tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56204128040868245222024-03-05T16:51:28.274+12:00Little Kickers New Zealand blogLittle Kickershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377651101134784721noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620412804086824522.post-63604848518981137712015-02-24T10:01:00.000+12:002015-02-24T10:01:00.273+12:00Feb Player Profile - William - 3 1/2yrs <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #20124d;">Child's Name: </span><span style="color: blue;">William Flanagan</span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #20124d;">Age: </span><span style="color: blue;">3 ½ years old</span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial;">Venue/s attended: </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: blue;">Balmoral</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial;">How long have you been coming </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #20124d;"> Little Kickers? </span><span style="color: blue;"> 1 ½ years</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #20124d;">Favourite Little Kickers game? </span><span style="color: blue;">When I get to do small kicks </span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #20124d;">What do you like best about Little Kickers? </span><span style="color: blue;">The ne</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: blue;">w games</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #20124d;">What do you want to be when you grow up? </span><span style="color: blue;">A pirate</span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #20124d;">Favourite healthy food? </span><span style="color: blue;">Crackers</span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #20124d;">Who is your favourite coach? </span><span style="color: blue;"> Merryn</span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #20124d;">What do you love? </span><span style="color: blue;">My pillow</span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #20124d;">Parent or Carers Perspective on Little Kickers: </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: blue;">The teaching at Little Kickers has helped William improve his ability to concentrate and listen to instructions. He enjoys the games and the wonderful coach's enthusiasm is contagious.</span></span></div>
LKNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709049423777330824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620412804086824522.post-89819984044591174992015-02-10T09:43:00.001+12:002015-02-10T09:49:08.903+12:00Jan Player Profile - Max - 6yrs<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Child's
Name: </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Max </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d;">Age: </span><span style="color: blue;">6</span></span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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attended:</span><span style="color: blue;">Sacred Heart, Glendowie </span></span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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long have you been coming to </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Little</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Kickers</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d;">? </span><span style="color: blue;">2-3 years</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Favourite </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Little</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Kickers</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d;"> game? </span><span style="color: blue;">The Football Game!</span></span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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do you like best about </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Little</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Kickers</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d;">? </span><span style="color: blue;">Playing
football with my friends</span></span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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do you want to be when you grow up? </span><span style="color: blue;">Architect</span></span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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healthy food? </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;"> Salad</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #20124d; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d;">Who
is your favourite coach? </span><span style="color: blue;">Ahmed</span></span></div>
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do you love? </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">Mum & Dad</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #20124d; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Parent
or Carers Perspective on </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Little</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Kickers</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #20124d;">:</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;"> Max started coming
along to little kickers as way to burn off some energy on a winters days but
over time has learned to really enjoy the game and developed some good skills.</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
LKNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709049423777330824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620412804086824522.post-31237887829867446252014-11-06T20:00:00.000+13:002014-11-06T20:00:01.469+13:00Sibling Rivalry <div style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt;">
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with multiple kids NOT to have at least some experience of sibling
rivalry. We have recently entered into the stage of bickering on top
of the usual fighting (twin 6yr old boys and a 2yr old boy). I checked the
definition of the word and yes, the boys definitely bicker:</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><em><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Bicker - verb - 1. T</span></b></em><strong><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">o argue about petty and trivial matters.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="color: #5a595e; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">They have always fought but with Master 2yrs being so talkative
now the sibling rivalry has really turned up a notch. I thought it might be
interesting to do a bit more research into the subject, why siblings argue and
ways in which experts feel it ought to be dealt with – is there a more
scientific method than just sending kids to their rooms? </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #5a595e; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Kids fight for many reasons – generally though, they don’t just
fight because one toy is better than another or one piece of cake is
bigger. Instead, the majority of fights arise due to underlying causes
such as birth order and family dynamics. Competing desires for
your attention and differences in developmental stages can lead to moments of
jealousy or misunderstanding and most of the causes of these, such as age
difference or temperament, are impossible to change, which unfortunately makes
sibling rivalry inevitable. That said, just like everything else in
childhood, the underlying reason why siblings fight is that they need to learn
something. So what are they learning as part of the fighting
process? </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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parents and the rules that govern life in their family. Teaching
each other tolerance, and “give and take” (even when they don’t want to!) is a
great exercise in learning to love someone even when they don’t like what the
person did. Your child’s relationship with their siblings acts as
their first opportunity to develop skills such as kindness, tolerance, patience
and most of all, conflict resolution.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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fighting. However experts suggest that it may make sense to switch
the focus from stopping the fighting (which after all teaches valuable skills)
to stopping the rivalry. The rivalry is the thing that can cause
lifelong damage between siblings. Below are some tips from childhood
development specialists (including Sharon Silver, author of “Stop Reacting
and Start Responding”, Dr Sigmund Norr from the Cleveland Clinic Children’s
Hospital and empoweringparents.com) on making the switch from stopping the
fighting to tackling the cause of the problem and stopping the rivalry:</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #5a595e; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1. <em>Stay calm, quiet and in control</em>:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #5a595e; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></span><span style="color: #5a595e; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">pay attention to what
your kids are doing so you can intervene before a situation
escalates. Keep your cool and your kids will learn to do the same.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #5a595e; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2. <em>Remember that it takes two to tangle</em>:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #5a595e; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></span><span style="color: #5a595e; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">rarely will you witness
all the events leading up to the fight – avoid playing the blame game.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #5a595e; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3. <em>Don’t be judge and jury</em>:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #5a595e; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></span><span style="color: #5a595e; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">most parents feel the
urge to try to step in and help resolve issues. The problem with
this is that kids don’t learn how to resolve things themselves. When
a parent decides who is right and who is wrong and what should be done about
that then one child will feel angry and the other will feel like a
winner. They are not working together to practice the resolution
skills they need to develop in order to be successful in later life.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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help facilitate and help guide them towards resolution of their own
fights. In order to do this you need to teach them how to express
the feelings that motivated the fight in the first place. For
example“Sophie, why are you angry? Please give me 3 ideas you think
will help work this out”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="color: #5a595e; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">– ask both children the same questions and treat them
fairly. Listen when they talk through the feelings that motivated
the fight – they will most likely be frustrated and emotional at this
stage, and whilst this is no excuse for negative or aggressive behavior,
children will be more likely to cooperate if they feel they are being heard.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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make them rise up and work harder – it makes them feel resentment and lack of
self worth. Rather, create opportunities for cooperation and
compromise. Bear in mind that how parents interact with each other
sets an example for how their children interact, so don’t forget to set a good
example! </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in your kids by using “specific praise” – ie focused on their unique talents –
rather than global praise. Avoid labels / pigeonholing and let each
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siblings and it teaches them valuable skills that will be very useful to them
in later life. There is nothing you can do as a parent to completely
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Little Kickers NZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06700084669208132205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620412804086824522.post-89704062823063872732014-10-21T11:20:00.000+12:002014-10-21T11:22:14.372+12:00Little Kickers announce a partnership with Ellerslie AFC<div class="MsoNormal">
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very pleased to announce our partnership with Ellerslie AFC who continue to
offer a strong junior football program. We will be working together to get the
same outcome, growing football at grass seeds level and beyond. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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running classes at YMCA Ellerslie, Michaels Ave. next to Ellerslie AFC’s
grounds under their club name, for kids from 18 months to 7 years, working
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Little Kickers NZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06700084669208132205noreply@blogger.com0Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand-36.8977747 174.80902430000003-36.9231717 174.76868380000002 -36.8723777 174.84936480000005tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620412804086824522.post-58908815590047617212014-09-30T20:00:00.000+12:002014-09-30T20:00:02.138+12:00Oct Player Profile - Lilly Day - 6yrs<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">The low numbers in the class, the positive and very encouraging coaches, the number of </span><span style="color: red;">different games/ drills each week always </span><span style="color: red;">different. It has been a really good thing for our shy little girl, she is much more confident and can’t wait each week till Little Kickers thanks to you guys!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thank you Jemma for your lovely comments about Little Kickers, we're so glad your beautiful daughter Lilly is finding confidence in our classes.</span></div>
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Little Kickers NZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06700084669208132205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620412804086824522.post-67660691391571177402014-09-03T20:41:00.000+12:002014-09-03T20:41:00.333+12:00Sept Player Profile - Joshua - 4yrs<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>If you're ever in trouble just ask Dr Joshua and he'll make everything better ... </b></span></div>
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Little Kickers NZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06700084669208132205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620412804086824522.post-19158757254929317592014-07-07T20:58:00.001+12:002014-07-07T20:59:48.930+12:00Player Profile - Zachery - 3yrs<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Parents Perspective on Little Kickers: </span><span style="color: #073763;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: normal;">We love LK. Apart from being a fun thing to do with Gabriel every</span><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: normal;"> </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_248024870" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: normal;">morning, It's been a great way for him to develop his physical strength and balance skills progressively as he grows.</span></b></span></div>
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Little Kickers NZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06700084669208132205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620412804086824522.post-77543137458427438352014-04-02T21:06:00.002+12:002014-04-02T21:07:52.859+12:00Little Kickers supporting the ‘Little Fighters’<h2 class="title" id="page-title" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Amaranth-Bold; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;">
<span style="font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #444444;">Little Kickers, football classes for kids 1 – 7 years, is supporting the much smaller ‘little fighters’ in the world, premature babies in NZ who need our support to survive.</span></span></h2>
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<span style="color: #444444;">You can’t be guaranteed anything when starting the journey of parenthood, one of them being when your precious one/s will arrive! My husband and I (Directors of Little Kickers NZ) found out the unexpected news of expecting identical twin boys (now 5 years old). Once you get over the shock of this you start the not so good google search on your possible journey ahead – it’s called a high-risk pregnancy on purpose – as we found out.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">At 18 weeks pregnant we found out our boys had twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) which affects approx. 1-3 per 10,000 births or less than 15% of identical twins. Without going into the ins and outs of the condition it did give us an extremely high chance of them being delivered early therefore requiring time in NICU (Newborn Intensive Care Unit).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">There were some very emotional hair-raising moments of showing signs of labour at 24 weeks and then the possibility of being sent to Sydney for laser surgery (this surgery is now available in NZ) but we luckily got through to 35 weeks gestation. On delivery at 35 weeks, 1.7kg and 2.2kg, they were rushed to NICU. We had a basic understanding of what NICU was all about but nothing can prepare you for all the beeping machines and general numbers flashing here and there and alarms going off. It’s such a noisy place for such peaceful innocent little beings.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">We had twin 2 (2.2kg) start his life off with a brain seizure at birth so he was hooked up to machines and drugged to keep him stable and the other being so very small that we felt quite lost in these alien looking incubators.</span></div>
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<em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #444444;">“We found our way through this journey, taking comfort in the support of other parents – some twin mums which I am still friends with – and the support of the wonderful nurses and doctors who invested so much time and energy into the amazing jobs they did daily.”</span></strong></em></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">NICU is such an emotional place. Every day I would get dropped off by my husband on the way to his work at 8am and then picked up again on the way back at 6pm. My day would consist of doing their cares (temperature taking, nappy changes, tube feed them and try to breastfeed) and then pumping to keep my milk supply up in-between. The day ended in going home, eating dinner and then more pumping (every 3 hours during the night) and dropping off milk to the hospital at 9pm. This continued on for 5 weeks when we could finally go home as a complete family.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">This journey makes life stop, everything outside of NICU becomes irrelevant. Then you get the families where they can’t stop their lives, they have other kids to care for and live miles away from their loved ones, let alone those who are dealing with their premature babies having life-saving surgery. The Neonatal Trust enables parents to gain the support they need during these hard times.</span><span style="color: #444444;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">My husband and I chose this charity to support for 2014 and look forward to our first fundraiser which is Dress-up & Support week (April 5th – 11th) at Little Kickers NZ. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Kids and parents bring a gold-coin donation to their weekly class, they can dress-up as anything they want - with our coaches dressing up as well – all in aid of The Neaonatal Trust who support the ‘Little Fighters’ in this world. </span></div>
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For further information about The Neonatal Trust and to donate please visit: <a href="https://www.neonataltrust.org.nz/" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">www.neonataltrust.org.nz</a></div>
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LKNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709049423777330824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620412804086824522.post-1147368068057781602013-12-09T20:00:00.001+13:002013-12-09T20:01:25.608+13:00Helping Toddlers Concentrate<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the course of
our work at Little Kickers, we frequently come across parents who are concerned
about their child’s ability to concentrate (or lack of!). Many parents tell us
that prior to starting Little Kickers classes they are concerned that their toddler
is “not ready” because they will not listen to instructions and will “do their
own thing” and disrupt the class. These
concerns are completely normal - toddlers’ brains work in a different way to
those of fully grown adults – a fact which is sometimes hard for parents to
grasp!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fact is that most
preschoolers are so interested in their surroundings and exploring the world
around them, that sitting in one place for an extended period just doesn’t interest
them. They are notoriously self-directed,
and as a result they may choose to sit still for a long time if they are
totally engaged in something that really interests them. However, at the age of 2 – 3, they haven’t
developed the physical ability or a strong enough emotional urge to please others
to keep them involved once their interest flags, which is something we find
refreshing! The key to getting and
retaining their attention is to make whatever activity they are doing fun for
them, and to ensure it remains entertaining.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In our experience,
it is normal for a toddler to be able to follow basic instructions and
communicate their feelings, but it is not normal for every toddler to be able
to sit still for extended periods of time or follow specific instructions to
complete set tasks. Your toddler will be
required to sit still for a large part of their life and at this early stage
they are meant to be active, so this should be encouraged. Pushing a preschooler to sit still and
concentrate for too long will only lead to you, and them, becoming incredibly
frustrated.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So how do toddlers typically develop the ability to
concentrate?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A typical toddler
is constantly on the go, rarely focusing on the same activity for more than a
few minutes. With limited concentration
they are happiest when moving quickly from one toy or game to the next. And with so much energy, they can only focus
for a limited time before they are hit by an overwhelming urge to play with
something else. This is completely normal
– concentration takes time to develop.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A child’s
attention span improves significantly in three distinct ways as he / she matures:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. <b>Passive
to active</b> – as a baby your child only looked at objects when they came into
his / her line of sight. As a toddler,
concentration is more active and controlled. Now, they start to look around and choose what
to look at more closely, rather than just randomly viewing objects directly in
front of them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. <b>Unsystematic
to systematic searching</b> – unlike a baby, who looks at a toy in a haphazard
way – perhaps gazing at one end, then chewing the opposite end, your toddler
uses concentration to investigate the object systematically and methodically. It’s sometimes surprising to parents to see
the intensity with which they can study every day household items such as keys
or a mobile phone.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. <b> Broad to selective</b> – a baby has difficulty
filtering out other sources of information.
Your toddler, however, concentrates more selectively – for instance he
continues to watch his favourite show on television even though you keep asking
him to tidy his toys away!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Are there games / techniques which can be employed to
encourage my preschooler to develop concentration skills?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All pre-schoolers
are incredibly responsive to fun, so the key to any game you use to promote the
development of concentration is that you make it entertaining, and that they
enjoy it. There are a few ways in which
you can create an environment that is more conducive to your child developing
concentration skills:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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One of the most common causes of short attention spans in toddlers is
the amount of distractions they encounter, so it stands to reason that if you
minimize the amount of external distractions they have to contend with when
they are trying to concentrate, their attention will be held for longer, so
when you do reading or creative play activities with them, try to ensure you do
so away from the phone or television.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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activity, this way both of you can avoid being distracted and spend quality
time enjoying an activity together. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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foster short attention spans</span></b><span lang="EN-US">
such as those with lots of flickering lights or fast moving images.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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When shopping ask your toddler to find a nearby item.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US">Encourage listening</span></b><span lang="EN-US">.
Read a book to your toddler then ask them questions about the storyline.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Put a child-sized table and chair for your toddler to sit at when he
wants to play in peace<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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His concentration will benefit from having an organized, uncluttered
environment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Begin with short activities and, as his concentration improves,
gradually make tasks longer<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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you talk to him</span></b><span lang="EN-US">. Eye contact reduces distractions, focuses his
attention and leads to better understanding<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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to be committed to memory, attention must first be given and held. This is why memory games help to build focus
in young children. Take a deck of cards
and pick three cards from the deck and ask your child to focus and remember
them. Once he says he is ready, take the
cards, shuffle the deck and have him find the three cards from before. If this is too easy, have him put them in the
correct order as well. If it’s too
difficult, limit the game to one or two suits.
Coins also work for this game.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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object games</b> – Examples of this type of game include I Spy and Easter egg hunts. These types of games encourage your child to
notice things he or she may otherwise ignore.
It requires concentration and comprehension to discover what he / she is
trying to find and children tend to find these types of games very rewarding
when they achieve the end goal.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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games</b> – these games not only build attention, but they are also great ways
to improve your child’s vocabulary and spelling skills. Plus, you don’t need any equipment to play
these games as they are verbally-based.
Saying one word and having your child rhyme that word is a good
example. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Story based games</b> – these games require your child to pay attention
to the details of a story. While reading
to a child you can ask a question about something that happened earlier in the
tale. Eventually they should start
habitually listening and remembering at story time, especially if you make the
game fun. Another easy game is the
“continue the story” game. You start a
story and stop after a paragraph or so, then your child should add on to the
story, making sure the story stays vaguely logical. Then you both alternate adding on to the
story until you decide on a conclusion.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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– puzzles are considered great brain exercises because they’re fun and they
require focus and patience. Children
with attention problems tend to respond well to them. Puzzles which appeal to toddlers include
picture puzzles and jigsaws. Whilst
puzzles are great concentration building tools, parents should be sure the
puzzle they choose is age appropriate or they may cause frustration, resulting
in the opposite effect.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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The world is a new and exciting place for your child, and there’s so
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LKNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709049423777330824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620412804086824522.post-67786297610348509692013-12-09T19:58:00.002+13:002013-12-09T19:59:45.177+13:00Keeping the Christmas Spirit Alive<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The stockings are hung from the warm, cozy fireplace and you can smell the fresh cut tree full of bright lights decorated with the prettiest angel you’d ever seen on top. You find yourself singing along to the jingles playing from the radio as you bake homemade ginger bread cookies. Can you guess what time of year it is again? Yes, Christmas is on its way, but it’s not always as easy as it sounds.</span></div>
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<li style="color: #cc071e; list-style-image: url(http://www.littlekickers.co.nz/images2/icon_bullet.gif);">I like to imagine… This is one of my favourite ways to answer Santa questions. The truth is, I have such a vivid memory of how I imagined Santa as a child that I can paint that mental picture with total truth and incredible detail.</li>
<li style="color: #cc071e; list-style-image: url(http://www.littlekickers.co.nz/images2/icon_bullet.gif);">When I was little, I thought… Again, it’s the truth, and it lets us be imaginative together without giving a definitive answer.</li>
<li style="color: #cc071e; list-style-image: url(http://www.littlekickers.co.nz/images2/icon_bullet.gif);">Isn’t it magical? Mysterious? Amazing? Yes, it is. And it’s okay not to understand it all.</li>
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LKNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709049423777330824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620412804086824522.post-27427754426721900172013-12-06T00:11:00.001+13:002013-12-06T00:11:53.634+13:00Seasons Greetings from Auckland Central West<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What an awesome year it's been!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've had such a fun time with your little kickers and have plans to develop the fun even further, including an Auckland wide Mega Kickers tournament later in 2014.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mt Eden: </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We would like to congratulate Coach Kathryn on getting a paid job as a Lifeguard, she looks to return with us once the summer season has finished. The lovely Coaches Merren and Raj (on his return from Singapore in Feb) will do a great job having a ball with your kids.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are sad to see Coach Raphael leave us as he follows his dreams to become a Policeman. Both Rapha and Gabi, his wife, have been such a pleasure to have on-board and will be surely missed by all that have being coached by them and worked with them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I would like to thank all our coaches for all the hard work they put into making our classes so much fun, we can't thank them enough for their commitment to Little Kickers and love of what they do.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The lovely Jo who was our Office Administrator has gone on early Maternity Leave with pregnancy complications with her twins - you'll be pleased to know the twins are still growing well inside and all is well with both Jo and the twins. I enjoyed coming back into the office and answering e-mails and speaking to many of you and now we've recently welcomed on board Gina who I call our calming influence in the office. You'll be hearing from Gina in the office via e-mail and phone from now on so please take a moment to welcome</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> her on board.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>On behalf of our wonderful coaches and those in the office we wish to thank you for all your support this year and all the lovely feedback which always makes us smile. </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Director Little Kickers ACW & NZ</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>LKNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709049423777330824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620412804086824522.post-70906229910287268092013-12-06T00:11:00.000+13:002013-12-06T00:11:02.300+13:00Ho, Ho, Ho from Auckland Central East<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Ho, Ho, Ho everyone! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Where oh where has our year gone? Here at Little Kickers ACES we have been super busy. Our classes have been really busy and we even had time to open a brand new venue at Kohi. Our next stop will be Remuera, and apologies that this didn't happen this year, but 2014 is when we will look to open.</span><br />
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Our coaches have really enjoyed coaching your little ones and they all seem to have such a great time that they tell me 'it's the best job in the world!' Looking to next year we will start back on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_477975566" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">1st and 2nd February</span></span> and continue to develop our games and make them even more fun. We are also hoping to get our Mega's together with other areas and have a mini competition later in the year!</div>
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On behalf of all of my lovely coaches and myself we wish all our super parents and amazing children a SUPER SUNNY SUMMER, and we look forward to seeing you all again in February!!</div>
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LKNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709049423777330824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620412804086824522.post-59380521373966860562013-12-06T00:08:00.000+13:002013-12-06T00:09:51.211+13:00North Shore Summer Update<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">It has been a really busy year on the Shore, we have just opened our Birkenhead Saturday classes so now have sessions running at Takapuna, Mairangi Bay, Devonport, Birkenhead, and Sunnynook each week. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Watch this space as we are also going to be putting together a similar partnership with another local North Shore team in early 2014 for one of our current venues.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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LKNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709049423777330824noreply@blogger.com0Auckland, New Zealand-36.8484597 174.76333150000005-37.2549887 174.11788450000006 -36.4419307 175.40877850000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620412804086824522.post-34828637630623074512013-11-26T19:57:00.003+13:002013-11-26T20:00:17.847+13:00Little Kickers classes are coming to Howick & Manukau!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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and Manukau in the New Year by young mum Janet Cho.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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children in the local community, and to run her own business. With two sons,
aged 2 years and 4 months, Janet knew that going back to work full-time wasn’t
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<b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">It enables me to spend more time with the children and I won’t feel like
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We have so much demand coming from the area and Janet is just so in-tune with
what Little Kickers is all about that we can't wait to get classes started and
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first started over 10 years ago in London, England. Since then, the
programme has grown phenomenally, and now provides over 20,000 enthusiastic
young footballers with the chance to let of steam and get fit each week. There
are classes operating in locations as diverse as the UK, Ireland, South Africa,
Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Ecuador and of course NZ each week. This
growth looks set to continue as children from around the world take the
opportunity to gain an early introduction to the beautiful game of
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more likely to learn if their imaginations are engaged and skills are
introduced through fun games, rather than formal drills. The company’s motto <b>“Play
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LKNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709049423777330824noreply@blogger.comHowick and Manukau East, New Zealand-36.9116458 174.8707326-36.9370363 174.83039209999998 -36.8862553 174.9110731tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620412804086824522.post-65684776304773627462013-04-21T21:54:00.001+12:002013-04-21T21:56:28.130+12:00Future All White in the making<br />
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LKNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709049423777330824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620412804086824522.post-51550645688134048802013-04-21T21:16:00.000+12:002013-04-21T21:19:49.083+12:00Player Profile - Lucas G - 3 1/2yrs<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have the adorable 'Super Hero Lucas' as our Player Profile from Mt Eden...</span><br />
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LKNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709049423777330824noreply@blogger.com0Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand-36.88782453367547 174.74930763244629-36.888618033675471 174.74804713244629 -36.88703103367547 174.75056813244629tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620412804086824522.post-15388566121902738292013-01-30T10:20:00.001+12:002013-01-30T10:20:21.722+12:00Phoenix & Little Kickers Competition Winners<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Thank you for all the entries to our Phoenix Competition</b></span><br />
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<td class="xl64" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt; width: 69pt;" width="92"><u><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First Name</span></u></td>
<td class="xl64" style="border-left: none; width: 80pt;" width="106"><u><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last Name</span></u></td>
<td class="xl64" style="border-left: none; width: 78pt;" width="104"><u><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Winners</span></u></td>
<td class="xl64" style="border-left: none; width: 131pt;" width="174"><u><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Suburb</span></u></td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; width: 69pt;" width="92"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Louise</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 80pt;" width="106"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Irvine</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 78pt;" width="104"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1st
Prize</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 131pt;" width="174"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Waiatarua</span></td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; width: 69pt;" width="92"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hagop</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 80pt;" width="106"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Iskenderian</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 78pt;" width="104"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2nd
Prize</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 131pt;" width="174"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unsworth
Heights Albany</span></td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; width: 69pt;" width="92"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aran</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 80pt;" width="106"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brown</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 78pt;" width="104"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3rd
Prize</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 131pt;" width="174"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Te
Atatu Peninsula</span></td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; width: 69pt;" width="92"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kym</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 80pt;" width="106"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maynard</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 78pt;" width="104"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Runner
Up</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 131pt;" width="174"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Waiuku</span></td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; width: 69pt;" width="92"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Debbie</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 80pt;" width="106"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blundell-Lord</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 78pt;" width="104"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Runner
Up</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 131pt;" width="174"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beach
Haven</span></td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; width: 69pt;" width="92"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Julianne</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 80pt;" width="106"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Krebs</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 78pt;" width="104"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Runner
Up</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 131pt;" width="174"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pakuranga</span></td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; width: 69pt;" width="92"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gemma</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 80pt;" width="106"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bergin</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 78pt;" width="104"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Runner
Up</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 131pt;" width="174"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Royal
Oak</span></td>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The prizes will be with you by Friday, sent to your specified address as per entry. Enjoy the game and see you at Little Kickers soon!!!</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1<sup>st</sup>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 x Family
Pass (4 tickets) to watch the Phoenix v. Perth 02<sup>nd</sup> Feb at Eden Park<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 x Signed Phoenix
Mini Ball<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2 x Phoenix
kids packs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 x 6 week
Little Kickers course (valued at $85, valid until Dec 2013)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 x Size 3
Little Kickers Ball<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2<sup>nd</sup>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 x Family
Pass (4 tickets) to watch the Phoenix v. Perth 02<sup>nd</sup> Feb at Eden Park<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 x Signed
Phoenix Mini Ball<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2 x Phoenix
kids packs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 x Size 3
Little Kickers Ball<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">3<sup>rd</sup>
Prize<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 x Family
Pass (4 tickets) to watch the Phoenix v. Perth 02<sup>nd</sup> Feb at Eden Park<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 x Signed
Phoenix Mini Ball<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 x Phoenix
kids pack<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 x Size 3
Little Kickers Ball<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each receive a
Phoenix Kids Pack & Little Kickers Voucher </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br />LKNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709049423777330824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620412804086824522.post-19447770927897395032012-11-28T21:28:00.000+13:002012-11-28T21:31:07.521+13:00Player Profile - Zac - 3yrs <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Player Profile - </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 14.44444465637207px;">Zac</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">- 3</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;">yrs</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Name: </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><o:p style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></o:p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"><b>Zachary Hyde</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Age: <span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"><b>3</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Venues of Little Kickers attended: <o:p></o:p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"><b>Mairangi Bay & Takapuna</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">How long have you been coming to Little Kickers?<b> <o:p></o:p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;">1 1/2 years</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #222222; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"> </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What is your favourite little Kickers game? <span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"><b>Running races</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What do you like best about little kickers?<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"><b> Playing games and my super fast team</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What do you want to be when you grow up? <o:p></o:p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"><b>Fireman</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What’s your favourite healthy food? <span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"><b>Bananas. I eat one before every soccer time</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Who's your favourite coach? <b>Coach George</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What do you love? <o:p></o:p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"><b>My baby sister coz then Santa will bring me presents</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Parent says: </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;">Love it, keeps him active and is developing a love for all sports.</b></div>
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LKNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709049423777330824noreply@blogger.com0Auckland, New Zealand-36.8484597 174.7633315-37.6574442 173.499904 -36.0394752 176.026759tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620412804086824522.post-49063023230323852992012-11-07T20:07:00.000+13:002012-11-07T20:07:40.512+13:00<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Player Profile - </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 14.44444465637207px;">Dejaun </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">- </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;">5yrs</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Introducing our player profile this month!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A future sprinter in the making, p</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">lease welcome Dejaun from one of our Auckland Central East franchise!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Name: </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><o:p style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></o:p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"><b>Dejaun Naidoo</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Age: <o:p></o:p><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;">5</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #222222; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"> </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Venues of Little Kickers attended: <o:p></o:p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"><b>Meadowbank, Glendowie</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">How long have you been coming to Little Kickers?<b> <o:p></o:p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;">14 months</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #222222; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"> </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What is your favourite little Kickers game? <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"><b>The jet plane game and learning new tricks</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What do you like best about little kickers?<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"><b> Playing a game of soccer at the end in a team</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What do you want to be when you grow up? <o:p></o:p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"><b>A sprinter like Usain Bolt!</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Who is your favourite coach? <b>Coach Raphael</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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LKNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709049423777330824noreply@blogger.com0Auckland, New Zealand-36.8484597 174.7633315-37.2550762 174.1316175 -36.4418432 175.39504549999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620412804086824522.post-4077329370750293082012-10-31T20:01:00.000+13:002012-10-31T20:01:02.792+13:00Lenny's Top Secret Garden Game<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Lenny dropped by again and look what he left behind! </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Another top secret Garden Game for you to try at home. </span></div>
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LKNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709049423777330824noreply@blogger.com0Auckland, New Zealand-36.8484597 174.7633315-37.2550762 174.1316175 -36.4418432 175.39504549999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620412804086824522.post-69292469239609872482012-10-25T20:36:00.000+13:002012-10-25T20:36:14.485+13:00Garden Games<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Looking for ideas for your children to practice their football skills at home? Have a look at the games below and have fun teaching them to your kids.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A great way to spend a lovely Sunday afternoon and to keep fit =)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Corner of a corner of the garden. This is the car garage. Get your child/children dribbling around the garden. When you blow the whistle, the children have to quickly dribble their football into the car garage. To make it more interesting, you can time how quickly they get their ball into the car garage or you can try to get their balls from your child.</span></div>
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LKNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709049423777330824noreply@blogger.com0Auckland, New Zealand-36.8484597 174.7633315-37.2550762 174.1316175 -36.4418432 175.39504549999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620412804086824522.post-91556322674062989412012-10-11T08:20:00.000+12:002012-10-11T08:22:54.241+12:00Player Profile - Aston & Sienna - 6yrs<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We have 2 player profiles in one post again this month but this time we have TWINS! Introducing Aston & Sienna...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What is your favourite little Kickers game? </span><br />
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Aston: Leap Frog </b></span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Sienna: Crab Game</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Sienna: Vet</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Who is your favourite coach? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><o:p></o:p><span style="line-height: 115%;">Aston: Coach Andrew and Coach Raphael </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Aston: Trashies </b></span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Sienna: Chasing the coaches to put the balls away.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Really good for honing their skills playing on the quick surface.
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LKNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709049423777330824noreply@blogger.com0Auckland, New Zealand-36.8484597 174.7633315-37.2550762 174.1316175 -36.4418432 175.39504549999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620412804086824522.post-57649197784404558372012-08-29T08:18:00.001+12:002012-08-29T08:19:48.309+12:00Player Profile - Stella & Julia - 4 & 2yrs<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b>Stella since she was 2 </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b>Julia since she was 18months (Total 2 yrs for Stella and 1 yr for Julia)</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b>Stella: Big kicks and being the goalie </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b>Julia: Big kicks and jumping</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b>Stella: Seeing my friends and the coaches </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b>Julia: Wearing my goal shoes!</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b>Stella: A mummy </b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Stella: Spinach lasagne & spaghetti bolognese </b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b>Stella: Reading books </b></span><br />
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