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How team sports affect kids' brains
Plus drills to kick start '25
Hey everyone…
It’s 2025, and after a little break, we’re back at it.
First of all a big welcome to all new subscribers - and a big thanks to those of you who’ve submitted clips. Make sure you keep an eye on Insta as we’ll be sharing a few…
This year the mission continues - we’ll keep on celebrating and supporting everyone on their early years football journey.
It’s been a source of inspiration to us for many years now and we’ll continue the grind in ‘25 to hit new heights.
Let’s get into it!
RAISING THE LEVELS
✨ Master this skill in 2025 to leave opponents confused
The breakdown is super helpful. The speed of the Spanish also impressive. Mas rapido!
🌟 Somebody, somewhere is following their dream
Love this. The commitment is inspiring.
REPS REPS REPS
🛠️ Time to get active
Indoor. Outdoor. With or without the ball. A few of our favourite drills for every situation.
🏠️ Not enough room to practise ball mastery? Think again. Love this use of the living room.
⚡️ Invest time in the foundations required for speed. Coach Harper breaks it down.
🤹♀️ Get them started with keepups with these simple steps.
🪜 The stairs can provide a simple and safe workout for kids. Love the ingenuity of this.
↔️ Change-of-direction drills like this combine core athletic movement with ball control. Hard to master.
THE SCIENCE
The reports and studies from the world of medicine and academia just don’t stop.
1️⃣ Team sports improve Executive Function
Not this kind of Executive Function…. cognitive stuff 🧠
A study of Dutch kids found that those who participated in team sports consistently showed superior executive function compared with those exclusively engaging in individual sports.
Our findings showed that combining team and individual sports had consistent associations with better EF.
This suggests that children with better EF may engage in multiple sports or that combining sports types may enhance EF more than a single sport.
And to save you from checking what EF actually is - it’s often compared to a management system for the brain that looks after tasks like decision-making and problem-solving. Cognitive skills that enable goal-directed behaviour.
So if you’re a proactive parent, keep at it in 2025. 🙌
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