The Mass Phenomenon of Kids Soccer

By Tom Bati

Soccer has turned into a mass phenomenon and the number of children participating in the world game keeps growing exponentially. A famous Darwin once suggested survival of the fittest and it looks like soccer has adopted and taken hold of the younger generation.

However, the information clearly show that 78% of children playing soccer will quit the game before they become teenagers. Can anyone explain this?

To suggest this statistic exists due to one factor would be naive and ignorant. So what gives?

Has the game changed? Not since the last time I checked. Are kids losing interest in the game? Statistics clearly show the opposite and youngsters are drawn to soccer like moths to a lamp. So why the huge exodus?

Might it be the soccer parents? Could it be the soccer dads and soccer mums that place massive pressures on their young players?

It could be a surprise for you, but often it's the things you don't do that will help keep your child in the game, instead of direct assistance or intervention. Under no circumstance should you discourage your child with harsh criticism, ridicule and even abuse. A

As soccer parents it's your duty to safeguard your child's dream and new found passion for the game. Don't be the reason why your child will quit the game before puberty.

Based on numerous years of experience I'd really like to offer these suggestions to parents who with best intentions in the world, take on the obligation of helping their kids launch a soccer career.

Unless you've played the game or been involved in the sport, it's a good idea to allow the experts train your son or daughter. They have the patience plus the required skills to teach your kids the basics and to allow them to have a great time.

To cut a long story short, the best advice I can offer soccer parents is this, watch from a distance, be happy and be proud of your children and future football stars.

Football Training for Kids

By Greeshma Justin

Foot ball is a team game and loved by all, kids, youth and old. Come FIFA world cup season or the League cup season, every child in every country is playing football in the local ground, or at least loving to kick the ball. The football game players are icons and heroes, and every child has a favorite to imitate.

Many parents encourage their children to join football training classes or football coaching. Coaching children is one of the most stressful and formidable challenges that one can undertake. It is not easy to make children (that too in numbers and groups) understand the rules and regulations, dos and don'ts, as well as teach them the skill and style. But, the flipside is the children of the resent times are exposed to the games much as the elders.

Kid's football training classes include children from 6 years above. A few also allow children less than 6 yrs of age. Children are fast learners. And because of their tiny frame, they can be swift, once they practice. With kids as student, the training session will be pure fun, and noisy. A football training coach has to bring himself down to the level of the child to explain the little tips, to make the child understand. Besides, adding an element of fun to the trait, the child can grasp easier. With loads of energy, and enthusiasm, children are the noisy lot, who may be more demanding from the coach.

It is always nice to present a football drill and demonstrate a dummy game for the kids to understand the game better. You can also encourage the child to raise question, and also make the demo a discussion to make them analyze why each step was taken and what was achieved at each pass as well as what can be the alternative moves.

Many children feel dissuaded and discouraged when scolded in front of other kids. A word of encouragement and correction in a light manner will help resolve issues than the stern and strict ways. Besides, longer hours of drill can be boring too.

You can read more about football training for kids online.