Partnerships

Partners, not sponsors

A logo on a banner changes nothing for a player. Every way to partner here is real work: places funded, sessions taught, kit supplied, players kept well. And we report back on what it changed.

An LSA squad in the red home kit, lined up in two rows on the pitch

Four ways in

Pick one or combine them. Schools, universities and embassies usually take on more than one.

Scholarships

Fund school and university places for academy players.

What you do

  • Fund or award scholarships to players the academy puts forward
  • Open admissions and scholarship routes, if you are a school or university

What you get

  • Named scholarships carried on the player's record
  • Student-athletes with discipline, teamwork and academic ambition
  • Reports on admissions secured and scholarships awarded

Education and mentoring

Teach the sessions and lend the mentors that go beyond the pitch.

What you do

  • Run sessions from the academy's development programme
  • Give players and parents admissions guidance
  • Recruit volunteer mentors for statements, applications and career plans

What you get

  • Named delivery of part of the programme
  • A mentor group with lasting ties to the players it supports
  • Reports on mentors recruited and sessions delivered

Kit and equipment

Kit out the squads that train and play every week.

What you do

  • Supply playing kit, balls or training equipment
  • Provide equipment to record matches

What you get

  • Your brand on the kit and equipment, at every session and fixture
  • A place in match photography and highlights on this site

Health and welfare

Keep players fit, fed and well.

What you do

  • Provide medical cover and athlete welfare support
  • Support player nutrition and mental wellness sessions

What you get

  • Named provider of the academy's health or nutrition support
  • Direct contact with players, coaches and families on athlete health

Want to back the whole academy rather than one part of it? We're open to a lead partner. Tell us in the enquiry form.

What we report back

Partners hear how the academy is doing against the measures it holds itself to, including when a number is still zero.

  • University admissions secured
  • Scholarships awarded
  • Mentors recruited
  • Coaches trained
  • Players progressing to higher levels of football
  • School retention
  • Stronger communities

Make an enquiry

Tell us who you are and what interests you. It goes straight to Life & Sports Academy and nowhere else.

Seven fields. It reaches the academy directly.