Ages · 9 to 10 years
Sub-10
Games, plus the beginning of actually being coached. Still no selection and still mixed ability.
One full session, free, before you pay anything.
When
- 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
What a session looks like
- Small-sided games, with coaching in the pauses rather than over the top of them
- Groups made up by size as often as by birthday — see the honest page for why
- Friendly fixtures against other schools, roughly monthly
- Seventy-five minutes
What to bring
Boots, shin pads, a drink. A yellow training top is provided and stays with us; nothing to buy.
Two sessions a week is the most we recommend at this age, and we will say so if you ask for three.
Age groups
6 to 8 years
Sub-8
Mostly games. Very little queuing, no drills that involve standing in a line, and nobody is sorted by ability.
11 to 12 yearsSub-12
The age when children start deciding for themselves whether they like football. Our job is mostly not to ruin it.
13 to 16 yearsSub-16
The age most schools lose children, usually because it stops being fun and starts being an audition. It is not one here.