As youth coaches, we at Club NXT strongly believe that young players should not just focus on soccer. By combining different sports, players learn new motor skills as well as develop their coordination more broadly.
Players César and Youssef of Club NXT U8, together with their teammates, are great examples of this. Besides one soccer training at Club NXT and one at a partner club, they also follow an alternative training every week, such as basketball, kickboxing, etc. They choose the sport in consultation with Club NXT and their coaches, and the skills they gain there, they take with them later on the soccer field.
It is healthy to step out of the soccer environment from time to time and look at sports more broadly. Not only does this help children learn faster, but it also gives them a chance to develop versatility. Eventually, they become better soccer players because they move smarter, think faster and continue to have fun in what they do.
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