How to Develop Your Child's Soccer Skills With Casual Play

Individual practice, pickup games, and family soccer all offer an array of benefits to your child simply because they're not organized. Casual play also offers your child a chance to enhance relationships with friends and siblings.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Soccer Balls
• Soccer balls
• Black And Silver Balloons

1. Let children take a ball to school. They can dribble to or from the bus stop - out of the way of traffic - and play soccer games while waiting for the bus.

2. Keep soccer balls in the car. Bring them out during family get-togethers.

3. Keep balls around the house. You may want to slightly deflate the balls to facilitate indoor play.

4. Blow up balloons and use them to encourage young children to practice heading and juggling. For a more skilled player, use a tennis ball to hone skills.

5. Use your imagination to make soccer a part of everyday tasks.

Tips & Warnings

• Play with your children. You don't have to be an expert to have a casual kick around.
• Encourage experimentation. Casual play makes it easier for children to take risks and experiment with new skills.
• Remember safety. This means a safe physical and emotional environment filled with encouragement.
• Allow mistakes, both yours and your children's.
• Have fun. Casual play is a chance to chat, laugh and bond.

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