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IQ
Soccer & Game Intelligence Classes for Kids Ages 5+
IQ Soccer takes the technical foundation built in earlier programs and adds a new dimension - the ability to think, read, and decide on the field. Designed for children ages 5 and up, this program develops players' conceptual understanding of the game through small-sided games and brain training, while maintaining the technical, physical, and life skills focus that runs through every KidsUnited program.
Brain. Body. Life. Soccer
IQ Soccer is the first KidsUnited program to formally introduce cognitive skills as their own training category. Brain training, strategy, creativity, quick thinking, and decisiveness are all actively developed alongside everything else. On the soccer side, players work on dribbling, ball mastery, skill moves, passing, receiving, and shooting - all with both feet. Small-sided games expand significantly at this level, covering 1v1, 2v1, 2v2, 2v3, and 3v3 scenarios, giving players exposure to a much wider range of game situations than any previous program. Body mastery continues with motor skills, coordination, balance, orientation, and reaction speed, and life skills - discipline, focus, teamwork, stress resistance, leadership, responsibility, and perseverance - remain a constant throughout.
Soccer intelligence
The distinction IQ Soccer makes is an important one. Technical ability gets a player far - but understanding the game, making fast decisions, and seeing situations before they develop is what separates good players from great ones. At this level, children aren't just learning what to do with the ball. They're learning when and why.
Where IQ fits in the Kids United journey
IQ Soccer is an advanced program for children ages 5 and up, building on the technical skills developed in Tekkers and the Drills to Skills pathway. Each program runs 52 weeks, and all drills are performed using both the right and left sides of the body throughout.
FAQ
Each class is 45 minutes long.