Age groups
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
Girls-only groups
Sub-10 on Fridays and Sub-16 on Thursdays, alongside mixed groups at every age. Both were started because girls asked for them, and both are coached by the same coaches to the same session plans — they are not a softer version of anything.
The two grounds
- Campo NorteRua do Campo 118, PortoArtificial grass, floodlit, covered stand. Parking on the street after 18:00 and it fills quickly — allow ten minutes.
- RibeiraEscola Básica da Ribeira, Porto — school pitch, used with permissionEnter through the school's side gate on the river side. No parking on site; the municipal car park is four minutes' walk.
The first time you come
- Campo NorteCome to the gate on the Rua do Campo side. Somebody in a yellow jacket will be looking for you and will know your child's name.
- RibeiraWait at the side gate rather than the main entrance — the main one is locked in the evenings and it catches everybody out the first time.