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"No lines, No laps, No Lectures" - Karl Dewazien

Overzealous Soccer Parents Target of Video by Bill Wells

Are attitudes contagious in youth sports? The Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association thinks so, so much that the organization made a video regarding how the behavior of parents on the sideline can af...
FA's Ban on Competion U8 by Teilo Pearce

My experiences are that the use of cup finals, league championships only serves to put unacceptable levels of pressure on children, who are only six, seven and eight years of age. My view is that leag...
Helpful Questions to Ask by Avi Stopper

Players may do everything right - they provide coaches with transcripts, schedules, videos, recommendations, etc. - but then fail to ask The Question: "Where do I stand?" The answer to this question i...
Parents on the Sidelines, More Than a Game

During the 2004 spring season, Goldstein (a doctoral student in sports psychology at the University of Maryland) surveyed 340 parents of 8- to 15-year-old youth league soccer players of various skill ...
Concentrate on grassroots By Jim White

You may wonder why a bunch of youngsters being shouted at as they kick a ball around has anything to do with, for instance, England's failure to qualify for Euro 2008. Sir Trevor Brooking, the Footbal...

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Sideline coaching -- Dump the GPS and let the kids drive
Created by admin in 11/12/2011 10:57:11 AM

Now, I had observed this parent’s sideline behavior several times, and had also seen him silenced by his daughter’s coach on more than one occasion. This parent’s pearls of coaching wisdom included p... Read More..

5 activities to improve confidence with the ball by Ken Kruse
Created by admin in 8/16/2011 3:10:51 PM

Do you want your soccer players to improve their ball skills? What coach doesn’t! Ask your players to dedicate 10-15 minutes every day at home toward these activities. These soccer activities can be ... Read More..

Klinsmann exudes positive energy on US sidelines
Created by admin in 8/16/2011 11:54:20 AM

Klinsmann exuded positive energy on the bench. He smiled a lot. He pumped his arm repeatedly when Rogers tied the score in the 73rd minute. And the affable German wore an ear-to-ear grin during the p... Read More..

Know They Keeper By Tim Mulqueen with Mike Woitalla
Created by admin in 7/14/2011 5:46:16 PM

Coaches must adjust their approach to the individual. Some keepers might need the soft touch to get in the right frame of mind. Others might require a rousing pep talk. Some keepers might fall apart ... Read More..

Lecture them not By Mike Woitalla
Created by admin in 7/14/2011 5:42:12 PM

If being told how to play enabled children to master soccer we'd have an excess of great players and superb teams. The game, it is so obvious, is the best teacher. That's not to say the coaches' choi... Read More..

Women’s national team inspires little girls, fathers and mothers throughout U.S.by Jose de Jesus Ortiz
Created by admin in 7/14/2011 5:32:12 PM

Growing up in the Los Angeles area in the 70s and 80s, I still remember the first time I saw girls playing organized soccer. It was in 1984 as part of a Coca Cola-sponsored tournament in Pasadena on ... Read More..

USA Women's Soccer Inspires Youth by Nathan Thomas
Created by admin in 7/14/2011 5:14:32 PM

The USA beat France to advance to the finals, and the young soccer fans will be watching every kick of the way. "We can learn," says Alex Widman, 12. "We can watch their mistakes and we can learn fro... Read More..

From Tears to Cheers by Gerald Steele
Created by admin in 6/15/2011 5:12:27 PM

They have started to learn that winning is not about beating an opponent. No, the one to beat is oneself. It is about learning and growing. It is about shedding silly notions about competition. It is... Read More..

How I Learned to Play
Created by admin in 12/17/2010 10:17:09 AM

RONALDINHO "I spent a lot of time training at Gremio. After training I went to play futsal. After that I’d play with my friends in the streets and when I got home I played with my brother. My life is... Read More..

Stopping a Trend by Alan Maki
Created by admin in 12/17/2010 10:14:20 AM

Parents behaving badly has sadly become the norm at countless children’s sporting events in a variety of activities, from soccer to baseball to basketball and minor hockey. The latest entry is provin... Read More..