Stages of Development - Active Start
Friday, 28 August 2009 09:00
Ages 4 to 6
Objective: Develop physical literacy through experiment, practice and play. Promote fun activity that is family oriented and part of daily life. Begin to master the body and get introduced to the ball (i.e., things it can do, ways it reacts, etc.).
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Stages of Development - Learning to Train
Friday, 28 August 2009 08:57
Ages 10 to 12
Objective: Learn overall soccer skills. Learn the importance of training. Train more than compete (e.g., 3:1 ratio). Mastering the ball and learning to share it with others while keeping it from opponents.
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Stages of Development - Training To Compete
Friday, 28 August 2009 08:55
Ages 16 to 18
Objective: Optimize the engine and learn to compete. Compete more than train (e.g., 3:2 ratio). Specialize in soccer. Improving the ability to share the ball with teammates and keep the ball from opponents in a variety of game conditions.
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