Kids Soccer, Developing Your Love
Coach - The coach has the most important role of all the role players in kids soccer. Children can still be shaped and formed to be great players. However a coach is way beyond formation. A coach is what you see, is what you get. That is why it is of utmost important that a kids soccer team gets the perfect coach. It is the coach that makes or breaks the team.
Should not be a burden- Children join soccer teams to develop their game but most of all to have fun. Playing soccer should not be a burden for the parents or the kids. If it is, it will reflect in the overall game and attitude. The key to having fun is to actually take part in the game. The coach should make sure that the players each get at least 50% play time during a game. Rotating is thus essential. Now the basis of rotation is just as important as rotation self. The basis should be a players willingness, motivation and attitude not how good a player he or she is. Passion fuels rotation.
Cost exercise- Kids soccer can be a very costly exercise, especially when professional trainers are considered. In general these highly trained soccer enthusiasts come at a price, a high price. Both emotionally and financially. In terms of emotion these trainers have a tendency to take away the fun and make children bad losers. Enforcing the attitude of either you win the game or you are a loser at life. In terms of finances the parents will need to rob a bank to pay up to extra US$100. Please note that I am not saying professional trainers are not a good thing, they are just not age and league appropriate.
Suitability- You can start your childs’ kids soccer training as early as 5 years of age. The sport is suitable for both girls and boys. Soccer is a medium safe sport as there is low contact. To be successful with the game the child should have traits including good vision, be team player, top aerobic fitness and top ball skills.
Discipline- Success and discipline go hand in hand. The one is not possible without the other. The greater the mutual discipline and respect the more enjoyable the game will be on and off the field. Coaches that are new to the game have the greatest challenge to enforce and develop discipline with their game.
Camping- Kids camps are ideal for development and socialisation with children with the same ideas and love of the game. However exercise caution in choosing your childs’ camp. Safety is essential as well as separate of children of different ages. Mixed camps are generally a disaster as there is no age appropriate programmes applied. Safety is also not of the highest importance during these mixed camps. Different ages require different supervision.
Basic rules- There are some very basic soccer rules you as parent and your child should know. There are 11 players on the field including one goalkeeper. They are the only players allowed to touch the ball with arms and hands when ball is in their penalty area. The field is rectangular in shape and 90-120×45-90 metres. A goal is awarded when a player gets ball past goalkeeper in net. Every goal is one point.
Screaming from sideline- Parents should avoid sideline coaching in it’s entirety. The child will not be able to distinguish if he should listen to the coach or his or her parent for playing advice. This will confuse the child extremely. This only confuses the kids later to extent that they will not be able to follow a game plan or strategy developed by the coach. Respect is of highest importance for your team to succeed. Not only between players and coach but also between coach and parents. Disrespect will be picked up easily by the kids and the lead of the adults followed.
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