So what makes us unique
and different to the rest?
We have 2 coaches present at
every session, every session
is led by Nathan Sargeson
who has over 7 years’
experience of coaching at
every age, and from coaching
beginners to elite with also a
good experience of coaching
internationally to kids with
only basic english.
Our groups of participants
have no more than 14 players
which means a coach to
player ratio of 7:1. Also
sessions are structured so
every week we are working
on what kids needs to have
be successful in life not just
football. Balance, Co-ordination & social skills are
a must to watch a child
blossom and give them a
good start in life and at Little
Lions we see this as
important as mastering the
control of a football.
Little Lions has a philosophy
of making all session fun &
develop the player (Fun &
Development). The other
philosophy we have is during
planning of each session we
will make sure the child has
many touches of the ball to
ensure learning is key and
the manipulation of a
football becomes second
nature (More touches =
Greater learning). The
important of the kids having
lots of touches must come an
obsession and comes with
the ability of whilst they are
laughing, smiling, competing
they are having lots and lots
of touches so the learning
curve becomes big without
them knowing.
Growing & Success
Since March it has grown at
an incredible speed and now
we have over 70 participants
attending sessions every
week and our capacity at the
minute is 80. The growth has
come through
recommendations and
parents word of mouth. We
will continue to develop as
an organisation and hope to
boast a higher talented
football player once they
graduate having been on the
progression path from
Nursery to Year 1.