In Driving rain at Belmont Ayr United 14s kept their best performance of the season for their last game. The slick surface suited the pass and move style of the Ayr lads perfectly as they played some really good stuff. However Queens opened the scoring when a mix up at the back allowe

Ayr United Football Academy is looking for up to 10 Sports Science volunteers to work alongside our newly appointed head of Sports Science – Tony Bryson. The Academy have reinvigorated its Sports Science recently so we are looking for keen individuals who are willing to give us a help

It is with regret that we announce that two U13’s coaches, John Kelly and Louis Anderson have decided to leave Ayr United Football Academy to concentrate on their Youth Club commitments. Both John and Louis started 2 years ago with the Academy, taking the U12’s Development Squad team.

Alongside Job Centre Plus, Ayr United Football Academy have begun running a Support Employment programme. Set up with the vision of getting the young people in Ayrshire back into work, it also aims to help them with fitness, their own training and to achieve football coaching badges.

Early on the game was tight, with most of the game being played in midfield. Prestwick had a couple of opportunities to take the lead early on however a combination of good defending and poor finishing kept the score at 0-0. Eventually Prestwick’s persistence paid off and they went in

The Academy is once again running football camps in South Ayrshire across the whole of the summer. The camps which are run every summer are always very popular with the youngsters of the area and give them something to do with their time during the long school holidays. Our AUFA coach

“The Academy Community coaches, assisted by AUFA College students teamed up with Tesco Bank to deliver an excellent Football Festival at Somerset recently.   For full details see Click Here

The Academy is going through a period of massive change currently. On the footballing side preparations are being made to move to Performance Status youth football next season. Davie White, our Head of Youth Development is also working closely with Mark Roberts, Ayr United’s newly app

The Academy recently welcomed local nursery schools of South Ayrshire to Somerset Park for a special day of football coaching on the park. The fun day was held on May 24th on Ayr United’s Somerset Park during the week long spell of warm weather which made the day even better for all.

The Honest Men’s Health Programme is up and running. Working in partnership with On Site Health Solutions Ltd, the Academy’s main objective is to encourage men, aged 35 and over, in the Ayrshire area to improve their general health and fitness by taking part in regular physical activi