The 7-Day Play Challenge
Free by email
One small game a day for a week. Each one takes about five minutes, needs a single ball and works in a garden, a hallway or a corner of the park.
None of it is coaching. You do not need to know anything about football, and you do not need to correct a single thing.
7 days
5 minutes a day
1 ball
What it is
One small game a day, and that is the whole thing
Every morning for seven days you get one short game in your inbox. The setup takes a minute, the game takes about five, and then you stop. There is no plan to keep up with and nothing to catch up on if you miss a day.
You need a ball. That is the entire equipment list. Everything else in these games is made from whatever is already lying about: two trainers, a couple of cushions, a gap between two trees.
If a day lands on a wet one, nothing about the week has to stop. The rainy day swap-in plan covers exactly that, same game, indoors, adjusted.
You do not need to know anything about football. Each email gives you the setup, one sentence to start with, and one sentence worth avoiding. That second one tends to be the more useful of the two.
Every game has been played by a real family before it reaches you. Lucas is nine, tests all of them and is very free with his opinions. When a game was confusing, or boring, or quietly turned into a lesson, it either got rewritten or it did not make the seven.
The full week
The seven games
Each one builds on the last, and each one hands your child a little more of the decision making.
Start whenever suits you
Get the first game
Add your first name and email, and Day 1 is on its way. It is free, and it stays free.
Before you sign up
What actually lands in your inbox
No surprises, so you can decide properly:
- One email a day for seven days. That is the whole series. Day 1 arrives within about an hour of signing up rather than instantly, because the emails go out in batches.
- You must click the confirmation link in the first email. This is the one thing worth remembering. If you do not click it, the rest of the challenge will not arrive, and it is easy to miss if the email lands in a promotions or spam folder. Have a look there if Day 1 has not turned up.
- You can unsubscribe at any time. There is a link at the bottom of every email and it works immediately. No form to fill in and nobody will ask you why.
- Seven days is seven days. After Day 7 the challenge is finished. You will only keep hearing from us if you separately tick the newsletter box.
Keep the space simple and safe
Move breakable objects, use soft markers, check the surface and supervise throughout. These are general family play ideas rather than professional coaching or medical advice. Adapt every game to your child's needs and stop if either of you feels uncomfortable.