Junior Age Group Programs
SPORTS LEAGUES FOR KIDS IN THE junior AGE GROUP
In our sports leagues for kids in the Junior age group, we offer programming designed to teach the fundamentals of the sport as well as teamwork. Yet, fun is still our number on priority! Your child will learn that winning and losing are part of the game, but it’s how you win or lose that sets you apart from others. Because we are i9 Sports, we also teach sportsmanship values weekly while striving to make playing in our kids sports leagues easy for busy families.
Learn more about our sports leagues for kids in the Junior age group below. We provide more detail on how these kids learn best, how we teach, and what they will learn in i9 Sports programs.
Summer Camps for Juniors Aged Kids
Nike Kids Camps powered by i9 Sports are developed for kids ages 5 – 12, with a unique multi-sport curriculum. Kids get to play and discover flag football, soccer, basketball and more, all while playing outside and making new friends.
Each camp continues the strong focus on sportsmanship and core values that i9 Sports is known for. Find out more about Nike Kids Camps powered by i9 Sports today!
How They Learn
Junior athletes are an exciting group! Improvement in skills at this level can be astonishing. Players in the Junior age group have more mature motor skills and their hand-eye coordination and balance are more developed. Their tracking vision is also improving. During these vital years, kids in the Junior age group thrive on an increasing level of instruction and improving individual skills. They love to outperform their coaches!
Junior age group players are still gathering the experience necessary to interact with their surroundings and with others. Empathy and the capacity to consider the thoughts and feelings of teammates is still developing. For these reasons, drills that stress team dynamics are a critical part of their development.
How We Teach
The i9 Sports instruction plan for the Junior age group focuses on strengthening the basics while teaching more advanced skills. Our coaches and instructors lead activities designed to develop your child’s individual skills while building a greater appreciation for playing as a team. Since repetition builds familiarity and confidence, drills are repeated from week to week as more advanced skills are added. With the increased attention span of kids in the Junior age group, practice times are increased to allow more in-depth instruction.
While practice time activities are geared towards strengthening your child’s individual skills, game time emphasizes each player’s understanding of the sport, game rules, and team competition. In our sports leagues for kids in the Junior age group, game rules are enforced and scores are kept. Yet, coaches find teaching moments to build the skills of every player. The combination of our player rotation and effort to give each child equal playing time provides kids the chance to experience multiple aspects of the game.
What They Will Learn
By the end of the season, your child will have gained a better understanding of the sport, its rules, and the basic skills. Athletes in the Junior age group should be able to execute drills with more speed and accuracy. They will also show better ball control and improved decision-making. Their large motor skills will continue to develop as they demonstrate better hand-eye or eye-foot coordination. Lastly, Junior age group players will learn to pay more attention to multiple game elements happening at the same time (i.e., anticipate ball position, location of opposing players, etc.).
Our main goals for kids in our sports leagues for the Junior age group are to refine player’s individual skills and increase their understanding of the game. It’s also important that the program further develops a sense of teamwork in a setting that encourages fun, healthy, age-appropriate competition. Beyond improving kids’ mastery of the sport, we help them learn the importance of good sportsmanship. After all, character development is one of the most important lessons in youth sports!
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