Micro Advanced
5 – 8 Years • Advanced
Designed to meet the needs of the more advanced players, Micro Advanced classes combine a small child-to-coach ratio with a challenging curriculum to create a rewarding soccer experience that is more clinical in nature. Children in these classes will be introduced to more complex soccer skills and tactics and will be given opportunities to practice these during scrimmages. The focus is more clinical but the classes continue to also emphasize fun and effort.
Developmental Milestones at 5-8 Years
| Social-Emotional |
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Peer world is expanding and is more important to them
May compare themselves with others
May have a strong desire to do things well/right and be upset with failure
Find criticism difficult to handle
View things in very black and white terms (good or bad, right or wrong)
Continue to be self-centered
May be preoccupied with rules
| Cognitive |
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Though children at these ages aren’t able to think and act as adults do, they do possess skills to understand and follow more complex instruction
Need concrete examples (detailed description or actual demonstrations) with instruction
Improved problem solving abilities
Increased attention span
| Physical |
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Good sense of balance
Fine motor skills are improving
Can catch and throw balls (ability improves with age)
Enjoys testing muscle strength