Tots FC is back!
We’ve made some changes to continue to keep everyone safe.
Tots FC is a toddler football play programme for boys and girls aged 18 months to 5 year olds. Book a taster session!
Your toddler will have a ball each for the majority of the session and develop essential skills such as balance, co-ordination, social skills and much more in a fun environment.
Tots FC has a specific programme of sessions which runs in line with the early years national curriculum – ideal for both girls and boys. Not only will your children have lots of fun and make new friends but they will also develop in many other key areas.
- Motor skills
- Social skills
- Self Confidence
- Numeracy
- Concentration
- Colours
Watch a perfect example of one of our toddler sessions on our YouTube channel! Remember that we do not expect the children to be fully involved at first or at every session, so neither should you! We will work with you and your child to build confidence…don’t forget….to a toddler this a big change, new environment, new people. It takes time to adapt and become comfortable!
Tots FC is a unique football-specific play programme for pre-school children that’s ideal for tots from 18 month olds to 3 year olds in Tiny Tots. For little ones aged 3 years to 5 years, we have Mighty Tots classes, where the focus is skill development in a fun way. We have football centres across the North West: Wirral, Liverpool, Leeds, Crewe, and Manchester in Droylsden, Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, Reddish and Burnage.
About Tiny Tots
(Parent participation required)
Tiny Tots classes are a great way to introduce your toddler to the exciting world of football. Children are introduced to the very basics of football such as dribbling, kicking, running and more in a play based, yet structured environment, using child-friendly football equipment.
Children will have a ball each for the majority of the session and will work within their ability level in a group environment. The sessions are interactive with the parents and carers too, so you…the ‘grown ups’ assist the coach during the session meaning you can take great pride knowing you have done even more to support your child’s early education.
Key Facts
- Fully qualified coaches lead every session
- Each new starter receives a football kit & bag, as part of the membership fee
- 40-minute sessions
- Weekly sessions, term time only
- Parent participation is required
How do we do it?
We are often asked ‘how do you teach children that young how to play football?’ The answer is simple we don’t teach… we play!!
Repetition through fun based play is the most effective way of child development, not just physical but social and cognitive development too.
Our Tots FC coaches follow a specific scheme of work which has been designed by a team of highly qualified football coaches, teachers and child development specialists. Each session follows a theme and links in with the early years National Curriculum. Themes such as colour identification, exploration and numbers are used via fun football based story telling games. Large parts of the sessions encourage discipline and independance which in-turn helps the children to develop essential skills such as balance and co-ordination
What will our coaches expect from the children?
| Social, Emotional & Cognitive |
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| Physical |
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| Football Specific |
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Our coaches are experts but we do not expect the children to be fully involved at first or at every session and so niether should you, we will work with you and your child to build confidence…don’t forget….to a toddler this a big change, new environment, new people. It takes time to adapt and become comfortable!
What do you need to bring?
- Great big smiles
- Soft drink – preferably water
- Both yourself and the children need comfortable clothing and footwear
- We ask that children wear the Tots FC kits each session – so they are part of the team. If you are coming to your first taster session, just wear something comfortable, you get the kit as part of the membership. Our Amazon store stocks extra Tots FC kit, plus our tracksuit, bag and ball.
LSC pathway
At LSC we pride ourselves on developing children through sport. Our range of soccer schools and clubs enable us to offer an unprecedented development pathway for boys and girls aged 18 months to 12 years old and beyond!
Our youngest players start with at 18 months old as part of our Tots FC Programme, we have Tiny Tots for ages 18 months to 3 years old. By their 3rd birthday they will graduate to our Mighty Tots sessions for 3 to 5 years old. They are a little longer, slightly more structured and start to introduce rules that we’re all familiar with.
Once a player turns 5 they graduate to our FC Academy programme where sessions are based on the ‘Mini Soccer’ philosophy, a scaled down version of association football, smaller pitches and fewer players. Skills that will be taught include dribbling, turning, passing, heading, shooting, co-ordination amongst many others.
Players who show a willingness to progress further are offered a place in our junior football club, FC Sports, which has teams from under 6s through to under 16s who train together once a week and play in local leagues at the weekend.
About Mighty Tots
(Parent participation required)
Mighty Tots are more confident players and full of energy, our curriculum reflects this with fast-paced and increasingly football focused games but fun is still the mould that holds it all together. Our Mighty Tots sessions finish with small sided football matches…which the kids love!!
Key Facts
- Parental participation required but your child will start to play more independently
- 45-minute class
- Weekly classes
- Each new starter receives a football kit & bag, as part of the membership fee
- Children start to play small sided football matches
Play, learn and enjoy!
Our Mighty Tots classes use guided discovery with play and repetition to develop our young footballer’s fundamental skills and understanding of the beautiful game. At Mighty Tots children also learn how and when to select and apply skills they have previously learnt. Still using the themes from our Tiny Tots curriculum, the sessions link in with the National Curriculum and are all based around fun and story telling to keep them engaged and stimulate their imaginations.
What will our coaches expect from your child?
| Football Specific |
|
| Social, Emotional & Cognitive |
|
| Physical |
|
Our coaches are experts but we do not expect the children to be fully involved at first or at every session and so neither should you, we will work with you and your child to build confidence…don’t forget….to a toddler this a big change, new environment, new people. It takes time to adapt and become comfortable!
Older Mighty Tots who have been attending for a while are now preparing to play at our FC Academy sessions or in our junior football club, the sessions will reflect this and attributes such as discipline, concentration and following instructions will all be improved by our coaches.
What do you need to bring?
- Great big smiles
- Soft drink – preferably water
- Both yourself and the children need comfortable clothing and footwear
- We ask that children wear the Tots FC kits each session – so they are part of the team. If you are coming to your first taster session, just wear something comfortable, you get the kit as part of the membership. Our Amazon store stocks extra Tots FC kit, plus our tracksuit, bag and ball.
LSC pathway
At LSC we pride ourselves on developing children through sport. Our range of soccer schools and clubs enable us to offer an unprecedented development pathway for boys and girls aged 18 months to 12 years old and beyond!
Our youngest players start with at 18 months old as part of our Tots FC Programme, we have Tiny Tots for ages 18 months to 3 years old. By their 3rd birthday they will graduate to our Mighty Tots sessions for 3 to 5 years old. They are a little longer, slightly more structured and start to introduce rules that we’re all familiar with.
Once a player turns 5 they graduate to our FC Academy programme where sessions are based on the ‘Mini Soccer’ philosophy, a scaled down version of association football, smaller pitches and fewer players. Skills that will be taught include dribbling, turning, passing, heading, shooting, co-ordination amongst many others.
Players who show a willingness to progress further are offered a place in our junior football club, FC Sports, which has teams from under 6s through to under 16s who train together once a week and play in local leagues at the weekend.
