Forge is an online football development program built by professional footballer Joe Efford and sold through a Whop account in his name. It is organised around six pillars: technical, physical, tactical, mental, nutrition and preparation for opportunities.

How much does Forge cost?

Forge charges a one-off $179 on Whop rather than a subscription, read 2 Nov 2026.

How many members does Forge have?

Forge lists 480 members, read 2 Nov 2026.

How has Forge's membership changed?

From 439 members on 10 Sept 2026, our first reading, to 480 on 2 Nov 2026: up 41, or 9%.

How does Forge compare with other fitness and health communities?

The niche median is 464 members. Pricing benchmarks by niche.

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Forge: pricing, members and reviews

Forge is listed on Whop. It is sold as a single purchase rather than a subscription. Its seller carries 150 published reviews on Whop.

Forge is an online football development program built by professional footballer Joe Efford and sold through a Whop account in his name.^[1]^[2] It is organised around six pillars: technical, physical, tactical, mental, nutrition and preparation for opportunities.^[1] Forge's website, effordelite.com, aims it at serious players aged 9 to 21, and the listing at players chasing pro, academy, MLS NEXT, ECNL or D1 offers.^[1]^[2] The Whop product was created in November 2024.^[1]

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Members: 480
Published price: $179; one-off
Members, last 28 days: +17; 5 Oct 2026 to 2 Nov 2026
Rank by members: #1,219; of 2,252 sellers listed here
Size rank in niche: #202; of 409 sellers listed in fitness and health, by published members
Seller rank by reviews: #503; of 2,070 Whop sellers with 25+ reviews
Check the Course score: 94; A, very strong
Rating: 4.90; across 150 seller reviews
Niche: Fitness and health; 426 listed here
Created: 11 Nov 2024; Whop publishes this date
Readings: 13; since 10 Sept 2026

About Forge

Members get technical, physical, mental and tactical training sessions, a guide to preparing for a month-long trial, an injury prevention and recovery program, and nutrition guidance from a nutritionist.^[1] The training includes a gym program alongside a full at-home version.^[2] Members also get direct access to Efford in the community, 50 live group coaching sessions with Efford, and Forge Schedule Builder 2.0, a tool for setting a weekly training schedule.^[1]^[2]

On YouTube, Efford describes a professional career in Spain, Scotland and Belgium, and the channel posts technical training, speed work, football IQ and recovery videos.^[3]

Forge is paid for once, with no monthly fees, includes lifetime access and comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee.^[1]^[2]

Sources

Whop listing: whop.com/forge-football, as collected 28 Sept 2026
Official website: effordelite.com, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCY_ojW7efUJDKpFY-XIdjLA, retrieved 30 Sept 2026

Compiled by Check the Course from the sources listed, to the best of our ability.

What the listing describes

NicheFitness and healthFormatCourse

Read from the listing’s own words: what is offered, never how well.

How we knowSourced & dated

Observed on 2 Nov 2026 from Whop source page archived copy daa1bb134230.

Observable monthly ceiling

Not calculated

One-off pricing has no monthly recurring value, so no monthly ceiling is calculated.

Published price: $179 one-off.

New reviews have arrived at about 4 a week over the 39 days we have tracked it.

Against the fitness and health niche

Percentile among the other 425 fitness and health listings here, each seller counted once for size.

Size51st

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Check the Course Score

94AVery strong

Ahead of 94% of the 13,656 Whop communities we track, including ones without a page here, on the measures below, each read from a figure Forge published itself.

Size 47% of the scoreahead of 71%
Growth 24% of the scoreahead of 86%
Reviews 29% of the scoreahead of 84%
The rating across this seller’s whole storefront, weighted so a handful of reviews cannot outrank hundreds.

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Present in every one of the 9 weeks recorded since September 2026, with no week missing.
Net member count up 9% between our first reading, on 10 Sept 2026, and our latest, on 2 Nov 2026.

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Evidence and signals

Listed on 480 members and 150 seller reviews at 4.90.

Evidence: measured.

Reviews: 150 seller reviews, rated 4.90 out of 5published on the platform for the seller, the same on each of its listings, and cumulative
Following elsewhere: 444,800 at its largest88,400 on YouTube, 444,800 on TikTok. Followers on another platform, not members here.
First recorded: 10 September 2026our first reading, not its launch
Elsewhere: YouTube TikTok

Tracked over time

Member change

+4+0.8%over 4 days+17+3.7%over 28 days

Price change

No change confirmed between readings taken the same way

13 observations over 53 days.

Member count

Monthly price

Observation log

Observation log
Observed	Members	Change	Price	Ceiling / month
2 Nov 2026	480	+4	$179 one-off	One-off pricing
29 Oct 2026	476	0	$397 one-off	One-off pricing
26 Oct 2026	476	0	$397 one-off	One-off pricing
22 Oct 2026	476	0	$397 one-off	One-off pricing
19 Oct 2026	476	+6	$197 one-off	One-off pricing
15 Oct 2026	470	+1	$197 one-off	One-off pricing
12 Oct 2026	469	+1	$197 one-off	One-off pricing
8 Oct 2026	468	+5	$197 one-off	One-off pricing
5 Oct 2026	463	+7	$197 one-off	One-off pricing
28 Sept 2026	456	+8	Not recorded	$0
22 Sept 2026	448	+3	Not recorded	Not calculated
18 Sept 2026	445	+6	$197 one-off	One-off pricing
10 Sept 2026	439		Not recorded	Not calculated
Average per week, last 28 days5 Oct 2026 to 2 Nov 2026		+4
Average per week, since first reading10 Sept 2026 to 2 Nov 2026		+5

Seller’s ratings by stars

Seller-wide, not this listing alone

Seller’s ratings by stars
Stars	Reviews	Share
5 stars	140	93%
4 stars	10	7%
3 stars	0	0%
2 stars	0	0%
1 star	0	0%
Total	150	read 27 Oct 2026

Seller’s followers on other platforms

Seller’s followers on other platforms
Read, about monthly	YouTube	TikTok
19 Oct 2026	88,400+6,300
18 Sept 2026	82,100	444,800

Common questions about Forge

What is Forge?: Forge is an online football development program built by professional footballer Joe Efford and sold through a Whop account in his name. It is organised around six pillars: technical, physical, tactical, mental, nutrition and preparation for opportunities.
How much does Forge cost?: Forge charges a one-off $179 on Whop rather than a subscription, read 2 Nov 2026.
How many members does Forge have?: Forge lists 480 members, read 2 Nov 2026.
How has Forge's membership changed?: From 439 members on 10 Sept 2026, our first reading, to 480 on 2 Nov 2026: up 41, or 9%.
How does Forge compare with other fitness and health communities?: The niche median is 464 members. Pricing benchmarks by niche.