Children's Football Blog - Useful Info for Parents and Children

FAs In The UK To Introduce Official Supporter Licences: Adults Must Pass Theory Test Before Watching Youth Football

FAs In The UK To Introduce Official Supporter L...

Matt Hackett

From the start of the 2026/27 season, any parent, guardian, or family member wishing to watch a youth football match anywhere in the United Kingdom will be required to hold...

FAs In The UK To Introduce Official Supporter L...

Matt Hackett

From the start of the 2026/27 season, any parent, guardian, or family member wishing to watch a youth football match anywhere in the United Kingdom will be required to hold...

Future Fit Update: Get The Right Size Football For Your Child's Age from Season 2026-27 Onwards In England

Future Fit Update: Get The Right Size Football ...

Matt Hackett

As part of the FA’s new ‘Future Fit’ strategy, lots of the rules are changing in England to make the game simpler and more effective for player development, and the...

Future Fit Update: Get The Right Size Football ...

Matt Hackett

As part of the FA’s new ‘Future Fit’ strategy, lots of the rules are changing in England to make the game simpler and more effective for player development, and the...

Joystick Football Coaching: When Our Best Intentions Become Their Biggest Pressure

Joystick Football Coaching: When Our Best Inten...

Matt Hackett

What is it about the touchline that turns even the most level-headed adults into frantic commentators? Are we as coaches trying to guide them like a human GPS from the...

Joystick Football Coaching: When Our Best Inten...

Matt Hackett

What is it about the touchline that turns even the most level-headed adults into frantic commentators? Are we as coaches trying to guide them like a human GPS from the...

Scotland's Fun 4s and Super 5s Football

Scotland's Fun 4s and Super 5s Football

Matt Hackett

If you’re a parent or parent coach in Scotland, you’ve possibly heard the terms Fun 4s and Super 5s mentioned at some point. These formats are the bread and butter...

Scotland's Fun 4s and Super 5s Football

Matt Hackett

If you’re a parent or parent coach in Scotland, you’ve possibly heard the terms Fun 4s and Super 5s mentioned at some point. These formats are the bread and butter...

Our Top 3 Goals For 3v3 Football Games

Our Top 3 Goals For 3v3 Football Games

Matt Hackett

Whether you are planning 3v3 football games to enhance your training sessions, or you're involved in organised league games or tournaments, these are our top 3 goals that we'd recommend,...

Our Top 3 Goals For 3v3 Football Games

Matt Hackett

Whether you are planning 3v3 football games to enhance your training sessions, or you're involved in organised league games or tournaments, these are our top 3 goals that we'd recommend,...

From the Muddy Parks to the Premier League: The Inspiring Rise of Football Coach Calum McFarlane

From the Muddy Parks to the Premier League: The...

Matt Hackett

For most of us parent and volunteer coaches, the "top" of the football world feels a million miles away. But the story of Calum McFarlane's journey to become a first-team...

From the Muddy Parks to the Premier League: The...

Matt Hackett

For most of us parent and volunteer coaches, the "top" of the football world feels a million miles away. But the story of Calum McFarlane's journey to become a first-team...