We think the girls are ready for a new challenge! We’ll give them a home assignment each week or two, where we ask them to practice 1-2 skills on their own for 5-10 minutes a few times during the week. Many of these activities only need a small amount of space, and can be done indoor… Read More »
The good news: Lots of girls are using their new backpacks! The bad news: Many of the backpacks look alike! How to ID: We recommend that you customize your daughter’s backpack with a luggage tag, colored wrist strap, ribbon, small stuffed animal, etc. You may also choose to have your daughter’s backpack embroidered with her… Read More »
July 15, 2016: Our mascot LiCec introduces our next Fast Footwork Friday edition: the partner toe tap challenge! These activities help develop balance, coordination, a soft touch on the ball, quick feet, leg strength, endurance and teamwork. All of these are important for soccer players. There are 4 different challenge levels, starting pretty easy at level 1, but… Read More »
July 8, 2016: Our mascot LiCec introduces our next Fast Footwork Friday edition: the happy feet challenge! Happy feet activities help develop balance, coordination, a soft touch on the ball, quick feet, leg strength and endurance. All of these are important for soccer players. There are 9 different challenge levels, starting pretty easy at level 1, but… Read More »
July 1, 2016: Our mascot LiCec is proud to introduce our very first Fast Footwork Friday edition: the toe tap challenge! Toe taps help develop balance, coordination, a soft touch on the ball, quick feet, leg strength and endurance. All of these are important for soccer players. There are 10 different challenge levels, starting pretty… Read More »
We’ll give the girls a home assignment each week, where we ask them to practice certain skills on their own for 5-10 minutes a few times during the week. Many of these activities only need a small amount of space. You can do them indoor if needed. These activities come from our play at home… Read More »
05/08/16: NASA Junior Academy Girls gather after their Sunday games to send “get well soon!” wishes to teammate Trinity. 1:00 PM girls video 2:30 PM girls video 4:00 PM girls video
Warm weather is here, so it’s time for a reminder about hydration. Girls should bring an insulated water jug to every session (minimum half-gallon, labeled with her name or initials and uniform number), filled with ice water or Gatorade and ice. During warm weather, the insulation factor makes a huge difference. It keeps the drink… Read More »
We welcome four new players to the NASA Junior Academy for the spring. Addison and Annie practiced with us late fall. Erica and Madison have practiced with us recently this spring. All four girls earned invitations to join us for the upcoming spring season. Welcome girls!
We’ve put together two juggling challenges: “foot surfaces” and “heights“. Each challenge has several different levels of difficulty. Many of the girls have been through some of these levels during recent warm-ups. We’ll post more juggling challenges down the road. We congratulate Taylor for completing all 16 individual levels of the foot surfaces challenge (twice)!… Read More »