Carnmoney Colts Academy
Work hard.Be brave.Lift each other.
Football for children born 2016 to 2021, from Carnmoney, Jordanstown, Greenisland and beyond. Boys and girls. Every child plays.
Could you help?
The 2020 and 2021 team had to stop. Not because the children stopped wanting to play. Because there weren't enough coaches.
Children who wanted a team couldn't have one. Now a volunteer runs a Sunday session for them, which is a big step, but it isn't a team and they can't play matches yet.
It's the same story further up. In the 2018s, one more coach would let about five more children join.
You don't need to have played. You don't need a child in the team. Everyone who coaches with us is checked, trained and never left to do it alone.
Where do you want to go?
Hi, I'm Virgil the goat. When I was young, I dreamed of being the greatest of all time, the GOAT goat. I wasn't the fastest or the most experienced, but I worked hard, learned from every mistake, and never hid when things got tough. That's how I became Virgil van Goat.
After every match, every Carnmoney Colts Academy team picks its hardest worker: the one who pressed, battled, helped teammates and refused to give up.
Work hard. Be brave. Lift each other. That's how greatness grows.
The Virgil award goes to the hardest worker, never the top scorer. More about Virgil and how we run things.
Girls' team
Girls are welcome in every one of our groups. We'd also love to start a girls-only team, and we're looking for players and for a coach.
Girls' team: register interest
Effort, and a lot of fun
Every child plays
No cuts. Nobody is dropped. Game time is never taken away as a punishment.
Effort earns status
We notice and praise hard work, bravery and kindness as much as goals.
More than a club
Trips, walks, quiz nights and foot golf. See what we get up to.
The latest from the club
Match day photos, dates and news go on the club's Facebook page.
Carnmoney Colts FC on Facebook