Colchester United FC Community Sports Trust

Colchester United FC Community Sports Trust Registered Charity Number 1101519.

Soccer Minis is for children aged four or in Reception/school years 1 or 2. It offers football coaching for the youngest players in two age groups. Each session includes skills coaching, fun games to reinforce and practise the coaching points and small-sided games to give players a basic understanding of the rules of football and to develop their spatial awareness.

Soccer Kids is for children in school years 3, 4, 5 and 6. Again coaching is split into two age groups, providing progression from Soccer Minis. Each session starts with a ball mastery warm up, enabling children to re-visit and practise basic football skills, refine techniques and build confidence. Small-sided games help the children to develop and practise team skills such as team shape and decision making.

Skills School is for secondary school players that wish to receive further coaching on ways to be skilful with the ball at their feet. The Skills School is new for 2010 and is proving to be a popular session for players that have progressed through the Soccer Kids programme.

Soccer 4's This course is aimed at children in school years 3, 4, 5 and 6. Soccer 4s includes lots of 4v4 games to develop technique, football insight and communication. Each session includes a conditioned small-sided game, with a change of skill topic every two weeks and a change of focus every week.

Grass-roots Goalkeeping Weekly sessions for goalkeepers are open to players in school years 2-9 – specifically for those wishing to learn the basic techniques for aspiring goalkeepers. Techniques coached on the programme include ball-handling, shot-stopping, footwork, agility, distribution and positioning. Related Tag.Colchester United Football Academy