Football school · Porto
Football for six to sixteen, four nights a week
Football for six to sixteen, four nights a week, at two grounds in Porto. Everything a parent needs to know is on this site, including the parts most schools make you ask for.
One full session, free, before you pay anything.
Age groups
Four groups, two grounds, four nights a week. Places shown are the ones actually left.
Sub-8
Mostly games. Very little queuing, no drills that involve standing in a line, and nobody is sorted by ability.
- Monday 17:00–18:00 Campo Norte 3 left
- Saturday 09:30–10:30 Ribeira 6 left
Sub-10
Games, plus the beginning of actually being coached. Still no selection and still mixed ability.
- Tuesday 17:00–18:15 Campo Norte 2 left
- Friday 17:00–18:15 Ribeira 8 left
- Saturday 10:45–12:00 Ribeira 4 left
Sub-12
The age when children start deciding for themselves whether they like football. Our job is mostly not to ruin it.
- Tuesday 18:30–20:00 Campo Norte Full
- Thursday 18:30–20:00 Campo Norte 5 left
- Saturday 09:30–11:00 Ribeira 7 left
Sub-16
The age most schools lose children, usually because it stops being fun and starts being an audition. It is not one here.
- Thursday 19:00–20:30 Ribeira 6 left
- Friday 18:30–20:00 Campo Norte 4 left
Safeguarding
Every football school has a safeguarding policy. Most of them will send it to you if you ask, and asking feels like an accusation, so almost nobody does.
Ours is on this page instead, in full, before you have met anybody. If you read one thing on this site before bringing your child, read this rather than the timetable.
Helena is not a coach and does not run sessions, which is deliberate. She is at Campo Norte on Tuesdays and Thursdays and reachable in writing at any time.
Being honest
Parents of children who play football are surrounded by people selling a pathway. We are not one of them, and here is the evidence, published rather than mentioned.
One professional contract in fourteen years, and he would tell you himself that we were four of the eleven hours a week he was doing. The number that actually matters to us is the first one: two thirds of them were still playing football somewhere at eighteen.
- Come to a session, freePick an age group and a night that suits you and turn up. One full session, no commitment, and nothing to pay. Tell us you are coming so somebody is looking out for you at the gate.
- Register online, two minutesChild's name and date of birth, your contact, medical notes, emergency contact and photo permission — one form, once. You can change any of it later from your own account.
- Monthly by cardFrom €32 a month. No cash at the gate, no envelopes, no annual membership fee, and no registration fee.
Fees
- €32 — One session a weekper month, per child
- €52 — Two sessions a weekper month, per child
- €95 — Holiday campfour days, 09:00–15:00
Questions
What does my child need to bring?
Boots or trainers, shin pads and a drink. We provide everything else and there is no kit to buy. Wear whatever is comfortable for the first session.
What if we go on holiday?
Pause the subscription from your own account for up to two months a year, at no charge. Most families pause August and nobody has to be told.
Do you have girls' groups?
Yes — Sub-10 on Fridays and Sub-16 on Thursdays, plus mixed groups at every age. Same coaches, same session plans.
My child has a medical condition. Who knows about it?
The coaches running your child's session, and nobody else. It is on the registration form, it is on the tablet at the gate, and it is not discussed in front of other children or other parents.
Can I watch?
Always, from the stand or the touchline. We ask you not to coach from the side, which is the only rule we have for parents and the one we get asked about most.
What if my child does not want to go back?
Then they do not go back and it cost you nothing, because the first session is free. That happens and it is not a failure of anybody's.