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It’s easy to book football lessons near you through Airtasker! Save yourself the hassle of asking around or searching online for skilled football instructors. Our platform helps you find highly-rated Taskers in your area who can teach you essential football skills and help you improve your game.

It’s no doubt that playing football helps one’s physical development. Besides that, it also improves emotional and mental well-being and boosts social skills. Whether you want to play the sport for fun, to stay in shape, or to reach your athletic goals, Taskers are here to equip you with the skills to shine on the field.

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Top Football Lessons related questions

It depends on your effort, your commitment, and how fast you absorb the lessons. Generally, it can take up to two years to master the basics of playing football, provided that you train consistently. After that, it would take more years for you to learn intermediate and advanced skills and techniques. If you want to be a professional football player, it will take over a decade of consistent training, stamina, strength, and ambition.

It depends on your goals as a football player. If you’re a beginner who wants to learn football for leisure, training once a week is enough. If you’re aiming to become a competitive football player, having lessons two to three times a week would help you develop your skills. If you’re training for an upcoming game, training six times a week is best.

Yes, you can! Football rules and basic techniques are pretty straightforward and easy to learn. But if you want to take your skills to the next level, it’s best to get a football instructor. They can show you how to do the skills and techniques properly to master the sport quickly. They can also provide you with immediate feedback to help you improve your game.

Toddlers as young as two years old can learn how to control and manipulate balls, which is one of the foundations needed to learn football. Older people can also still learn how to play the sport. It can be a bit challenging for you as you age, but only during the beginning of your training. With consistent practice, football can help strengthen your body and make it easier for you to play the sport.

You need to have an extra shirt, socks, shorts, and a bottle of water to keep you hydrated, but other than that, there’s no need for you to have your own football equipment. Your Tasker can provide the ball, cleats, shin guards, and other things necessary for you to learn the sport. If you want to get serious with football, you can invest in your own gear. Feel free to ask your Tasker for recommendations. 

You have two options. You can either pay for your football lessons via cash or through Airtasker Pay if you prefer cashless transactions. Be sure to discuss your preferred payment method with your Tasker beforehand. You can also talk about how often you want to pay for your Tasker’s service, whether it’s after every session, every week, or every month.

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What do football lessons include?

Football lessons include learning concepts behind the sport, how to play the game, and the rules to follow while playing. Your Tasker can hold your football lessons at a field that you prefer or you feel the most comfortable in. Here are some of the specific tuitions you can have booked from football lessons near you:

Football lessons for kids

Football is an incredibly popular sport, and that’s why kids as young as two or three years of age can be easily into it! Whether they want to be like their favourite football player or they just want to have fun with their friends, you can introduce them to the sport by enrolling them in kids’ football lessons near you! You can book football lessons for toddlers, both boys and girls aged two or three. Having football lessons for 2 year olds can help them develop motor skills, body coordination, and balance at a very young age.

As your child grows older, their toddlers’ football classes will also progress. Football lessons for 3 year olds involve ball control, basic passing, and dribbling techniques, while booking football lessons for 5 year olds near you may include mini-match games. Your instructor can keep your child interested by turning physical activities into fun games appropriate to their age group.

Besides football, letting your child learn other sports also makes for healthy child development. You can also find swimming instructors on Airtasker who can help them learn to be comfortable in the water.

Football PE lessons

Need extra help with your football training? Your Tasker can lend a hand! They can help you grasp and absorb specific football concepts and learn football skills that you find challenging to learn while at school. They can adapt the lesson plan to your grade level to focus on areas you are struggling with. For those preparing for their GCSE PE practical coursework, hiring a private instructor can also help you ace your exams. Football PE lessons typically involve theoretical and practical knowledge, so having private training sessions can certainly help you learn the sport and improve your performance in just a short amount of time.

Football lessons for beginners

Beginner football lessons can help you get acquainted with the sport and get better at it as you go along. Your Tasker can teach you concepts and terminologies, and skills such as ball touches, dribbling, passing and shooting. Your instructor can also teach you ball juggling, ball mastery, and essential footwork. 

Consider hiring a personal trainer to create a dedicated fitness program for you. This way, you’ll be able to develop the core strength and body coordination needed in playing a rigorous sport such as football.

Advanced football lessons

Taking advanced football lessons would be great for those who are planning to improve their skills! This will help you refine the techniques you’ve already learned and acquire new ones. Whether you’re doing it for fun or competitive purposes, your instructor can help you reach the level of expertise you want to achieve. If your goal is to make it to a local football club or team, you can book private football coaching to maximise your performance.

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