Where can I find casual football sessions in South London?
Nobody ever decides to stop playing football. It just sort of happens.
The five-a-side group chat goes quiet. The Sunday league season ends and nobody organises the next one. Life fills in the gaps where sport used to be, and one day you look up and the last time you kicked a ball was at a work team-building day two years ago, which was more traumatic than it was fun.
If you are in South London and you are trying to find a casual football session, a real one, not a £15-a-head venue hire split between eight people who are all waiting on one bloke to confirm it, we have a great suggestion for you
Kickerbout is well worth your if you’re looking for a great football session
Kickerbout is a grassroots football session provider based in South London. They run pay-as-you-play sessions in Mitcham on Saturday mornings and Wednesday evenings. It costs £8.50 a session. Your first game is half price.
Here’s what it looks like
You turn up ideally 15 minutes early, which they ask for and which actually matters because there is a warm-up drill before kick-off that is genuinely useful. A licensed coach named Charlie runs the session. The format is small-sided: 5v5, 6v6, or 7v7 depending on numbers. There are two halves. It is organised without being rigid, and competitive without being the kind of competitive that makes you dread going.
One reviewer on Google described it as "a great way to ease back into football" with a "proper welcoming atmosphere." Another said there is "no other way I want to spend my Saturday mornings." These are not the words of people who found a session. They are the words of people who found a thing they did not realise they had been missing..
How to book
Kickerbout sessions are listed and bookable through The NBRH. You can see upcoming dates, locations, and available spots without creating an account or sitting through a sales process. If you are in South London, play football, and have been meaning to get back into it, Saturday morning in Mitcham is a good place to start. Sessions fill up. Your first game is £4.25.
Find and book your next Kickerbout session on The NBRH.
