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5 Reasons Why
You Should Take the Soccer Skills Challenge

Coach Feedback

Guaranteed Premier League Scout Feedback

By signing up for the Soccer Skills Challenge, you will receive a guaranteed feedback from a Premier League scout, providing valuable insights into your current skill level and potential for growth. This feedback can be pivotal for your future in football.

Player

The Chance to Showcase Your Skills to Premier League Scouts

By excelling in the Soccer Skills Challenge, you may be invited to showcase your talents in front of Premier League scouts. This exclusive opportunity increases your chances of being noticed by top-tier football clubs and advancing in your career.

Coach Feedback

Guaranteed Review from a Premier League Scout

After completing the challenge, you'll receive a guaranteed review from a Premier League scout, providing valuable insights into your current skill level and growth potential. This feedback is crucial in shaping your development, offering guidance for your journey.

Certificate

Earn a Certificate and Star Rating

Receive a certificate with a star rating that reflects your performance in the Soccer Skills Challenge. This certificate serves as a tangible achievement, and the star rating offers a clear benchmark for your abilities compared to other players at your level.

Player

Inclusive for All Players, Regardless of Age or Ability

The challenge is designed for boys and girls of all abilities, supporting players aged 7 to 18. It fosters inclusive development, ensuring every player can progress at your own pace while working towards academy-level standards.

Measure Skills Against Academy-Level Talent

The chart below compares your skills to those of a Premier League academy player in the same age group.

These comparisons offer valuable insights into your performance, highlighting both strengths and areas for growth.

By seeing how they measure up to top-tier talent, you can better understand your development progress and focus on the key skills needed to guide them towards academy-level football.

Player Comparison Report

Running With The Ball

Sprint vs. Running with the Ball

The chart compares your sprinting ability with your performance in running with the ball, highlighting speed and ball control. This comparison identifies key areas for improvement, whether boosting sprinting power or refining ball mastery during high-speed play.

Dribbling With The Ball

Speed & Agility vs. Dribbling

The chart compares your speed and agility with your dribbling performance, highlighting your quickness and ball control. This comparison identifies areas for improvement, whether increasing explosive speed or refining dribbling skills under pressure.

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Signing up is free

You can purchase individual Soccer Skills Challenges as needed. Start today and take the first step in unlocking your full potential!

Ignite Your Players' Path to Soccer Stardom

Easy to Set Up

Perfect for Parents and Coaches

  • The Soccer Skills Challenge is designed to be simple and flexible, making it easy for mums, dads, or coaches to set up anywhere, from your local park to your backyard.
  • With minimal equipment needed, you can create an engaging and valuable training experience for young players, helping them develop key skills while having fun.
  • Whether you’re a parent looking to track your child’s progress or a coach seeking to enhance training sessions, the challenge is the perfect tool for all levels.

Where to Do It

  • The challenges can be set up anywhere with enough space, making local parks a perfect spot to conduct the challenges.
  • This makes the Soccer Skills Challenge a flexible and accessible way for young athletes to hone your skills, whether they're at home with family or participating in group training with coaches.

Setup Requirements

  • Basic equipment: cones, soccer ball, stopwatch.
  • Space: Open area to set up lanes or cones, with distances typically between 10 and 30 meters.

Steps

  • Create a course: Use cones to set up lanes for running, zig-zag courses for dribbling, or areas for shooting challenges.
  • Time the challenge: Players are timed while completing each skill to assess speed and technique.
  • Record scores: Players receive a certificate with feedback based on your performance.

Skills Covered

  • Running with the Ball: Enhances control while running.
  • Sprinting: Focuses on speed and accuracy.
  • Dribbling: Improves ball control in tight spaces.
  • Speed/Agility: Develops quick direction changes.
  • Turning with the Ball: Master different turning techniques.
  • Shooting: Refines shooting with both feet.

The feedback has been invaluable

"I wanted to share something that's made a huge difference to my son in his football journey. For a while, he was hitting a wall. No matter how much he practiced, he just wasn't seeing the improvement he wanted. It was frustrating for him, and honestly, for me too. He loves the game but didn't know what specific areas he needed to work on. The joy was slipping away, and I knew he needed something to reignite his passion for football.

That's when we discovered the Soccer Skills Challenge. It was easy to set up with your video tutorials and setup PDF, and after uploading my son's results, we received a detailed certificate featuring professional feedback.

When we got the certificate, my son was over the moon! It wasn't just a piece of paper, it was a full breakdown of his performance, complete with a star rating. The detailed feedback showed him where he excelled and, more importantly, what he could work on to improve. It reignited his enthusiasm immediately.

Honestly, I wish I had known about this sooner. The feedback has been invaluable, it's given us clear goals and the motivation to work on specific areas."

Thanks again for indulging your love of football

"The level of detail means that my child is under no illusion about what they could do to improve. It's even inspired your dad to help out more, playing in the garden and focusing on little things like running and biking to boost performance. Thanks again for indulging your love of football and helping them become better players and better sportspeople."

What Scouts & Coaches Are Saying

Jon Willis - UK Football Scouting

Jon Willis - UK Football Scouting

We use the Skills Assessments in all our Football Trials and Talent ID Events, providing valuable data to support player recommendations to clubs.

Russ Horsely - Phuket Andaman FC

Russ Horsely - Phuket Andaman FC

I’ve seen this platform grow into a market leader, providing crucial data and real player development skills that can be assessed anywhere.

Glen Little - ex-Premier League Player

Glen Little - ex-Premier League Player

The Skills Assessment is the perfect prep for Football Trials, giving us key insights into a player's physical abilities before they step into a game.

Paul Cox - Ex-Pro Player, EFL Manager

Paul Cox - Ex-Pro Player, EFL Manager

Having been in the football/soccer industry for 30+ years I can honestly say there is no better way to develop players than iSportScouting.

Brian Lee - Scout

Brian Lee - Blackpool FC Scout

iSportScouting is a game-changer for coaches, players, and scouts. It's a must-have for smarter recruiting and effective player development.

What Parents And Players Are Saying

Parent - Hindley Town Bulls (u9s)

We have finished reading through the report and thank you so much for taking the time to put all the lads through. We have fed parts of it back to Arthur so he knows what he could do if he wants to improve. The level of detail means that he is under no illusion as to what he could do to build his skills. I think he dad has enjoyed it too because it has given him an indication of what they could play in the garden to help Arthur improve as well as little things like getting out on the bikes more or running. Thanks again for indulging his love of football and coaching in a way that not only makes them better players so they can enjoy playing more competitively but makes them better sportsmen.

Parent - Hindley Town Bulls (u9s)

We are really impressed with the standards of professionalism shown by yourself Brian, we find it speaks volumes in regards to your committment and relationship you are building with Charlie and the team. You don’t only highlight his best qualities on the pitch you also state what he has to work towards and how there is room for improvement meaning his training sessions will always have a purpose and and the end goal to always achieve better which I find gives charlie motivation and determination to be the best he can be. Football is more than a hobby to Charlie, it is his whole life, his complete passion and dream and with this kind of training, guidance and understanding I hope one day he will achieve his goals. We are looking forward to the next one to see how he has grown and we trust the process completely.

Parent - Hindley Town Bulls (u9s)

Troy was over the moon when he found out that he had scored too marks in the shooting challenge. This has really helped with confidence and we have seen a positive impact on both training and in matches as he now knows what he needs to work on and is very keen to do so.

Parent - Hindley Town Bulls (u9s)

The Soccer Skills Assessment was really fun! I got to practice my dribbling, passing, and shooting, and it made me feel like a real football star. It's helped me become a better player, and I can't wait for more challenges!

Ben – Hindley Town Bulls u9s player

The report is really cool! It shows all the things I can do well in football and the stuff I need to get better at. The skills challenge was fun, and I liked seeing what I’m good at and what I can practice more. The report helps my parents know how they can help me get better, and that’s awesome! I can’t wait to see my next report to see how much I’ve improved. Thanks, iSport and Brian!