active100
Eastleigh
We started in 2009, and we’ve been on an epic journey ever since. From our
beginnings where we were solely focused on children’s football coaching to
delivering our first ‘100% Active’ session in 2017, we’ve tried to stay true to
our core beliefs. These are that all children should have the opportunity to
develop through a variety of exciting activities that engage both body and
brain, inspiring them to have a happy and healthy lifestyle. From the outset our
focus has always been on children and their enjoyment of being active, learning
new skills, improving their confidence and developing friendships. When we
started in 2009 were running sessions for approximatley 40 children a month;
this has now increased to almost 2000 children a month. We genuinely love being
part of the children’s development and over the years we have had some amazing
stories to tell. We find it fascinating to observe how individual children are
in their handling of situations and how they get their characters across when
integrating with new groups of children, even at the age of 18 months old. It is
this kind of reward that keeps us focused on our goals, but we have a big
challenge! Children of today are growing up in a world where they can lose hours
during a day, day after day, week after week through being on electronic
devices, during which time they have no interaction with other people. We have
to acknowledge that we are living in a technology encompassing world now, but
our vision is to create a balance between technology and being active. We want
to offer variety and engagement through the sessions we offer to ensure children
don’t lose the vital skills which will help them as they develop in life… things
such as social skills, the ability to converse, the ability to handle
situations, to adapt to changing environments, earn respect, be part of a team
and how to win and lose.
