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Characteristics of U6Soccer Players
Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
Psychomotor Development
Cognitive Development
Psychosocial Development
Psychomotor Development
• Movement Education Approach
• Body segments grow at different rates
• Differences between boys & girls are minimal
• Weight range approx. 30-50 lbs.
• Height range approx. 35-37”.
• Motor development starts with the head and moves downward to the feet, and from the center of the body outward.
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Psychomotor, con’t.• Easy fatigue, rapid recovery. HR around 90 bpm.• Increased use of all body parts.• Need to explore qualities of rolling and bouncing
ball.• Emphasis on fundamental movement skills
• Locomotor: walking, running, leaping, jumping , hopping.
• Nonlocomotor: bending, stretching, twisting, pulling, pushing.
• Basic Manipulative: throwing, catching, striking, kicking.
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Cognitive Development
• Preoperational stage (Piaget)
• Play consists of a high degree of imagination and pretend activities.
• Beginning use of symbols to represent objects in their environment.
• Tend to only one task at a time in problem-solving situations.
Cognitive, con’t• Process small bits of information at a time.
Long sequential instructions are not processed.
• Immature understanding of time and space relationships.
• Simple rules.
Psychosocial Development• Development of self-concept, body
awareness, self-image through movement.• Egocentric, see world only from their
perspective. Demonstrated through parallel play.
• Need generous praise. Play without pressure.
• Influential person in their life is most likely their mother or significant parent.
• May verbalize team, but does not understand group or collective play.
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General Characteristics of Children U6
• Short attention span
• Most individually oriented (me, my, mine)
• Constantly in motion
• Psychologically easily bruised
• Little or no concern for team activities
• Do believe in Santa Claus, but will not discuss with peers
• Physical & psychological development of boys & girls quite similar
General Characteristics of Children U6
• Physical coordination immature
• Eye hand and/or eye foot coordination most primitive at best
• Love to run, jump & roll
• Like to roll on the ground - (that’s in good dress-up clothes, not in team uniform)
• Enjoy climbing
• Prefer large soft balls and nerf balls
• Catching skills not developed
• Can balance on good foot
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Typical U6 Training Session
• Should not exceed 60 minutes
• Every child should have a ball
• Warm-up includes movement education problems & soccernastics (approx. 20 min)
• Games Activities, mostly of a body awareness type along with some maze games (20 min.)
• Finish with 4v4 game to small goals, NO GK’s (20 min)
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