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ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS

All Star Activities:  A parent's guide to family fun and adventure. Sports, activities, reading, music, art, travel, museums, and more. You name it -- we have it.

Sport of the Month: SOCCER

There are three types of Soccer:


Importance of reading...

Reading is a topic that most parents realize is critical in their child's development.   Check out our Suggested Reading List by Age.

Benefits of learning an instrument....
Music is a means of self-expression and a way to develop fine motor skills and better coordination.

Tips for the kindergarten parent...
It is important for parents to take a proactive role in assisting their children to help them adjust to kindergarten.

Sibling school separation tips...
Activities that you can plan that will keep your child amused.

Good study habits...
There are six steps to follow to maintain smart study habits.

 


      

 PeeWee Soccer is you child's first introduction to the sport

Recreational Soccer  focuses more on fun than competition. Your child will not have to try out for this league.

Travel Soccer requires high skill level.  Tryouts are mandatory for a position on the team.

How to select the right soccer shoe....
Soccer shoes that fit properly help to improve your performance and help you to avoid injuries.

Article for the soccer parent...

Confessions of a Recovering Soccer Da
d

Soccer and nutrition...

By following the nutritional guidelines below, players, coaches and teams can put themselves in an advantageous position before the match starts.

                           

           
      

Book of the Month

Goalkeeper in Charge By Matt Christopher

Reading level: Ages 9-12, Grade 5-7.

Painfully shy seventh-grader Tina Esparza loves soccer, especially because it's a team sport. She loves the fact that she can play well and still blend in with the other players. When she is singled out to be goalkeeper, and all eyes are upon her, she struggles to maintain her game.  In addition, she is trying to overcome her social anxiety resulting from  being on a new team. Soccer players will love the field action, techniques and team strategies

 

Soccer Fan?  Other books you may want to read:

  • Soccer Duel by Matt Christopher

  • Soccer Halfback (Matt Christopher Sports Classics) by Matthew F Christopher

  • Soccer Scoop: Who's making a fool of Mac? (Matt Christopher Sports Fiction) by Matt Christopher

  • The Comeback Challenge (Matt Christopher Sports Classics) by Matt Christopher

  • Top Wing (Matt Christopher Sports Classics) by Matt Christopher

Movie of the Month

Kicking and Screaming

 

 

Starring: Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Mike Ditka, Kate Walsh
Running Time: 95 minutes
Rated PG

Phil (Ferrell) decides to coach his 10-year-old son's soccer team and finds the team needs more help than he imagined. He recruits Mike Ditka as his assistant coach. Together they go head-to-head for the league championship against Buck, Phil's extremely competitive dad (Robert Duall). who coaches his own young son on the premiere team of the league.  Phil and Buck find themselves going to extreme measures to win the championship.

What's New

Ten reasons your child should participate in dance....
The benefits gained through dance are physical, mental and social.

Importance of sports in your child's life....
Where else can a young impressionable youth learn values like discipline, responsibility, self -confidence, sacrifice and leadership.

How to overcome test anxiety in kids...
So what can be done to help control or alleviate this anxiety?

Tips to making healthy snacking an easy choice...
Kids are going to eat what is readily available to them especially when they are hungry.

Creative Quote

You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy.
-- Arthur Ashe

 

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