First Touch, is all about having fun playing soccer. The program is an excellent way to introduce your child to the beautiful game of soccer.
Our First Touch program is dedicated to motor skills for pre-school children through our Pre-school Soccer Enrichment Program. As well as running these courses at a number of independent facilities, our coaches can will travel to your pre-school to run program, allowing children to take part in the sessions at a facility they are familiar with, whilst also saving parents the time and effort of making sure their children can get to the sessions on time. We have a number of pre-schools and day care centers already taking part in this soccer enrichment program, and the courses are extremely popular with both the children and parents.
Any Pre-school or day-care centers or parents who are interested in having our Soccer Enrichment Program at their facility should contact us to discuss the program in more detail.
Our program allows children from ages three to five years old to learn about soccer through fun, simple and exciting games. It is these games that will shape their playing habits for the remainder of their playing careers, whilst developing their self esteem, self-confidence, imagination, social interaction and other skills such as balance and co-ordination.
Our coaching with young players focuses on the Dutch skills philosophy of "total soccer". This model encourages players to develop a wide range of abilities and to make the correct decisions on the field, rather than simply conditioning them to rely on instructions and only understanding how to play one position.
Each session will be devised into 3 sections, a fun soccer based warm up, a skills section and finally finishing with a scrimmage where they can practise the skills they have learned. We understand that attention spans are short at preschool age, so regular water-breaks will be included to assist in keeping your child hydrated, and these breaks will also be used to re-focus attention to make sure your child is gaining to most from our sessions.
Why enrol in our program?
- Our coaches are full time; they are all permanently based in New Jersey unlike other coaching companies.
- We provide a year round service.
- All our staff are qualified to ‘C’ license or above, and are First Aid qualified.
- Our coaches can come to your pre-school, or come to our existing programs.
- Every session will develop your child’s soccer skills, such as passing, controlling the ball, shooting and space awareness.
- There is a ration of no more than 14 participants to each trainer, so your child will get the attention they deserve.
"In addition to my position as Director of Chrismont Montessori Academy, my husband and I own Pocono Invitational Basketball Camp, a family business for more than forty years. We meet and interact with many coaches on a daily basis, and after meeting Coach Napier of SONESOCCER, we both said the same thing: We wish we could clone him so that all children could benefit from his coaching abilities. He has great way with the kids – such enthusiasm and positive energy. And the First Touch program is a great way to introduce the sport to children. Coach Napier brings a level of experience and professionalism that you just won’t find in other programs. That is why I chose SONESOCCER for the Montessori’s after-school enrichment program. Sure, it is tempting for families to just sign up for their local recreation programs and allow their children to be coached by dads who volunteer, but it isn’t the best way to introduce a child to the sport. You really need to start early with some quality coaching to ensure a strong foundation and a good understanding of the sport. This has been our experience in teaching basketball, and it applies to soccer and other sports as well."
Gina Kennedy, Director - Chrismont Montessori Academy.
For more information, contact first@sonesoccer.com
