Big Feet is an introductory class for 5&6 year olds to help develop basic soccer skills. This class will develop skills such as dribbling, passing, trapping, scoring as well as introduce the ideas of sportsmanship and team play. Kids at this age are at the “watch what I can do” stage.  They love to show off and gain specific recognition for their achievements. They are a ‘big kid’ now and have a newfound desire to feel powerful in their world. Along with this new desire to show achievement, the learning process has changed too. Children at this age continue to have an active imagination but their need for information has expanded.  Classes will focus on specific skills and movements and add in small-sided scrimmages to prepare for Micro Leagues classes.

Parent’s Role: We encourage parents to be involved in their child’s soccer experience. Parent support is important in helping children succeed. We do ask that parents be involved by supporting children with hi-five’s and words of encouragement and refrain from coaching from the sidelines. Children can only focus on one set of instructions at a time, and our instructors need to be the only coach during their class. The best way for parents to help is to support and encourage the child to listen to their coach.

Classes include fast paced, imaginative games like Sharks, Castles and Cannon balls, and Save the Coach, and skill driven games like Red Light Green Light and Beat the Keeper/Be the Keeper. Classes are 50 minutes long with a child-to-coach ratio of 12:1.