Barnes School & Junior College

Bhaichung Bhutia Football School

Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools (BBFS) is an exciting initiative by India's longest-serving football captain - Bhaichung Bhutia. The founding team of Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools came together with the vision of creating an ecosystem that nurtures and develops the will to Play, Learn and Master the beautiful game.

PASSION. PERSEVERANCE. TEAMWORK
Mission:
Right Methodology: Focuses on holistic development- technical, tactical, physical, mental & social. Right Platform: Right Intent: To be the best institute for holistic development of football professionals by pursuing excellence and nurturing relationships within the BBFS community in a sustainable manner. BBFS runs with the philosophy that no talented child should be deprived of coaching facilities and the right guidance due to lack of money. BBFS works jointly with the Indian Football Foundation towards providing scholarships to talented children and have supported over 350 players. BBFS looks to build a nurturing ecosystem to grow the sport, right from the grassroots level to professional pathways, while encouraging parent and coach interaction to form the best support system for a child.

AN EXPERIENCE THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME WHY IS THERE A NEED FOR A RESIDENTIAL FOOTBALL ACADEMY?
To help our students flourish, we create a nurturing environment where they reside together in a spirit of singular purpose, combined with friendship and support.

Close Monitoring: Provide day-to-day monitoring of technical development, physical growth and diet.
Passion & Drive: Essential for providing an environment to harness the passion for football.
Competitive Exposure: Maximum competitive exposure to develop India-level & professional-level footballers.
Psychological Mindset: Instill winning mentality and mental toughness to cope with stiff competition.
Right Balance: Maintain a balance between quality academics and top sports education.
Right Opportunities: Provision of the right opportunities at the right time for players to get scouted and experience different levels of playing.
Player Profiling: Professional football demands every player’s individual video profile for scouting, trials and professional contracts (through licensed agents).
Life Skills: Develop overall life skills, personal upkeep, time management habits and social skills by sharing time and space with players from different backgrounds and cultures.

BBFS Residential Academy welcomes passionate footballers from all cultures and countries. Our specialized program encourages every player’s overall development and provides the best-in-class football training along with quality education in a campus with all the facilities needed for personal and professional growth

Barnes School & Junior College is one of Maharashtra's legacy schools with a rich history dating back to 1925. This prominent ICSE school is spread over 256 acres with two full sized football fields, a swimming pool, gymnasium, tennis, basketball and indoor badminton courts, and also a trekking circuit within the campus. The campus also holds spacious and airy hostel blocks and a beautifully built cultural auditorium. The school holds itself to best-in-class teaching standards and has a rich history of producing future leaders and entrepreneurs. Barnes was awarded the title of 'Best Boarding School' in Nasik, and third-best in Maharashtra by Education World in 2020-21.

The school has taken the needed measures to create a covid-safe campus with all necessary precautions. The integrated academic and football program by Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools and Barnes School has been created to ensure a secure and nurturing environment for children to develop as holistic student-athletes, with the needed support system to succeed now and in the future.

Bhaichung Bhutia Football School

Bhaichung Bhutia

Indian Former Professional Footballer