Coaching - Ages 4 - 8 Years

Ages 4&5  from 1130 to 1230am

Every Saturday in the new indoor facility at Preston Sports Arena

The young players will be coached by UEFA and FA Qualified Coaches on a fun based development programme of mini soccer games which is designed to introduce the young players to the fundamentals of football in a great indoor artificial grass surface facility.  The players will be coached following a development programme of ball control, passing, running with the ball, dribbling, shooting and small sided team games with the emphasis on fun while learning.

 Each 1 hour session will consist of a warm up, technical coaching followed by skills development and then end with a practice mini soccer match.

 The development programme runs every week all year round however follows a 6 week development programme which concludes with a mini soccer tournament.

After the 6th week tournament, we start all over again with week 1 of a new six week cycle.  You can attend any of the weeks, all of them or just come along when you can.

Once you have completed a registration form, you are a member of this Soccer Development Centre.

 The programme is designed to be available to every child regardless of ability from beginner just starting to play the game to the more advanced players.

 Please arrive 10 minutes early and register, please don’t forget the shin pads, drink and parents please dress players accordingly for the weather

 

Ages 6-8 from 1130 to 1230am 

Every Saturday on the outdoors all weather pitches at Preston Sports Arena

The 6-8 yr olds will also be coached by UEFA and FA Qualified Coaches together with older 8yr olds having a choice of staying with this age group or moving up to the 8-9s age groups at a different time of 10-11am.

The coaching programme for this age 6-8yr old age group will focus on ball control, passing and possession, dribbling with the introduction of ball skills and drills to improve running with the ball, turning, shooting and small sided team play.

Each 1 hour session will consist of a warm up, technical coaching followed by skills development and then end with a practice mini soccer match.

The development programme runs every week all year round however follows a 6 week development programme which concludes with a mini soccer tournament.

After the 6th week tournament, we start all over again with week 1 of a new six week cycle.  You can attend any of the weeks, all of them or just come along when you can.

Once you have completed a registration form, you are a member of this Soccer Development Centre.

 The programme is designed to be available to every child regardless of ability from beginner to the more advanced players.

 At most session scouts from local Professional Clubs come along to see how players are developing with those players who show exceptional potential are asked to go along to their development centre.  Players have progressed from this centre to local junior league teams, Centre of excellence at Preston North End, Blackburn Rovers, Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers

Please arrive 10 minutes early and register, please don’t forget the shin pads, drink and parents please dress players accordingly for the weather