Safe, positive, fun football for all ages

Thurlby Tigers Football Club’s aim is to provide a safe, secure environment to provide fun football for all ages. It endeavours to give the highest standard of football coaching that helps children to develop life skills as well as learn the sport, improve, enjoy and continuing playing football into their adult life.

The player is at the centre of everything we do

We aspire to offer the very best footballing opportunities for each individual and its paramount to us that we can provide a safe, friendly environment to allow children to develop in a variety of different ways whilst having the up most FUN.

We champion, and expect our members to also, the FA Respect and Only Do Positive campaigns seeking to identify positive outcomes in all areas of the game.

With respect

The club advocates the RESPECT campaign and with regard to equality and inclusion it is an absolute commitment of the club that no child is ever excluded from playing football for reasons of gender, race, nationality, ethnic origin, colour, religion, sexual orientation or perceived ability as a footballer.

We strongly believe that football is a game to be played and enjoyed by everyone and will always endeavour to find footballing opportunities for each individual.

FA Respect

Playing Philosophy

The Thurlby Tigers Football Club playing philosophy has a backdrop to the England DNA, The Future Game, three phases of In possession, Out of Possession and Transition, with an approach that allows individuality and team play with all players playing a vital part of the game whatever the stage.

The 3 C’s is our directive where we encourage:

Confident Football
Clever Football
Creative Football

The model is split down in to:

Counter or Build

In possession / Attacking

A possession-based approach played through the three-thirds of the pitch
Quality passing and intelligent movement and support off the ball
Penetrative, incisive and varied attacking play, allied to good finishing
Counter-attacking whenever opportunities arise
Individuals to use skill and dexterity to go past defenders in the final-third within variation.

Press or Delay

Out of possession / Defending

A tactical approach to defending, in which all players contribute
A controlled, calculated and assertive approach when and where necessary
Defending starts in the final third
Adaptability in either man marking or zonal systems

What others say…

Fun football for all

“With a child who has learning difficulties it was important for us to find a club that would accommodate his needs as well as grow his confidence.”

“Since being at Thurlby Tigers our son has developed a close group of friends and his confidence has improved greatly at home and at school. When I think of Thurlby Tigers I think friendship, fun, development and inclusion.”

Dale (Parent)