Find a soccer class to match your child's age and in your local area. There are no specific start and end dates, just sign up online at www.littlekickers.ca/find-a-class and join in! Children aged from 18 months to 7 years in 4 age groups. Our classes are built upon early learning goals for children and we aim to focus on 5 main areas of learning: Communication and language, physical development, personal / social /emotional development, basic mathematics and expressive / imaginative play. Within these learning brackets we hone in on smaller learning outcomes such as listening and attention skills, ABC movement skills (agility, balance & coordination), physical skills, such as running and jumping, social skills, like sharing, shapes, colours and numbers and much more
Our classes and our approach
We have four different soccer classes each tailored to a different age group. However, we have two core beliefs that we take into every session.
Firstly, we believe in something we call “Play not Push”. It means teaching soccer in a fun, pressure-free environment. We want to give children a positive introduction to sport as a whole, not just soccer , so they’re more likely to stay healthy and active throughout their lives.
Secondly, we believe soccer can be educational. Coached in the right way it can stimulate imagination and aid early development skills such as learning colours and numbers, following instructions and playing as a team.
It’s an approach that has bagged us numerous awards and helped us expand globally over the last 16 years. And like all our Kickers, we never stop learning. We’re continually improving and updating our classes, based on feedback and input from child health specialists as well as our network of over 2,250 soccer coaches worldwide.
Are You Still Waiting To Introduce Soccer ?
There is certainly no wrong age to start getting your child involved in soccer, there are advantages to beginning soccer at an early age. The key is to really know and read your child . If they express strong interest but are too young to really understand the game, start teaching some skills at home. If they are a little older, get them involved with other children in the same age group. It's all about what is best for your Child. The most important thing is to spark that interest that will grow into a life-long hobby and love for this great sport called soccer! If you keep pausing the learning and take breaks, you can take away the child's interest at an older age, as the skill level would be behind other children in the same age group. Soccer is still the most popular team sport, with more than 750,000 kids involved. Find a class near you now www.littlekickers.ca/find-a-class
