The Perfect Step Before Team Football

High-quality football development sessions in Shenfield & Brentwood, designed to prepare children for the demands of team football — technically, tactically, and physically.

Fun, focused, and development-led.
Delivered by FA-qualified coaches with 13+ years’ experience.

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Only 16 spaces per age group

Is This the Right Session for Your Child?

These sessions are ideal for children aged 5–6 who:

  • Enjoy football and want to improve

  • Are thinking about joining a team

  • Need more touches, structure, and challenge

  • Want to develop skills before competitive matches

This is not casual playtime.
This is purposeful development — done properly.

Development Comes Before Competition

At ages 5–6, research and best practice are clear:
children develop best through high ball contact, game-based learning, and repetition under decision-making pressure.

Our sessions are built around principles used across elite youth development systems:

  • Ball mastery first (not early tactics)

  • Small-sided games (more touches, more decisions)

  • Game-realistic practices (skills transfer)

  • Learning through play, not instruction overload

This mirrors approaches seen in leading academies and supported by child development research — children learn skills best when they are active, engaged, and solving problems.

Key Areas of Development

Every session targets the foundations children need before joining a team:

  • Ball mastery & coordination
    Close control, manipulation, and confidence with the ball

  • Dribbling & running with the ball
    Using different surfaces, changing direction, protecting possession

  • Passing & striking
    Technique, accuracy, timing, and decision-making

  • Game understanding
    When to pass, dribble, move, or shoot

  • Teamwork & adaptability
    Playing with others, reacting to changing situations

These skills are introduced, revisited, and progressed through a structured curriculum, not random drills.

Our Non-Negotiables

These are built into every single session:

✔ High ball contact time — no standing in lines
✔ Small-sided matches — more involvement, more learning
✔ Ball mastery at the core
✔ Movement, coordination & agility
✔ Game scenarios that demand decisions

This is how children actually improve.

What a Typical Session Looks Like

Sessions are carefully structured to maximise learning and enjoyment:

  • Ball mastery & movement activation

  • Skill-focused practices (dribbling, passing, striking)

  • Progression into game-related scenarios

  • Small-sided matches with guided challenges

Delivered by Experienced, FA-Qualified Coaches

All sessions are led by FA-qualified coaches with over 13 years of experience coaching children across grassroots football.

Our coaches:

  • Understand child development at this age

  • Know how to progress players without rushing them

  • Create learning environments that are challenging, supportive, and enjoyable