Jumpstart & Primary School Academy Program

Our Jumpstart & Primary School Program is designed for players whether they play for clubs or not from the ages of 4 to 12. The curriculum is designed inline with the current Schools PE Curriculum for the 2024/2025 School year working on a few keys aspects of the same. We are keen to ensure all children can learn through different formats and so encourage them to learn by making decisions themselves in Small Sided Games Play and not directly coaching within it, teaching through direct and organised sessions where there is direct player and adult learning. Within this skill development format we will show and teach a child some technical skills or movement skill and then guide them in mastering it.

All of our classes are delivered outdoor so when we are teaching within a group children are continually moving and developing with each exercise timed at about 12-14 mins long before changing to a new exercise to stimulate a continuos learning response.

When teaching Athleticism in children we focus on Fundamental Learning Skills or Running Technique, Jumping, Movement in a Unique Combination of a Program we have Designed of the 4 B's, Brain Body, Ball , Balance. Children are challenged to learn in an environment that can be progressed or regressed depending on their age and ability utilising hoops, poles, cones, colours discs, numbered discs and cones. Teaching children to move with their head up in a sporting environment is both challenging and rewarding for the individual.

In Every Class we will always work in a Small Sided Games Development section which will include both small goals and large goals working on individual skill development and decision making, and in a team environment also with a range of games to suit the difference level of participant. We find from experienced based over 25 years Coaching and Teaching in Sport that children will always lean towards a game situation and are keen to finish every session in this fun way.

Cognitive Development is a big component of our program as we utilise different ideas is all aspects of our classes from Speed, Agility & Quickness Athletics based exercises, to Technical Development, Small Sided Games and this is done using SmartCoaching Techniques and Life Kenetik from our partners in Germany. Focusing on multi tasking the brain in different fun games through colour decisions, calculations and spot the difference, makes learning full for each participant.

Having a Holistic Approach to Learning allows us to ensure that every child within our classes can develop their social skills, personal skills on a ball, cognitive development skills with and without a ball and learn to adapt to the different physical demands. This is why we will try and allow children to develop within their own age group and also mixing age groups. Like an elastic band, unless it is stretched it is useless, development in a child is the same, a child needs to have their development challenged a little everytime and in doing so will help promote physical , mental and personal development enhancing their overall well being.