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Friday, February 17, 2012

Easing The Way Of Teaching Soccer Terms To Kids

By Sarah Stevenson


The value of becoming familiar with the sports lingo, in enjoying and learning to play the sports cannot be underestimated. Even you would know that you can have a better experience watching games if you understand the words being used during the game. The words can be very technical and finding out their meanings can really add up. Also, your pursuit to learning how to actually play that sport can be made easier if you know the vocabulary specific to it. For soccer fans, this would mean the need to get acquainted with soccer terms.

And if you have kids around who are taking interest in soccer and they want to actually play it, then you have to make sure that they also have knowledge of these terms. But how do you teach them these words? An effective method is to do it while in the actual practice or game. While teaching them the rules, try to inject the relevant terms and they can easily pick them up, especially when there are demonstrations made. It would be easier for kids to learn when they can associate a word with an action.

Other than teaching soccer vocabulary during the actual practice, you can also feed some of these words while watching games. Take your kids to a live game and find the opportunity to bring in a soccer word that applies to a particular play or call made during the game. Your kids will certainly learn a word or two.

Or even if you have to watch the soccer team of the Barcelona sporting club at home, in television, you can do the same. Remember that, "repetition is the mother of all skills." And through consistent use of the terms (as necessary), your children can quickly master them.

But of course, your kids' initiative can also contribute to effective learning. Let their interest take them to read books or magazines about soccer. If they are online and are trying to know more about Ricardo Kaka, show them websites where they can learn soccer vocabulary or both.

This way, if they have some words they want to learn more about and you are not around to tell them what they mean, they have something to use as reference. There are many ways that you can try if you want your kids to learn more about soccer terms. The more methods you use, the better chance there is for your kids to master them quickly. Let the kids have this opportunity because you owe it to them. Improve the way they learn and appreciate the things that they are fond of.




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