CURRICULUM

We always start our classes with a fun warm up. The drills we choose help our bodies and minds get ready to play ⚽️ .

Watch the following video to see one of our kickers’ favorite warm ups. We name our drills after animals so that they can be remembered. You can use anything at home to make these drills. You can do it with your child to make it more fun.

Before you start:
-Ask your children how each animal (bunny, snake, cheetah, penguin) goes.
-Ask them the sound each animal makes.

Drill time!
Have your children make the sound of each animal as they go through each drill.
Do it for one minute, take a 10 second water break. Then do it for another minute.
Increase your speed for the last 30 seconds. We guarantee you will feel the burn when you’re done😊

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In this video we start with a warm up. See the "Fox and chicken " curriculum. We always start our classes with a fun warm up. The drills we choose help our bodies and minds get ready to play ⚽️ .

Have your child practice pullback, scissors, dribbling and popcorn move.

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As we always tell our kickers,  it does not matter how fast you go. The slower you go the better you will be able to master the skill. Once you master it then you can go fast. But for now take your time. You can increase the speed after a couple of tries.

For this drill:

You will use inside, outside and top of your foot to control the ball.

You will also need to keep the ball close to your feet. Do NOT use your toe to kick the ball.

Enjoy!

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Do you remember the popcorn move in this class video?

Well, you can also do a drill with this move.  Have your children practice it. It's a challenging drill but I believe they can do it. Practice makes perfect. Be patient!

Enjoy!

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Another Game
Chicken and Foxes: With or without a ball.
Another fun kids’ soccer game is foxes and chickens. This game is exciting and gets the kids to change direction with the soccer ball at their feet.
Preparation
Depending on the number of kids playing you will need to set-up a grid that the young players will not try and leave. You will need some pinneys/towel/or whatever you can use to make a pretend tail and soccer balls. Each chicken has a soccer ball!
Explanation
The aim for this soccer drill is for the young players to get the tail (pinney) from the parents. The parents act as the chickens and the kids are the foxes. The parents will need to put a pinney half tucked into the back of their pants/shorts. The kids have to chase after them and remove the pinney (acting as a tail). Once the kids have all of the pinneys the game ends. If there is a really fast parent, then all of the foxes can aim to get the last chicken's tail!
Progression
A useful progression to this drill is to play the first game without soccer balls and then introduce them into the second game. This will help the young players understand what they have to do.
Once the kids are comfortable with the parents having the tail see if the kids can be the chickens for a while. This drill can be used for older players by having all chickens and foxes dribbling a ball as a fun warm up game to any session.
Parents Points
Don't let the kids put their hands on the soccer ball.
See if the kids can change direction by placing the bottom of their foot on the ball and rolling it behind them. This will eventually turn into the drag/pull-back turn.
Get the kids to say with you 'oh no big toe' to encourage them not to use their toes to kick the ball.

Next game: Sleeping giant.

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Have fun!