Too many students in a class. Coaches weren't engaging. Kids didn't seem to learn much here.

This is one of the best sports programs for kids in Silicon Valley. The coaches are professional and kid friendly. They apply various coaching techniques to draw the kids' interest and keep everyone engaged, making each hour-long session fun from the beginning to the very end. As a parent of a kid with disabilities, I learn a lot from Coach Scott, from his positive attitude to his creative coaching technics. Highly recommended. read more

This is a pretty terrible soccer program- the coaches are totally unenthusiastic, the one lady has never broken a smile and the one guy looks like he is stoned the whole time. If they smiled once in a while or acted a little enthusiastic (I mean these are 4 year old kids) our daughter might be a little more excited to go to practice and play soccer, but the don't. At all. To top it all off, they cancelled today's 9AM class with almost no notice (being fair, they did post something on their website at 7:30AM but we had no idea that we needed to check...and how did all three coaches get sick on the same week?). Overall this has been a bad experience for our child and for us. The whole thing has been really lame and we will find another program next year. read more

We first tried it when my son was about 5, and he was bored. We waited until he was 9 to try the next level up, and again he is bored. During the 45 minutes class, they spend 25 minutes warming up chasing after the ball or bumping the ball on the knee. My son would like to actually play, learn passes, long and short, the proper techniques of hitting the ball with inside or top of the foot. Not basic babyish drills. read more

Some of the coaches just stand and chat with their hands in the pockets. Only one or two coaches demonstrate. Folks running the program should do some quality control. During matches, they don't teach the kids what they are supposed to do. Even my daughter commented - "We just keep running after the ball. We don't know what to do". The little games they play to understand ball control are cute. One can join one session to learn the exercises. Then just do it at home with the kid. There is no progress that your kid will make. read more

Morgan Hill program for toddlers and under age 5. My kid has been attending their soccer classes on and off the last two and a half years, indoor and outdoor. We've encountered three main coaches and they've all been really positive, enthusiastic, and great with young children. All kids are given attention and a chance to love soccer. Multiple goal oriented activities each class are designed to engage short attention spans and my son has so much fun. Anytime I took a chance with an alternative South Valley soccer program (a club), my son immediately hated soccer. Neither my husband nor I have a soccer background or experience. It is easy to replicate the activities we learned from Kidz Love Soccer at home. read more

Good teachers. Nice playing field & soccer items, friendly & good work out for the kids. Not too intense, we loved it with my 4 yr old..

For the Soccer Sports Program in General. I recently enrolled my son in his first soccer class and I have to tell you he absolutely loves it and cannot wait till the next practice we are definitely going to feed his interest Now that kids love soccer has ignited his inner fire for soccer we are officially sports parents read more

My daughter loves to kick a ball and has been enrolled in the Kids Love Soccer programs since she was three. She is now five and the classed are hit or miss in terms of quality. If you have a great coach/instructor, it is a fun class. Sometimes the instructors are not so great and the classes are a bit dull. Now that my daughter is five, she can be in a class with 3.5 year olds through age five or in the class for ages 5 though 6. The problem with the class for ages 5 through 6 is that there is a large difference in ability from ages 5 to 6. In her current class, she is the youngest as she just turned 5 and there is a bully of a 6 year old who is nearly 7. The nearly seven year old hogs the ball, never passes to his teammates, to anyone for that manner, and the teachers seem helpless to teach him that soccer is a team sport and not a team of one. All the children can be shouting, "pass the ball" and this bully just hogs it. I have seen him even push other children down and the coaches are oblivious. One child, takes the fun of the game away for all and the coaches seem ill equipped to handle one bully. I personally would set a rule that if you don't pass the ball then the child has to sit out the game and be allowed to try again in the next game. I will continue to enroll my child in Kids Love Soccer but put her in the class for younger children until that option is no longer available. The younger kids just love having the chance to play with the soccer ball, enjoy the learn to play soccer games, and aren't so concerned with being the only one to score a goal. read more

My son has been signed up since he had just turned 2 he will be 6 in less than 1 month. The drills promote the fundamentals needed to understand and thrive in the game of soccer. The reinforce that the game is not about one person, but working as a team. Everything about Kidz love soccer is wonderful. The coach we've had for 4 years (Coach Paul on the central coast of CA) is the best! He is helpful, always prepared, knowledgeable and cares so much about his job I asked him if he was the owner (he's not)... Very valuable to do these lessons if you care about building a great foundation for an amazing soccer future! read more

Aptly named. My 5 year old came away loving soccer, wanted to kick around in the backyard after camp. He really adored his coaches and was super pleased to get his own ball. I watched some of the drills and scrimmages and really liked how they mix things up and get the kids eager to 'work'. The week ended with a 'World Cup tournament' and it was super cute to see the kids parade around with their flags. I think the core soccer skill part of the camp is well organized. Pick up and drop off are a bit chaotic but can't really be helped. read more

I am only give this one star because my son says he is having fun. However, there is no coaching happening. My son is in the 3 and a half year class and with this young of an age group there needs to be some actual coaching happening. The coach has never taught them the proper way to kick a ball, only directs them to kick and run to a flag. In the 1/2 hour class, they spend the first 15 min sitting on the ball and "listening to the coach." Although what's really happening is that half the kids are looking around and the other half are talking. Other thing is if kids are behind or not as fast, the coach doesn't help them but instead starts the next activity. I guess I was assuming this will be more structured especially for the money we spent, but it definitely is not. If you decide to put your child in, don't bother with 3-4 year old class. Maybe older kids will do better. read more

I am sure there are a lot of good coaches but Coach Scott is by far a gem! My girls enjoyed their time (3-6 yrs old) with Kidz Love Soccer. I recommend you hunt for Coach Scott if you want your little one to love soccer. He was such a great role model! I never had any issues with the organization either. Smooth and professional! read more

Poor to no coaching at all. 4 coaches for 16-odd children, yet all they do is direct the gameplay. read more

Kidz Lover Soccer is a wonderful program for children. The program is well organized and well planned. The coaches are professionals and pride themselves on getting all children involved in having fun playing soccer. They have some fun ways of engaging children that are sure to bring smiles to the kids and the adults too. My son has gone to kids love soccer since he was five years old, and every time we go (once a week for about 45 minutes) he has good experiences that involve teamwork, and sportsmanship. The field is set up cool. It takes about 25 students and splits them up to work out in three seperate unique, always changing activities with three different coaches. Each field has something fun in store for the students to try each session. I know all the coaches are good, but I wanted to put in a special comment for Coach Scott, Coach Cindy, and Coach Pedro. I marvel at the way such adults can put on a show each session and energize all students of all different learning levels. I encourage any parent to sign up for Kidz Love Soccer whatever the site or time. The integrity of the formulia and positive management skills of the company make it a strong, vibrant, valuable way for children to want to get exercise and enjoy the character building of sports. As a parent you will really enjoy bringing your son or daughter to Kidz Love Soccer, but better enroll early for it sells out too. Sincerely, Parent of six year old child in Kidz Love Soccer read more

First of all the classes are very basic. However my upset is over the fact that the location of the class changed on us several times. When I shared my disappointment with Bobby Quick the recreation coordinator, he simply said and I quote "i'm sorry that you have not had a positive experience in our kids love soccer program unfortunately we do not issue refunds once the program has begun." I asked for a refund because we were only able to attend 3 classes out of 8 because I didn't know the location had changed and there was a rain out. I told him that I understand policy but I also understand courtesy. That was the end of our conversation. read more

They don't really put in much effort for the $$ they charge and time spent. Poor coaching

This review is for the classes that were held in Brentwood (Nor) CA for my 4 yr old daughter. There were days where an older adult male would coach and on other days a younger adult male would coach. Each had their own technique of coaching. The older would be slightly more stern versus the younger would have less energy. The reduced rating is for the first day of class. The younger coach showed up 20 min late for a 30 min class and only completed 10 min of instruction. Yeah, I was NOT happy. Hope this review helps other parents. read more

We have 3 toddlers in this program, and it has been very good. The facilities (on Matthew) can be nicer, and the program is a little light on instruction. I don't think 4 year olds need 2 or 3 water breaks in a 30-minute segment. Having said that, Coach Jeremy, at the Matthew Location, was wonderful. Though he follows the program guidelines, he makes the sessions fun and informative for the kids. I would recommend the program, especially with Coach Jeremy. read more

Kidz love soccer is great, I can't say enough good things about Coach Scott and Coach Pedro, they are so good with kids and make soccer really fun, even my son who is sometimes anxious and shy has tons of fun. I saw other coaches at other teams like skyhawks, the coaches there are not motivated and don't seem to have experiences with younger kids (4-5), especially when there is conflict going on, so kidz love soccer is a whole different experience after we were so dissappointed with the other sports team. For boys and girls, both have lots of fun! They tend to make a lot of water breaks, that's true, but when it's hot they have to, so nothing will ever happen to one of the little ones. read more

My daughter is in a Soccer 1 at the Cupertino location. This class has 2 coaches and she just attended her 3rd class of the season. She has taken several soccer classes through Kidz Love Soccer in the past and we were very impressed by her previous coaches. This class, however, is extremely unorganized, the coaches don't communicate with each other, and the kids don't receive clear instructions about what they should be doing. Often, there is a lot of just standing around or downright confusion because the coaches themselves don't have a plan as to what the kids should be doing. Today, there was an incident that left me just livid. One of the coaches (male) asked 7 of the kids to line up. My daughter got into line and was third. I should probably mention that she was the only girl in this group of 7 kids. He took her out of the line and stated "Girls go at the end of the line." As this line of reasoning is clearly unacceptable, I asked him why he moved her to the back, and he stated, "That's where she lined up." My response, "No, she was third in line. I saw you pull her out of the line and ask her to go stand at the end." His response: "Girls go at the end of the line, it's easier to remember. Plus she can compete with another girl." My response to this was that 1- Girls do not need to go at the end of the line and 2- she can go against a boy just fine. This was the end of our conversation. Throughout the practice, he continued to refer to her as "girl" ("Girl, go and get the ball".. "Girl, you stay right here," etc...) I can see that since she was the only girl he was coaching, it may have been easy to refer to her as "girl"; however, he did not once call any of the other players "boy." In the past seasons, the other coaches took the time to get to know each player's name and call them by name. This type of behavior, especially by a coach representing Kidz Love Soccer is unacceptable. As a parent, I am trying instill values of confidence, teamwork, and equality in my children. Except for anatomy, there is no difference between a boy or a girl. Anything a boy can do, a girl can do (and vice versa). I am extremely disappointed that a representative of Kidz Love Soccer would make the comments above and point out to my 6-year old daughter, that she was just a girl, playing on a field with boys, and her place in the line was in the back. I should mention that I sent the email above and left a message on 10/15. I have yet to hear back from someone at Kidz Love Soccer. read more

Just finished my son's first summer program in San Jose Camden Site. I was so impressed every time after the class. Coach Paul is really put himself into teaching in every class. I know this wasn't a easy job under the hot sun in the morning with couple 4 years old kids. Honestly, those kids can not 100% really get the scooer skill during the class, but for sure, they get the really team working-ship and spirit after Coach Paul's class. It's not only "Kids love soccer, mommy loves soccer, too!". read more

Oh no. What have i gotten myself into. Yes world, I announce to you, I am officially a soccer mom! I enrolled the boy into his first instruction soccer class through San Jose Recreation. The class is for 6 thirty minute sessions at the Silver Creek Linear Park. The class is very well centered for the age group. He's in a class for 3.5 year olds to 4 year olds and the activities are definitely age appropriate. They mainly focus on following directions, and the fundamentals of soccer (not picking up the ball with your hands). In order to teach control of the ball, kicking and passing, they play funny little party like games. On the first day they had the kids kick the balls at the coaches while the kids collected jerseys at each successful attempt. To the kids it was a fun game of hitting the pinata. Silly.... I don't get how anyone can handle a group of 4 year olds. Our boy is definitely a thinker and one to see outside the box and to see how his mind works when his body is moving is making me realize how quickly by baby is growing up. read more

Just finished our second season (Soccer 1, 5-6 yr olds) with Coach Scott at Willow Glen location and continue to be really impressed. Coach is unfailingly positive, great with kids, focuses on sportsmanship as much as healthy competition--just really gifted at what he does. Gives them a variety of drills, with more scrimmages at the end of season. Also incorporates parents at the end of class and gives us drills or tips for practice out of class. Cannot recommend more highly! read more

Okay so my 3year old is obsessed with baseball. But we wanted him to explore other activities. So we signed up and our classes were mommy and me (although my husband did most of the participating) @ Cahalan park Wednesdays 4:30-5pm. He loved it. Coach Pam was awesome with all the kids, even the bratty ones! I love how each session had a theme and character roles. For instance mommies were a giraffe with the ball and the kids were lions and had to run in front of the mommies and scare us and still the ball. Or when she set up cones and the kids were fire men and had to kick over the flames (cones) with the water (soccer ball). Truely a great program!! And after every session they huddle and say, "KIDZ LOVE SOCCER" my son makes my husband and I do it all the time at home. At the completion of classes we got a cute certificate with his name and it got put into his scrap book. read more

Signed up for the mommy/daddy and me soccer class for my 3 year-old son. The class was at Victory park in Pasadena. The whole park is full of kids playing soccer! By the time we found out where this particular class was, the class was almost over!! When you have this in a big park, it's only commonsense that you let the parents now where it's happening!! I was so disappointed for my son as this was his first class. read more

This soccer class is great. My son is 5 and I have been putting him in these classes since he was 2.5 or 3 years old! The coaches are great and it is not competitive at all in the early years and is mostly play/pretend with a ball involved. Now he is in the 5/6 year old class and classes are starting to get more competitive - 1 on 1, 3 on 3, etc... but still with other fun stuff mixed in to keep the kids attention. read more

Coach Scott is great -- soccer fundamentals in a digestible manner by little ones. Worth every penny.

Very positive first experience for soccer for both my children at the age of three. The San Jose Evergreen coaches of soccer tots are excellent. The head coach is excellent with children and has my son and daughter laughing and enjoying themselves all through soccer practice. I would highly recommend this for young children interested in sports. Great experience. read more