Our team is made up of experienced soccer coaches and elementary school PE teachers who understand how kids learn, build new skills, and—most importantly—have fun playing the beautiful game.

“With the help of the amazing team at Family F.C., we developed our unique app designed to turn every casual kickaround into a fun, structured session that not only builds soccer skills but also supports many areas of a child’s growth and development.

Our program has been tested with parents and kids in elementary school. The science behind what we do focuses on three core areas: physical development, emotional well-being, and learning skills. It’s designed to match the needs of kids in grades K–5, with activities that are both age-appropriate and engaging.

We know that elementary-aged kids are sponges when it comes to learning technical and physical skills, and we’ve built that into our sessions. The program works step by step, starting with the basics and gradually increasing in complexity as kids grow. The focus is always on meeting kids where they are and helping them progress at their own pace—with plenty of encouragement from their families along the way.

We hope you’ll join the Family F.C. team, spend quality time with your kids, and enjoy watching them grow in confidence and skill as they progress on their soccer journey.”

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Matt Jarvis

Director of Soccer

Father of two, Matt started his soccer career at Gillingham and became a target for a number of larger clubs, eventually signing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in June 2007. In August 2012, he joined West Ham United and then in September 2015, Norwich City, until the end of the 2019 season.He received his first call-up to the England squad in 2011 and made his debut against Ghana at Wembley Stadium.

He now plays for his local side Woking in the National League. He is a regular pundit for BT Sport and Sky Sports and an ambassador for the Prince’s Trust and the Stacey’s Smiles charity.

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Matt Gale

FFC Head Coach

Matt graduated from St Mary’s University with a Sports Coaching Science degree and holds FA Level 3 – UEFA B License coach badges as well as being a Level 5 Primary PE Specialist (QTS). He’s been a Soccer Coach and PE Teacher for over ten years teaching primary aged KS1, KS2 and KS3 children in schools as well as in the Fulham F.C. Foundation and Academy.
Matt has an innovative, modern approach to soccer player development where his philosophy is based on scientific theory and practice, which is at the heart of the Family F.C. programmes. He has seen young players he has coached progress from grassroots up to academies at leading clubs.

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Sabiha Jamal

Coach

Sabiha completed her Masters in soccer coaching and analysis at UCFB. She is currently England Women’s U17s assistant coach and Spurs Women’s U21s & U16s coach and has the UEFA Coaching A License.
Sab’s passion for soccer has led to her playing at the top level in the UAE, representing the England team in the 2019 Sevens World Cup in Italy, and playing in the English FA Women’s National League.

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Robin Mallinson

Coach

Robin has a passion for Coaching Development and Player Improvement, with 14 years’ experience in leading, managing and coaching, Non-League and grassroots youth clubs.

He is also a FA Coaching Mentor and has recently completed his fifth season coaching at Southampton in all three phases of Foundation, Youth Development and Professional. Robin worked for four seasons as a part time coach at Brentford FC Academy, working with Under 11s to Under 15s, and prior to this spent two years on the East Coast of America coaching high school boys and girls, including the Under 13 New Jersey State Team.

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Senna Lawrence

Coach

Senna has over 10 years coaching experience working with children of all abilities and has FA Level 2 and FA Youth Module Level 2 qualifications. Senna has also worked at Chelsea F.C. in their community projects pre academy programmes.

Like Matt Gale, he has a Sports Science degree from St Mary’s University as well as a Postgraduate Education Teaching Certificate (PG Cert) from Kingston University.

As a fully qualified primary PE and classroom teacher (QTS) he has worked at schools with children including those with special educational needs.