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What we've learnt from a decade of coaching thousands of Leeds kids. No jargon, no nonsense, just things that actually help.

Foot-Tech December Goals of the Month

Goals of the Month Taken from our 3v3 indoor tournament in December

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Some unbelievable news to start 2023- Max, a Foot-Tech 121 member, has signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers!

Some unbelievable news to start 2023 (that we had to keep a secret for a while)… Max, one of our 121 members, has signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers in…

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Foot-Tech 2022 Review

As 2022 comes to an end we wanted to say thank you to all our members for your amazing support this year. Looking back, it’s been a busy one! Launched our…

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3 Ways to start questions to help your child learn

Do your best not to give the answers. Aim to let them work it out or at least give them some time to think about the problem. This applies to most things…

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New Partnership with Bracken Edge Primary School

New partnership Very pleased to say we’ve added another new school to our growing list of partnerships… From January we’ll be working with Bracken Edge…

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Foot-Tech November Goals of the Month

November Goals of the Month Well done to you all

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Foot-Tech donate 50 Footballs for the Zarach Winter Warmers appeal

Yesterday we dropped off 50 brand new footballs for Zarach to use as Xmas gifts for the children they help as part of their Winter Warmers appeal. There…

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Such a big deal is made of the scoreline in kids football.

More-so from the grown-ups than the players, which then feeds into children believing the world has ended if they lose a game. Of course, there comes a…

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4 Football Gift Ideas for Kids

The big man in red will be here soon so we’ve got 4 ideas for gifts for footie mad kids. Check out the video and head to the places below for what you…

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Foot-Tech October Goals of the Month!

Goals of the Month – October Enjoy some of these absolute beauties

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Foot-Tech Double Winner at Mumbler Awards 2022!

We did it! Last night we were confirmed as winners of the North Leeds & Wetherby Mumbler News Page Awards 2022 for: Best Children’s Activity for over 5’s…

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What Makes a Good Sports Coach

Met a few of these in our time Sessions with high-level players can ‘look’ fantastic. Parents would be forgiven for thinking the coach is amazing. Don’t…

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5 Ways to be a Good Sport Parent

Some of the best tips for parents that we’ve picked up from years of coaching children

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Foot-Tech Launch First School PE Session

Today we did our first primary school PE session For a long time we’ve known that to truly have the impact we want, we couldn’t just offer…

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Young Sports Leaders Foot-Tech Training Day

A massive well done to this awesome group of future coaches Today we invited our Young Sports Leaders to a special training day. As part of our investment…

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Tips for Cold Weather Football

Our advice for the the colder months The WORST thing you can do is use bad weather as an excuse to stop your child’s outdoor activities. It does nothing…

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New Podcast Episode: Mike Bates – The Atlantic Grappler

One of our favourite ever podcast interviews… Mike Bates is an ex-Royal Marine and also worked undercover in human intelligence for the MoD where he was…

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One of the main issues in grassroots football…..

Easily one of the biggest issues in grassroots football… Most think knowing loads about football makes you a good coach – WRONG It doesn’t matter if…

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