Gresham Park Rd, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 7YF
sessions running until weekend of saturday & sunday july 9 & 10 (2022)
u5s/reception saturdays 9-10am / sundays 9-10am – currently spaces both days. please email info@scorefc.org if you wish to try our taster sessions.
u6s/y1 saturdays / Sundays – programme of friendly games running weekends of June 11/12 to July 9/10. please see our WhatsApp groups for details. Potential new players – please email info@scorefc.org for more details.
u7s/y2 we are currently full but run waiting list coaching sessions on a Monday – please email info@scorefc.org for more details.
girls’ sessions: join us on sunday mornings:
9-10am: u5/6 (reception & year one). 10-11am: u7 (year two). Currently spaces in both groups. – please email info@scorefc.org for more details.
At What Age Can You Join Colts?
Our usual entry point for children coincides with when children start school, ie in the majority of cases the September after they have turned 4. These children will form our u5s group. We do give 4 year old pre-schoolers the opportunity to do taster sessions, and if at the end of these the parents & coaches agree the sessions are suitable for the child and s/he is responding well to instruction and likes the environment, then they can join the u5s group (please note they then stay in the u5s when starting school).
What Gear Does My Child Need?
trainers or boots with rubber / moulded studs only when we are on a 3g surface, and also recommended for grass – no metal studs please.
For the u5-6 and mini girls coaching sessions our rule of thumb is that as long as temperatures remain above freezing, we run the sessions. only snow may stop the pitches being usable when we are on 3g, waterlogging may effect grass pitches. we will advise on facebook should we need to cancel a session.
What Is the Cost?
Mini Colts attendees are entitled to attend 2 x free taster sessions before committing to any payments. After this, due to the demand for places, we ask for block payments in instalments (this works out at approx. £5 per session). The Wildcats girls sessions are £4 / pay on the day
What Are Mini Colts Age Groups?
u5-u6 (reception – year 1) for boys / u5-u8 (reception – year 3) for girls. We also liaise with the u7 (year 2) boys section and u8-9 girls section
How Do Age Groups Work?
U5s & U6s & Mini Girls (u5-8): weekly coaching sessions. All sessions at Gresham Park Rd, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 7YF.
U7s & U8s on both Sats & Suns and U8 girls (Suns) train on week nights, and play friendly matches every weekend. These matches are always in the morning, but times can vary, so it is not recommended to have another regular activity for your child during the morning.
Standard week night training time is 6-7pm at various local venues.
How Can I Help?
Whilst score coaching runs the u5/6 soccer school, as well as coaching the children, part of our brief is to encourage parental volunteers to help with both coaching and admin duties. From u7 onwards and the start of regular weekend matches / week night training, WBCFC teams are all volunteer run. Thus whilst the children are with the soccer school, we actively encourage parental help, and provide ongoing mentoring for potential parental coaches / administrators.
if you are potentially interested in helping on either the coaching or admin side, please don’t be shy, let us know by emailing us, or speak to one of our coaches at a session. Both the club and Score Coaching are there to mentor you and help every step of the way – no one is thrown in the deep end. The earlier we can get you involved, the better.
Can We Just Turn Up/Is There A Waiting List?
We would ask that you don’t just turn up unannounced at a session, but contact us in advance via email. Some sections are full, and there’s nothing worse than a child turning up excited about playing only to be told they can’t (when this does happen we will normally let the child join in on that day rather than send them home – but if we are full and have started a waiting list, they will then have to go on that list, so will still experience disappointment having had a taste of the sessions).