Activities and Skills

Winter break is here, routines are different, and getting outside is not always an option. If your child is missing soccer or bursting with extra energy, you might be wondering how to keep them moving and burning energy without having to go outdoors. The good news is this. You do not need drills, cones, or…

It’s December, and that means all of our locations are on winter break. It’s a time for our program to reset and prepare for the new year. For families, it’s often a time of travel. Travel with little ones might be by car, plane, or train. No matter how your family travels, your little ones…

On this edition of Activities & Skills, we’re featuring a favorite game from our Mini Movers and 2s classes. Musical Balls allows Tiny Troopers to work on their listening, dribbling, and trapping skills at the same time. For older Troopers, please see the Adaptations and Modifications section at the end of this post. What You’ll…

This week we’re featuring a variation on our obstacle course for toddlers and preschoolers. Crazy Cone Obstacle Course will allow your Tiny Trooper to practice their creativity and dribbling skills at the same time. They can also engage in friendly competition with their grown-up or other family member. You’ll Need These Items: For this activity,…

Sometimes, the weather simply doesn’t cooperate for outdoor soccer. Whether it’s too cold, snowy, or rainy, there are days when your Tiny Trooper can’t play outside. But don’t worry, you can still keep them active and engaged with indoor soccer. In this post, we’ll show you how to set up an indoor Soccer Island, provide…

This week we’re featuring a variation on one of our Tiny Troopers’ favorite games – Hit the Coach! Tiny Troopers love this game because when their ball touches their coach, the coach must do something silly in response. Coaches might make silly faces, do a crazy dance, fall down, make silly sounds, etc. We’re bringing…

Toddlers and preschoolers love to play games, which is how they best learn at this age. Today, we will make a game out of dribbling, and practice our colors simultaneously! Let’s play Collect the Rainbow. Items Needed For this activity, you’ll need some colored cards, or colored toys (red ball, blue car, etc). You can…

One of the most basic skills that Tiny Troopers learn their very first day on the field is to dribble their soccer ball. Trapping the ball also goes hand in hand. Dribbling the ball is how soccer players move the ball around the soccer field, and we begin by teaching Tiny Troopers all about how…