Professional Football
Coaching in Stevenage & Hertfordshire
Proper 1-2-1 coaching, small group training and player development, all built around the player in front of us.
Coaching built around the player.
We don't run cookie-cutter sessions. Every player is treated as an individual with their own pathway.
Tailored Sessions
Every session is built around the individual player's position, ability, and goals.
Long-Term Development
We focus on measurable improvement, not short-term fixes.
Inclusive Coaching
We coach players of all ages and abilities, including SEN children.
Real Feedback
Match analysis and honest guidance so players know exactly how to improve.
Football Coaching Services in Stevenage & Hertfordshire
1-2-1 coaching, group sessions, team training, match analysis and football birthday parties for players across Stevenage, Ware and Cheshunt.
1-2-1 Football Coaching
Personalised one-to-one football coaching sessions for players aged 4+ in Stevenage and Cheshunt.
Explore 1-2-1 football coaching COMING SOONMidweek Football Sessions
Weekly group football sessions for 10 to 20 kids, launching soon across Stevenage, Ware and Cheshunt.
Register interest in midweek sessionsGroup Football Sessions
Small-group football training for 2–4 players who want to train together with a qualified coach.
See group football session detailsFootball Team Training
Structured team football training sessions for youth and adult teams across Hertfordshire.
View team training optionsFootball Match Analysis
Detailed written match report on your child’s game. £20 per match.
See football match analysis details NEWFootball Birthday Parties
Football-themed birthday parties with coaching, games, medals, trophies and gifts for kids aged 5+.
Explore football birthday parties
Meet Matt Lee.
Next Phase Football was founded by Matt Lee, a qualified and experienced football coach based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Matt is also the 1st Team Manager of Bury Rangers FC Men's Team — bringing real senior management experience directly into his coaching programmes.
Meet MattSenior Football Pedigree.
Matt Lee is the 1st Team Manager of Bury Rangers FC, competing in the senior men's game. This real-world management experience shapes every session — giving players access to coaching informed by genuine senior football.
What players & parents say.
Real feedback from players and families across Stevenage, Ware and Cheshunt.
"Matt has helped me understand the game more, improve my ball mastery and also help me start scoring more goals in my team's matches."
"Next Phase Football has taken my training to another level. The focused sessions and match analysis have helped me apply what I've learned directly into games — it's made a real difference."
"The difference in my son's confidence and technique since working with Matt is night and day. Honest feedback, real sessions, no fluff."
"Matt's match analysis document was a game-changer. It pointed out things my coach had never mentioned and gave me drills I actually use in training."
"Booked a birthday party with Matt for our 9-year-old — the kids were buzzing the whole time. Properly organised, properly fun."
"You can tell straight away Matt actually knows the senior game. The detail in his 1-2-1s is something else."