I read an article on the Soccer America website by John O’Sullivan. He was very critical of an organization called GotSoccer, who have chosen to rank 9-year old soccer players. Mr. Sullivan was not impressed. For the moment, I am not going to join the argument. Instead I am going to provide the link to the article to allow you to make your own decisions and we would be really keen to hear your observations. More info
Six Simple Tips To Find Volunteers
September 5, 201300Coaching, Featured news, General, Youth SoccerTags: byte size coaching, club, coach, development, grassroots soccer, kids, parent, qualifications, soccer, soccer coach, soccer parent, volunteer coaching, volunteer manager, volunteer soccer coach, youth soccer playerFinding volunteers that can make your program or event a big success is critical to virtually every soccer organization. The key word is “finding” them. More info
Raw Talent Being Ignored
July 17, 201300General, Youth SoccerTags: inner city, kids, national coach, olympic, olympic coach, olympic qualification, qualifications, refugees, soccer, upper echelon, world cup, youth, youth soccer playerBenito Floro is introduced as the new Canadian World Cup and Olympic Coach
All of us involved in Canadian soccer wish Benito the best of luck, but we know it’s going to need more than luck to get the team into contention for World Cup and Olympic qualification. More info