"I’ve met many great people in sport but one who now stands out as truly inspirational is Simon Clifford. A former teacher, he left teaching to set up the Brazilian Soccer Schools from his base in Leeds... Observing him coach ‘SOCATOTS®’ (Children aged as young as six months) right up to working directly with adult players was a breath of fresh air... Simon has redefined terms such as ‘passion’, ‘drive’, ‘energy’ and ‘winning’ in sport. He is not afraid of pushing out the boundaries to challenge his players and all those who work with him. He plans and thinks further into the future than anyone that I have ever met in my lifetime. He has a great future."

Sir Clive Woodward, from the Revised and Updated version of "Winning!"

"I’ve been in the USA, Brazil, Europe, worked in football, I am fifty years old, but I’ve never met a person like him. Simon Clifford's perspective and intelligence is just so interesting. His SOCATOTS® idea is fascinating. I spent three hours this afternoon thinking on why I or no-one else thought of this before. As a Doctor, a physiologist and as a footballer it fascinates me. What I would really like to do is study SOCATOTS® as I think it will interest the whole of the world." 

Socrates, Brazilian Soccer Captain 1982-86

"I have been in football many, many years, have been to many countries and I have seen technical training in many places. I must truly say that I have never been impressed by anything like I was by the session today. The static technical training has been transferred fully to the game situations, full executions and manipulations of the ball are actually seen in the game. It is a quest of many coaches and schemes throughout the world, so after many years I see it for the first time here today."

Tord Grip, Assistant Coach, England National Team

"The programme brings enormous benefits to your child’s learning. At SOCATOTS learning is fun and it is also progressive so your child will continue to learn right through the whole programme! SOCATOTS has it all. I can thoroughly recommend this exciting programme for all children!"

Jonathan Doherty, Principal Lecturer Early Childhood Education, Leeds Metropolitan University

"SOCATOTS® is tremendous, it’s a great way to get children started with exercise, and it is so much fun and incredibly positive. I think children need to do more exercise in general and this is a super way to begin. I think SOCATOTS® is great and I cannot wait for Devon to start attending. It’s never too young for them to start learning. If children can start young and enjoy playing and exercising I am sure they will stay involved with sports throughout their lives. SOCATOTS® is giving such great opportunities to children."

Nell McAndrew, celebrity and model from Leeds, England

"I cannot believe what I see with SOCATOTS®, it is amazing, it is something completely different and very special. It will have so many benefits for football and for kids in general. Socially, physically and technically I can see this having such a positive influence for future generations across the world."

Carlos Alberto, captain of the 1970 Brazilian World Cup winning side