Talk with your feet. Play with your heart…Soccer at PNA
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Soccer is a wonderful sport that develops agility, stamina, speed, and also teaches children the importance of teamwork. It can definitely play an important part of a child’s physical and social development. The students learn some of the key aspects of soccer before delving into the game as a whole. All they want to do is scrimmage, but it ends up being a big jumble if they don’t work on their skills and learn the positions first. We’ve all seen those little kids running around in a big group while chasing the ball right? Luckily these kids pick up the concept of positions quickly which was validated when a parent passing through this week mentioned how well the 1st graders maintain their positions.
Playing with a soccer team develops a child’s ability to cooperate and interact with other children. To win a soccer game, the whole team must communicate and work together. Defensive positions must support the midfield and offensive positions during attacks on the opponent’s’ goal. Offensive positions must return to their own goal to help the defensive positions when they are under pressure from the team. To move the ball up the field, players pass the ball, which requires communication. These types of cooperative activities develop a child’s social abilities drastically. |
Players in soccer need to be fit and agile. Most games require children to sprint after the ball and jog up and down the field, which are activities that build endurance and speed. Dribbling and shooting the ball develops agility and coordination. The increase in spacial awareness for the kids has been dramatic of the past few years and soccer has a big hand in that.
All in all, soccer is a wonderful sport and the kids here at PNA seem to really be enjoying it. One thing that I ask the students is to keep an open mind if they don’t like the sport that we are playing. There are certainly some kids that don’t enjoy soccer (I was one of those kids), but they are doing a great job of at least trying to better their skills and understand that cross training might help them increase their skills in a sport that they enjoy more than soccer. Come see us play soccer next week if you have the time! |
The Show Must Go On…BUT IT WON’T BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU!
Our PNA students have many opportunities to build self-confidence through productions and assemblies held throughout the school year, and as part of their performing arts classes, here are the VERY important dates to put on your calendar:
If you know you your family will be out of town for any of these performances, please send Ms. Katie an email this week. Rehearsals are starting now and it is very important for blocking and staging to her know if your student will be here. |
The Spanish Phrase of the Week is Back! Each week students will learn a new high-frequency, usable, idiomatic phrase or saying in Spanish that they will be encouraged to use throughout the week. The phrase is first presented in the Monday morning announcements by Señor Santos, and students are encouraged to use the phrase in their various classes and activities throughout the week.
This week’s Phrase is: “Asi Pasa” (ah-SEE PAH-sah) Kids: Let Sr. Santos hear you use it next week and earn extra fiesta minutos! |
