Kids & Toddler Football – Newcastle & Northumberland
Football Classes in Newcastle for Toddlers & Children
Soccer Stars Academy™ was founded by ex-professional footballer and physical education teacher, Mark Molloy, and his wife, Siobhan. Since its inception, the club has been growing at speed every year. Having started in Scotland with various locations across the country, we have since expanded south of the border to England as well. Our fun, age-specific classes range from 18 months to 9 years old with over 2000 boys and girls attending our award-winning football training sessions for kids every week.
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Let your child enjoy learning through play with a fun weekly session of kids football in Newcastle. Sessions are booked in blocks of 4 weeks and signing up is quick and simple.
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Soccer Stars Academy™ Newcastle
Address: Benfield Sports Centre, Benfield Road, Walker Gate, Newcastle
Postcode: NE6 4NU
Phone Number: 07594 726134
Soccer Stars Academy™ West Denton
Address: West Denton Leisure Centre, West Denton Way, West Denton
Postcode: NE5 2QZ
Phone Number: 07594 726134
Soccer Stars Academy™ Whitley
Address: Blue Flames Sporting Club, Whitley Park, Whitley Road,
Newcastle
Postcode: NE12 9SF
Phone Number: 07594 726134
Soccer Stars Academy™ Ashington
Address: Josephine Butler Campus, Academy Road, Ashington
Postcode: NE63 9FZ
Phone Number: 07594 726134
Soccer Stars Academy™ Whickham
Address: Whickham School, 171 Milton St, Burnthouse Lane, Whickham
Postcode: NE16 5AR
Phone Number: 07594 726134
Soccer Stars Academy™ Cramlington
Address: Cramlington Sports Club, Highburn Road, Cramlington
Postcode: NE23 6BN
Phone Number: 0141 319 5731
A Fun Programme For All
Choose a Class for Your Children
18 months - 3 years
Twinkle Stars
These classes are fun and interactive for both parents and children and are designed to help kids develop social and motor skills and help them move onto more active independent interaction.
3 - 4 years
Bright Stars
These classes are designed with the philosophy of being FUN. In these classes, our aim is to develop basic football skills. We also aim to develop confidence and cognitive skills such as attention and memory.
5 - 6 years
Shooting Stars
7 - 9 years
Super Stars
These classes are designed to further develop the skills learned previously. We introduce complex skills to beat players, develop game awareness, understand positions and spatial reaction.
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Kids & Toddlers Football Classes by Age Group
Our football classes for toddlers and children are curated to develop skills that are relevant to their age while being a fun learning experience.
We have four children’s football training classes:
• Twinkle Stars – 18 months to 3 years old
• Bright Stars – 3 years to 4 years old
• Shooting Stars – 5 years to 6 years old
• Super Stars – 7 years to 9 years old
No matter what age group your child joins, we aim to encourage every child to hit the fundamental milestones set out at each age group.
Twinkle Stars
If you want to get your little ones to develop a love for football from an early age, the Twinkle Stars classes are ideal. With a starting age of 18 months, 2 years, and 3 years old we take into consideration the abilities and needs of toddlers to ensure the sessions are playful and light.
As the first level in our development pathway, these classes are fun and interactive for both parents and children. This level is designed to help toddlers and children develop social and motor skills so they can move on to more active independent interaction.
Bright Stars
Our Bright Stars classes, like all the classes in our programme, are designed with the philosophy of being fun in mind. We understand the concentration and energy levels of this age group and have designed the programme around this.
In our classes for children 3 to 4 years old, our aim is to develop basic football skills. Over and above this, we aim to develop self-confidence and cognitive skills such as attention and memory by using a range of exciting football-related games and fun activities.
We also have a theme each week to help develop the children’s imagination and creativity.
Shooting Stars
The Shooting Stars classes are for children between the ages of 5 years and 6 years old. Based on the foundation set in the first two class types, children in this age group get to enjoy more focussed football lessons, without compromising on fun.
Designed with new skills in mind, we aim to advance finer motor skills and football abilities such as shooting technique, dribbling, ball control, passing and tackling.
We also introduce the children to our ‘Skills to beat players model’. Always ensuring that the children have FUN is essential in this development of creativity on the field.
Super Stars
The Super Stars classes are designed to further enhance the football development learned in the previous age group and can serve as a stepping stone towards joining a more competitive football club for children.
In these fun sessions, children of 7, 8, and 9 years old are introduced to more complex techniques to beat players and we engage in interactive ways to improve game awareness. This includes understanding the various football positions and developing spatial reactions, in-game focus and tactical movement within a team.
Term Time & School Holidays
Our weekly classes and birthday parties run throughout the year and we offer holiday camps for the Easter and Summer school holidays.
This is a great way for parents to introduce their children to football while also teaching them social skills and how to be a team player in a fun environment with trained coaches. Our holiday camps are also an excellent way to build confidence
Benefits of Our Football Classes
Our football training sessions for children in Newcastle welcome boys and girls of all ages and abilities with the purpose of making football and exercise fun and constructive. Each class aims to develop and teach children through play.
Starting football training at an early age can encourage and inspire toddlers and children in many ways.
The journey that our programme has set out for young developing children builds self-confidence, creativity, cognitive skills, and general motor skills. Football is the perfect sport for engaging physical and mental capabilities in your child through play.
These are some of the major benefits:
Contact with Peers
The games we have designed for our weekly classes teach kids the benefits of being a team player and how to play fair while also promoting cooperation, togetherness, respect for their opponents and a friendly atmosphere.
They also teach kids that sports can be fun.
Professional Training
As a leading kids football academy in Scotland and the UK, the football training sessions at Soccer Stars Academy™ have been carefully created with children in mind by experienced coaches who understand the unique needs of children.
Sessions are 45 minutes each and consist of activities that focus on ball work and in-game situations.
Qualified Coaches & Staff
Nationwide, the coaches at Soccer Stars Academy™ are knowledgeable, qualified, and well-versed in kids soccer. North Lanarkshire clubs are certainly no different.
Under the watchful eye of our coaching staff, kids master various shooting, ball control, passing, dribbling and tackling techniques. They also teach more complex skills that are vital for football and sports development in general.
Football Techniques
As with all toddler and kids football clubs, our North Lanarkshire academies teach your children to make quick decisions and effectively control the ball.
Your child can learn several football skills through our coaching sessions, including how to dribble evasively, perform different kinds of kicks, and kick the ball accurately in a specific direction.
Individual Approach
Each training session at our football club is restricted to a maximum of 16 children. This way, every player’s strengths and skills can be assessed individually and our coaches can work with them to further develop their skills.
This approach ensures that your child gets the guidance they need to become a good player.
Physical Development
Through our classes, children will come to understand what their body is capable of and how extra effort can improve athletic performance. They will also improve their body’s response to specific sporting activities and physical movements.
Whether at the toddler stage or thereafter, each class has been well thought out to cater to your child’s abilities and skills at that stage of their life.
Football Skills
Our classes help to develop sound ball skills while teaching your child valuable sports concepts, like the importance of abiding by the rules and fair play.
As far as toddler and kids sports clubs in North Lanarkshire go, Soccer Stars Academy™ is certainly one of the best, if not the best, for your little soccer star.
Bring On The Birthday Fun!
Football, Fun and Friends
Soccer Stars Academy™‘s football birthday parties for children have everything that your footie mad child could want!Designed for maximum entertainment, Soccer Stars Academy™ football birthday parties are an enjoyable and fun-packed footballing experience for the birthday child and their friends and guests.