Posts Tagged ‘soccer benefits for kids’
Toddlers and Sports
When choosing to enroll your toddler in a sports program, it is understandable to have concerns about safety and an overly competitive environment. You want to protect your child from any physical or emotional harm that may come from a sporting environment introduced too soon. Safety Concern There is a concern by parents that a…
Read MoreCar Ride Conversations: Positive Attitudes
Mighty Kicks offers children a new avenue to learn life skills through an engaging and active experience. However, all skills take time to develop and master. The car ride after practice or a game is a great time to keep the life skill conversations going. We teach our players that having a positive attitude is…
Read MoreGet Your Time Back with Mighty Kicks
Here at Mighty Kicks, we understand how busy life can get. We know how hard it is to balance work, errands, and obligations with the desire to spend quality time with family and friends. Choosing what actually makes it onto the calendar can be a tough decision. It’s hard to find ways to save time…
Read MoreToddler Soccer
Mighty Kicks Toddler Soccer If you are a parent, you may already know about many of the benefits of soccer for toddlers, but if not, it is time to learn about how toddler sports have been shown to increase physical coordination, mental acuity and social skills. Toddler Soccer—It Is Never Too Early One of the…
Read MoreTeaching the Game
The purpose of this page is to give information and guidance in order to effectively introduce children to soccer. We hope to reach youth coaches (and volunteer coaches/parents) with these resources. The goal of Mighty Kicks is to be the premier introductory soccer program in the country and get more kids playing the world’s greatest…
Read MoreDesigned to Move
The world has stopped moving.source: designedtomove.org Just a few generations ago, physical activity was an integral part of daily life. In the name of progress, we’ve now chipped away at it so thoroughly that physical inactivity actually seems normal. In less than two generations, physical activity has dropped by 20% in the U.K. and 32%…
Read MoreCharacter FIRST
Wall Street Journal: September 7, 2012, 6:12 p.m. ET Opting Out of the ‘Rug Rat Race’ For success in the long run, brain power helps, but what our kids really need to learn is grit By PAUL TOUGH We are living through a particularly anxious moment in the history of American parenting. In the nation’s…
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