The Boys Club runs Saturday morning training sessions for children from pre-school to P7’s. Each age group has a coaching focal point, and is given assistance by other coaches/parents. The Boys Club is keen to encourage all coaches/parents who assist the training to obtain the relevant coaching qualifications and will pay for the courses. Chris Dickinson can advise how to book these courses. The overall co-ordinator is Chris Dickinson.

The purpose of Saturday training is to give every young child in Banchory (though we happily accept children from out with Banchory) the opportunity to improve their football skills along with others of their own school age group. The Saturday training can and should be used to identify players who could play for the teams run by Banchory Boys Club. However, Saturday Training is separate from the teams and should not be used as additional team training sessions. It is the Boys Club philosophy that all children in each age group, irrespective of their ability, should mix in training, and the coaches should coordinate their activities to suit this philosophy.

The Saturday Trainers run a series of Special Days where mini competitions are run, with the two top teams from each age group playing in a final played on the Fun Day. At these Special Days each child receives a medal, drink and sweets, the cost of which is borne by the Boys Club. The Fun Day is usually held on the same day as the End of Season Team Presentations to encourage as many children as possible to attend the presentation at the British Legion afterwards. The Fun Day usually consists of a number of football related stalls, etc, with food and sweets on sale. Chris Dickinson will usually organise a get together of coaches and parents well in advance, so that all preparations and responsibilities are organised in plenty of time.