We had a trial session with We Make Footballers Birmingham and it was very disappointing. It was for my 5 year old daughter who has never played football before. According to their website they welcome all abilities but that is not true. There was a bit of warm up at the beginning, then in the first half of the session they were getting complicated instructions that my daughter couldn't follow as she never played football before. In the second half of the session, they were playing matches in pairs. The pair of my complete beginner daughter was a boy, who was a very good player, so she had no chance of kicking the ball at all, not to mention trying to score a goal. And that was all. Nothing really for a beginner. There were 3 coaches at the session and none of them took her for a couple of minutes to teach her some basics, or to see if she has any talent/skills to play football. I felt so bed for my daughter. She was so excited to learn football and her motivation and confidence was destroyed at her very first session. This football academy is clearly not for all abilities, and they don't want to train beginners. What really awful is the coaches have no idea (or simply don't care) what bad experience children can come home from this trial with this kind of attitude they have. I would give them 0 stars or less, if I could.
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We Make Footballers® – Helping every child 'make it' in football.
We Make Footballers has spent over a decade helping thousands of children build confidence, develop their football skills, and fall in love with the game.
Whether you call it football, soccer or footy – our mission is the same: to provide world-class football coaching for 4–12-year-olds of all abilities in a safe, fun, and inspiring environment.
We offer weekly group training, 1-2-1 sessions, holiday camps, birthday parties and in-school coaching. Our proven methodology, energetic coaching style, and belief in every child’s potential is what makes our sessions special.
With over 100 franchises, we're proud to be the largest football coaching franchise in the UK – and McDonald’s biggest grassroots partner. We’re also ranked the UK’s #1 football coaching provider on Trustpilot.
We don’t just develop footballers – we build pathways. Many of our players go on to join grassroots clubs, professional academies and beyond. And as we expand across the UK and internationally, we're continuing to raise the bar for children’s football.
Whether its making their first pass, making friends, making it into the school team or making it into the big leagues - we help every child ‘make it’, whatever that means to them.See more
