Properblue Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Hello all,wondering if anyone can help? I'm after a football coach or team for my son who is 4. Anyone know of any local? Thanking you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F.O.B. Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 (edited) Google Kev's soccer school. On second thoughts, don't just use the yellow pages. Edited September 24, 2009 by F.O.B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaddy the owl Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Im sorry to say you will really struggle to get him in anywhere at 4 years old. Most clubs wont coach anyone until they are 5 years old. There are FA rules about coaching kids under that age. Once he reaches 5 though then Chaddy Park is a very good club to take him to....although im slightly biased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ak's11 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Dynamos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Damage Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 (edited) 4 is a little to young. Most clubs have soccer schools for 5 and above. Chaddy juniors have theirs at the new radcliffe scool astro on sundays at 11am. Is Kevin Gibbons paying his way yet? Edited September 24, 2009 by Max Damage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 (edited) Kevyn's Soccer School Tel: 0161 652 5778 Turn up at the park on Shaw Road, next to Our Lady's school in Royton for 10am on Saturday or Sunday. £4 for 2 hours. Tends to be an hour or so of skills training and an hour of informal match. The bigger lads and the smaller lads are split up, so he's not going to get knocked over by an over-zealous teenager! 4 is young, but he does have some small ones there. Watch him and see if he enjoys it or not. Is Kevin Gibbons paying his way yet? If you're referring to his dispute with the council over payment for using the land, then I understand that a mutually agreeable compromise was reached. Edited September 24, 2009 by opinions4u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Damage Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 (edited) Yes that was it. Glad they sorted something out then. Personally my lad had a bad experience with the guy. He now plays for chaddy hoppers and boundary Park Edited September 24, 2009 by Max Damage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Yes that was it. Glad they sorted something out then. Personally my lad had a bad experience with the guy. He now plays for chaddy hoppers and boundary Park Never had a problem with him. Gets a mix of discipline, fun and football in to 2 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forte_Baby Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 (edited) Hello all,wondering if anyone can help? I'm after a football coach or team for my son who is 4. Anyone know of any local? Thanking you! You can try Heyside or Chaddy End. However AFC Oldham are good with very young infants. Edited September 24, 2009 by oafctom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Damage Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I don't think you can go wrong with any of the actual clubs. But I really would wait until 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futchers briefs Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I hope that hopefully, by the time he is developing into a decent young footballer at 15, that he hasn't, (having trained/played competitively for 11 years!) had enough of the game and walks away from it. There are many youngsters leaving the game very early in their development these days, due to the ever increasing pressures of club coaches placing far to much emphasis on success and not participation from such an early age. Keep him in the garden, take him on a field, take him to watch the boys in blue - save all of the money that you would have paid in subs, then at 11/12 years old pop him along to a good local junior club, like many of those mentioned above and see if your years of gentle encouragement and coaching works as well as some of those locally - you will be surprised He'll then have those 11 and maybe more competitive years of football ahead!! Apart from that good luck to him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellys_discopants Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 4 is to young, wait until he`s 5 and then take him along somewhere. Oldham do soccer schools during the half terms at royton and crompton (5 and over though). Use that as a taster maybe and see if he enjoys it and then look at getting him into a team etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slurms mckenzie Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 I hope that hopefully, by the time he is developing into a decent young footballer at 15, that he hasn't, (having trained/played competitively for 11 years!) had enough of the game and walks away from it. There are many youngsters leaving the game very early in their development these days, due to the ever increasing pressures of club coaches placing far to much emphasis on success and not participation from such an early age. Keep him in the garden, take him on a field, take him to watch the boys in blue - save all of the money that you would have paid in subs, then at 11/12 years old pop him along to a good local junior club, like many of those mentioned above and see if your years of gentle encouragement and coaching works as well as some of those locally - you will be surprised He'll then have those 11 and maybe more competitive years of football ahead!! Apart from that good luck to him! Doubt he would take him to the boys in blue. He is a Citeh fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futchers briefs Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Doubt he would take him to the boys in blue. He is a Citeh fan. We'll only be around the corner soon.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slurms mckenzie Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 We'll only be around the corner soon.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtRodg75 Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Kevyn's Soccer School Tel: 0161 652 5778 Turn up at the park on Shaw Road, next to Our Lady's school in Royton for 10am on Saturday or Sunday. £4 for 2 hours. Tends to be an hour or so of skills training and an hour of informal match. The bigger lads and the smaller lads are split up, so he's not going to get knocked over by an over-zealous teenager! 4 is young, but he does have some small ones there. Watch him and see if he enjoys it or not. If you're referring to his dispute with the council over payment for using the land, then I understand that a mutually agreeable compromise was reached. I think he's moving it to the soccer factory in rochdale next to Tesco, at the same times, so I'd phone him first. My son whose 7 goes there and Kev's brilliant with him (and all the other kids) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLatics Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 I used to go to Kev's myself, he's brilliant, I'd definitely reccomend him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldham Community Trust Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 If he is 4 then clubs and other coaching sessions cant really do anything due to Insurance, Child protection and OFSTED issues! When he is 5 get him on one of the Soccer Schools. The team on the Soccer Schools can signpost to one of the local charter Standard clubs that may be able to help so you know they are going to a well run club. www.oldhamathleticct.org for details of forthcoming soccer schools! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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