COACHED THE
UNITED WAY
For ten residential days, young players train inside Manchester United’s Soccer School, coached by UEFA and FA-qualified staff in the club’s own methodology. Days run on the club’s youth-academy pitches — technical drills, small-sided games and match play — threaded through with seminars on leadership, goal setting, nutrition and English language, an Old Trafford stadium tour with the Megastore and Museum, and a weekend excursion to London and Wembley. Players are coached at the academy training facility, not signed or assessed by the club — there are no trials or scouts, and this is a development camp, not a trial.
Technical coaching on Manchester United's own youth-academy pitches, led by UEFA and FA-qualified staff.
Small-sided games and match play built around the club's own coaching methodology.
An Old Trafford stadium tour, including the Megastore and Museum.
A weekend excursion to London and Wembley Stadium.
Seminars on leadership, goal setting, nutrition and English language woven through the week.
Arrival, Manchester
Arrive Manchester; transfer to residential accommodation; orientation with the local support team.
First Coaching Session
First coaching at the club’s youth-academy training facility; fitness assessment with UEFA/FA-qualified coaches.
Technical Coaching & Seminar
Technical coaching and small-sided games; personal-development seminar (goal setting, communication).
Skills, Match Play & Seminars
Skills and match play; nutrition and lifestyle seminar; English-language session.
London & Wembley
Weekend excursion to London and Wembley Stadium.
Return to Manchester
Return to Manchester; recovery session and leadership seminar.
Technical & Tactical Coaching
Technical and tactical coaching; motivation and teamwork session.
Match Play & Review
Match play and skills review; English-language session.
Everything you
need to know
How are children supervised on a residential camp abroad?
The camp is residential with on-site supervision day and night, coordinated by the local London office. Picknic sends its own chaperones — one per eight for this age group, always including a female chaperone — alongside the club's coaching and welfare staff. All Picknic staff are police-verified and first-aid certified, a doctor-on-call is arranged, and parents get a WhatsApp update each evening.
How far ahead do we book, and how do UK visas work?
What's included, and how is a school group costed?