Nippers U-6 Age Division (Ages 4 and 5)
The Nippers program is for Kindergarten and Pre-K (ages 4 & 5) children, and serves as the fundamental age where the objective is to learn all elementary movement skills by building overall motor skills.
Nippers meet once per week on Saturdays at Franklin Middle School SGS Campus. Sessions will be held on fields SGS 8 and 9. See Game Day field maps for field location details.
Nippers Parents Information:
1. The season begins September 14th, 2024 and ends November 9th, 2024.
2. There will be two sessions this season from:
> 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM (Those families with last name starting with A through L)
> and 10:00 - 10:45 AM (Those families with last name starting with M - Z)
at Franklin Middle School SGS Campus every Saturday for nine weeks.
Upon arrival at SGS, parents are to escort their child and leave them with the trainers. Parents will observe the session from outside the field lines.
3. Required for the program:
a. Soccer Cleats
b. Shin Guards/Pads (Needs to be covered by either soccer socks or sweatpants to avoid injuries)
c. Size 3 Soccer Ball
d. Water Bottles (It's thirsty work running around and having fun)
e. Comfortable athletic wear (t-shirts will be distributed at the first practice)
4. Cancellations will be posted on the website (http://www.franklinsoccer.com) 7:30 AM onwards on the day of scheduled programs.
Components of the Game for the U-6 Age (Nippers) Group
Note: the components listed below are in order for the age group
1. Fitness
1.1. Introduce the idea of how to warm-up and movement education.
1.2. Balance, walking, running, how to start and stop, jumping, hopping, rolling, skipping, changing direction, bending, twisting and reaching.
2. Technique
2.1. Dribbling (stop and start)
2.2. Shooting
3. Psychology
3.1. Sharing, fair play, parental involvement, “how to play” and emotional management
4. Tactics
4.1. Where is the field?
4.2. Concept of boundary lines
4.3. At which goal to shoot
4.4. Playing with the ball wherever it may go