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Find a tutor for your football goals

Ask about one-to-one help with football decisions, practice priorities or school PE. Latimer is online first; any in-person practical coaching must be agreed with the tutor.

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Start with the learner’s age, football experience, playing position and one thing they want to do better. If the goal is school PE, include the course and teacher’s feedback.

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Football tuition enquiry

Tell us what you know, skip anything you’re unsure about, and add a short description if you skip both subject and level.

  1. Tutoring brief
  2. Contact details

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Tutoring brief

What level is the tuition for?

Choose a level

Choose a suggestion or type your own answer. You can skip this if you’re unsure.

This form works best for one learner at one level and up to six subjects. If your circumstances are more complicated, email us at Contact@LatimerTuition.com so you can explain everything properly.

How one-to-one tuition can help

  • Understand what happens before possession is lost, including scanning and first touch.
  • Connect a football decision with a specific skill to practise.
  • Explain performance observations clearly when football is part of PE.

Available tutors

Sport and PE tutors to discuss your football goals

Check each profile for experience relevant to football, the learner’s stage and their goal. Use the enquiry form to explain any position-specific or course requirements.

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Cameron Christie

English, Mathematics, and Science Specialist

Aberystwyth

£30.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiries
BiologyChemistryEnglish LanguageEnglish Literature+5 more
  • Cameron holds over 5 years' of tutoring experience.
  • Holds a 2:1 for his Bachelor’s degree in Sport and Exercise Science from the University of Nottingham.
  • Currently pursuing his Post-Graduate research career at the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University.
  • Holds a Diploma in Sporting Excellence (DiSE) qualification - Level 3 BTEC.
  • Holds As at A-Level.
  • Holds As and A**s at GCSE level.

GCSE maths tutor and English tutor teaching KS2–KS3 and GCSE Maths, English and Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics). Cameron has 5+ years’ experience, is a University of Nottingham graduate, and provides lesson reports plus optional homework.

Send a quick enquiry from here and the Latimer Tuition team will pass it on to Cameron.

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Samantha Baah

Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and PE Specialist

Luton

£30.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiries
BiologyChemistryInterview TrainingMathematics+1 more
  • Samantha has over six years' of tutoring experience, supporting students from KS2 level through to adult learners.
  • Samantha is studying for her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in Medicine.
  • Holds experience supporting students with special educational needs, including autism, ADHD, and dyslexia.
  • Holds A-Levels in Biology and Physical Education.
  • Holds A*s across the board for Mathematics, Biology, and Chemistry at GCSE level.

Samantha is a medical student with over six years of tutoring experience, supporting GCSE and A-Level Biology learners through structured, exam-focused online lessons tailored to individual needs.

Send a quick enquiry from here and the Latimer Tuition team will pass it on to Samantha.

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What do you want to improve?

Start with a recognisable difficulty: a pass runs away from you, you lose the ball when marked, or you struggle to explain a decision in PE. The useful starting point is what happens in that situation and what you want to change.

  • Learning the basics or returning to football

    Focus the enquiry on receiving, passing and feeling comfortable taking part. Describe previous experience and which actions feel difficult; age alone does not show where to begin.

  • Playing regularly with a team

    Choose a moment connected to your position. A winger deciding whether to cut inside needs to read the defender as well as control the dribble and turn. Ask for help connecting the choice with the skill needed to carry it out.

  • Playing in goal

    State that you are a goalkeeper and identify the priority, such as distribution or shot stopping. Check for relevant experience with that role before agreeing a lesson plan.

  • Learning football through school PE

    Share the teacher’s task or feedback. Understanding a tactic, analysing performance and preparing for a practical assessment are different goals, even when all three involve football.

The FA: developing individual tactics

A worked example: receiving without turning into pressure

The FA’s receiving guidance starts with looking for opponents, teammates and space before the ball arrives. This is often called scanning. Its passing guidance also connects the first touch with the next available action.

Try this imagined pitch situation. A teammate is passing towards you. A defender is close behind your left shoulder; there is free space and an unmarked teammate to your right. You watch only the ball, receive it and turn left. The difficulty is that your turn takes the ball towards the defender.

A better decision: look around before receiving, position yourself to see the incoming pass and the right-hand option, then take a controlled first touch into the available space. You can now pass to the unmarked teammate. A useful explanation is: “I checked where the defender was and used my first touch to keep the right-hand pass open.”

Change the situation: move the defender across to cover that teammate, while the original passer remains free. The right-hand pass is now blocked. Returning the ball to the original passer is one possible way to keep possession. The lesson is to update the decision when the picture changes.

You can explore this with a labelled drawing. Explaining the choice and executing it under pressure are separate things to practise.

Next step

Turn one difficulty into a practice plan

Agree one priority and a way to revisit it. Here is a possible sequence for a learner who can explain the receiving example but struggles to apply it. Any physical work needs a suitable practical setting and agreed supervision.

  1. Find the point where the move breaks down

    Is the learner unaware of the defender, standing at a difficult angle or taking a touch too far away? Start with their explanation and, where arranged, observation of the action.

  2. Make the task manageable

    For basic receiving technique, begin without a defender. In a passing activity, more space can ease the challenge. Choose one focus, such as keeping the first touch close enough for the next pass.

  3. Add a decision

    Introduce a defender when appropriate, or reduce the space. Now the learner has to choose an option as well as control the ball. Small-sided games can give repeated chances to try this in play.

  4. Compare the next attempt

    Look for a specific change: the learner checks earlier, keeps the ball within reach or changes the pass when it is blocked. Record the next priority instead of judging progress only by goals scored.

The FA: planning connected training sessions

Choose a lesson format that fits the goal

Agree what the session will actually involve before booking. For online lessons, Microsoft Teams is Latimer’s default platform; another platform can be agreed with the tutor.

Understanding a decision online
Ask about working through a pitch diagram, discussing a match situation or reviewing agreed footage. Have a clear question ready, such as why a pass was intercepted or where a supporting player could move.
Developing physical technique
Discuss the location, playing space, equipment and supervision for practical work. A conversation about controlling a pass gives you something to apply; it does not show how consistently you can execute it in play.
Supporting school PE
Bring the course name, teacher’s instructions and a piece of your own work. Agree which concepts or analytical skills to practise and how this fits the school’s practical programme.

When football is part of a PE course

Identify the qualification, awarding body and assessment year before choosing support. Football tuition for personal development does not need a fixed syllabus; school assessment does.

For AQA GCSE Physical Education 8582 in England, football assessment includes progressively demanding drills and performance in a competitive 11-a-side match. It lists different skills for outfield players and goalkeepers. Small-sided games can be useful practice, but they do not replace AQA’s full-match assessment. AQA also asks learners to justify performance strengths and weaknesses and propose an improvement plan. Check the current AQA assessment requirements with the school.

An illustrative practice response: “My passing was bad” gives little to examine. “When I received facing my own goal, my first touch ran towards the marker and I lost possession” identifies an action and its consequence. A next step is to explain what to change and why, then compare a later attempt. Use observations from your own performance; this example is a way to practise reasoning, not a marked answer.

For a wider PE course, see the GCSE PE tuition page or A-level PE tuition page. The school or college confirms the assessed work and arrangements for the learner’s route.

Use the introduction to check how the tutor teaches

A free introductory meeting gives you a chance to discuss goals, teaching approach and arrangements. Describe the learner’s current football experience and the kind of help they respond to. Then ask focused questions:

  • What football experience is relevant to this learner’s stage, position or PE course?
  • How would you explain the identified difficulty and decide what to work on first?
  • How would you change a task if the learner finds it too easy, confusing or demanding?
  • What would we look at together to decide the next step?

Next step

Make explanations and practice easier to use

Tell the tutor what helps the learner understand an instruction. That might mean a labelled pitch drawing, a demonstration, one short instruction at a time or a pause before answering. For a player with a learning disability, the FA specifically recommends simple explanations, visual support and time to process information. Discuss the individual’s preferences and check the tutor’s relevant experience.

Practical activities can also be adjusted through the space, task, equipment or players involved. For example, a larger passing area may give a learner more room to manage the ball before pressure is added. The aim is a useful challenge for this learner, with adjustments agreed for the activity.

Next step

Rates, budget and booking

Each tutor sets their own rate, so check the current profile and confirm the arrangements before booking. Latimer uses pay-as-you-go billing. The introductory meeting is free and is for discussing the fit and arrangements; it is not a full teaching lesson.

When comparing value, consider the football goal, the tutor’s relevant experience and what you can apply between sessions. Agree a schedule around school, existing team training and budget, then review it against the next learning priority.

If you want help starting the search, the matching request is free. Include the learner’s football background, one specific difficulty, the desired lesson format and any PE course details.

Next step

Tell us your football goal

Use the enquiry form to explain what the learner wants to understand or do better. Include their stage, playing position if relevant, preferred format and the times that could work.

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Support and clarity

Frequently asked questions

Straight answers to the questions people ask most often.

Can a complete beginner or adult learner enquire?

Yes. Describe your starting point and what you want to get from football, whether that is understanding the game or working on basic skills. Include any previous experience and ask whether the tutor’s teaching approach fits you. You do not need to frame the enquiry around a school qualification.

Can tuition fit alongside club training?

Use a specific question from training or a match as the starting point, and explain what the team is already working on. For example, you might want to understand why you keep receiving with no clear next pass. Agree a manageable focus that you can revisit in your existing football activities.

Do I need a video of myself playing?

You can begin by describing a situation or drawing where the players were. If the tutor suggests using footage, agree the purpose and what you have permission to share. For assessed PE evidence, follow the school’s instructions about recording and submission.

How many lessons should I book?

Start by agreeing a priority and a review point. The appropriate schedule depends on the learner’s starting point, goal, time to practise and other commitments. At the review, compare what the learner can explain or do with the earlier attempt, then decide whether to continue, change focus or adjust the frequency.

Can a tutor write my PE performance analysis?

Use tuition to understand the task, connect observations with explanations and practise evaluating your own performance. Produce the assessed work yourself and follow your teacher’s rules on permitted help. Bring the instructions so the tutor can keep the support appropriate to the task.

What if I want to learn to coach football?

Say that your goal is coaching other players. It calls for a different focus from improving your own playing skills. The FA’s Introduction to Coaching Football covers planning and delivering sessions and managing matchday. Check the provider’s current course details; a tuition enquiry does not enrol you on that course.

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