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Know what to work on next

Take the free two-minute assessment for your Player Development Score, see which parts of your game to focus on, build a development plan, find trusted help near you and track your progress over time. No signup.

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Free score in 2 minutes Players aged 8-30, parents for under-16s Honest, not hype
How it works

From a free assessment to a real plan

We turn your level, age, training and honest self-assessment into a development score across four corners - then show you what to work on next.

1

Tell us about your game

Age, position, the level you play at, your training, and an honest rating of your technical, physical and mental game.

2

Get your Player Development Score

A 0-100 score across the four corners of player development, with an honest read on where you sit and what it means.

3

Unlock your development plan

A personalised 90-day plan, four measured tests, your position profile, the routes open at your age and level, and how to get seen.

The four corners

Four corners, one clear picture

We weigh eight factors from your answers, with your current level and whether you play up for your age counting most. The full scoring method is open for anyone to read.

Technical & Tactical

First touch, passing, dribbling, finishing and reading the game.

Physical

Speed, strength and stamina, adjusted for late developers so nobody is written off early.

Psychological

Work rate, resilience and coachability, the habits coaches value in every player.

Social & Lifestyle

Your training environment, commitment and the standards around you.

Read the full methodology

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8Factors from your answers, weighted by an open scoring method
100Point scale - conservative, never inflated
90Day personalised plan built around your weakest corner
2Minutes to your free score - no signup, no account
The climb

Progress you can see

Score, plan, retest, repeat. Each retest shows what has changed since your baseline, so you can see where your work is going.

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Week 0 - Baseline

Start with the truth

Take the free test and get an honest 0-100 score across the four corners of your game. No sugar-coating: you cannot improve what you will not measure.

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Weeks 1-6 - The plan

Attack your weakest corner

Your Player Development Plan turns the score into a 90-day programme built around the corner holding you back - the drills, the weekly structure and four measured tests to track.

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Month 3 - Retest

Retest. Watch it move.

Reassess with the Progress Tracker and see how each corner has changed since your baseline. Seeing it in black and white is what keeps players turning up on cold nights.

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Month 6 - Momentum

A different player by summer

Stack another 90-day block and keep retesting. Your trend line shows where your game has moved and what to work on next.

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Example journey - your numbers will be your own. That is the point.

Simple pricing

The score is free. The plan is yours for £9.99.

Free Score

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  • Your Player Development Score (0-100)
  • Your development band and what it means
  • Four-corner breakdown
  • What your band means and what to work on first
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An honest promise

No hype. Just your real starting point.

Football Reach does not predict who will play professionally, and nothing here should be read that way. What it does is help you understand your game today, choose what to work on, find the right help nearby and see how you change over time.

Read the methodology

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Every player can get better at something. Start with what to work on next.

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Questions

Everything players and parents ask us

How does the free assessment work?

You answer about 12 quick questions on your age, position, playing level, training and an honest self-rating of your game. We organise your answers into the four corners of player development (technical, physical, psychological and social) and give you a Player Development Score out of 100, with the areas that would help your game most right now. It takes about two minutes and the score is free.

Does the score predict whether I will play professionally?

No, and be wary of anything that claims it can. The score describes your game as you report it on the day and organises it into four development corners. Whether a player goes on to play at any level depends on things no questionnaire can measure, like coaching, opportunity, growth, injuries and being seen. Use the score to decide what to work on, not as a verdict.

What does the Player Development Score measure?

It summarises what you tell us about your level, age, training and your own rating of your game into four development corners, using the scoring rules set out on our methodology page. The weighting is informed by published work on the FA four-corner model, the relative age effect and maturation, and late developers are not marked down for their size. It reflects your answers on the day, not a coach's measurement, and it does not predict the level you will reach.

How do you get scouted for football?

Play at the highest level you can reach, perform consistently in the games scouts actually watch - district and county trials, showcase tournaments and academy open days - and make yourself easy to find. The Player Development Plan includes a step-by-step get-seen checklist and a copy-paste trial-request email you can send to academy recruitment teams.

Can parents take the test for their child?

Yes. The assessment is for players aged 8 to 30, and for a player under 16 a parent or guardian fills it in with them and makes any purchase. The plan gives parents a realistic, pressure-free picture of the pathway with concrete ways to support development, from training structure to trials.

What do I get in the 90-day Player Development Plan for £9.99?

90 days of structured development, starting from your result: your full plan from this assessment: the four corners explained, your position profile and the routes open at your age and level; two priority areas for the 90 days, with a weekly training structure; a checklist of the recommended actions to tick off as you go; up to 6 check-in assessments before your last day, each with its own updated plan; your starting point and every check-in side by side, corner by corner, with a trend for each area once there are three results; four standard physical tests with set procedures: record your results and see your latest against your first, like for like; local services related to your priority areas, chosen by published rules, never paid placement; email reminders to check in around day 30 and day 60, and a note before it ends. You pay once. It ends automatically after 90 days: it does not renew and does not turn into a subscription. The plans you received stay readable afterwards.

What does the Progress Tracker cost?

The Progress Tracker is a separate subscription at £2.99 a month. It renews every month until you cancel, and you can cancel anytime. It charts your Player Development Score across unlimited reassessments and reminds you to retest, so you can see how each part of your game changes month by month.

Your move

Ready to see what to work on next?

Two minutes. No signup. An honest answer - and a plan to act on it.

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