FAQ's
Q: What will
my child get out of the sessions?
A: Sessions will encourage
the child to learn new and essential skills and attributes such as balance,
agility, eye-hand co-ordination, numeracy, colour recognition, social skills,
further develop cognitive skills, enhance muscle and bone development, increase
self confidence and the importance of keeping fit through a number of learning
exercises.
Q:Why is the session parental
participation?
A:Little-Strikers beleive that children at this age will
learn more from the sessions when they take part with a familiar adult i.e.
parent/guardian. With the session requiring parental participation this ensures
that your child is constantly involved within the session.
Q:Is Little-Strikers a competitive
programme?
A: The Little-Strikers programme does not encourage any form
of competitiveness, we beleive that at this age children should not be put into
a programme where they are winners and losers, successes and failures. The
Little-Strikers programme places emphasis on the child's individual development
and encourages the participation of children in group
environments.
Q:Why does the programme not involve team based
football?
A:The reason for this is before a child can effectively
become part of a team they need to develop the essential individual skills and
attributes that are developed by the Little-Strikers
programme.
Q:What if my child does not want to continue with football
after the Little-Strikers programme?
A:If your child does not want to continue with football
after completing the Little-Strikers programme then dont worry this is
completely understandable as children at this age will often change their minds,
its a part of the growing up process they undergo. All the skills and attributes
that your child has learnt and developed during the programme will aid them in
their future development and will give them an advantage over the children that
have not had the chance to develop these essential required
skills.
Q:What if my child just wants to kick the
football?
A:This is absolutely normal for a child at this age, they
are fascinated by the ball. The sessions at Little-Strikers will ensure that
your child spends a large amount of time with the ball and the programme is
designed to develop skills and techniques. We view repetition at this age as a
must for the child in order for them to be able to develop the essential skills
and techniques and use them naturally without any thought.
Q:Why are the sessions indoors?
A:The reason behind having the sessions indoors is because
the children at this age have very short attention spans so by having the
sessions indoors we can create an atmosphere where the children can fully focus
on the sessions, another reason for the sessions to be indoor is that this way
no matter the weather the sessions can always go ahead. With the sessions being
indoors this ensures that they are completing sessions in a fun, safe
environment.
Q: What will
my child get out of the sessions?
A: Sessions will encourage
the child to learn new and essential skills and attributes such as balance,
agility, eye-hand co-ordination, numeracy, colour recognition, social skills,
further develop cognitive skills, enhance muscle and bone development, increase
self confidence and the importance of keeping fit through a number of learning
exercises.
Q:Why is the session parental
participation?
A:Little-Strikers beleive that children at this age will
learn more from the sessions when they take part with a familiar adult i.e.
parent/guardian. With the session requiring parental participation this ensures
that your child is constantly involved within the session.
Q:Is Little-Strikers a competitive
programme?
A: The Little-Strikers programme does not encourage any form
of competitiveness, we beleive that at this age children should not be put into
a programme where they are winners and losers, successes and failures. The
Little-Strikers programme places emphasis on the child's individual development
and encourages the participation of children in group
environments.
Q:Why does the programme not involve team based
football?
A:The reason for this is before a child can effectively
become part of a team they need to develop the essential individual skills and
attributes that are developed by the Little-Strikers
programme.
Q:What if my child does not want to continue with football
after the Little-Strikers programme?
A:If your child does not want to continue with football
after completing the Little-Strikers programme then dont worry this is
completely understandable as children at this age will often change their minds,
its a part of the growing up process they undergo. All the skills and attributes
that your child has learnt and developed during the programme will aid them in
their future development and will give them an advantage over the children that
have not had the chance to develop these essential required
skills.
Q:What if my child just wants to kick the
football?
A:This is absolutely normal for a child at this age, they
are fascinated by the ball. The sessions at Little-Strikers will ensure that
your child spends a large amount of time with the ball and the programme is
designed to develop skills and techniques. We view repetition at this age as a
must for the child in order for them to be able to develop the essential skills
and techniques and use them naturally without any thought.
Q:Why are the sessions indoors?
A:The reason behind having the sessions indoors is because
the children at this age have very short attention spans so by having the
sessions indoors we can create an atmosphere where the children can fully focus
on the sessions, another reason for the sessions to be indoor is that this way
no matter the weather the sessions can always go ahead. With the sessions being
indoors this ensures that they are completing sessions in a fun, safe
environment.
