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Parents are queuing up to pay for their children to join soccer coaching courses for youngsters from the tender age of two.

Jay Uppal, who is head coach and runs the Little Kickers sessions at Smestow School and Tettenhall College in Wolverhampton, said: "The interest is phenomenal. We put on three extra classes recently and still have a waiting list of about 45 people."

"I have been here for six years and started with two classes in Albrighton. Now we have 11 a week with four on both Saturday and Sunday at Smestow and three on Thursday at Tettenhall, although the latter is only available to Tettenhall College pupils. Interest in the game is just growing and growing."

Before getting into action, the youngsters sit in a circle and take instructions for the session from Mr Uppal.

The real training session then begins with a warm-up, but not the traditional five laps around the gym that veterans of the game become accustomed to.

Players become Mr Men versions of the physical activity they need to tackle.

He said: "We play a Mr Men game, where I will get the group running around by shouting 'Mr Fast', letting them get into that character and have some fun with it while expending energy through fast running.

"Then we can switch it up to 'Mr Slow', 'Mr Strong' or 'Mr Sleepy'.

"Sometimes there is a character put in just to add fun but overall, the warm up does the trick and a part of the game that might seem boring to a young child is transformed into a fun activity."

The natural reaction of the youngest children, according to Mr Uppal, is to go against the basic rule of football and pick up the ball.

While this isn't encouraged, he believes that it is important to understand why they are doing this and accept that the skills needed to become a footballer aren't natural to everyone.

Mr Uppal, who got involved in coaching after being encouraged by his own son, Reuben, now aged 18, also said it was vital to ensure younger children were having fun during the sessions.

"Because the attention spans of the two and three-year-olds are short, the sessions have to be like play. They are learning new skills without even realising it," he said.

"It is not just about football. It is also about learning children a new discipline and also helping their growth and co-ordination.

"For parents, when their child goes to a football training session and picks up the ball, they become concerned.

"I have to explain to them, it is human nature to work with your hands, rather than your feet.

"The children are working in a no-pressure environment, so we just get the ball back on the floor and go back to where we started."

Youngsters taking part in the courses are split into three age groups with different classes tailored to each.

The classes that teach children as young as two about the beautiful game are becoming more and more popular over the past few months.

Mr Uppal said: "Recently it has really taken off in the two to three-year age group. We have at least 14 at each session. Obviously the classes for them are fun-based so that they have a good time while learning basic skills at the same time. Those sessions are mainly aimed at improving balance, co-ordination and social and football skills. It is challenging because parents pay good money and want to see good progress from their child. There is a very low drop-out rate as they rise up through the various age groups. It is great to see the way they develop and most go on to join teams after leaving us at the age of seven."

Alongside the session for two and three-year-olds, there are courses for those aged three to four-and-a-half and children aged four to seven.

Alex Keeton, now aged five, has been with the club since he was two and his father Fraser says it has contributed to his overall development.

Mr Keeton, aged 44, from Trysull, said: "The whole thing is just so positive and Mr Uppal is a great coach.

"He really takes an interest in their overall development and knows how to bring a shy child out of their shell.

"They aren't just learning how to play football, they are learning about team work, confidence and life skills.

"Everyone enjoys themselves and they are always improving."

No session can have more that 16 players because of the required ratio of players to coaches. The training initially costs £56 for six weeks which includes football kit and is then £36 for every six weeks.

Mr Uppal said some children who started the courses at a younger age continued on as they got older.

"We do have children who started with us very young and have gone on. The five and six-year-olds who have been with us are now playing at a very high level. It is in those sessions where the learning gets more technical rather than the more fun-based early sessions."

Little Kickers was launched in the UK in 2002 in response to a perceived lack of quality coaching for pre-school children and now has franchises run throughout the country and abroad.