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Ball sports for kids in Melbourne
Get the ball rolling for your little Melburnian athletes! As the ultimate city for sports, Melbourne is a great place for your kids to engage into ball sports. There's no need to wait for summer! In Melbourne, ball sport camps and events happen year-round!
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Football (AFL) for kids in Victoria
Get your kids active and fit with football!<br /><br />The most popular among the ball sports for kids in Australia is football or AFL. If your family is living in Victoria, you can introduce football to them by watching a kids football game or letting them join youth football team.
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Touch Rugby for your Kids
A low risk way to play rugby for boys and girls!<br>Touch rugby, also known as touch football is a form of rugby that has been around since the 1950s.
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Futsal - the best skills developer
A study has compared Futsal to Football and concluded that Futsal can help kids develop technical skills and transform them into quick decision makers. The study concluded that Futsal players execute passes with a higher intensity as they make 23% more passes per minute that are 18% more accurately than football players. Find out more here.
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5 questions all parents should know the answer to before they select a basketball camp for their child
Choosing a basketball camp can be a difficult decision. Here are five questions you can ask to help simplify the process and ensure you get your money’s worth and that your child gets the excellent instruction that will help him or her improve their skills and develop a greater love for the game.
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Basketball for Kids
Has your kid played a one-to-one basketball game with you? Either professionally or in your backyard, basketball is a great sport to enjoy with friends or family.
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5 things you can do to set your child up for a great cricket season
Not every game of cricket is a winner, but with the right preparation you can help your child to feel like a winner every time! These five tips will help you to encourage your child into the sport and ensure they feel supported and successful.
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Rugby Union for Kids
The sport of kings! Your kids will love this team and contact sport, one of the most famous in australia. Developing strategic skills, physical strength, and team spirit are few of the many benefits rugby union will provide to your kids!
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AFL Skills and Coaching Tips
We thought it would be super helpful to parents of kids (aged 6-13 years) if we provided you will access to four different AFL games and activities that you can use with your kids any time of the AFL season. This will help you to support their desire to continually develop their AFL skills and AFL game sense. This article teaches awkward marking, contest marking, accuracy competition and triangle kicking.
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Indoor Soccer (Futsal) For Kids
The most popular sport today: soccer! Get your kids to try it indoors!<br><br>Indoor soccer, also known as futsal, is simpler version of the regular soccer. The same rules apply but it is played on a smaller indoor field, almost the size of a basketball court, and played with a smaller and heavier ball (for it to bounce less). Indoor soccer was introduced in Australia in 1971. Now there are 18,000 registered indoor soccer players and 120,000 social participants in competitions nationwide.<br><br>
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Golf for Kids
Believe it or not, it's a game that can be played by all ages! Golf is a sport suited both to boys and girls and lessons can start from any age. If your kids can pick up a club, they can learn to take a swing!
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Beach Volley For Kids In Sydney
Get fit while having fun in the sun!<br><br>Beach volley is one of the most popular beach sports and recreational activities for kids, as well as for teens and adults.
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Cricket for Kids
Fun in the sun for your children! This famous British sport can be played in family on the beach or in a professional way in a club. Whatever the way your children want to play cricket, they will have fun!
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Softball for kids
Let your kids experience softball for kids - one of the many sports for kids which can be played by toddlers and children! Softball for kids is the same as baseball for kids, including the rules of the game, except that toddlers and children don’t have to fear getting hit by the ball. Softball for kids is modified according to children’s age so that they can progress to another level as they develop their physical strengths on a game of team sports.
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Netball for Kids
The perfect safe sport for your kids, and especially your doughter! Your kids will have a lot of fun playing this derivative of basketball, which lies more on technique than physical condition.
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Basketball Camps and Clinics: Summer Fun for Kids Who Love Hoops
It's not all about technical prowess; these camps also focus on developing mental toughness, discipline, and a positive attitude.
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Backyard Cricket and Beach Cricket
Looking for something to do on a sunny afternoon? <br>Backyard or beach cricket is a great way to spend an afternoon with family and friends!
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Hockey for Kids
Do your kids want to play an exciting, super-fast team sport that doesn't require them to be extra brawny?
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Beach Volleyball for your Kids
Make a trip to the beach even more fun with a game of volleyball! <br>Popular during the summer, it?s a great form of exercise and loads of fun!
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American football for kids
Get your kids to kick high, aim high in American football! American Football is one of the most popular team sports that your children can enjoy. Your children can develop his motor skills and as well as develop his interpersonal skills and learn what team cooperation is all about!
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