Premier League Kicks
Premier League Kicks supports young people aged seven to 18 years old with the opportunity to play free weekly football and engage in personal development opportunities.
Weekly sessions take place in community venues across Sussex where football activity is provided in a safe and supervised environment alongside:
- Young people’s leadership programme.
- Social action projects.
- Mentoring support.
- Lifestyle guidance to help young people make positive life choices.
The programme creates opportunities for young people who are at risk of anti-social behaviour, youth violence and/or from high-need areas to regularly engage in football, sport, mentoring and personal development opportunities.
Launched in 2006 as a collaboration between the Premier League and the Metropolitan Police to create safer and more inclusive communities, Premier League Kicks has had a significant impact on people and places for 20 years.
Today, 93 clubs across the Premier League, English Football League and National League cover 38 police force areas to provide young people with access to free weekly football sessions and education workshops in safe and supportive community environments.
More than 600,000 young people have benefited from more than one million hours of delivery to date.