4 yrs Skill Development

Your child will have a unique experience during this stage because we:

Maintain our commitment to each child’s confidence, advancement and progress as that of the previous stage
Focus on structured progress in a fun and enjoyable environment
Maintain each child’s attention by introducing activities that are progressively more challenging than the 3 year old stage
Introduce tasks that challenge every child’s individual skill level in a non competitive way
Continue to direct our help, support and coaching techniques in a very caring and nurturing environment
Positive and individual attention is key to each child’s advancement
Use our manuals to keep the activities age appropriate for 4 year olds
We understand that passion and commitment is the number one motivator in giving every child outstanding attention and help

Children acquire and develop the following skills during this stage:

Eye tracking / catching / throwing / movement / running / agility / jumping / balance / fine and gross motor skill development / kicking and striking balls.

using slightly more advanced skills than the previous stage – derived from different sports

Children continue to develop the following life skills:

Self Confidence
Listening
Concentration
Behavioural skills
Teamwork
Persistence
Consideration of others
Patience and determination

The coaching points of difference of this stage are:

Catching – Using smaller balls as the children progress
Hitting and kicking balls – Move targets further back
We start doing activities that have sequential tasks e.g. run over the ladder before doing a throw into the net
Some tasks are set as fun challenges challenges to try and beat the coach
Some tasks have a time limit so children start getting used to the concept of skill vs speed
Coaches are alert in making sure that children who are not achieving success at this level are given extra help and attention