3&4 Parent Participation Class

We look forward to bringing our professional approach and dedication to player development to South Berwick. Our main goal for this age range is to develop a passion for the game through high-energy coaching and imagination-based games and exercises which focus on the building blocks of individual skill & awareness.

We hope to create a fun and welcoming environment where players feel comfortable and confident on the field. Since this is a parent participation program, most fun games, challenges and exercises will utilize you, their parent or guardian, as their teammate or opponent to either work together or play against each other. The overall goal is for players to continue playing soccer by instilling a passion for the game and core skill-set to build upon year to year.

Just do your best to positively encourage your player to follow through with activities and have fun! There will be times you play with your child as their teammate and there will be times you play against them in challenges, games, etc. While we want all players to feel successful, it is important for players to learn how to lose as well! A general rule we like to encourage is your player should beat you roughly 75% of the time and you should beat them 25% of the time. This helps players to learn all aspects of the game which includes how to deal with not winning. Our goal is for players to finish each session wanting more and asking to play soccer again.

What should we bring?

Players should come dressed appropriately for the weather and exercise. Soccer specific clothes, shoes and shin-guards are a good idea but not required. The most important thing is for all players to have an appropriately sized, and pumped, soccer ball - size 3 for this age. If you already have a ball, please bring it with you but we will have a bag of extras for those that don't have one or forget to bring one week to week. The only other considerations are sunblock, bug spray (as appropriate) and something to stay hydrated with.