The Aberdeen Youth Academy have been sharing videos on social media of their players completing various aspects of their homework programme.

You can view the videos below and also comments from our Head of Academy Coaching Gavin Levey and Children’s Programme Manager Liam McGarry.

It has been fantastic to see the efforts of the young Dons, keep up the excellent work!

Whilst we’ve no matches or training, one of the @AberdeenFC U11s used the extra time to become the first player to complete Level 6 of our homework programme. Perseverance & his desire to practice has been excellent. Well done O-C! pic.twitter.com/65RGaDVt2k

— Aberdeen FC Youth Academy (@AberdeenFCYouth) March 15, 2020

INSPIRE PRACTICE ⚽️ #NoExcuse

Here’s @LiamMcGarry1 & @GavLevey explaining a little more about the @AberdeenFC Academy homework programme. Another example will be released later this evening. #InspirePractice pic.twitter.com/eHKtCoLWVh

— Aberdeen FC Youth Academy (@AberdeenFCYouth) March 16, 2020

Last night’s homework video tweet stands at 75k views so far and hopefully inspiring plenty practice. At 8 yrs old, Mason’s effort passed Level 2 of the @AberdeenFC Academy homework programme. #InspirePractice #NoExcuse pic.twitter.com/OYs3CnTeBB

— Aberdeen FC Youth Academy (@AberdeenFCYouth) March 16, 2020

INSPIRE PRACTICE – TUESDAY ⚽️

With 150k views so far on the 2 homework programme videos, please continue to get behind this project to promote practice in sport. Look out for another homework video tonight! #InspirePractice #NoExcuse pic.twitter.com/CfmoWtpgj8

— Aberdeen FC Youth Academy (@AberdeenFCYouth) March 17, 2020

Since Sunday night we are approaching 200k views for our @AberdeenFC homework related videos. Thanks for the support Here’s Hugo performing part of a Level 1 challenge & don’t underestimate the difficulty. Good Luck! #InspirePractice #NoExcuse pic.twitter.com/tnUf5wbgLh

— Aberdeen FC Youth Academy (@AberdeenFCYouth) March 17, 2020

INSPIRE PRACTICE – WEDNESDAY ⚽️

Great to see so many other clubs getting involved with inspiring practice. Some excellent work out there & let’s keep building the momentum everyone! #InspirePractice #NoExcuse pic.twitter.com/HkGZN7TgeI

— Aberdeen FC Youth Academy (@AberdeenFCYouth) March 18, 2020

Over 300,000 views since the @AberdeenFC Youth Academy homework programme kicked off this week. Momentum is building!!!

Arran demonstrates in this video how practice begins & how skill develops.

Introduce ➡️ Develop ➡️ Master ⚽️#InspirePractice #NoExcuse pic.twitter.com/CWSLHR2YKM

— Aberdeen FC Youth Academy (@AberdeenFCYouth) March 18, 2020

INSPIRE PRACTICE – THURS 19.03 ⚽️

Tonight’s @AberdeenFC homework video attempt is not to be missed!!! Here’s a round up of today’s events, some shoutouts, birthdays & also what’s to come…. #InspirePractice #NoExcuse pic.twitter.com/8Bita7prkY

— Aberdeen FC Youth Academy (@AberdeenFCYouth) March 19, 2020

Practice makes……………….??????@AberdeenFC Pre Academy graduate Paddy demonstrates one of the Level 1 homework components.

New update & challenge tomorrow! ⚽️ #InspirePractice #NoExcuse pic.twitter.com/Oxsv5MRZWM

— Aberdeen FC Youth Academy (@AberdeenFCYouth) March 19, 2020

INSPIRE PRACTICE – FRIDAY ⚽️

⚽️ Weekly Review Video Clips ✅
⚽️ New Homework Update ✅
⚽️ Club Shoutouts ✅
⚽️ Special Mention @DWindass10 ✅
⚽️ @AberdeenFC ✅ #InspirePractice #NoExcuse pic.twitter.com/SmRQwCYqAY

— Aberdeen FC Youth Academy (@AberdeenFCYouth) March 20, 2020

Fantastic effort from everyone involved in our project to #InspirePractice

We’ve seen lots of activities using the wall, so here’s 9 yr old Max completing a challenge that we learned from the @PerformSchools

Have a great weekend practicing everyone! #NoExcuse ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/xosdb4CYNK

— Aberdeen FC Youth Academy (@AberdeenFCYouth) March 20, 2020

INSPIRE PRACTICE – WEEK 2 ⚽️

⚽️ New Week ✅
⚽️ Club Shoutouts ✅
⚽️ Focused Practice ✅
⚽️ Poor Editing From Us ✅
⚽️ Tonight’s Video Preview ✅#InspirePractice #NoExcuse pic.twitter.com/VM7FuscHda

— Aberdeen FC Youth Academy (@AberdeenFCYouth) March 23, 2020

INSPIRE PRACTICE – Connor Barron

Some valuable advice from @AberdeenFC U18 Captain & @ScotlandNT Midfielder. Connor’s homework skills & desire to practice led to him playing in the age group above for 5 seasons in a row. #InspirePractice #NoExcuse pic.twitter.com/XcLHWRkWiL

— Aberdeen FC Youth Academy (@AberdeenFCYouth) March 23, 2020

INSPIRE PRACTICE – Calvin Ramsay

BRAND NEW CHALLENGE

Inspired by our friends at Ajax, Calvin took on the homework task we named ‘Inside 30’. 30 seconds of inside foot & alternate feet volleys. #InspirePractice #Inside30 ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/H1bBEc2EhP

— Aberdeen FC Youth Academy (@AberdeenFCYouth) March 24, 2020

Now this is a football!!!! Some nice skills here from Koops and how everyone’s football should look at the end of this mid season break! #InspirePractice #ProperBall ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/sjdmZps756

— Aberdeen FC Youth Academy (@AberdeenFCYouth) March 25, 2020

INSPIRE PRACTICE – Tom Ritchie @AberdeenFC U18s & @ScotlandNT Goalkeeper, Tom Ritchie shares his individual training regime whilst at home. Take ownership of your game! #InspirePractice #NoExcuse pic.twitter.com/7UIpHCnRNw

— Aberdeen FC Youth Academy (@AberdeenFCYouth) March 25, 2020

INSPIRE PRACTICE – Thursday Week 2

Here’s JJ demonstrating the controlled heading homework. This is aimed to develop technique through using a foam or ‘99p Flyaway Baw’. #InspirePractice #NoExcuse pic.twitter.com/nut5NKNuaw

— Aberdeen FC Youth Academy (@AberdeenFCYouth) March 26, 2020

INSPIRE PRACTICE – FRIDAY WK 2

Alfie – Player Led Homework

Receiving to finish: Size 5 Ball
⚪️ Receiving to finish: Mini Ball
Receiving to finish: Tennis Ball
⚪️ Volleys & Touch: Size 5 Ball
Volleys & Touch: Tennis Ball
⚪️ Volleys & Touch: Mini Ball#InspirePractice pic.twitter.com/BCPgfQuDqf

— Aberdeen FC Youth Academy (@AberdeenFCYouth) March 27, 2020

INSPIRE PRACTICE – WEEK 3 ⚽️

Our week begins from a lovely morning over in Malmö Finlay throws together some freestyle with a quality celebration for his former team mates. A new challenge coming tonight too! #InspirePractice #NoExcuse pic.twitter.com/rSYGAbM6nB

— Aberdeen FC Youth Academy (@AberdeenFCYouth) March 30, 2020

INSPIRE PRACTICE – WK 3 TUESDAY

All @AberdeenFC Youth Academy players were tasked to design their own weekly training programme with support from ourselves. A fantastic example of OC’s work on top of his daily ‘warm up’ with @thebodycoach #InspirePractice #NoExcuse pic.twitter.com/A5gIfPndDM

— Aberdeen FC Youth Academy (@AberdeenFCYouth) March 31, 2020

INSPIRE PRACTICE – WEEK 3 – WED

The little side challenges posted on here are inspiring young players to do extra alongside their homework programme. Zak’s footwork’s getting quicker with the #Rapid20 challenge. #InspirePractice #NoExcuse pic.twitter.com/uc5XEzJ9ws

— Aberdeen FC Youth Academy (@AberdeenFCYouth) April 1, 2020

INSPIRE PRACTICE – WK 3 – THURSDAY

9 yr old Giulio showing us how to master the homework challenge using alternate thighs to control the ball. Let’s see your efforts! #InspirePractice #NoExcuse pic.twitter.com/IgvnO6HErs

— Aberdeen FC Youth Academy (@AberdeenFCYouth) April 2, 2020