Kids & Toddler Football – Edinburgh
Children & Toddler Football Classes in Edinburgh
Soccer Stars Academy Edinburgh is a football academy that offers fun kids and toddler football in Edinburgh for all ages and skill levels.
Our football training classes for toddlers and children in Edinburgh are focused on four main age groups with fun, physical literacy, health, and countless benefits in mind.
We have a team of experienced, professionally trained coaches and teachers who are ready and excited to get your child moving and learning some great sports skills!
A Fun & Structured Programme
Our sports academy believes in and is centred around FRIENDS, an acronym we use to model our class structure:
- F – Fun
- R – Rewarding
- I – Inclusive
- E – Energetic
- N – Nurturing
- D – Develops confidence
- S – Skills progression
Our Edinburgh team is made up of coaches that are qualified and extremely passionate about what they do to ensure maximum benefits for each of our little football stars.

Soccer Stars Academy: Edinburgh Locations
We currently have venues close to the centre of the city, as well as in the west and north Edinburgh areas. You can also find Soccer Stars Academy classes all across Scotland and North England.
With branches all across Scotland and beyond, there is a Soccer Stars Academy waiting for you to join!
Soccer Stars Academy Muirhouse
Address: Craigroyston Primary School, Muirhouse Place West, Muirhouse, Edinburgh
Postcode: EH4 4PX
Phone Number: 07860805666
Soccer Stars Academy Portobello
Address: Portobello High School, 1 Milton Road, Portobello
Postcode: EH15 3BY
Phone Number: 07860805666
Soccer Stars Academy Sighthill
Address: St Augustine’s High School, Broomhouse Road Edinburgh
Postcode: EH12 9AE
Phone Number: 07860805666
Soccer Stars Academy Liberton
Address: Liberton High School, 328 Gilmerton Road, Edinburgh, EH17 7PT
Postcode: EH17 7PT
Phone Number: 07860805666
Soccer Stars Academy Duddingston
Address: St. John’s Primary School, 18 Duddingston Road, Edinburgh
Postcode: EH15 1QH
Phone Number: 07860805666
Kids Football for All Ages & Levels
Our classes are specifically designed with the different age groups in mind. We understand that children have different needs in their various groups and that each group has their own range of abilities and capabilities.
There are also learning curves and skills that are more important in one age group than in the next. By removing the pressure of intensive competition, especially in our younger groups, we allow learning to flow more naturally. This is why our philosophy of putting our little soccer stars into groups that are age-appropriate creates an environment that allows each child to flourish in their age group.
Classes are open for all boys and girls and we are ready to welcome your children to an environment full of fun and sport that will soon become the highlight of their week. Our classes and clubs are all-inclusive and are for all levels of sports expertise — from toddlers all the way to 9 years old.
Football Classes for Toddlers
Our soccer classes for toddlers start a love for football and exercise in a fun way during their formative years.
Twinkle Stars – 18 months to 3 years
The Twinkle Stars classes are the first in our development pathway.
These classes are fun and interactive for parents and children and aim to introduce new capabilities with positive introduction methods. Each session is designed to help your young ones develop motor and social skills and help them move on to more active independent interaction.
Children aged between 18 months to 3 years old are encouraged with fun games and are introduced to play sport while boosting their confidence through practice. Practice and developmental abilities such as running and balance are introduced through games and other fun activities.
Bright Stars – 3 to 4 years
Our Bright Stars classes are designed with the philosophy of being FUN for children aged between 3 and 5 years old.
In these classes for boys and girls, our goal is to develop basic football skills. We also aspire to develop confidence and cognitive skills such as attention and memory through teamwork and plenty of play. This is achieved by using a range of exciting football-related games and activities.
Each week we also have a theme to develop this preschool group’s imagination. Our trained coaches will work the theme into each class in a way to further develop the sports skills of your child.
Football Classes for Kids
Our soccer classes for kids 5 years old and upwards focus on age-appropriate skills and fun football activities.
Shooting Stars – 5 to 6 years
The Shooting Stars classes are designed with skill in mind.
During our sessions, we aspire to advance football skills such as shooting technique, dribbling, ball control, passing and tackling. Children also learn about other essential skills that are needed in football, such as co-ordination and teamwork.
We also introduce the kids to our ‘Skills to beat players model’ through age-appropriate lessons. We encourage this through learned practice. Our coaches making sure that kids have FUN during sessions is essential to develop these skills.
Super Stars – 7 to 9 years
The Super Stars classes are designed to further develop the skills learned previously. Kids are also introduced to more complex skills to beat players. Additionally, within these classes, we develop kids game awareness. This includes an understanding of positions and spatial reaction.
These football training classes are on the path to developing your child’s football ability. The focus is on teaching advanced football techniques that set them up perfectly for our invitation-only ‘Soccer Stars Academy’ classes which have been developed in collaboration with academy coaches throughout the UK.
Benefits of Our Football Classes for Toddlers, Edinburgh
Whether your child is under 2 years old getting ready to start pre-school or older than 5 years old and in need of a safe space to advance their social skills, there is a multitude of benefits that they can reap from our football clubs, holiday camps, and birthday parties.
Get your young ones to love sports as we coach them into little football stars. Our football classes have seen thousands of children of all ages learn and develop their social and physical abilities while making new friends and having tons of fun along the way.
Contact with Peers
The kids learn the benefits of being a team player with small-group coaching and learn how to play fair. Each football training session promotes co-operation, togetherness, respect for the opponents and a friendly atmosphere with plenty of teamwork.
Social Confidence
At Soccer Stars Academy Edinburgh, your child will learn age-appropriate life lessons and increase their social skills.
Our coaching team in Edinburgh — and across the country — focuses on making sure your children learn the benefits of working together with other learners. With our small group coaching philosophy, your child will learn what it takes to play football in a group setting and make friends along the way.
Professional Training
The football training sessions at Soccer Stars Academy Edinburgh have been created by professionals with children in mind. Each 45-minute session involves paired activities, ball work and match situations.
Our Coaching Team
Our coaching team is professionally trained and are passionate about helping children learn through soccer. Let our coaches support your child as they learn to master new skills in a fun environment at our kids’ football academy in Edinburgh.
Supportive Coaching Environment
Our coaches are ready to give your young ones the support they need. Your little ones will see improvement over time and soon be playing football alongside their buddies in an organised manner with plenty of teamwork and field agility.
Football Techniques
Our football club coaches kids how to control the ball, make on-the-spot decisions, trust their judgement, and see their decisions through alongside their teammates.
Playing their Best Game
Our soccer classes for kids will introduce your child to a variety of football skills that are needed to play their best games.
Some of these skills include dribbling evasively, performing various kicking techniques, basic mastery over the ball, kicking the ball in a specific direction, and running with direction.
Individual Approach
Practice sessions are held in a limited-number group environment so coaches and trainers can pay plenty of individual attention to each child in the classes with special attention given to social and physical literacy.
Small Classes for Small-Group Coaching
Each class is restricted to a maximum of 16 kids. This way, our soccer coach is able to give individual attention to each child. We assess every player’s strengths and attributes and work with them to get them where they want to be. Parents will see the confidence of their children grow before their eyes.
As there is a limited number to each class at our Edinburgh football academy, each child is guaranteed to walk away from each session with new skills and new friends.
Our football clubs are certainly in a class of their own.
Physical Development
Sports help kids to learn and understand what their body is capable of and how extra effort can improve performance.
They will also improve their body’s ability to respond to specific activities and physical movements. Basic skills such as walking, running and kicking become more involved as these general movements develop into dribbling, passing, and striking the ball.
Positive Activity & Movement
If you’re tired of having your girls and boys on their electronic devices all the time, then Soccer Stars Academy Edinburgh is the perfect space for you and your kids.
Get them moving and outside with plenty of games and physical education such as walking, running, and jumping. Our friendly environment is the ideal venue for young ones to thrive with some fresh air in their lungs and their bodies on the go.
This creates a positive association with physical exercise from a young age, which will help them well into their future as adults.
Football Skills
Our children’s football academy in Edinburgh will help develop sound ball skills while teaching the importance of abiding by the rules and fair play. Every child who participates in our sessions will walk away with new skills such as co-ordination, agility and overall improved movement.
Our activities are designed in a way that improves football ability in a way that is in line with the specific age groups — all in a safe and encouraging environment.
Light & Healthy Competition
Sports games are played to encourage focus and support of each other, as well as social competition. We ensure that children are made to feel confident and safe in this developmental space amongst peers and trainers alike, without the stresses of competitive football clubs.
There is no pressure to be the ultimate football player in our classes, so children can relax and unwind with their friends and peers while learning through play.






Sign Up for Our Soccer Classes for Kids in Edinburgh
Our academy is unlike other sports clubs that are only open to previously sports-trained football players of a certain age. At Soccer Stars Academy Edinburgh, we will coach and help nurture the enthusiasm of any child that is interested in learning about the beautiful game.
So if you’re ready for your child to be part of an academy that can support their holistic growth through play, let’s get the ball rolling!
Signing up is easy. Book our kids football classes in three quick steps.

Step 1 Find a venue
We offer kids football training across Edinburgh. To find a venue click on the location nearest to you.

Step 2 Pick a class
Our weekly football classes are organised every weekend and certain mid week days. Each session goes on for 45 minutes. Pick from four convenient time-slots starting 9:00 am.

Step 3 Sign up
Our football classes are booked in 4-week blocks at £29 per block. Sign-up here.
