How it works
Match the shoe. Follow the arrow. Play together.
Two simple pictures will show little feet where to go, so you don't have to know the "right" technique to help. One is for passing, one is for shooting, and each comes with an arrow so little players know which way to kick.
Concept artwork. Design in progress.
Pass
Pass with the inside of your foot.
The plan: a shoe picture on the side of the ball. Line up the inside of your foot with it, then give it a gentle push. The PASS arrow will show where the ball will go.
Concept artwork. Design in progress.
Shoot
Shoot with your laces.
The plan: a laces picture. Point your toes down and kick with the top of your foot, not your toes. The SHOOT arrow will point toward the goal.
Play together
Backyard games for the two of you.
We're planning a quick-start activity guide and short how-to videos you can open with a QR code, so you always have an easy game to play together next. Every purchase also comes with a 30-day free trial of our backyard drills app, then $6.97/monthCA$9.97/month (planned price; the app is coming and still being built).
Kids learn in lots of different ways. The cues are a friendly place to start, not the only "right" way to kick.
Activity tips
Six backyard games to try
No field, no whistle, no experience needed. A ball works for all of them; the cones in the Training Kits, Family Pack and Coaching Kit make some even easier.
Tunnel Pass
Stand a few steps apart and make a "tunnel" with your legs. Can your child pass the ball through using the inside of their foot? Then switch: you pass, they make the tunnel. Cheer every try, especially the misses.
Cone Gates
Set up pairs of cones a couple of steps apart around the yard. Your child dribbles through as many "gates" as they can while you count to 30. Then it's your turn.
Red Light, Green Light Dribble
Green light means dribble. Red light means stop the ball with the bottom of your foot. Add "yellow light" for slow motion, and let your child be the caller too.
Target Shoot
Make a goal with two cones, a laundry basket or the gap between two trees. Point your toes down and kick with your laces. After each goal, take one step back.
Copycat Coach
Take turns being the coach. One person does a move, like tapping the top of the ball or rolling it with the bottom of the foot, and the other copies it.
Pass Count
Pass back and forth with the inside of the foot and count out loud. Try to beat your best number together, not each other.
Five tips for parents
- Keep it short. Ten minutes of fun beats an hour of "one more time." Stop while they still want to play.
- Cheer the try. Name what they did: "You used the inside of your foot!" The goal is the bonus.
- Let them lead. Let your child pick the game, set up the cones or be the coach.
- Use the pictures. Match the shoe picture, follow the arrow. You don't need the "right" words.
- Play, don't drill. Laugh at your own misses. Every kid grows at their own pace.
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