For Parents

Parent Experience

A clearer way to understand your child's development through structured skills benchmarking, visible progress, and practical focus areas.

The Soccer Skills Challenge helps families move beyond guesswork by making technical development easier to see, easier to understand, and easier to support over time.

Built to help parents support development with more clarity, confidence, and calm.

Trusted by Coaches, Scouts, and Academy Leaders

The Academy Retention System and Soccer Skills Challenge are already being used by coaches, scouts, and academies seeking clearer development visibility and stronger long-term pathways.

Ian Bishop - West Ham United Ian Bishop West Ham United
James Meara - Pittsburgh Riverhounds James Meara Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Jon Willis - UK Football Scouting Jon Willis UK Football Scouting
Russ Horsley - UEFA Coach Russ Horsley Phang Nga United FC
Glen Little - Premier League Glen Little Ex-Premier League Player
Brian Lee - Blackpool FC Scout Brian Lee Blackpool FC
Parent Experience

Parents support development best when development is visible.

Many parents want to help, but struggle to understand exactly where their child is progressing and what needs more attention.

The Soccer Skills Challenge gives families a clearer picture of technical development through structured skills benchmarking, visible results, and practical focus areas that can be revisited over time.

The goal is not pressure. It is clarity, confidence, and a more constructive way to support your child's development.
How Parents Experience It

A simple structure that makes development easier to follow

The parent experience is designed to make progress easier to understand without overwhelming families with unnecessary complexity.

What Your Child Completes

Six structured technical challenges

The Soccer Skills Challenge benchmarks six core technical actions:

  • Running with the ball
  • Sprinting
  • Dribbling
  • Speed / Agility
  • Turning with the ball
  • Shooting

These challenge areas create a clearer technical reference point than match-day impressions alone.

What You Receive

Clear outputs you can understand

Parents receive structured outputs designed to make development easier to follow.

  • Star ratings and skill breakdowns
  • Visible strengths and focus areas
  • A clearer picture of technical progress
  • Practical reference points for future improvement

This creates a more constructive way to support your child without relying only on opinion or match results.

How It Works

Simple from start to finish

  1. Sign up: Register through the platform.
  2. Complete the challenges: Follow the challenge guidance and record the results.
  3. Submit the results: Upload times and scores through the platform.
  4. Review the outputs: Use the results to understand strengths, focus areas, and progress over time.
Why Parents Value It

Clarity builds confidence

When development is easier to see, parents can support players more constructively.

  • Less guesswork about current progress
  • More confidence in next-step development focus
  • A clearer understanding of strengths and priorities
  • More positive conversations around improvement
What This Changes

When development becomes clearer, support becomes more constructive.

The value of the parent experience is not only in the assessment itself. It is in the clarity that assessment creates for families and players over time.

A

Parents understand progress more clearly

Benchmarking gives families a clearer view of technical development instead of relying only on match-day impressions or emotion.

B

Players gain clearer focus areas

Young players can see what they are doing well and what they should work on next in a way that feels practical and encouraging.

C

Development conversations become calmer

Visible results help families talk about progress with more confidence and less guesswork, pressure, or confusion.

Give your child a clearer development reference point.

The Soccer Skills Challenge gives families a structured way to understand progress, celebrate strengths, and support the next stage of development with more clarity and confidence.

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What Academy Leaders & Coaches Are Saying

Trusted voices describing the value of measurable development visibility.

Ian Bishop - West Ham United

Ian Bishop - West Ham United

This changes more than scouting. When development is measurable and visible, families no longer rely on guesswork or reputation. Structured benchmarking gives players clarity, coaches confidence, and academies a stronger foundation built on evidence rather than emotion.

James Meara - Pittsburgh Riverhounds Academy Director

James Meara - Pittsburgh Riverhounds

This shifts the dynamic from hoping to be noticed to showing real, measurable progress. When players and families can clearly see development over time, decisions become calmer, more informed, and more aligned with long-term growth.

Jon Willis - UK Football Scouting
Nov 12, 2024

Jon Willis - UK Football Scouting

When development is structured and transparent, it changes the environment completely. Players can demonstrate their progress, parents understand the pathway, and academies build trust through evidence rather than perception.

Russ Horsley - Phang Nga United FC
Feb 09, 2025

Russ Horsley - Phang Nga United FC

I’ve seen this platform evolve into a structured development visibility system. It gives academies measurable insight into player progression, helping coaches demonstrate real improvement and giving families confidence in the pathway.

Glen Little - ex-Premier League Player
Feb 08, 2025

Glen Little - ex-Premier League Player

The Skills Assessment provides structured, measurable insight into a player’s technical and physical development. By making progress visible before match-day pressure, it gives coaches clarity and families confidence in the pathway.

Paul Cox - Ex-Pro Player, EFL Manager
Oct 20, 2023

Paul Cox - Ex-Pro Player, EFL Manager

Having worked in football for over 30 years, I’ve rarely seen a system that brings this level of structure and clarity to player development. By making progression measurable and visible, it strengthens trust between coaches, players, and families.

Brian Lee - Scout
Jan 17, 2024

Brian Lee - Blackpool FC Scout

iSportScouting changes the dynamic inside academies by making development measurable and transparent. It gives coaches clarity, players direction, and families confidence in the pathway.

What Parents and Players Are Saying

Feedback from families and players using the challenge to support clearer development and confidence.

Feb 20, 2024

Parent - Hindley Town Bulls (u9s)

We have finished reading through the report and thank you so much for taking the time to put all the lads through. We have fed parts of it back to Arthur so he knows what he could do if he wants to improve. The level of detail means that he is under no illusion as to what he could do to build his skills. I think he dad has enjoyed it too because it has given him an indication of what they could play in the garden to help Arthur improve as well as little things like getting out on the bikes more or running. Thanks again for indulging his love of football and coaching in a way that not only makes them better players so they can enjoy playing more competitively but makes them better sportsmen.

Feb 22, 2024

Parent - Hindley Town Bulls (u9s)

We are really impressed with the standards of professionalism shown by yourself Brian, we find it speaks volumes in regards to your committment and relationship you are building with Charlie and the team. You don’t only highlight his best qualities on the pitch you also state what he has to work towards and how there is room for improvement meaning his training sessions will always have a purpose and and the end goal to always achieve better which I find gives charlie motivation and determination to be the best he can be. Football is more than a hobby to Charlie, it is his whole life, his complete passion and dream and with this kind of training, guidance and understanding I hope one day he will achieve his goals. We are looking forward to the next one to see how he has grown and we trust the process completely

Feb 20, 2024

Parent - Hindley Town Bulls (u9s)

Troy was over the moon when he found out that he had scored too marks in the shooting challenge. This has really helped with confidence and we have seen a positive impact on both training and in matches as he now knows what he needs to work on and is very keen to do so.

Feb 21, 2024

Cullen – Hindley Town Bulls u9s player

The Soccer Skills Assessment was really fun! I got to practice my dribbling, passing, and shooting, and it made me feel like a real football star. It's definitely helped me become a better player, and I can't wait for more challenges!

Feb 20, 2024

Ben – Hindley Town Bulls u9s player

The iSportScouting report is really cool! It shows all the things I can do well in football and the stuff I need to get better at. The skills challenge was fun, and I liked seeing what I’m good at and what I can practice more. The report helps my parents know how they can help me get better, and that’s awesome! I can’t wait to see my next report to see how much I’ve improved. Thanks, iSport and Brian!