Why Playball?
Children thrive in our fun-filled, high quality sport lessons. Creating a learning environment, which boosts confidence and self-esteem, is paramount.
Your child will be coached to engage confidently in a wide range of sport skills preparing them for years of positive and competent sports participation.
The aim of Playball is to introduce young children to constructive and enjoyable sport participation through various age-appropriate programs. All of the programs have a "multi-activity" approach, ensuring a competent foundation in all the popular sports played at school. Our promise:
Always Active
Children are always actively involved and genuinely love everything about our lessons.
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Small Classes
Our action-packed lessons are limited to very small numbers to ensure maximum learning.
Personalised Coaching
Our coaches are foundation phase experts who will have a positive effect on your child's life.
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All Abilities
All our programs cater for boys and girls of all abilities and for specific age groups.
Age Appropriate
All of our programs are age specific, offering each age group a completely different sporting experience.
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Still Improving
The success of Playball is the result of over 30 years of research, development and teaching children.
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Pressure Free
We provide your child with a solid platform for confident sport participation.
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Healthy Fun
All of our Playball classes are presented in a fun, structured and active way to engage children.
Internationally Proven
Playball has proven itself in many countries over the past 30 years and is recognized as a unique and invaluable sports coaching program, with hundreds of thousands of children benefitting from a foundation in sport.
The Best Coaches
Hand-Picked
Our coaches are hand-picked and are selected for their sports aptitude and ability to work with children in Foundation Phase.
Holistic Approach
Playball coaches follow a holistic approach that offers learning opportunities and experiences relating to the cognitive, physical, social and emotional development of your child.
Ongoing Training
Our coaches are all trained in Playball Foundation Phase Sports Coaching techniques, and undergo upgraded training a minimum of twice a year.
Safe and Secure
They facilitate a wide range of suitable movement skills and physical activities in a safe and secure environment - perfect for optimal learning!
The Leading Foundation Phase Program
All Playball programs are developed and maintained by leading foundation phase experts, in order to bring you the most current and appropriate sports program for your child.
The Curriculum and Coaching Systems
Every lesson in every program follow a curriculum.
In any lesson, a parent can ask the Playball Coach to produce the Playball Coaching Card (our Coaching System) for that specific lesson and to see where it fits into the overall year plan (the Curriculum).
Competence in Sport
Our emphasis is an age-appropriate measure of competence in all skills forming the foundation of a sport.
Enjoyment
Playball coaches follow a holistic approach and offer learning opportunities and experiences in a fun-filled environment.
Confidence
Confidence to participate in sport, and overcoming fears that discourage sports participation, are part of our main goal.
Social Integration
We focus on building self-esteem and boosting confidence, which teaches respect and guides appropriate social behaviour.
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Playball Report
These reports are of the highest standard and will afford you the opportunity to follow the progress of your child.
Informal assessment occurs continuously during every lesson as the coach is always tracking and evaluating the individual progress of every class member.
Formal assessment occurs at least twice a year.