THE FOUNDATION
Not a destination. The launchpad.
Every pathway starts somewhere. For most players it starts here — in the mainstream game, on a Sunday pitch, long before anyone is talking about academies or scholarships. Grassroots is where The French Touché builds the foundation: the technique, the habits, and above all the standard that separates a player who plays from a player who progresses.
We coach across Central Warwickshire, the Walsall League, MJPL and JPL — meeting players where they already are and lifting the level of everything they do. The aim from the very first session is movement: we develop players good enough to be seen, and ready to step up into the academy environment when the moment comes.
WHO IT’S FOR
Players aged 6–16+ in the grassroots and mainstream game — Central Warwickshire, Walsall League, MJPL and JPL.
TERMS
Minimum 3-month term, billed monthly. The longer the commitment, the lower the monthly rate — 12-month is the best value.
YOUR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Not casual one-to-one coaching
A structured development programme — a clear plan, measured progress, and a coach who knows the player’s game in real detail. Everything is captured in the player’s own development record.
01 ——
Monthly video analysis
Of recent matches, setting the priority for the weeks that follow. For players who can provide match footage (Veo or Hudl).
02 ——
Development across five areas
Technical, physical, psychological, social and nutritional.
03 ——
Short video of the work
Each three-week block captured and shared, so the improvement is something you can watch, not just be told about.
04 ——
Quarterly reviews
Coach, player and parents together, against the goals set at the season’s start — a clear picture of where the player began and the progress made.
05 ——
Data, protected and shared
Everything we film and record is kept securely, used only for the player’s development, and shared with you. It is the player’s record.
06 ——
Tailored to the player
Loaded to their stage and development, never a one-size-fits-all plan.
THE SEASON
A season with a plan, not a series of sessions
The year runs as four three-month blocks, each building on the last — so development follows a clear arc rather than drifting week to week.
01 ——
Foundations
MONTHS 1–3
02 ——
Capacity
MONTHS 4–6
03 ——
Complexity
MONTHS 7–9
04 ——
Expression
MONTHS 10–12
Within every block, the player is developed across the whole picture — technical, physical, psychological, social and nutritional. We work deliberately on the areas that need improving while reinforcing the strengths that make the player who they are.
EACH MONTH · FOUR SESSIONS
Video analysis — teaching the game, not just the drill
WITH MATCH FOOTAGE · VEO OR HUDL
1 analysis session + 3 on-pitch sessions
Video analysis is offered to players who can provide footage of their matches throughout the season. The month opens with an analysis hour: we review recent matches — slowing the game down, finding the one pattern costing the player most, and teaching them to read and solve it independently. That single priority then shapes the next three weeks on the pitch.
WITHOUT MATCH FOOTAGE
4 on-pitch sessions
Players who can’t provide match footage have four on-pitch sessions each month — the same season plan, the same five areas and the same quarterly reviews.
MEMBERSHIP
Grassroots membership
Monthly prices by age group. The rate falls the longer you commit; a taster block is four sessions across a month, credited toward your first month when you sign up.
AGES 6–10 · FOUNDATION
£180
a month on a 12-month term
3-month £205 · 6-month £195
TASTER BLOCK £215
AGES 11–15 · YOUTH
£200
a month on a 12-month term
3-month £225 · 6-month £215
TASTER BLOCK £235
AGES 16+ · POST-16
£270
a month on a 12-month term
3-month £295 · 6-month £285
TASTER BLOCK £305
IN THEIR WORDS
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I will forever be thankful to The French Touché for helping me throughout my football journey so far: starting as a grassroots player, guiding me through my academy days from schoolboy to scholarship, and even more so when I got released. TFT always had another avenue for me to keep doing what I love.
Samuel Sebagabo
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY · NCAA D1
GRASSROOTS → ACADEMY → SCHOLARSHIP → NCAA D1