Sports and Games
Posted by Satya on 3, March 2010
The anxieties over the health and fitness of today's youth are natural to see in every day life without reading a Newspaper or watching TV. Over weight and lethargic children can be seen in all walks of life. The youngsters of today have so many choices that compete for their attention and can lead to a lethargic lifestyle including computers, video games, multi channel TV to name a few. Soccer is the beautiful game, played by millions of young girls and boys (aged 6 to 18) across many continents; whether it's on the beaches of Rio, the back alleys of a major city or the local park you'll find someone kicking a football around. In today's society there has been a shift to more organized soccer practice for our youth players. In days gone by any piece of grass or street corner provided a pitch and clothing or a school bag served as goal posts; however, today cars rule many streets and the building boom has lead to houses or apartments being built on those same grass areas.
Having a more prepared approach is both a good and a bad thing. On one hand young players get structured development and education through willing volunteers who show them how to warm up correctly, develop their technical ability with the ball and progress this into skill development where decision making and skill execution are required. Plus, organized small sided games wrap everything up together to provide a total learning experience. On the other hand, time is often limited and maybe an hour or two is devoted to structured soccer practice during the week, what happens when practice is over? Getting your child to participate in an organized soccer school or club can bring tremendous benefits to you and your child. Soccer can help increase your child's self esteem that feeds their self talk which ultimately drives their performance. Soccer isn't the only winner, quite often academic performance can increase too! Research shows that children playing soccer at an early age fosters a great attitude for the game and this attitude grows with them into later life.
