Every year, around 90% of players in English academies are released before the age of 18. Most of them disappear from high-level football entirely. Not because they lack talent, but because they don’t have access to the right environment at the right moment after that release. A residential football programme, in England or abroad, is […]
Futsal is an indoor football discipline played five-a-side on a hard court using a smaller, low-bounce ball, with rules officially standardized by FIFA. It is the sport that shaped Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Ronaldinho before they played professional eleven-a-side football. In England, the Football Association formally adopted futsal in 2014 and has since […]
Many young players assume that performance on the pitch is the only thing that matters when it comes to getting noticed. That is only partly true. A well-written football CV is the tool that turns a good performance into a concrete opportunity, because it allows a recruiter to understand a player’s profile quickly, before they […]
What separates a Category 1 academy from a well-run grassroots club isn’t just the players or the pitches. It’s the method. Every session, every drill, every recovery protocol in a professional football academy responds to a precise objective, built on years of sports science research. Looking For Soccer, the reference platform for booking football camps […]
You don’t need a gym or specialist equipment to make real physical progress on the pitch. Bodyweight strength training, done properly, is enough to build explosiveness, stability, and injury resistance in a young football player. This guide, brought to you by Looking For Soccer, the reference platform for booking football camps at elite clubs, breaks […]
Football is the most played team sport in the world and one of the leading causes of sports injuries in young athletes. According to epidemiological research on muscular injuries in football (Ekstrand et al., 2013-2018), lower limb injuries account for over 80% of all football-related trauma. That doesn’t have to be the case. The vast […]
Every year, thousands of talented players go unnoticed. Not because they lack ability, but because they don’t understand how the scouting system actually works from the recruiter’s side. Talent identification in football follows precise logic, specific circuits, and evaluation criteria that go well beyond technical skill. Looking For Soccer, the reference platform for booking football […]
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) affects between 5 and 7% of children worldwide. For many families, finding an activity that genuinely channels their child’s energy, builds lasting confidence, and fits into the rhythms of daily life can feel exhausting. Football comes up repeatedly in these conversations. But beyond instinct, what does the research actually say? […]
In 2026, October half term runs from Monday 26 to Friday 30 October in most schools across England and Wales. Scotland’s break falls approximately two weeks earlier. One week. Five days. For a young footballer who wants to arrive back at their club sharper, more confident, and with new things to work on, that is […]
50% of all English academy players leave the system before the age of 16. Research published in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living puts it plainly: of the 1.5 million boys who play organised youth football in England, only around 180 will be signed professionally by a Premier League club. That is a success rate […]
