Having taught the Socatots program in Canada for the past year, it's amazing to see how well the children are developing their skills. Children in the Socatots program are indeed much further ahead with their skills. The children are learning to be two-footed through the program, as we emphasize the use of both left and right foot to perform all skills.
Below is a story from our main website about 5 year old Luke Gallacher from England who has been in the Socatots program since the age of 1. We are looking forward to our children making the same type of progress in Canada.
SOCATOTS Paisley and Renfrewshire North will watch recent graduate Luke Gallacher’s progress with interest after the 5-year old was invited down to training camps by both Glasgow Rangers and St Mirren.
The youngster, whose sessions were led by head coach Carol Heaton, worked on key aspects of his development such as hand-eye coordination and numeracy using the organisation’s ground-breaking syllabus.
SOCATOTS began in 2002 when Brazilian Soccer Schools founder Simon Clifford devised a programme for children from six months to five years to hone their skills using football as a medium.
Since then, the organisation has grown into the largest of its kind in the world, with centres operating around the world in locations such as the UK, America, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, Canada, Norway and Dubai.
The success of her work with Luke has inspired Carol to look to expand her own SOCATOTS franchise, and she is delighted with the budding footballer’s progress.
“Luke has been with us since he was 14 months old and joined us at our second-ever session,” Carol said. “At Luke's last session I received gifts from both Fiona (Luke's Mum) and Luke's Gran who then proceeded to give me full credit for Luke's successes.
“As I've said to Fiona, I feel he always had natural ability and we were able to give him a place to go which no-one else could offer for his age and as a result we have helped, but all the rest has been down to him and I really can't take credit for that.
“I've never come across a child at such a young age with such a single minded desire to play football.”
Luke’s mother, Fiona, echoed Carol’s comments, citing the benefits SOCATOTS has brought to her son as a reason why all parents should take their children to the programme.
"Luke has loved coming to SOCATOTS over the last four years. It is such a good idea for kids,” she said.
“He as you know has always wanted to kick a ball even before he could walk. I really have found that it has benefited Luke, especially with his co ordination. The Nursery have always commented on this and I am quite sure that has come from SOCATOTS.”
Congratulations to Carol, Luke, Fiona and the family for Luke’s success, and we wish them all the very best of luck for the future.
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