Becoming a team player.

U6s: School Year 1

Your child will master the Ten Core Skills for match play and enjoy putting them into practice.

Saturday matchplay 9-10am followed by skills masterclass 10-11am
Plus Weekly Tuesday afternoon classes 5-6pm
Plus Weekly Wednesday afternoon classes 6-7pm
Plus Weekly Thursday evening intro to goalkeeping classes 7-8pm

The Barlow RC High School, Parrs Wood Road, Didsbury, Manchester M20 6BX.
Plus Weekly Sunday indoor matches 9-11am in Cheadle

The Sessions

Children consolidate their skill set and test themselves in mini matches, including playing against other clubs. It’s the best way to build on their progress so far and enjoy starting to play free-flowing football matches.

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Key features

Your child’s becoming a team player…



  • They’re introduced to playing 5v5, a format they’ll play until the end of Year 3
  • They’re playing mini-matches on mini-pitches with mini-goals and Size 2 footballs.
  • Playing in a team is the highlight of all sessions
  • They’re physically stronger and more capable
  • They’ll focus on systematically improving their Ten Core Skills 

Learning outcomes

While they’re having fun, they’re learning…

  • To encourage and help team mates and communicate during games.
  • To adapt to playing in different groups and be resilient regardless of the score.
  • To understand positional play and the basic rules when playing matches.
  • To develop running fitness, physicality, body confidence and bravery and the direct link between effort and reward.
  • To achieve basic mastery of the Ten Core Skills; controlling, dribbling, running, passing, kicking, marking, tackling, shielding, throwing, and shooting.


We have classes for children of different age groups too. Take a look at our other groups

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