THE HKF-Academy offers football training courses, catering to kids from 5 to 18 years of age. Our curriculum is planned based on the different stages of a child’s development to his adult age. We hold public courses as well as customized courses that are built for schools. Our vast network of UEFA B CERTIFIED coaches means that we can offer courses in English, Cantonese, Mandarin and Japanese languages.
All students are given certificates when they complete each level. Students will also have the chance to win “Best Player”(hyperlink to past Best players) for each level and are given opportunities to participate in league matches to practice their skills in proper football matches.
Our soccer training programmes are not just about football. They have been specially designed to encompass the life’s principles such as discipline, ethics, teamwork, leadership and sportsmanship.
Structure
The HKF-Academy curriculum is divided into four ability groups that offer both tactical and technical training in game based coaching. The program is tailor made for children aged from 4 to15 years of age.
1. HAPPY FEET/DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE (registration form)
The Academy now offers a kick-start programme called Happy Feet. This programme, aimed at the 3-5 age group, is the perfect warm-up programme for the Developmental Programme starting at 5. The focus of the Happy feet programme is object manipulation and familiarity, hand-eye coordination, basic balance and stability and various other associated GROSS motor skills developers.
The Developmental Stage is the next level up and is suitable for children aged 4-6 years of age. At this stage, students are taught a variety of drills and practices that develop a child’s fundamental FINE motor skills, such as balance, agility, coordination, spatial awareness and ball mastery. Though at this stage the body movements are non specific, the ball skills will now be more and more SPECIFIC to soccer.
2. TACTICAL BEGINNER (registration form)
Suitable for children aged 6-10 years of age. Once the building blocks of movement have been put into place, in the Developmental stage (hopefully by 6 years), students will move on to a diet of core technical skills. This includes basic passing and control, dribbling, shooting, tackling, keeper training etc.
Although the TECHNICAL element is strongly emphasised during this stage it is also important that the students learn basic TACTICAL considerations as well as crucial associated skills such as readiness, anticipation, reaction speed etc.
While it is hoped that students can move on from this level by the age of 8 it is ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL they they do not move on before these basics reach a level of proficiency.
At this stage students need to attend a minimum of twice per week and everycamp and clinic for which they are available as TIME and REPETITION are the keys to success.
3. TACTICAL INTERMEDIATE (registration form)
Students can be ready for this type of training by 7 and even 6 years old, once they have shown proficiency in the core technical areas of soccer such as passing, ball control, dribbling and shooting. In reality children are usually ready by 9-10 years old.
The difference at this stage is that the focus changes from TECHNICAL to TACTICAL and skills are used in combination to achieve specific strategies like 3rd man runs and overlaps etc.
Any weakness in the core skills will prevent these combinations and strategies from working.
Players should not enter this advanced stage until the core skills are at least proficient because very little time and space exists and players can easily lose confidence.
4. TACTICAL ADVANCED/Personal one-on-one Training (registration form)
While age alone is not a determinate of suitability for students at this level, children should be technically, physically and metally ready to perform complex technical and tactical skills while work under the pressure of having limited time and space.
COMPETITION and developing a Winning Mentality
At all ages students are encouraged to join friendly and competitive matches. By combining regular advanced training with suitably competitive matches, our players are placed on a conveyer belt of where time and repetition will ensure their success and because they are part of a structured and progressive Soccer Club this allows them to develop essential life skills such as competitiveness, team work, individual responsibility and mental toughness, characteristics that help them to achieve both on and off the pitch.
Personal one-on-one Training
For the serious students, personal, one-on-one, training is available to take players to the next level. This very intensive style of training is specifically tailored to overcome weaknesses or to enhance already well developed strengths. Please apply to your coach directly for a consultation regarding suitability for this type of training.
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