U8's age group are classed as our foundation stage as most of these players are new to football and are learning to understand how to play football.
This is a beginners session where they will participate in fun games and explore the social element of football with teamwork and socialising with friends. Also, they will begin to understand the basics of football whilst introducing a focus on technical development which covers ball mastery, passing & shooting.
To further the understanding of football to U8's, we aim to arrange friendlies with local grassroots teams and academy clubs that match the current ability of the group in order to give the players match experience. This allows them to have fun as well as learn about different positions and showcase the skills they have learnt.
Boys
For the 2024/2025 season, we have created a development team and a advanced team for our U8's Boys which both play the Garforth Junior league.
Frequent match experience is important for this age group's development and whilst U8's leagues aren't competitive, they are able to have fun and enjoy football as well as learning each week about positions, technical skills and how to play football as a team.
Girls
For our U8's girls we offer beginning, intermediate and advanced classes, with many players playing at a top level as part of their respective grassroots teams.
They're an energetic group of players and have very positive attitudes in both training sessions and games, which always leaves both players and coaches in smiles after every session.
U8's Football:
Format: 5v5
Match Time: 40 minutes (20 min halves)
Ball Size: 3
Training Topics:
Ball mastery, passing & support, finishing, positioning, teamwork, dribbling, defending, attacking, creating space,
