Looking for the perfect kids’ activity to kick start the new year? An activity that will keep the kids occupied, engaged, and most importantly…is fun? Well, have you considered football lessons? We are looking at Why Football Lessons Are The Perfect Kids Activity.
Football lessons are no longer reserved for mini-Beckhams that show ‘potential’. Over the last decade have increased in popularity and availability. Here is everything you need to know about why kids’ football lessons are the perfect extracurricular activity.
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Keeping Kids Active
We all know how difficult it can be to get kids interested in activities that don’t involve a tablet or gaming device! Whilst technology does have a role to play in children’s education and activities. It shouldn’t take up all of their time.
Playing physical games and engaging in sports, in particular. Is still an important part of childhood and educating kids on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Football is the perfect healthy activity for kids of all ages, giving them a great cardiovascular workout and burning off all that excess energy! From increased stamina to building bone and muscle strength, there are multiple health benefits for kids who play football.
Making New Friends
It’s no secret that some kids can struggle with confidence, social skills, and making new friends. As a parent, it can be difficult to understand what to try next to help boost your little ones’ confidence and introduce them to new experiences and opportunities to play with other kids.
Football lessons can be a great place to star. Your child will learn to engage with their teammates in a safe, supportive environment. Because the focus is on skills, a match, or just having fun, the pressure to interact awkwardly can be relieved, giving kiddos breathing space to enjoy themselves and naturally bond with their fellow teammates.
Learning New Skills
Football is a great teacher of life lessons and can even help children develop crucial skills. During football lessons, children can expect:
- Improved coordination skills
- Increased physical abilities
- The importance of teamwork
- Improved communication skills
- Improved confidence
- Learning about good sportsmanship
Football isn’t just about keeping fit or even winning. It’s about experiencing the highs and lows of winning and losing, bonding by celebrating with teammates, and expressing empathy and humility – so many lessons to be learned from one simple game!
Having Fun!
The most important aspect of football lessons for kids is having fun. No child will want to continue with an activity that doesn’t bring them joy so the focus for non-professional kids football clubs is good old fashioned fun.
That’s exactly what football academy for kids, Kixx, promotes – with academies and lessons right across the UK, Kixx focuses on the fun side of the sport providing inclusive football lessons for kids of all ages.
Open to children aged between 18 months to 10 years, Kixx has a simple goal – “to positively impact a child’s life at every opportunity.”
What do you think? Would you sign your kids up for football lessons or an academy? They might not take much persuading as the sport has become increasingly popular in recent years with England doing well at international tournaments and raising the profile of the sport amongst youth.
Years ago, before girls were intested in or encouraged to play Football, their best workout came in the form of netball – still hugely popular nowadays with older, adult females. Personally, I always preferred a good game of rounders!
I used to love netball
My son loves football and it is great for keeping him fit
Football is very popular with kids and it is a great way to keep them active
A compelling and positive list of reasons to have football lessons. My only problem is that children who don’t have access to a field to have a kick around often use the street.
This is true which then leads to so many dangers
Is it awful that I actually don’t want my children to be football fans? Haha. It’s the loud football community i don’t like and I am concern my children might pick it up. No one in my family likes football and I like the other hobbies they pursue like music and dance. Of course, if my children shows interest in learning football, I would never say no but for now I am happy for them to give football lessons a miss 😛
I am not a football fan, and luckily unless it is an England game my husband does not really watch it. He is more Grand Prix which he never misses.