Free youth football player assessment

Free Player Assessment: Understand Your Child’s Football Development Starting Point

A free football development starting point for parents of players aged 7–16. Answer a few questions about pathway, environment, habits and goals. Receive a personalised Player Pathway Profile with practical next steps — and a clear view of what only match footage can answer next.

Start My Free Player Assessment See how the free assessment differs from the £49 video assessment

Free
Takes around 3 minutes
Ages 7–16
No footage required
No payment required
Not a trial or academy-selection test

Important reassurance

This free assessment helps us understand your child’s football pathway, environment and goals. It does not judge their technical ability or how they perform on the pitch. Those questions require football footage.

Every Parent Wonders…

Is my child actually progressing?
Are we doing enough?
Are they training in the right environment?
Are academies looking for something we are missing?
Am I pushing too hard — or not enough?

The Free Player Assessment does not pretend to tell you whether your child is academy standard. It helps you understand whether their current football setup, habits and goals are moving in the right direction.

What you’ll discover in 3 minutes

In around three minutes, you’ll discover:

What is currently helping your child’s development
What may be slowing progress
The biggest opportunity you can influence
Three practical next steps for the next 30 days
What football academies commonly observe
Which important questions still require football footage

Full £49 Player Assessment

See the footage-based report

This is an example of the full £49 Player Assessment report — based on submitted football footage. It is not included in the free Player Pathway Profile.

FREE · Player Pathway ProfilePAID · Full footage-based report

The paid assessment delivers AI-assisted analysis of match footage — including FDI™, Observed Footage Benchmark, Coach’s Analysis, priorities and a 30-day development plan. Academy Comparison appears where the footage supports it. Reports are not currently individually reviewed by a human football coach.

Football Development Index™
Observed Footage Benchmark
Coach’s Analysis
Development priorities
30-day development plan

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Player Assessment Report — sample

Alex M.Age 12

Westfield Youth FC·Central Midfielder

Observed Footage Benchmark

Cat 3 reference range

Football Development Index™

63/100

Executive Development Summary

Overall player profile: Alex M. is a 12-year-old central midfielder (also comfortable as attacking midfielder) at Westfield Youth FC. From 3 submitted videos, the Football Development Index™ is 63 with clearest quality in passing and receiving under pressure and scanning and movement off ball.
Playing identity: Alex M. profiles as a central midfielder who frequently looks to influence play through passing in the clips submitted.
Technical overview: Technically, Alex M. leads with Passing (78/100) and Receiving Under Pressure (67/100) for an overall technical rating of 62/100.
Tactical overview: Alex M.'s Game Awareness (70/100) and Scanning (76/100) suggest regular pre-receive scanning and situational reading in the match clips.
Physical overview: Physical indicators show Agility at 54/100 and Stamina at 42/100 — with scope to improve sustained intensity in longer match phases.
Mental overview: Alex M.'s Work Rate (69/100) and Composure (63/100) show composure that fluctuates when the tempo rises.
Decision making: Decision-making scores 52/100 — Alex M. occasionally delays release or selects safer passes when pressed, a common development point at U12.
Overall academy opinion: Observed Footage Benchmark: Cat 3 reference range. This is a developmental reference based on the submitted footage. It is not an official academy classification, trial result or recruitment decision.

Academy Comparison

How each development area compares with Path2Academy's age-appropriate developmental benchmarks. This is developmental context based solely on submitted footage — not a prediction of academy selection, trials or recruitment. No selection percentages are shown.

Technical QualityIn line with benchmark

Technical Quality: In line with benchmark relative to Path2Academy’s age-appropriate developmental benchmark for U12. At this age group, we emphasise more pressure, faster decisions, combination play, and clearer positional awareness. This comparison is developmental — not a prediction of academy selection.

Awareness / ScanningIn line with benchmark

Awareness / Scanning: In line with benchmark relative to Path2Academy’s age-appropriate developmental benchmark for U12. At this age group, we emphasise more pressure, faster decisions, combination play, and clearer positional awareness. This comparison is developmental — not a prediction of academy selection.

Decision MakingIn line with benchmark

Decision Making: In line with benchmark relative to Path2Academy’s age-appropriate developmental benchmark for U12. At this age group, we emphasise more pressure, faster decisions, combination play, and clearer positional awareness. This comparison is developmental — not a prediction of academy selection.

Tactical UnderstandingIn line with benchmark

Tactical Understanding: In line with benchmark relative to Path2Academy’s age-appropriate developmental benchmark for U12. At this age group, we emphasise more pressure, faster decisions, combination play, and clearer positional awareness. This comparison is developmental — not a prediction of academy selection.

Movement / Physical ExecutionBuilding toward benchmark

Movement / Physical Execution: Building toward benchmark relative to Path2Academy’s age-appropriate developmental benchmark for U12. At this age group, we emphasise more pressure, faster decisions, combination play, and clearer positional awareness. This comparison is developmental — not a prediction of academy selection.

Mental / Game ApplicationIn line with benchmark

Mental / Game Application: In line with benchmark relative to Path2Academy’s age-appropriate developmental benchmark for U12. At this age group, we emphasise more pressure, faster decisions, combination play, and clearer positional awareness. This comparison is developmental — not a prediction of academy selection.

Position-Specific EffectivenessAwaiting evidence

Position-Specific Effectiveness: awaiting more clear evidence for this area. Incomplete footage is not treated as a weak position-specific effectiveness profile. Age focus for U12: More pressure, faster decisions, combination play, and clearer positional awareness.

Technical

Tactical

Physical

Mental

This assessment is based solely on the footage you submitted. It is an indicative development guide and does not guarantee academy selection or represent an official academy evaluation.

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Signature map

Development Journey Map

You’ve mapped the journey. The football itself still needs video.

Stage 1
Football Environment
Current setup & level
Unlocked in free profile
Stage 2
Weekly Habits
Training & match dose
Unlocked in free profile
Stage 3
Parent Priorities
Goals & concerns
Unlocked in free profile
Stage 4
Match Performance
Needs footage
Locked · Requires footage
Stage 5
Football Analysis
FDI™ · Bands™ · Comparison™
Locked · Requires footage

Free Player Assessment vs £49 Player Assessment

Two different jobs. Both honest. Only one needs match footage.

Free Player Assessment

Player Pathway Profile

Based on parent answers
Player Pathway Profile
Pathway and environment clarity
Next three moves
Calm Parent Guide
No footage analysis

£49 Player Assessment

Footage-based report

Based on submitted football footage
On-pitch behaviour analysis
Football Development Index™
Observed Footage Benchmark
Academy Comparison™ where evidenced
30-day development plan

Questions We Still Can’t Answer

These aren’t unanswered because we held something back. A questionnaire can’t see your child play.

Football Development Index™

Example output — requires footage

Observed Footage Benchmark

Example output — requires footage

Academy Comparison™ where evidenced

Example output — requires footage

How clean is their first touch when the game speeds up?
A form cannot measure touch quality under real pace, bounce and pressure.
Requires match footage
Do they scan before the ball arrives?
Scanning is a visible habit that needs match clips — not memory from the sideline.
Requires match footage
Do they choose the right option in tight spaces?
Decision quality only shows across real possessions under pressure.
Requires match footage
Can they receive and play forward when it is on?
Receiving under pressure cannot be rated accurately from a questionnaire.
Requires match footage
Does their movement create space or arrive too late?
Off-ball movement is almost invisible without film.
Requires match footage
How do they use their weaker side in real matches?
Self-report and highlight memory are unreliable here.
Requires match footage
What would their Football Development Index™ show?
FDI™ is a footage-derived developmental signal — not a form score.
Requires match footage
Which Development Band™ fits how they currently play?
Bands require observed behaviours, not parental impressions.
Requires match footage
How do they compare developmentally through Academy Comparison™?
Comparison without performance evidence would be guesswork.
Requires match footage

What academies commonly observe

These are match behaviours — not questionnaire answers. The free profile explains the pathway; footage answers the football.

How they receive the ball under pressure
Whether they scan before receiving
Decision quality in tight spaces
Movement that creates space — not just effort
Use of both feet in real match moments
Habits that show across a full game, not one highlight

Privacy reassurance

We ask for a parent email to deliver your Player Pathway Profile. Marketing emails are optional and unticked by default. Read the Privacy Policy and Child and Parent Privacy Notice.

Built for trust

No fabricated reviews or ratings. Just clear product rules and company identity.

Free — no payment required
Marketing consent optional and unticked by default
Not an academy trial or selection test
No selection promise
No footage required for the free Player Pathway Profile
Clear free vs £49 distinction

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FAQ

Is this the same as the £49 Player Assessment?

No. This free Player Assessment clarifies pathway, environment and next steps from your answers, and delivers a Player Pathway Profile. The £49 Player Assessment uses match footage for on-pitch priorities.

Does the free assessment judge technical ability?

No. It helps us understand your child’s football pathway, environment and goals. It does not judge technical ability or how they perform on the pitch. Those questions require football footage.

Do I need to pay or create an account?

No payment and no child account. You’ll share a parent email to receive your Player Pathway Profile. A parent account is only needed if you later start the paid assessment.

Is my information private?

We store your answers securely to deliver your profile and optional updates only if you opt in. See the Privacy Policy and Child Privacy Notice.

Want the product explanation first?

Prefer to understand the report before you start? Read what a Player Pathway Profile is. When you want a structured player assessment from match footage, see the £49 Player Assessment, our assessment methodology, or parent guides on how a video football assessment works.

Understand the journey. Then decide about the football.

Start your free Player Assessment — finish clearer about setup, habits and next steps. When you’re ready, the £49 Player Assessment answers what only footage can show.

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