Football for kids.

[CAMiller]

Looking for a bit of advice as to how it works in England/SY. Grandson (7) is football mad and very enthusiastic so what's the best way around there (Barnsley way) to get him playing? They don't have boat loads of money? My daughter 'accidentally' took him for a try out with a select team without realising it and as he wasn't selected he's now down in the dumps. I don't want him to lose interest at such a young age.

Sorry if this seems a dumb question. All my playing experiences in England were obviously many years ago and primarily through school and I started a bit later around the age of 10. Here in the US wherever we've lived there has been 'recreational soccer' where kids from the age of around 5 sign up and get put on a team independent of their abilities.

[great_fire]

Barnsley FC Community do football sessions.

https://barnsleyfccommunity.co.uk/events/

[mellowmiller]

Hi CAM, my grandson lives in Barnsley and when he was a similar age he started playing football for Junior Tykes and then moved on to Ecclesfield Red Rose who I would say were of reasonable standard but nothing exceptional (there were quite a few boys from Barnsley at this club through all the various age groups and parents/grandparents used to share lifts).
He later moved to Thorncliffe where the facilities are excellent and are actually a mirror image of those at St George's Park.
I think your daughter should be able to get information about local junior football clubs from Google and then contact them to explain her son is just getting interested in the sport and I'm sure one of them will be happy to give him a chance. The clubs of average standard are usually the most patient when coaching younger players and if your grandson shows promise he will have the opportunity to move to a better level anyway because he will get noticed.
My grandson spent time at Rotherham and Doncaster Academies and then fell out of love with football and is now an accomplished amateur boxer 🤔.
Good luck.

[CAMiller]

Barnsley FC Community do football sessions.

https://barnsleyfccommunity.co.uk/events/

Hi CAM, my grandson lives in Barnsley and when he was a similar age he started playing football for Junior Tykes and then moved on to Ecclesfield Red Rose who I would say were of reasonable standard but nothing exceptional (there were quite a few boys from Barnsley at this club through all the various age groups and parents/grandparents used to share lifts).
He later moved to Thorncliffe where the facilities are excellent and are actually a mirror image of those at St George's Park.
I think your daughter should be able to get information about local junior football clubs from Google and then contact them to explain her son is just getting interested in the sport and I'm sure one of them will be happy to give him a chance. The clubs of average standard are usually the most patient when coaching younger players and if your grandson shows promise he will have the opportunity to move to a better level anyway because he will get noticed.
My grandson spent time at Rotherham and Doncaster Academies and then fell out of love with football and is now an accomplished amateur boxer ��.
Good luck.

Thanks.

[clarkey1974]

Looking for a bit of advice as to how it works in England/SY. Grandson (7) is football mad and very enthusiastic so what's the best way around there (Barnsley way) to get him playing? They don't have boat loads of money? My daughter 'accidentally' took him for a try out with a select team without realising it and as he wasn't selected he's now down in the dumps. I don't want him to lose interest at such a young age.

Sorry if this seems a dumb question. All my playing experiences in England were obviously many years ago and primarily through school and I started a bit later around the age of 10. Here in the US wherever we've lived there has been 'recreational soccer' where kids from the age of around 5 sign up and get put on a team independent of their abilities.

Even the gatekeeper is asking for advice on here now..🤣

[fc_miller]

this might be worth a look, https://kixx.org.uk/barnsley/