Football is a great introduction for your toddler to many areas of life. One of those areas is their physical development. Here, we will dive into why football is great for your toddlers physical development.
Football is a great sport for toddlers. It is a highly accessible sport in which they can have lots of fun but also develop in many areas. Taking part in football will help to develop a weekly routine, learn about cooperation and make new friends. It also holds huge benefits for your toddlers physical development.
Within this article, we are going to focus on toddlers’ physical development and how football is great for it.
Developing Motor Skills
At our football classes, your toddler will develop their motor skills. They will become more steady on their feet through the development of their balance, movement and their coordination. As they get older, they will learn skillful footwork which will further develop their motor skills.
Whether it be learning to kick, moving their body, or controlling a football, all of the skills that your toddler will learn at a football class will have huge benefits on their gross motor skills.
Building Strength And Fitness
Football will help your child to build their strength and overall fitness. The running, kicking and balance exercise they do within their football classes will help to encourage muscle development.
Football will help to develop your toddlers leg and lower body strength which are essential for mobility and overall physical fitness. Kicking and dribbling with the ball will engage core muscles which will promote stability and strength. As a football class will keep your child active for a period of time, it will help to build their stamina and endurance.
Enhancing Agility And Flexibility
Another part of your toddlers physical development that football classes will help is their agility and flexibility.
People are generally more flexible as children than adults due to many different factors, such as their bone structure, cartilage and connective tissue, but it is still important that your child enhances this natural flexibility by doing sports and exercise such as football.
Doing fun obstacle courses and drills where your toddler navigates cones and does quick direction changes will help your toddler to develop their agility. Cool downs and simple stretches will help your child to enhance their flexibility.
Excellent Cardio Exercise
Football training is an excellent cardiovascular exercise, making it excellent for your toddlers physical development. Active play during their football classes that includes running will strengthen the heart health in toddlers, encouraging healthy cardiovascular development from a young age.
As we have already mentioned, having your toddler be active for a period of time, doing a fun activity, will help to build their stamina and endurance.
Sets Them Up For Healthy Life
Having your toddler take part in a sport or physical activity, such as football, will set them up for a healthy, happy life.
Research has shown that active children very often go on to become active adults. And being active throughout your life is a really important part of leading a healthy life and decreasing the risk of you having major illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
Why You Should Choose Our Football Classes At Socatots
There are many social benefits that come from attending a football class but you need to make sure to choose the right class. Within this section, we will take you through why you should choose our football classes for your toddler.
Football Training That Suits Every Child
All of our football classes are designed to be appropriate for each age group. Each of our classes is a different length, starting at 30 minutes for the younger children, aged 6 months to 1 year old, and reaching 45 minutes for the older children, aged 3 to 5 years old.
As your child gets older, different activities will be introduced to cater to their expanding skills, such as introducing working with their peers in pairs and small groups.
With all our football classes, we take an individual approach with each child, catering to each child’s specific needs. We want every child to feel confident in all areas so we will take time to help them overcome any parts that they are finding more challenging, as well as helping them to celebrate all their successes.
Expert Coaching For Each Child
Your child will receive expert coaching from our coaches. Every one of our coaches is:
- DBS qualified
- UKCFDS qualified
- First-aid trained
- Fully insured
Your child will be learning from professional coaches so your child will always be in good hands.
You Will Play Be A Part Of Your Child’s Success
Throughout your child’s football training, you will play an imperative part in their successes.
Having the parents play an active role is important because it will help to increase your child’s confidence and self-esteem, whilst strengthening the emotional bond that you share with each other.
Why Football Is Great For Toddlers Physical Development
Football is great for a toddlers physical activity because it will help them with the development of their motor skills, helping with movement, balance and coordination. It will help them to build strength, stamina and help their overall fitness. Football is also excellent for enhancing a toddlers natural flexibility and agility. And football training is an excellent form of cardiovascular exercise so it will improve your toddlers heart health.
Football training from a young age will also help to set your child up for a healthy, happy life as children who are active are more likely to be active adults. Being active is an important part of leading a healthy life.
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