We think the girls are ready for a new challenge! We’ll give them a home assignment every few weeks, where we ask them to practice 1-2 skills on their own for 5-10 minutes a few times each week. We also include fun games that give the girls a chance to use the related skills in… Read More »
We had a request to create a video yearbook to help remember the good parts of this soccer year. Here’s the general plan. (But feel free to make your own creative tweaks.) Have your daughter wear one of her game day uniforms and hold her soccer ball. Each family films a short video of their… Read More »
Play at home ideas (May): Ball striking (kicking the ball): We encourage the girls to work on their ball striking using the inside of each foot. This is a complicated skill that involves a lengthy checklist of body positioning and footwork. We’ve put together a series of videos (roughly 1-minute each) that detail what goes… Read More »
The Coronavirus put a sudden halt to our regular soccer activities. This will result in lots of kids spending extra time at home. Can they sit on the couch and watch Netflix? Sure! But they can also take some time to play or practice on their own. This is a hidden-in-plain-sight method for getting better… Read More »
The Coronavirus put a sudden halt to our regular soccer activities. This will result in lots of kids spending extra time at home. Can they sit on the couch and watch Disney? Sure! But they can also take some time to play or practice on their own. This is a hidden-in-plain-sight method for getting better… Read More »
The Coronavirus has put a sudden halt to our regular soccer activities. This will result in lots of kids spending extra time at home. Can they sit on the couch, drink root beer and watch rasslin? Sure! But they can also take some time to play or practice on their own. This is a hidden-in-plain-sight… Read More »
The NTH Junior Academy Girls family sends “get well soon” wishes to London. London suffered an injury during our May 11 game day. She’ll miss the upcoming tournament. And we’ll miss seeing her amazing bursts of speed while dribbling — get well soon London!
We welcome three new players to our NTH Junior Academy Girls group! Alex has been practicing with us since late fall. Bella and Leighton have practiced with us recently this spring. All three girls earned invitations to join us for the upcoming spring 2019 season. Welcome girls! Game day mini rosters: We’ll update our laminated… Read More »
Who wants to be a ruler? You? Great, it’s time for a new home assignment! Many of these activities only need a small amount of space. Some can be done indoor if needed. These items come from our playing at home catalog. Assignment #2 (posted 3/19/2018) Skills: basic “escape” dribbling moves — twist-off turns and V-pulls. If… Read More »
We think the girls are ready for a new challenge! We’ll give them a home assignment every couple of weeks, where we ask them to practice 1-2 skills on their own for 5-10 minutes a few times each week. We also include fun games that give the girls a chance to use the related skills… Read More »