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Mark
22Jul

Reasons to Contact SoccerKidz if Your Child’s Been Inspired by Euro 2024

While they didn’t quite emulate the success of the women’s team, the recent achievement of the men’s team in finishing runners-up this summer’s European Championships (reaching consecutive finals for the first time in history) has provided plenty of role models for today’s children – who may well be the stars of the future. Here SoccerKidz, … Continue reading “Reasons to Contact SoccerKidz if Your Child’s Been Inspired by Euro 2024”

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Mark
20Jun

How SoccerKidz Can Help Goalkeepers of the Future

Goalkeepers really are different to all other footballers – they need a skill set which is markedly different to all the other players on the field. SoccerKidz offer goalkeeper training sessions for boys and girls in London and parts of Hertfordshire – here we look at the types of training we put our budding keepers … Continue reading “How SoccerKidz Can Help Goalkeepers of the Future”

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Mark
17Jun

Football Skills to Practise in Pairs

Many different football skills can be practised in pairs, whether the players are on the same side or in opposition. Here SoccerKidz, who run children’s soccer coaching courses in Edmonton and across North London, highlight some basic skills that can be practised safely in the garden or on a nearby pitch.   Passing If you … Continue reading “Football Skills to Practise in Pairs”

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Mark
22Oct

The Importance of Good Sportsmanship in Youth Football

  Sportsmanship – defined as ‘fair, generous and polite behaviour, especially when playing a sport or game’ – is particularly important in youth football as it can teach youngsters good habits which can last a lifetime. SoccerKidz offer lunchtime, after-school and weekend youth soccer coaching in London for children aged between 3.5 and 11 years. … Continue reading “The Importance of Good Sportsmanship in Youth Football”

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Mark
10Jan

Four Key Benefits of 1-2-1 Youth Football Coaching from SoccerKidz

Football is one of the most widely played sports in the world and many children will experience playing from a young age, whether at school, with friends, in local teams or even in professional environments. 1-2-1 coaching is a chance for any child with a passion for the sport to begin their football journey and … Continue reading “Four Key Benefits of 1-2-1 Youth Football Coaching from SoccerKidz”

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Mark
3Oct

English Youth Football – A Real Success Story

It’s not just the senior England team which has been inspiring young people today to take up football. The country’s men’s youth teams have also enjoyed some spectacular successes over the last few months, and currently hold two world titles, while the popularity of the women’s game is also on the rise in this country. … Continue reading “English Youth Football – A Real Success Story”

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LWDadmin
3Sep

Top 10 tips: how to get players aged 5-12 ready for the new season

With teams returning back to training over the next few weeks, Pete Sturgess, FA National Coach for players aged 5-11, outlines ten top-tips to help get young players ready for the new season. The tips below are based on guidance from the England DNA Foundation Phase project – which you can read more about below – … Continue reading “Top 10 tips: how to get players aged 5-12 ready for the new season”

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LWDadmin
25Jan

How to become a football coach

FA coaching badges are the way to go if you’re looking to become a qualified football coach, The FA provide a series of courses to provide the guidance and knowledge to go from an average football fan to a qualified football coach at the elite level. In short, FA coaching badges are the qualifications to … Continue reading “How to become a football coach”

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LWDadmin
25Jan

Football match day tips for parent helpers

The following six football tips provide simple guidelines for parents who offer to referee or try assistant coaching for their child’s football team.Helpers: A dad or mum from each team can be asked to run one side of the pitch as linesman. In that way any contentious throw-in calls are not made by the football … Continue reading “Football match day tips for parent helpers”

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