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

"I'm a volunteer -- You Can't Make Me Do Anything!" by Jim Paglia

The surest way I have found to identify effective volunteers is to have a specific and discernible task for them to perform. Inviting people to serve in a general fashion is usually nonproductive. Vol...

Soccer Silence by Katherine Geyer

As 11-year-old Adam Volpei kicked the soccer ball into the goal Sunday morning, his mom, squirming in her chair, gave him gave two thumbs up and quietly said, "Woo!" It was about all she could do to c...

How Expectations Affect Performance by Eric Steege

Whether you know it or not, the expectations you form as a coach about players on your team affects not only your own behavior toward them but also the feelings and performance of those players. Havin...

Recapitulation by Alan Maher

The fall soccer season has ended for the regular season. We failed to make the play-offs, so that is the end. The uniforms have been turned in and all we have left is a covered dish dinner and wishin...

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...