PLAY SPORT SOCCER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE
WELCOME TO THE SPECTACULAR PLAY SPORT SOCCER PROGRAMME
ORGANISED BY REAL PROFESSIONALS
ALL CLASSES ARE TAUGHT ON EITHER GRASS OR STATE OF THE ART ARTIFCIAL PITCHES
The Play Sport Soccer School provides children of all ages and abilities the chance to learn football in a fun and structured environment, allowing them to experience the joys the sport has to offer! Both boys and girls can begin participating in our soccer classes at an age as young as two years - starting by enrolling onto our exciting and popular Soccertots programme. Older children are offered our comprehensive Multi-Level Football/ Soccer classes, who are then given the opportunity to advance into our in-depth Soccer School of Excellence programme.
Since its introduction our Soccer School has developed over the years and established itself among others as one of the leading football programmes offered within Hong Kong. In addition to the fact that we offer classes for both boys and girls of all abilities, we take pride in adopting a professional attitude, employing qualified staff who possess both playing and coaching experience, and most importantly are fun to take class with! Our team of coaches teaches attractive football to children at an early age, encouraging players to learn new techniques and skills.
VENUES
As mentioned earlier, we at Play Sport deliver our classes on either traditional grass pitches or state-of-the-art artificial pitches, Located at the Stanley Ho Sports Centre (Pok Fu Lam) and Discovery Bay Community Hall (Discovery Bay) or state of the art artificial pitches located the Australian International School (Kowloon Tong) and Discovery Bay Intenational School (Discovery Bay). This ensures that all coaching drills, fitness regimes and techniques can be demonstrated and taught correctly. Furthermore, it is a fact that children in Hong Kong have limited access to large outdoor grass areas with clean air to breath. Our football programme and Play Sport classes provide a fun and highly disciplined clean environment for your children to run around and participate in sports on real grass...Let's get muddy Mum!
PLAY SPORT COACHING AND LIVERPOOL FC
As Play Sport has links with several professional football clubs, including Liverpool FC, we may recommend players to these clubs and offer them the opportunity to participate within their Youth Academy training camps. This privilege is reserved for those within our course who have demonstrated the required level of discipline, mental attitude, skill and physical ability demanded by such a level of performance…wow!
During the summer of 2006, Play Sport Founder and Director Joey Livesey recommended three of our football players (Ollie Lawson, Stephen Dunbar and Brendan Evans) to Liverpool FC, in order to attend their Youth Academy training camp where the likes of Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher developed their football careers. Amongst hundreds of others, our players were taught by Liverpool FC coaches and continually observed by Liverpool FC scouts who identify potential candidates for future Youth Training Scheme placements.
As a player having experienced such Youth Academy training, Play Sport Founder and Director Joey Livesey, fully supports such programmes stating:
"My time spent at Liverpool and as a trainee at Preston North End was a fantastic experience and opportunity and helped me to develop a career that I love in football and sport"
NEW SAQ EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING METHODS
Play Sport are proud to incorporate this pioneering and reputable form of movement training. Utilized by top-end athletes of various sports, this type of training makes use of specialized equipment and numerous innovative drills to increase the components of fitness that are linked with an athlete's speed.
'S' stands for SPEED – the equipment used will improve speed and acceleration for all levels and ages as well as developing running technique.
'A' stands for AGILITY – specialist apparatus is used to enhance all round performance associated with football. Lots of jumping, turning, leaping and hopping helps to develop balance and co-ordinated movement as well as mental focus.
'Q' stands for QUICKNESS – quickness is a key factor in sport success especially for football. The equipment used will dramatically develop quickness and explosive reaction and make specific movements automatic and precise.
PLAY SPORT COACHES
All students are taught by highly – qualified, fun and experienced professional coaches.
GROUPS
All students will be split into appropriate age and ability levels by the coaches to ensure that each child receives the correct coaching for their individual requirements.
EQUIPMENT UNIFORM
All players MUST wear their Play Sport T-shirt and shin-pads at all times. This is a Football Association required by law.
Shin-pads and socks are available to purchase from ourselves - please order on the enrollment form.
Our football programmes consist of the following classes. Designed for both boys and girls of all ages and abilities, classes are delivered all year round:
SOCCERTOTS (2-3 and 4-5 yrs)
This is an innovative and organised, yet gentle introduction to the game of football. Designed for both boys and girls, emphasis is placed upon participation and enjoyment, whilst keeping our coach-player ratio at minimum, we can also maximize individual development. A number of exciting games, conducted in a safe and fun environment, will help the children discover the basic skills of dribbling, passing and ball control. It has been well established that involvement in programmes such as this may help develop motor skills, promote physical fitness, increase self confidence, and encourage all aspects of cognitive and physical development...FUN
SOCCER SCHOOL OF EXECELLENCE (6-8 & 9+ YRS)
For all the wannabe David Beckhams and Steven Gerrards; having already achieved the basics in soccer skills, we will now help young players fine tune their new found abilities. This involves improving technique of passing, dribbling, heading, tackling, shooting skills and the introduction into the basics of goalkeeping. Through this training the students will also enhance their balance, timing and spatial awareness which are the basic building blocks that exist in all sports. Our aim is for the kids to develop a life long passion for football and all sports!
SOCCER SCHOOL OF EXECELLENCE (6-8 and 9-11 YRS)
The younger age brackets of our Soccer School of Excellence course offers the ideal opportunity to learn the various skills utilized in football within a structured and fun environment. Course content includes learning passing, dribbling, shooting, ball control and the basics of goalkeeping. Activities are designed to incorporate teamwork, communication, motivation, awareness and movement, therefore mimicking real game situations. Our aim is to follow the principle of Long Term Athlete Development, ensuring each child be given the opportunity to develop to there full potential, and encouraging each child develop a lifelong passion for both the sport and physical activity.
SOCCER SCHOOL OF EXECELLENCE (12+ YRS)
Designed to facilitate the transition between playing football at a club level to that of a professional, the older age bracket of our Soccer School of Excellence is intended for those who have progressed through our regular football classes and have shown outstanding ability and potential. However, exceptional players from outside of Play Sport are welcome to enroll. At a minimum age of 6 years, all players are coached within their age group.
Those who enroll on the course will receive in-depth coaching from our highly qualified and experienced coaches.
WE PROMISE YOU WON'T FIND A BETTER FOOTBALL VENUE, PROGRAMME AND COACHING ANYWHERE ELSE!