FIRST KICKS - INFORMATION & TRAINING MATERIALS

This is where is all starts :)

First Kicks represents players in the four to six year old age range.

From the age of four, children are encouraged to work through the curriculum built and offered by New Zealand Football as a way to enjoy the beautiful game.

There are lots of things to learn, but the most important one is to give the players as much time on the ball as possible at this early age.  Studies show that the skills and techniques learned at this age are picked up much easier than they would if done by an older player.

Reviewing the material, you will see a lot of team game options, but simple dribbling and getting lots of touches on the ball is where you'll see the player learn and enjoy themselves the most. 

We'll add as much content into this section as possible as soon as it becomes available, but if you just give your player a football and let them free play, that's as good as anything else they could be doing to start with.