It is no secret that learning skills from a young age can have a huge impact on a child as they grow and develop. Football academies for kids tailor classes for a variety of ages, with sessions at Kixxstarting at just 18 months!
This Kixx blog aims to explore all there is to know about football coaching for toddlers and the benefit it can have on your children – and you parents too!
The Benefits Of Football Coaching For Children
Playing football is a brilliant way to teach basic skills that are vital for young children. Sport is an integral part of a child’s development, both physically and mentally – but we believe that learning these important skills should be fun! Especially when it comes to teaching toddlers.
What are the key benefits of playing football for an infant?
Develop Movement Skills
Fine motor skills, balance and movement are all skills that children learn from a very young age. These are all also skills that are encouraged through football coaching!
Football coaching for toddlers is usually explored through play, where toddlers are taught how to kick, jump and run. Toddler football training is a great way to encourage your little ones to control their movements.
Develop Communication and Social Skills
By the age of two, most toddlers can use more than 50 words. By attending football sessions, toddlers are encouraged to further broaden their vocabulary and learn how to communicate with another person. Learning communication skills is great for strengthening your relationship with your child as it improves their ability to make social connections.
Communication is not just about talking. Being exposed to coaching from a young age allows toddlers to develop the important skill of listening – something we’re sure all parents dream of!
Football coaching is a great way for toddlers to make friends, have fun, and learn new things with children their own age.
Learn Teamwork
Teamwork and the ability to work as a part of a larger group is a skill that can benefit us right through to adulthood. Football teaches children how to take wins and losses as part of a team as well as pass the ball and communicate with their teammates.
How To Introduce Your Toddler To Football
There are so many ways that parents can introduce their children to football from a young age and encourage them to develop the ever-important skills we have previously explored in this blog.
Introduce Them To Your Favourite Team
Learning the skills of football starts with being a football fan! Introducing your toddler to your favourite team and encouraging them to watch the games and learn the rules is a brilliant start for introducing your child into the world of football – and sport as a whole.
Football teaches children so many amazing things such as loyalty and passion and we love how football powerfully motivates some children to learn the skills themselves – no matter their age!
Teach Them The Basics
Basic skills such as kicking the ball and running can be taught and practiced at home. The well-known saying – monkey see, monkey do is absolutely applicable when it comes to learning football! Having a football at home (we recommend keeping it in the garden) and teaching a toddler to kick or throw is a great way to introduce them to the rules of the sport.
Take Them To A Football Academy
It wouldn’t be a Kixx blog without sharing the reasons why your child should come to a football academy like Kixx! Being part of a team and being coached by a professional are ways in which your child can come on leaps and bounds in football.
At Kixx, we encourage our toddlers to learn footballing skills through creative play. Want to learn more? Find an academy near you and find out for yourself!
Football Coaching For Toddlers At Kixx
At Kixx, we coach children from the age of 18 months – no matter their understanding or ability in the sport, Kixx is inclusive for every child. We believe that children should be encouraged to be their best at every opportunity and that’s why our lessons are taught in a fun and creative way.
Football coaching can host so many benefits for your toddler – so why not find a Kixx Academy near you?
If you would like to learn more about football coaching for toddlers at Kixx – from what we have explored in his blog to what our coaching sessions look like, feel free to give our team a call today.
You can reach us by calling 01302 618080 or dropping a line to admin@kixx.org.uk.
