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Players silhouetted on a grass pitch beside a goal under a golden evening sky

About

How the club works and how it got here.

Why we coach

We believe every athlete grows faster  with a coach who knows their game.

Small groups, clear goals and honest feedback after every session, from the first camp to club level.

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Rohan MehtaHead coach, Arena

The academy in numbers

Progress you can measure, season after season

Every figure comes from our own session logs and camp bookings, updated at the end of each term.

  • 1,400+

    Active members

    Juniors and adults training with us across all sports.

  • 94%

    Camp places rebooked

    Families who book another holiday camp the next term.

  • 38

    Qualified coaches

    Every coach is first-aid trained and checked each year.

  • 79%

    Juniors moving up

    Players who reach the next squad level within a year.

From one pitch to a full club

Our story

How Arena grew from Saturday sessions on a borrowed field into a training club for every age.

  1. 2012

    Saturday sessions begin

    Two coaches, one borrowed pitch and a bag of cones.

  2. 2015

    Our first holiday camp

    A week of games and skills in the summer break.

  3. 2017

    A home ground

    Our own pitch, floodlights and a changing block.

  4. 2019

    Club teams enter leagues

    Junior squads playing every weekend in the season.

  5. 2022

    Adult fitness opens

    Morning and evening classes on a new training floor.

  6. Today

    A club for every age

    Sessions, camps and teams for players of every level.

Our halls

Both of our halls, freshly refitted

This summer we refitted both indoor halls at Arena. Drag the handle to see them before and after the work.

The same badminton hall, bright, with fresh blue court linesThe badminton hall under old, dim lightsBeforeAfter

Hall one: four badminton courts

Brighter overhead lights and a new floor for the junior squads.

The same basketball end, lit clearly, with the climbing bars along the wallThe basketball end of the main hall under flat grey lightBeforeAfter

Hall two: basketball and fitness

New lighting over the hoop end where adult classes train.

Our partners

Schools, clubs and councils we train with

  • Brookfield Schools Trust
  • Riverside Leisure
  • Hollow Lane Juniors
  • Westmoor Running Club
  • Fernhill Physio
  • Elmwood Council Sport
  • Kestrel Youth League
  • Millbrook Primary

At Arena

  • Football
  • Tennis
  • Swimming
  • Strength
  • Holiday camps
  • Junior academy