BABY BLUES

BABY BLUES PROGRAM

JANUARY - DECEMBER 2025

SEASON:   January to December


COST:   $800


TRAINING:   Mon & Wed - The Great Park of Irvine - 4:45-6:00 PM


FIELD: 16


COACHES: Robbie Mulligan, Paul Anderson, & Diego Oliveros 


BIRTH YEARS: 2021 - 2020 - 2019

BABY BLUES LEARNING NEEDS

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Fundamental Motor Skills Development

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Introduction to Soccer Basics

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Social Interaction and Team Building

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Attention Span and Focus

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Positive Reinforcement and Encouragement

BABY BLUES LEARNING OBJECTIVES

To explore and develop fundamental movement skills (walking and running, pulling and pushing, bending and twisting, skipping, hopping, leaping, catching and throwing, lifting and carrying, jumping and landing, kicking and dribbling, etc.)


To explore different ways to manipulate the ball: playing with a ball becomes more fun as children develop the abilities to kick, throw, and catch more accurately during this stage


- with the hands: eye-hand coordination

- with the feet: eye-foot coordination



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Is to create a happy, healthy, and fun environment. That allows each player to grow as a positive human being, student, and soccer player. The program focuses on building a strong relationship with the ball. Each session will be high in energy, and fun and have positive coaching. Blues’ coaches will encourage our players to express themselves and have fun.

BABY BLUES PHILOSOPHY

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Make it Holistic

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Make Competition Fun!

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Be Inclusive

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Be Player Centered

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Make it Fun and Safe

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Focus on Fundamentals

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Engage Parents Positively

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Create a Lifelong Love and Passion

BABY BLUES METHODOLGY

Making soccer fun and age appropriate is a key concept in any successful player development model.

ENJOYABLE

For a young player to develop to their maximum potential they must be in an environment that is differentiated based on their ability. There needs to be a carefully laid out plan that is progressive and allows a young player to face new challenges at each stage. Young players learn at different rates and also in different ways and there has to be an opportunity for all players to be allowed to succeed in their own time.

CHALLENGING

It is vital that a young player receives the necessary support structure throughout their development. There must be clarity in the expectations at each stage in the process and there cannot be unnecessary pressure applied. Players should be encouraged to learn from their mistakes and not feel as if they will be berated for trying to express themselves.

POSITIVE

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Have Fun

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Embrace Mistakes

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Encourage Creativity & Freedom of Expression

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Positivity

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Encourage Players

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Process Led

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