The drill:
Using five cones, you and your child can take turns travelling with the ball around the cones. Use a stopwatch to try and beat your best times!
In football, as in life, it pays to keep calm and carry on!If you feel yourself getting overwhelmed with anxiety or anger (or some combination of the two), one of the best things you can do is to breathe. Yes, you’re already breathing, but breathing deep, right from the bottom of your belly, is one of the best ways to immediately calm yourself down. When we’re under stress we tend to breathe very shallow, and the lack of air just makes the stress worse. So in, and out, in and out.
Counting to ten is an oldie but goody if you feel you’re about to explode with rage. It’ll give you time to think about what you will say or do, instead of just going for it. Remember that children can be frightened by
Whether you’re a really hoopy frood or not, DON’T PANIC is really great advice. Can you think of any situation where panicking makes matters better? Seriously? You never see Jason Bourne, James Bond, or Jack Bauer panic. And look at their mad survival skills and outright awesomeness. Think of it as “The rule of JB.”