Kids Football Classes For 10 Year Olds
At 10 years old, your kid will train in our 8-11 year old class. These classes are 60-120 minutes long and we recommended they attend 1-3 times per week. Classes are age-banded by design so we never push a child beyond what’s realistic for their age, while still keeping every session genuinely fun. At this age, pair and group work sit alongside individual technical work, and the ICFDS Skills Badge Scheme takes real prominence.
What Will My 10 Year Old Learn At BSS?
Alongside the value of a proper warm-up and cool-down, the 8-11 year old class works through core skills across the year – passing, juggling, moves to beat, shooting, and turning. What sets this age group apart is the shift toward pair and group work: individual technical work continues, but children now also train in twos and small groups, building the match awareness that individual drills alone can’t provide.
| Still Developing | Newly Introduced at This Age |
| Individual ball control and technique | Pair-based passing and movement |
| Core skills: passing, juggling, moves to beat, shooting, turning | Small-group play, building toward match readiness |
Placing your child into pairs and small groups is a really important part of their overall development and well-being:
“Team sports play a pivotal role in shaping children’s early development. From fostering social skills to promoting physical and emotional growth, engaging young children in activities like football and tennis offers benefits that extend far beyond the playing field. These organised sports experiences allow children to learn essential life skills in a structured, supportive environment, making team sports one of the most effective ways to guide young children through some of their most formative years.”
– The Importance of Team Sports for Early Childhood Development, Children Sport League
Why Does BSS Use the ICFDS Skills Badge Scheme?
The Skills Badge Scheme exists to help young players push past what they believe is possible with a football. It sets them a challenge, and they can use hard work and repetition to prove they can meet it.
At 10, children continue working through Levels 1-5, each made up of 7 assessment modules completed progressively as they move through the BSS programme. Each movement is taught slowly and deliberately, so mastery is the standard for earning a badge.
What Is the BSS Football Training Methodology?
BSS methodology rests on four consistent principles:
- Emphasis on individual skills
- Futebol de Salão
- Increased time training with the ball
- Physical, mental & tactical training
Together, these are designed to produce highly skilled players capable of reaching the top of the game, as demonstrated by graduates including Abby Towers and Indi Cowie.
Why Does BSS Use Futebol de Salão?
Futebol de Salão is the Brazilian version of futsal and is played on a basketball court-sized pitch with a smaller, heavier, low-bounce ball. This results in a faster, more tightly compressed, higher pressure game that gives players roughly 600% more touches of the ball than standard football.
Playing futsal has proven to be highly beneficial as it leads to players being very intelligent, including being excellent at defending. Many world renowned players, such as Daniel Alves, the Brazilian International, have played futsal in their youth and found it to be beneficial:
“I had the pleasure of playing futsal at school, and what futsal gives you is intelligence, it’s a thinking game. Why? Because you have a small space where man-marking is intense, you have to be intelligent, and be very quick in your thinking and your movements. I think that normally if somebody is successful in futsal, he can be successful in football as well, because you’ll find yourself with more free space to play and with more possibilities to choose from. People who are intelligent in football have a ten-fold advantage over everyone else.”
– Daniel Alves, www.uefa.com
The Benefits of Kids Football Classes for 10 Year Olds
At ten, the biggest benefit is that everything starts coming together – individual technique, group play and game awareness combine into a rounded, more complete game, all pitched at a level designed to keep children confident and enjoying their football. It’s also a stage where staying engaged matters, and age-appropriate challenge is what keeps the game fun rather than pressured.
| Benefit | What it develops at age 10 |
| A more complete game | Individual technique and small-group play come together, developing a rounded young footballer rather than a one-dimensional one. |
| Confidence at the right level | Coaching pitched specifically for a 10 year old keeps challenges achievable, so children feel capable rather than overwhelmed. |
| Lasting enjoyment | Keeping sessions genuinely fun at this age helps children stay engaged with sport, when many begin to drift away from it. |
| Reading the game | Training in pairs and small groups builds the awareness of space, teammates and timing that drills alone can’t teach. |
| Belief in what’s possible | Mastering movements to earn Skills Badges shows children that hard work produces real, visible results. |
| A strong platform for the step up | Consolidating skill and game sense at ten prepares children for the greater demands of the older age groups ahead. |
How to Keep Your 10 year old Interested in Football
The most reliable way is to keep it enjoyable and pitched at the right level so it is challenging enough to hold their interest, but never so hard it dents their confidence.
This is exactly why BSS trains children in defined age bands: a 10 year old’s coach can set the pace, expectations and challenge for a 10 year old specifically, keeping sessions fun rather than purely results-driven. Combined with the sense of achievement that comes from earning Skills Badges, it helps children stay motivated at an age when many start to lose interest in organised sport.
FAQs for football classes for 10 year olds
Get answers to some frequently asked questions for 10 year olds
How long are the football classes for 10 year olds?
Your 10 year old will be in our 8-11 year old class. These classes are 60-120 minutes long. The exact time will be dependent on the class they attend.
Which football class is best for my 10 year old?
Your 10 year old will be in our 8-11 year old class.
Are parents involved in the classes?
No, parents are not involved in our BSS classes. Our coaches will solely be the ones training and helping the kids.
What kind of equipment is used in the classes?
We use smaller, heavier Size 2 footballs. All other equipment will be age appropriate to help your child develop their football skills. Everything will be provided in class so you do not need to purchase anything. However, if your kid wants to practice at home, Size 2 footballs can be purchased from our online store
Do I have to buy the BSS kit?
Yes, you do have to buy the BSS kit. This can be purchased from our online store.
Where is my nearest class?
We have classes across the UK and on the Channel Islands. Click here to find your local class.