This is a 8 week NorthStar Junior Academy program appropriate for players aged between 4 and 7 years old. The coach will deliver one 60 minute session per week.

This program is organized as follows:
1. The first 2 weeks are focussed on ball familiarity and fun games.
2. In the second 2 weeks the players will improve their basic soccer techniques.
3. In the last 4 weeks the soccer techniques are combined with basic fitness exercises.

The program incorporates the following soccer techniques: dribbling and turning, ball control, and passing and receiving.

KEY POINT: all practices finish with a 12-15 minutes scrimmage.

The structure of the sessions is arranged so that they progress from simple to complex.
The sessions follow this structure:

• Dynamic warm up with the ball
• Individual skill (e.g. Drag back turn)l
• Technique or 1v1 situationl
• Scrimmagel

All sessions incorporate an individual skill improving the individual technique and developing the creativity of youth players.
The program will develop:

• Ball familiarity
• Basic soccer technique
• Dribbling
• Passing
• Basic motor skills like walking
• Running and jumping with and without the ball
• Perception and basic game understanding during the scrimmage.

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