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Foot-Tech Academy Foot-Tech offers children's football coaching in Leeds for boys and girls aged 2-17 that will give your child a completely new football training experience.

Founded in 2014 by an experienced professional football coach and a successful primary school teacher, we originally set out to create the next Messi or Ronaldo…but we quickly realised those two are from another planet!
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What we did find was that we could use children's football training for so much more. Parents spoke to us about their real concerns for their children – health, making friends and confidence. They wanted their child to keep active and not be the one picked last in the playground. Our curriculum has been developed to tackle these concerns and since 2014 we’ve made a difference to the lives of over 1000 children in Leeds through our weekly group sessions, one to one football coaching, holiday camps and after-school clubs.
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We coach boys & girls aged 2-17

We are not a team. We provide the extra training children need to quickly improve. We also provide coaching for children taking their first steps into football.
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It means your child can train in a no-pressure environment as they don’t need to worry about getting picked for a team. They are encouraged to be really creative by trying fun new skills and tricks which boost confidence and are a huge reason why our parents see such a quick development in their child.
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We also have a very low player to coach ratio with at least 2-3 coaches per group to ensure your child gets the attention and specific coaching points that THEY need. Your child will have the same coach and have chance to build a positive relationship with them.
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For us it is about the individual needs of your child who also gets the added social benefits of a group session. Our groups are split by ability so we are able to help absolute beginners taking their first steps into sport, right the way up to children who play at a high level.
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We make children better at football in a fun, enjoyable environment regardless of age or ability.

⭐️ First Taster Session is free ⭐️

Email [email protected] or head to our website (link in our bio) to book. If you would like more information on Foot-Tech Academy please get in touch with us on 07808 644 419

We look forward to meeting you soon.

14/10/2026

If your child’s mates have been picked up by academies and yours hasn’t...read this before you start worrying.

And I get it. You hear the other parents on the sideline talking about trials and it’s hard not to wonder if your child is falling behind.

But an academy place at 8 or 9 is not a guarantee of anything in the future.

At that age it’s often the kids who are bigger, quicker or born earlier in the school year who get picked. That’s not the same as who’ll be the best player at 16.

Plenty of academy kids get released along the way. But the ones who keep loving the game and keep improving often end up in a better place than those who peaked early.

So what actually matters right now?

⚽️ Good coaching
⚽️ Plenty of game time
⚽️ Enjoying it and wanting to go back every week

There’s no rush. The race isn’t won at nine.

Has your child had friends move to academies? How did they handle it? 👇

12/10/2026

Is playing up always a good thing for kids in football?

For some it is the right thing for their development but we're seeing too many examples of kids being pushed too much too soon and that not only hinders their improvment, it impacts their enjoyment.

Our latest podcast goes through everything parents need to know including when it's actually better for children to play in a lower age group/ability.

Comment UP and we'll send you the full episode ⚽️

New partner school 🤝Pleased to say we'll be working with St Paul's in Alwoodley this school year where we'll be deliveri...
11/10/2026

New partner school 🤝

Pleased to say we'll be working with St Paul's in Alwoodley this school year where we'll be delivering football coaching after school on Thursdays ⚽

Really enjoyed our first few weeks getting to know the students.

Want us in your school? We do:

Curriculum PE
Lunchtime and after school sessions
PPA cover
CPD events

Drop us a message for more details.

07/10/2026

Does your child use their toes to kick the ball? Try this.

I love volleys and I'm convinced they can help with ball striking (amongst other things). No science behind that statement but I think it makes sense 🤣

A volley forces the toes to point to the floor without us having to say anything. Keep rep'ing them out and the player starts to realise this and the gets a feel for the proper connection.

Much more effective and natural than being constantly told to point their toes to the floor and use their laces.

One thing to note is this issue works itself out with consistent football training over a period of time but getting out with a ball to play with your child is a great way to spend some time so try some half volleys if you want to help then with this.

Learning for 2026 🎓Every year we aim to add to our knowledge to make sure we’re offering the best possible sessions to o...
05/10/2026

Learning for 2026 🎓

Every year we aim to add to our knowledge to make sure we’re offering the best possible sessions to our players and schools.

This year we’ve been through 2 more courses.

First was myself and Nick going through the World Cup Analysis course through Football Coach Evolution.

Anyone who has followed us for a while knows how much we love the training courses put on by FCE. We’re yet to find anything that comes close when it comes to football coaching courses.

This was around 60 hours of analysing games from the World Cup (and yes, that included the England v Argentina game 😭).

We never take the mens games as a starting point for coaching children but we take certain principles that we can weave into our sessions which develop the right habits so our players are better prepared for now and the future.

If you’re serious about football coaching you need to get on these courses or start with the books. So good.

Second was 3 of us completing the Level 5 Primary PE Specialism delivered by another training provider we rate very highly,

We’re very conscious of who we choose for our various training courses (had too many bad experiences over the last 20+ years!) but BtP are the gold standard when it comes to PE and this was another great course.

Thanks to the BtP team, as always, for the effort that’s put in to make sure everyone leaves better prepared to deliver high quality PE.

Delivering PE in schools has been good for us. It’s further helped with understanding more about things likes learning behaviours, managing mixed abilities and skill acquisition.

It’s helped us become better football coaches because football knowledge is only part of it. If you’re working with children, how much you know about football only goes so far.

You need to connect with them, understand how they learn and have the ability to simplify complex things.

Lifelong students - onto the next.

Knowing loads about football is fine, but that's only part of it. If a coach doesn't meet these three standards, they do...
04/10/2026

Knowing loads about football is fine, but that's only part of it. If a coach doesn't meet these three standards, they don't last.

Footballers First
Team
Attitude

Footballers First means the players are our most important consideration. Our aim is to maximise the potential of every player we coach. Every child should leave a session happier than when they arrived. It's about them, not us.

Team means supporting each other as coaches, preparing sessions properly and working hard together. It's not about hierarchy. From trainee coach to director, we all get stuck in and hold each other to the same high standards and help each other become better football coaches.

Attitude means showing up the same way regardless of the weather, how your day is going or how the last session went. The best coaches aren't always the best qualified, they're often just the most engaging. Their players can't wait to see them and look forward to their session all week, rain or shine.

We've spent countless hours on our coaches training schemes but these 3 things are the most important part of being a Foot-Tech coach.

You can know the most about football but if you can't engage children or work well in a coaching team it won't cut it.

The best children's coaches also happen to be really great people ⚽️

30/09/2026

Don't let your child quit after a bad session.

Your child had a bad session and doesn't want to go back. Here's what I'd actually do.

It's tempting to just let them quit. One bad week, they're say they didn't like it so we as parents think we must get them out.

But quitting after one bad session doesn't teach anything.

It teaches them that the second something doesn't go their way, they can just stop. That's a hard lesson to unlearn later in life.

Don't quit on a bad session. Get them there next week. Get them there the week after.

If they still don't want to go after that, that's a different conversation. And a good first step, speak to their coach and see what they can do to help.

28/09/2026

What people often think is "good coaching" isn't always what helps children improve most.

Cone dribbling versus a real defender ➡️ can look sharp, but without pressure, a child doesn't have to think or decide anything.

Constant instruction versus letting them think ➡️ It looks organised and looks like the coach is knowledgeable, but football's too fast to hear an instruction, process it, then act (and constant instruction robs kids of valuable learning).

Line drills versus small-sided games ➡️ Lines look tidy, but small-sided games give a child far more real experience of the actual game.

The sessions that help children improve most don't always look the most perfect.

Which of these do you see most often?

Ever wondered how kids actually learn football?From decades of doing it and 1000's of sessions, we can tell you it's not...
27/09/2026

Ever wondered how kids actually learn football?

From decades of doing it and 1000's of sessions, we can tell you it's not by standing in a line, copying a drill and being told what to do every ten seconds.

Football isn't a checklist of moves

It's chaotic, fast and you don't get five seconds to think.

You see something, then you do something. That's how the brain actually learns.

There's a name this ➡️ perception-action coupling.

Sounds complicated but it isn't. You see it, your brain processes it, your body reacts.

So what actually helps kids learn football faster? Not drills or memorised moves.

What works is games, challenges, opponents and rules that activities that force a real decision.

Struggle isn't the problem, it's the goal. Real learning feels messy but that's real development.

Next time you're watching a session, don't ask "are they doing drills."

Ask "are they solving real problems, does this feel like a match even if it isn't?"

Train the Game ⚽️

23/09/2026

Beyond the Ball.

Every week, we watch new kids walk onto the pitch a bit unsure then a few weeks later they're chatting to all the other kids like they've known them for years.

Being around a group of children they didn't choose, working alongside them, session after session...that social skill muscle is exactly the muscle a lot of children never get to build anywhere else.

Playing football isn't just about getting better at football. It's something that helps with the holistic development of children.

For parents, it's a really simple way of helping your child develop these important life skills ⚽️

Address

Princes Avenue, Roundhay
Leeds
LS8

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 7:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 7:30pm
Saturday 8am - 2pm

Telephone

+447808644419

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