Recruitment at the Kent Phoenix takes place all-year round. We’re always pleased to welcome new children and young people to all of our teams.

That said, we do make a special effort to recruit new players between September and January every year. By signing up during this period of the year, young players get the maximum amount of teaching, preparation and training before the season begins in the late Spring and continues throughout the Summer each year.

Although you can come along at any time and we’ll help you get started, we also host regular Taster Days. Taster Days are particularly geared towards newcomers. The children and young people can give American Football a go, and we lay on special talks and help for the parents so they can understand more about the Phoenix as an organisation and ask questions of our Board Members and coaching staffs.

The club competes across a range of age groups including Under 11 Flag (7-11 years), Under 14 Flag (11-14), Under 16 Contact (13-16) and Under 19 Contact (16-19). Under BAFA rules, the age restrictions in brackets for the children applies on the basis of their age at the start of the season. If you are unsure, please contact us and we’ll help you work out the right age category.

Where and when?

All sessions take place at Shepway Green Community Centre, Cumberland Avenue, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 7JN.

Sessions take place on grass with different teams training at different times.

• U19 kitted
  • Sunday 09:45 till 13:00
• U16 kitted 
  • Sunday 09:45 till 13:00
• U14 Flag (with kitted development)
  • Sunday 09:45 till 12:00 (with kitted development work from 12:00 till 13:00)
• U11 Flag
  • Sunday 09:45 till 12:00

More information for each team can be found on our team pages.

Please note, training sessions are not held when the respective team is playing a game on the same weekend.