passing when on the Move

• Shooting whilst on the Move

• SSGs

• Match with Coaching Points

Lions - Attacking Scenarios

• Warm Up

  • Speed

  • Agility

  • Reactions

  • Competitive Races

• Dribbling, Turning (Drag Backs) & Passing Exercise

• Dribbling

  • Get Heads Up

• Quick Shooting when In & Around the Box

• SSGs

  • 1v1

  • 2v2

• Match with Coaching Points

Rhinos - Pass & Move

• Warm Up

  • 1v1 Reaction Races

• Pass & Move

  • Close Dribbling

  • Receiving the Ball

  • Scanning

  • Opening Body when Turning

• Dribbling, Pass & Shooting Races

• Match with Coaching Points

Buffaloes - Reactions & Agility

• Fun Warm Up

  • Passing Down the Line

  • First to the Winning Cone

• Agility & Reaction Drill

  • Through Cones & Obstacles With/Without the Ball

• SSGs

• Match with Coaching Points

Ninjas - Defending Using Your Body

• Warm Up

  • Team Races

• Team Dribbling & Ball Control

  • Continuous Increase in Intensity & Difficulty

• 1v1 Mini Games

  • Introducing Contact & Using your Body

• Match with Coaching Points

Dragons - Accuracy

• Warm Up

• Shooting from Different Angles

• Passing Accuracy

• SSGs

• Match with Restrictions

Vipers & Tigers - Ball Control Attack v Defence

• Warm Up

• Ball Control

  • Scanning/Taking on Instructions whilst Moving

  • Changing Direction

  • Using an Effective Skill to take the Ball Forward

  • Sprinting with the Ball into Space

• Defence v Attack SSGs

  • Attackers can Score in Either Goal; Encouraging using Space & Passing whilst Defenders needed to Retain the Ball for 5 Seconds to Win a Point

• Match with Coaching Points

Ravens - First Touch & Close Control

• Warm Up

  • Dribbling Out

  • Turn & Pass to Partner

  • Positive First Touch to Take You Forward

• Dribbling Out with a Skill Move

• Turn & Shoot

• Pass into Partner, First Touch to Change Direction of the Ball into Shooting Position

• Match with Coaching Points

Panthers - Deceptive Movements

• Warm Up

• Dribbling past Mannequins

• Dropping the Shoulder

• Passing

• Races

• Turning

• Shooting

• 1v1 Defending

• Mini Tournaments

• Coaches v Kids

Avengers - Attack v Defence

• Warm Up

  • Listening

  • Reaction Awareness

  • Getting a Shot Off

• Attackers v Defenders Drill

  • Attacker trying to Lose Defender

  • Pointing to Show Where they Want the Ball

  • Passer trying to Disguise Pass & Play a Through Ball

  • Attacker getting a Shot on Goal

• Sprinting & Determination to Get to the Ball First in 1v1

• Match with Restrictions

  • 3 Touches & Pass

  • First Time Shot

• Penalties

Next Level

• Passing

• Dribbling & Receiving

• Intense Fitness

• Combination Play Finishing

• Overlaps combined with 1-2s

• Possession Play

  • Emphasis on Getting the Ball Wide Quickly to Cut Defenders out of the Game

• First Time Finishing