Onside Pathways
Football, Mentoring
& Your Future.
Onside Pathways helps young people work alongside a trusted mentor, build confidence and character, set goals and explore where football, and life, might take them.
Taking part in an Onside programme? Your coach or mentor will help you get set up.
One Onside Journey
Where Pathways sits
Football
A place to play, belong and build relationships.
Mentoring
Space to talk, set goals and grow.
Pathways
Explore strengths, opportunities and what comes next.
What Pathways Supports
Four themes for growing well
Belonging
Find your place and build strong relationships.
Confidence
Recognise what you can do and try new things.
Character
Take responsibility, make decisions and learn through experience.
Purpose & Opportunity
Discover what interests you and explore possible next steps.
How Pathways Works
Talk, Choose, Try, Grow
Talk
Spend time with your mentor. Think about what is happening now.
Choose
Agree a goal, challenge or next step.
Try
Do something practical in the real world.
Grow
Review what happened, recognise progress and decide what comes next.
For coaches
Onside Coach
Plan sessions, explore drills and develop your coaching with Onside Coach.
Visit Onside Coach →Explore faith
Onside Faith
Onside Faith is our optional space for exploring Christianity, football and life's bigger questions.
Visit Onside Faith →Safety and trust come first
Mentoring happens with real Onside people. Pathways supports those relationships but does not provide unmonitored private chat. If something is worrying you, please speak to a trusted adult or an Onside leader. Safeguarding concerns should follow the appropriate real-world Onside processes.