Colchester United FCTerm Time Activities
Soccer Starters is for children aged four or in reception / school years 1 or 2. It offers football coaching for the youngest players in two age groups. The course teaches and improves basic football techniques with each half-term focusing on a different basic skill such as dribbling and passing. Each session includes skills coaching, fun games to reinforce and practise the coaching points and small-sided games to give players a basic understanding of the rules of football and to develop their spatial awareness.
Soccer Kids is for children in school years 3 and 4, 5 and 6. Again coaching is split into two age groups, providing progression from Soccer Starters. The course reinforces the basic football skills, develops intermediate techniques and encourages team play and tactics. Each half-term focuses on a specific footballing technique. Each session starts with a ball mastery warm up, enabling children to re-visit and practise basic football skills, refine techniques and build confidence. Small-sided games help the children to develop and practise team skills such as team shape and decision making. We also offer a Soccer 6 session for children in school years 7 to 9.
Soccer 4’s this course is aimed at children in school years 2 to 4 and 5 to 7 who want to learn the football techniques and skills needed in competitive matches in a fun and relaxed environment. It includes lots of 4v4 games to develop technique, football insight and communication. Each session includes a conditioned small-sided game, with a change of skill-topic every two weeks and a change of focus every week.
Goalkeeping Coaching, weekly sessions for goalkeepers and open to
any young player aged between 7 and 15-yearsold
(school years 2 to 10) – specifically for those
wishing to learn the basic techniques for aspiring
goalkeepers.
Techniques coached on the programme include
ball-handling, shot-stopping, footwork, agility,
distribution and positioning.
For girls only football sessions please visit our female section to find out more.
For more information or for an application and booking form you will need to download our brand new Spring Term brochure here.
