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Recovering After Football Training – SoccerKidz’s Top Tips
The need for proper rest and recovery is currently one of the hot topics in the football world, with top-level players and clubs facing an expanded Champion’s League format, more international games (in the Nations League) as well as other tournaments such as the Club World Cup. The need to warm down (and warm up) … Continue reading “Recovering After Football Training – SoccerKidz’s Top Tips”
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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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Why Choose SoccerKidz for Your Child’s Football Training?
Football remains the most popular team sport in the UK, with more than three million children aged five to 15 playing the game on a regular basis, according to the Football Association’s own figures. So, if you live in or around North London, what’s the best way of introducing your child to the beautiful game? … Continue reading “Why Choose SoccerKidz for Your Child’s Football Training?”
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What Should You Wear for Youth Football Training?
The weather has been extremely changeable over the last couple of years – last year was one of the world’s warmest on record, yet last month was also one of the UK’s wettest ever Decembers. This means that it’s often difficult to know what to wear when going out, particularly if you are playing any … Continue reading “What Should You Wear for Youth Football Training?”
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How Football Coaching Can Help Children Make Friends
One of the most undervalued ways that playing sport – and particularly football – can help children is through its social aspect. Here SoccerKidz, who offer soccer for kids in London, explain how youth football training sessions can help youngsters find and make new friends. Finding a Common Interest Just by enrolling in a … Continue reading “How Football Coaching Can Help Children Make Friends”
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Top Tips for Playing Football in Hot Weather
Although the regular football season is now over, we realise that some youngsters like to keep playing football over the summer. However, there are a few precautions that boys and girls should take, particularly when temperatures are as high as they are at the moment. So we at SoccerKidz, who provide year-round children’s football coaching … Continue reading “Top Tips for Playing Football in Hot Weather”
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Reasons Why 1-1 Youth Football Coaching Benefits Players
Football is a team game, but 1-1 coaching has a big part to play, particularly when it comes to developing young players. Here SoccerKidz, who provide one to one football coaching in London, identify some of the key advantages. The Player is The Centre of Attention While there are undoubted advantages to group sessions … Continue reading “Reasons Why 1-1 Youth Football Coaching Benefits Players”
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Key Advantages of Our Weekend Football Courses for Children
According to the NHS, children need 60 minutes of physical activity each day. During the week they receive 30 minutes of this each day at school. However, on Saturdays and Sundays, when they don’t get the benefits of school PE lessons, it’s even more important that they stay active. Here SoccerKidz, who offer weekend youth … Continue reading “Key Advantages of Our Weekend Football Courses for Children”
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How SoccerKidz Can Help Girls Get into Football
The recent victory of the England women’s team, who won the Euro 2022 tournament in thrilling style, could help inspire a new generation of girls to take up football. The celebrations on the Wembley pitch will live long in memory, as the Lionesses clinched England’s first victory in a major tournament for over half a … Continue reading “How SoccerKidz Can Help Girls Get into Football”
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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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Key Footballing Dates for Your Diary in 2022
This year is a big one for the football world. As well as all the usual domestic action, there will be not one but two major tournaments in 2022. SoccerKidz provide high-quality childen’s football training courses in London and Hertfordshire. Here we put the spotlight on this summer’s Women’s Euros and the men’s World Cup … Continue reading “Key Footballing Dates for Your Diary in 2022”
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Advantages of Booking Your Birthday Party with SoccerKidz
Are you stuck for an idea on how to mark your child’s birthday? Then book one of our children’s football parties, which we offer to youngsters in and around London. They are a healthy and fun way to make sure your son or daughter – and their friends – have an enjoyable and memorable day. … Continue reading “Advantages of Booking Your Birthday Party with SoccerKidz”
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Why Women’s Football is On the Up and Up
Women’s football is another of the sport’s success stories, alongside that of the England men’s national team. Only a few years ago, it would have been unthinkable for an English women’s league game to be televised live on the BBC, which has been the case several times in the past few weeks. SoccerKidz offers a … Continue reading “Why Women’s Football is On the Up and Up”
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England’s Euro Boost for Youth Football
England’s excellent displays in the Euro 2020 football tournament – even though they couldn’t go ‘all the way’ and win a first major trophy for more than half a century – should provide a big boost for youth soccer in this country as the younger generation are inspired by their new heroes. Here SoccerKidz, who … Continue reading “England’s Euro Boost for Youth Football”
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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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Five Iconic Football Skills Children Dream of Mastering
There are few things cooler in a youngster’s mind than pulling off a cool new skill in front of their friends. At SoccerKidz, who offer child’s football training in Barnet and in and around North London, we can’t guarantee that we’ll turn your son or daughter into a star of the future who is able … Continue reading “Five Iconic Football Skills Children Dream of Mastering”
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Solo Football Skills to Practise
Even though the current restrictions have made it difficult for children to play competitive sport, there’s still plenty you can do to keep yourself fit and active. Here SoccerKidz, who run football clubs for children aged between three and a half and 14 years old in and around London, highlight some soccer skills you can … Continue reading “Solo Football Skills to Practise”
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How Football Training Helps Children with their Social Skills
A recent Ofsted report highlighted how children who hadn’t been to school as regularly because of the pandemic had slipped behind, not just with their learning, but also with their basic social skills. However, one way of making sure that children can continue to develop into healthy, well-adjusted adults is to make sure they … Continue reading “How Football Training Helps Children with their Social Skills”
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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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How SoccerKidz Can Make School Sport Safe Going Forward
All pupils are due to return to school next month – and that means that, after several months of lockdown caused by the coronavirus, they have the chance to enjoy some exercise. This will bring lots of benefits, for their mental and their physical health. SoccerKidz, who provide football coaching for schools in London, … Continue reading “How SoccerKidz Can Make School Sport Safe Going Forward”
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Why Youth Football is Important Coming out of Lockdown
Why Youth Football is Important Coming out of Lockdown SoccerKidz hopes to be back to normal soon, offering a full range of courses as soon as it is safe to do so. Here we look at five of the reasons why our football clubs for children in London and Hertfordshire are an essential tool in … Continue reading “Why Youth Football is Important Coming out of Lockdown”
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Why Sporting Breakfast Clubs are Such a Good Idea
Pressure on school budgets mean that although schools are supposed to provide at least two hours of PE per week. If schools do keep to the required minimum – and there is evidence that some are even sacrificing this to prepare pupils for exams – often the lessons are moved to the afternoon allowing pupils … Continue reading “Why Sporting Breakfast Clubs are Such a Good Idea”
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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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How SoccerKidz’ Coaching Sessions Benefit Schools
It’s not just pupils who benefit from high-quality sports coaching sessions. SoccerKidz are highly experienced providers of PE cover for schools in and around London. Here are five key ways in which our football and sports courses can benefit schools and teachers as well as pupils and parents. We Offer Genuine Expertise Primary school teachers … Continue reading “How SoccerKidz’ Coaching Sessions Benefit Schools”
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How Football Can Boost a Child’s Confidence
As many as one in three children today lack confidence, according to a recent survey of more than 1,000 young people. Social media pressures, and the need to project a positive image for the outside world, has been a big factor in this. However, many studies have also shown that participating in a team sport … Continue reading “How Football Can Boost a Child’s Confidence”
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