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
Sideline Etiquette
September 3, 201300Coaching, Featured news, General, Youth SoccerTags: advice, coach, development, etiquette, parent, parents, players, sideline, soccer, soccer parent, sports, volunteers, youth soccer, youth soccer playerRecently I received an email from a soccer coach, asking for advice. This is what he pointed out:
“My pet peeve at the moment is parents yelling instructions at kids. In the last week all three of my kids have had parents (not me!) yelling instructions at them and what is even worse is that the instructions have been wrong!! I could go on and on, but this has to be addressed. Cheer yes, instruct no.” More info