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Edinburgh Leisure offers Junior Coaching for all ages at 8 venues across the city. All children are given the opportunity to practice and develop football skills such as dribbling, turning, passing, shooting, heading, tackling, possession and goalkeeping - all with Scottish Football Association (SFA) licensed coaches.

Mini Kickers 3-5 year olds

Little Flicks 5-8 year olds

Strikers 9-12 year olds

Goal for it Girls 8-16 year old girls

Mini Kickers 
Mini Kickers is a programme of football coaching for 3-5 year olds designed by the Scottish. Mini Kickers focuses on a range of activities that are both fun and developmental for boys and girls. 

Enjoyable sporting experiences at a young age help to develop lasting, high self esteem as well as creating a positive attitude to physical activity and health.

Mini Kickers coaching will develop basic motor skills and provide emotional, personal and social development. It consists of a range of activities that are developmental, appropriate and achievable. But more importantly than that the activities in the coaching are fun!

Little Flicks
Children love playing games and few games are better for giving a sense of enjoyment and excitement than football. From pick up games in the park to matches on the school playing field football reaches everyone.

For young footballers the Little Flicks coaching programme offers fun indoor and outdoor football for 5 – 8 year olds. Here we concentrate on developing soccer skills through practice and playing in mini-matches.

Little Flicks will develop sportsmanship, patience and team play in from an early stage.

Strikers
Tighten up your skills with indoor and outdoor coaching that will develop your ball control, dribbling skills, passing and shooting. Strikers isn’t just about competing, the coaching focuses on learning and developing skills in 9 – 12 year olds. Strikers will help to develop your confidence off the pitch and football performance on it. SFA licensed coaches cover the skills required for defenders, midfielders and strikers.

Goal for it Girls
Girls only- this one’s not for boys!

Back in Ancient China, where football is thought to originate, women as well as men played football. Over the years the game has been dominated by men but this course helps to turn that around.

Show everyone that football isn’t just for boys as you develop your skills. This indoor football session is only for girls aged 8 – 16 years old. The session covers control, passing, dribbling and shooting for players in defence, midfield and striking positions.

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