Kensington/Chelsea/Battersea

How do the Playball programs work?

We have specialized programs for the following age groups:

PROGRAMS

Two year olds
Three year olds
Four year olds
Five year olds
Six year olds
Seven and Eight year olds

All of our programs are independent of each other and are taught accordingly, offering your child a completely different sporting experience and learning environment.

There are six age appropriate programs, each program lasting one year. In each program the children's developmental, emotional and physical needs are met. Each program has as one of its primary objectives to teach sport and movement and teach it properly, taking into account each age group's cognitive and emotional capabilities. Each program has an impressive creative component that ensures that each lesson is both exciting and positive. The children are never bored and genuinely love the lessons.

OUR PROGRAM FOR TWO YEAR OLD CHILDREN

The two's program is age specific and suited to this particular development stage. In this program we lay down the basic foundation of movement in order to enable the child to accomplish more challenging sport related skills in later years. The focus of the two's the process involved of (the child) being exposed to a formal environment and to a variety of movement skills. This forms the basis of the two's program.

OUR PROGRAM FOR THREE YEAR OLD CHILDREN

This program covers the following basic areas and provides a sound foundation for the next age group.
1. Introduction to basic ball skills.
2. Development of student's enjoyment for sport.
3. Confidence to participate in sporting activities.
4. Social integration with other students.
5. Development of concentration.

The emphasis is on having fun and playing games with a ball so that the child's first introduction to sport is a happy and positive one.

OUR PROGRAM FOR FOUR YEAR OLD CHILDREN

This program covers the sections listed below and provides students with a solid grounding and a basic competence in ball skills. The children are exposed to a wide variety of different skills in each lesson. It is in this stage that they have the opportunity to practice the skills more rigorously developing competence.

1. Development of a wide variety of ball skills.
2. Emphasis on individual participation.
3. Overcoming the fears that dis-encourage sports participation.
4. Introduction to organized ball skill activities.

OUR PROGRAM FOR FIVE YEAR OLD CHILDREN

This program covers the more demanding ball skills, as it is essential that the necessary base be laid for the six popular sports that will be covered in the child's school environment.

1. Development of skills related to the sports played at school.
2. Introduction to basic teamwork.
3. Development of skills needed in a game situation.
4. Introduction to partner work.

OUR PROGRAM FOR SIX YEAR OLD CHILDREN

It is in this program that the children are actually involved in playing the sports. Successful completion of this program provides students with the skills necessary to play the game, as well as knowledge of the basic rules related to each sport.

1. Introduction to sports.
2. Introduction to basic rules of the sports taught.
3. Further development of skills related to the sports taught.
4. Development of more complex teamwork (Attack & Defence).

PROGRAM FOR SEVEN & EIGHT YEAR OLD CHILDREN

This program teaches the children the intricate skills needed to play the six popular sports. Matches are played and drills used to continue to develop and prepare students for a lifetime of confident and competent sports participation.

1. Development of more advanced sports related skills.
2. Further development of the fundamental rules.
3. Learning how to play as a member of a team.
4. Applying advanced skills to a match situation.

Deprived of the crucial opportunities for exercising the body and the senses which prime the brain for learning in the early years many children are literally unfit to learn.

Playball offers your child a completely different sporting experience and learning environment.Movement is the child’s first “language” and the more proficient they become in this first language, the better they will develop other powers of expression, exploration and development.

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