For many parents that are tuned into their inner soccer self and their child’s development moving from U6 to U8 can bring a number of questions. Should my child play for a specific league, should they try out for their local academy team, what position will they play are all common questions. Here are three [...]
We wanted to share the screenshot below from US Soccer that highlights their thoughts on age appropriate development and specifically look at U8. If you see the screenshot below you will notice they mention that players need to focus on “basic motor skills like walking, running or jumping combined with ball handling and ball control.” [...]
The following information is from the US Soccer Curriculum which is an excellent document covering how to best develop youth soccer players in the US. The document begins by saying, “Children do not learn in the same way as adults, especially when the learning process involves both intellectual and physical activity.” If you were like [...]
For most youth soccer teams U8 soccer means everything from playing on a ‘real’ team with keeping scores to no longer playing on the same team as opposite gender. Now that is not true for every league but I think for most it is and the question I had was why? What happens between U6 [...]
Should you sign your kid up to play in an U8 indoor soccer league over the summer and winter? If you want to develop their ball control then the answer is yes. I would absolutely consider doing this for my U8 son but there is an even more important question. Are giving your child [...]
Shocking. Your gifted, wonderful, star, almost pro six year old is struggling to have the same impact in U8 soccer. For most kids the story is the same, your kid scored a lot of goals in U5 and U6 but can’t find the back of the net now that they are playing U8. What gives? [...]
10. Shoelaces that do not stay tied. 9. The attention span of a gnat. 8. Need more compliments than your wife. 7. The coach’s job is similar to herding squirrels. 6. They believe there is an I in TEAM 5. Prefer playing tag and wrestling to soccer. 4. Significant fatigue on the field that vanishes [...]