Childhood obesity is on the increase. By time children are 6 years of age, one in ten will be obese.

Little Superstars Sports Club classes are designed to introduce children to the world of sports and fitness in a fun and exciting way.

All children learn to do a warm up stretch which prepares them for the class ahead along with silly warm up games that are both educational and build up fitness stamina.

With the activity or theme of the week, children learn various basic movements around this sport. The children learn to develop motor skills, body awareness, balance, movement and ball ability. They learn certain key skills around the various sports.

Sports that are covered include football, basketball, rugby, racquet sports, golf, gymnastics, cricket, obstacle courses and aerobics, amongst others.

The cool down session that follows includes stretches, parachute play, horse riding and bubbles.

The benefits to your children are

• Improved ball skills using the various sports
• Repour built up between child and parent/carer
• Build up children’s team building skills
• Learning to take their turn
• Learning to share the equipment when necessary
• Learning that sports is fun through the various games and skills sessions
• Build self esteem and confidence
• Stronger bones and muscles
• Helps control body fat to prevent obesity
• Helps reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes

If children who are not naturally sporty learn these when they are young they should grow up to appreciate sport and wish to join in more rather than avoiding. The overall aim to provide a run-around session that children will enjoy, and will want to come back week after week.

Classes are broken down into three areas

• Walking to 2 year old (1/2 hour session)
  These sessions are half an hour based around the silly games and using some of the ball skills in preparation for the 50 minute classes. Includes the cool down session. Must be good walkers.
  
• Two year old to school age
  These sessions last 50 minutes and include silly games, various exercises, skills session of the theme of the week, cool down stretch with cool down session.
  
• Reception year to 8 year olds
  Using skills based sessions developing on children playing as a team. These are held as after school clubs, some Saturday sessions, and school holiday clubs.