[Lucy]

Teaching Juniors (under 16's)

My club instructor has asked me if i would like to start teaching the junior section of our club seeing as my oldest son has joined and my youngest will follow shortly. Im now in the position to take on this role in my club. The instructors of the juniors are all male so obviously from a professional aspect we need to have a female instructor. I would really like to take up this position but ive only ever taught seniors and i feel that in teaching juniors you need to take a whole different approach so as to keep their concentration and make it enjoyable. Long kihon, kata and kumite obviously is tedious and well boring from a childs point of view.

Could any of the instructors on the board here give me any advice, training plans/sessions that will grasp childrens attention and make karate an enjoyable experience for them? The children are mostly under 11's with 4 or 5 teenagers. Im really keen to take this up but i want to be well prepared so i can be most beneficial to them. There are a number of talented students i have observed and i want to be able and have the knowledge to help them reach their full potential and make them feel positive. Its important to teach them properly as they will be the future of our club.