We believe that all football playing countries need a stronger grassroots program if the next generation are to love the sport. While grassroots is the heartbeat of kids loving football, parents are rarely trained or equipped to introduce the sport in those crucial early stages, especially with such large groups and little support.
We Make Footballers are not just equipped, but proven at helping all children, no matter their ability, to be the best footballers they can be. We help our players achieve their potential while enjoying the journey.
Fifteen years ago we started We Make Footballers to provide best in class football coaching for boys and girls of all abilities.
It’s grown to 106 academies around the country, each now feeding into a local grassroots team and professional club academies when the time is right.
Over the years we’ve developed a discovery learning theory to make our training fun, but effective. With over200 players signed to professional clubs, it seems to be working!
The right approach
We find if you give players all the answers, they get lazy. They don’t think for themselves. They can’t solve the problem. We want to present situations in which the environment teaches them and they can learn continuously with no fear of making mistakes.
We Make Footballers believe in a combination of learning through discovery, guided discovery and occasionally an autocratic(controlling) coaching style.
Guided discovery will often speed up the process in which the player finds the ‘right answer’. With trial and error, we are hoping the child gets the answer, however it may not come. The guidance points them in the right direction (the right direction is always open to interpretation).
The company has 106 academies across the UK. The key locations include London, Essex, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey, Medway, Sussex, Scotland, and Hampshire, making quality football coaching accessible toa wide range of communities.
We Make Footballers is a great place for kids to learn the fundamentals of football, their philosophy on football, the coaches and the structure & delivery of the sessions are amazing. I currently take my son to their sessions twice a week and have seen significant improvements in his development, I couldn’t recommend them highly enough ⭐️
We Love We Make Footballers! I had a shy boy needing to come out of his shell and WMF have helped in building up his confidence along with improving his football skills. A massive thank you to Coach Esmond and Team for being flexible and understanding. Special shout out to coach Woody for offering tips and words of encouragement to my boy just a shame about the football team he supports but we won't hold that against him. Coach Betsy is awesome too and last but not least the main coach (don't know your name sorry) for being firm but fair with the kids and keeping them in line. Big thumbs up 👍
I just want to thank We Make Footballers coaches for their kindness and support for the children, my son is autistic and he needs extra support and they provided him with good support, he is fully involved like any other child, so happy I chose We Make Footballers ,and thank you very much once again❤️
We make footballers absolutely amazing! My son has made so much progress it’s unbelievable! Fun & engaging sessions, practice makes permanent! 😉 Thanks so much to coaches Simon & Academy Director Esmond James for their expert advice & support. Also Amelie for being so friendly & welcoming, highly recommend 😊 …