SLD Soccer School
Go to the next level with your football
– Soccer School –
About SLD
Term-Time Activities
– Every week during the School Term @ The Elmgreen School –
We focus on technical opposed/unopposed practice, individual technique, and small games.

Super Saturdays
– MULTI-ABILITY SESSIONS –
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Kick off the weekend with a session for all ages and abilities! Taking place every Saturday morning, we run groups for everyone starting from Reception age.
Mini-Movers (Reception-Year 1)
-10:30am-12pm
Mini-Magicians (Year 2 + 3)
-10:30am-12pm
Mini-Maestros (Year 4 and above)
-10:30am-12pm
Sessions held at The Elmgreen on the Astroturf.
Remember, your first session is FREE!
To claim your free session, input the voucher code FREETRIAL when you book.
Finally, please make sure you have read our Risk Assessment and watched our Safety video prior to attending

Boys Elite & Development Programmes
– WEDNESDAY EVENINGS –
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Kick off the weekend with a session for all ages and abilities! Taking place every Saturday morning, we run groups for everyone starting from Reception age.
Mini-Movers (Reception-Year 1)
-10:30am-12pm
Mini-Magicians (Year 2 + 3)
-10:30am-12pm
Mini-Maestros (Year 4 and above)
-10:30am-12pm
Sessions held at The Elmgreen on the Astroturf.
Remember, your first session is FREE!
To claim your free session, input the voucher code FREETRIAL when you book.
Finally, please make sure you have read our Risk Assessment and watched our Safety video prior to attending

Girls Only
– MONDAY EVENINGS –
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This session invites key stage 2 girls of all abilities to come and improve their football. Our girls programme has really developed over the last two years and we are now starting a NEW Saturday morning session. We have a maximum of 16 spaces available at each session, so make sure you get your child booked in now!
Girls only sessions
Mondays, 5:30pm-7pm
Sessions held at The Elmgreen on the Astroturf.
Remember, your first session is FREE!
To claim your free session, input the voucher code FREETRIAL when you book.
Finally, please make sure you have read our Risk Assessment and watched our Safety video prior to attending
PLEASE NOTE: We do progress our best players onto trials at academies but only if the opportunity is right.
– Meet Our Coaches –
SLD Coaching Team

& Head Coach of SLD Soccer School
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Fav Footballer: Paul Scholes
Fav Football Team: Man United
Fav Football Drill: The Rondo
Why Do You Enjoy SLD?: “I enjoy SLD because it is an opportunity for me to provide young players with high quality coaching that will hopefully expand their knowledge of the game and help them progress. Reflecting on my own experience as a player in youth football, I did not have any high quality coaching until the age of 19, so I love being able to give the SLD players something that I didn’t have at their age.”

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Fav Footballer: Ben Foster
Fav Football Team: Arsenal
Fav Football Drill: Goalie Wars
Why Do You Enjoy SLD?: “I like watching the boys in the matches especially when they take on board and use something we (coaches) have tried to coach into them.”

Teri Lovesey
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Coached Session: Girls Only
Fav Footballer: Didier Drogba
Fav Football Team: Chelsea
Fav Football Drill: Defending
Why Do You Enjoy SLD?: “I enjoy it when girls attend SLD on a Monday, most of them have never played football before and within a few weeks the girls look really comfortable on the ball.”

Malik Azaze
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Fav Footballer: Thierry Henry
Fav Football Team: Arsenal
Fav Football Drill: The Rondo
Why Do You Enjoy SLD?: “Love Football and the joy it brings to the children”

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Fav Footballer: Thierry Henry
Fav Football Team: Arsenal
Fav Football Drill: Defending
Why Do You Enjoy SLD?: “I love seeing people challenge themselves and adapt to different scenarios”

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Fav Footballer: Rio Ferdinand
Fav Football Team: Man City
Fav Football Drill: Pass & Shoot
Why Do You Enjoy SLD?: “Gives the girls a boost of confidence”

SLD Coach
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Fav Footballer: Eden Hazard
Fav Football Team: Chelsea
Fav Football Drill: Where Goals Come From
Why Do You Enjoy SLD?: “I enjoy SLD because it provides an environment for children to learn through play and fun.”