Need soccer team name for 3-4 year olds

[nextbigthing]

I am a soccer coach for 3-4 year old kids (boys and girls)

Jerseys are reversible red and blue.

Need a cool team name.

Help me ML! You guys are good at this stuff

[TR]

“We have no idea what we’re doing”

ETA: Inspired by the one time I watched a soccer game of a similar age group and it was just a giant blob of kids all following the ball around, lol.

[liverandonions]

Red and blue, I'm thinking something with Stars? Shooting stars, Super Stars,

[turtle1120]

How about the Patriots?

[TR]

What general area do you live in?

[nicolewi]

The kids will think any name is cool, at that age. My 5 year old has orange shirts and they just decided to be the Tigers. Completely unoriginal, but they love it.

You could just go with something like "The Superstars" or the "Superheroes" or something.

My big kids have team names like Thunder, Lightning, Storm, Kickers.

[mrsd2006]

Sharks

[liverandonions]

Aren't you in Texas? You could be the Texas Stars

[nextbigthing]

Sept 10, 2018 15:35:50 GMT -5 TR said:

What general area do you live in?

Same area you do.

Dfw tx

[TR]

Sept 10, 2018 15:48:14 GMT -5 nextbigthing said:

Sept 10, 2018 15:35:50 GMT -5 TR said:

What general area do you live in?

Same area you do.

Dfw tx

That’s right, I remember now.

So you could do something Texas related like Dixie or Cowboys or Tumbleweeds or something rodeo related like Bulls or Rodeo Clowns, lol. Or go full resistance and name them Impeach Trump or We Miss Obama. The Kaepernicks? 

[pinotgrig]

Do you want a funny name parents will laugh at? If so -
Two Left Feet
Look Ma, No Hands
Goal Getters

If you want something the kids will like, I would let them each pick a name and then vote.

[nextbigthing]

Sept 10, 2018 15:28:57 GMT -5 TR said:

“We have no idea what we’re doing”

ETA: Inspired by the one time I watched a soccer game of a similar age group and it was just a giant blob of kids all following the ball around, lol.

Good thing, I have no idea what I'm doing either. I got roped into this, but I'm going to figure it out and be a great coach!

[zaneyzoo]

Ankle biters

[cabbagecabbage]

Our leagues give every team a color and the kids vote on the name so teams are: the Green Dragons, the Pink Cotton Candy Princesses, the Purple People Eaters, etc. I’d let the kids pick and vote.

[lessel]

Rising Stars?
Shooting Stars? (Maybe better for basketball?)
Star Kicks?

[definitelyO]

the teams that DS plays on lets them pick their own team name. you never know what they would be though... one year it was the angry pancakes

[nextbigthing]

I wasnt against them picking a name but I didnt want these little kids being all sad if their name wasnt picked

[cmeon]

Yeah, let the kids pick- you'll get fabulous names like the mega-dinosaurs, the angry emoji faces, and the meatballs (all actual preschool team names).

[mortomo]

My DS's team when he was little was The Grasshoppers. All of the teams formed that year and in that age group were named after bugs. The kids thought it was cool to be named that.

[meli554]

Our kids pick/vote for their team names. DS has been Green Machine, and now their name is Champions of Lightning lol. DD was Red Fire last year and their name this year is Blueberries!

[ladyk]

The swarm... because we all know they swarm around the ball at that age

[mags]

Minis
Crickets
Shooting stars

[regencygirl]

I run our pre-school soccer program if you need any ideas / help. The biggest things at this age is no hands and which end of the field they are going for.
I usually start with "unicorn / rhino soccer" - you have them put a cone on their heads and dribble from one end of the field to the other holding the cone. It keeps them from picking the ball up. My littles also love Red Light, Green light. Another popular game to practice dribbling and shooting is "Hit the Coach." You have them chase you around the field, and if they get you with the ball, you have to pretend to be whatever animal they want you to be. They also like "What time is it Mr. Wolf." They line up with their ball and have to ask you what time it is. You give them a number (I wouldn't go above 10) and they have to dribble the amount of times you say. The objective is that the ball doesn't get too far ahead of them. Everyone once in a while you yell "lunchtime" and chase the kids around as they scream like mad men. It's hysterical and they love it.

They will NOT play as a team, it's not part of their developmental processes yet. Little soccer is all about egocentric ME, and they won't pass. We usually refer to this age group as Bumblebee soccer since they tend to swarm after the ball.

[nextbigthing]

Sept 10, 2018 18:43:45 GMT -5 regencygirl said:

I run our pre-school soccer program if you need any ideas / help. The biggest things at this age is no hands and which end of the field they are going for.
I usually start with "unicorn / rhino soccer" - you have them put a cone on their heads and dribble from one end of the field to the other holding the cone. It keeps them from picking the ball up. My littles also love Red Light, Green light. Another popular game to practice dribbling and shooting is "Hit the Coach." You have them chase you around the field, and if they get you with the ball, you have to pretend to be whatever animal they want you to be. They also like "What time is it Mr. Wolf." They line up with their ball and have to ask you what time it is. You give them a number (I wouldn't go above 10) and they have to dribble the amount of times you say. The objective is that the ball doesn't get too far ahead of them. Everyone once in a while you yell "lunchtime" and chase the kids around as they scream like mad men. It's hysterical and they love it.

They will NOT play as a team, it's not part of their developmental processes yet. Little soccer is all about egocentric ME, and they won't pass. We usually refer to this age group as Bumblebee soccer since they tend to swarm after the ball.

These are GREAT tips. Thanks SO much. If you think of anything else I'm all ears!

[ellipses84]

Sept 10, 2018 16:40:58 GMT -5 cmeon said:

Yeah, let the kids pick- you'll get fabulous names like the mega-dinosaurs, the angry emoji faces, and the meatballs (all actual preschool team names).

My son played a team called the gray meatballs, lol. His team was the purple dragons.

OP, you can pick a cool animal name.

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Sept 10, 2018 20:33:21 GMT -5 nextbigthing said:

Sept 10, 2018 18:43:45 GMT -5 regencygirl said:

I run our pre-school soccer program if you need any ideas / help. The biggest things at this age is no hands and which end of the field they are going for.
I usually start with "unicorn / rhino soccer" - you have them put a cone on their heads and dribble from one end of the field to the other holding the cone. It keeps them from picking the ball up. My littles also love Red Light, Green light. Another popular game to practice dribbling and shooting is "Hit the Coach." You have them chase you around the field, and if they get you with the ball, you have to pretend to be whatever animal they want you to be. They also like "What time is it Mr. Wolf." They line up with their ball and have to ask you what time it is. You give them a number (I wouldn't go above 10) and they have to dribble the amount of times you say. The objective is that the ball doesn't get too far ahead of them. Everyone once in a while you yell "lunchtime" and chase the kids around as they scream like mad men. It's hysterical and they love it.

They will NOT play as a team, it's not part of their developmental processes yet. Little soccer is all about egocentric ME, and they won't pass. We usually refer to this age group as Bumblebee soccer since they tend to swarm after the ball.

These are GREAT tips. Thanks SO much. If you think of anything else I'm all ears!

My 4-y-o just started playing in a 4-5 league. Today at practice they did:

- Red light/green light while dribbling (on red light they need to put their foot on top of the ball to stop it)

- Stand in a circle and pass the ball to whoever the coach names (helps them learn names)

- Passing drill — kids run parallel to each other and pass the ball back and forth (the older 5s understood it, the younger 4s did not)

- A short scrimmage

[lolo]

I agree that Bumblebees is a hysterical name for this age group.

[oliviapope]

My son's 3-4 yr old soccer team was my little ponies lol

And then the purple dragons.

[mrspez07]

Guide them to a few options and let them provide some ideas, then vote. Works here. We’ve had the purple grapes and sapphire dragons based on shirt color, so you never know what they will come up with.

[happyholiday]

Sept 10, 2018 16:40:58 GMT -5 cmeon said:

Yeah, let the kids pick- you'll get fabulous names like the mega-dinosaurs, the angry emoji faces, and the meatballs (all actual preschool team names).

Yes, let them pick! When ds was this age, his team was the Ninja Ponies, lol.