Nowadays almost everyone has a soccer highlight video… The problem is the amount of low quality clips. You have to stand out from the rest. Don’t shoot yourself in the foot with bad choice of clips. It’s important to know what coaches want to see. College coaches are very busy. In addition, are being bombarded by recruits contacting them via…
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Competition gives us so much to learn from, especially when we lose or don’t get what we want. We live in the days where everyone gets a “participation trophy”. Coaches and parents can work together in helping youths know how to react when winning and losing. What happens when these kids grow up and find out that the real word…
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I hear from soccer parents about how their kid’s hero soccer coach is speaking or acting out of line. Meaning the coaches who yell or whisper garbage in practice & games about what the player should be doing better. Or “how did you make this team?” Don’t let the ‘hero soccer coach’ ruin your experience. There are tons of great…
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Today, we’re talking soccer sideline behavior… WARNING: some of you will love this and some of you will get your feelings hurt, but it needs to be said. The good news is you’re on my website to learn, which means you are making the right steps. The main thing parents need to know is let the coaches – coach. Meaning…
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Racism in soccer is a problem across the globe… [Note: I originally wrote this post in 2015 for Thanksgiving. But the year-round truth of the message is why it’s remained as a popular post.] Show love and kindness. Gratitude matters. Thankful for the people in my life [past and present] Some of you might be wondering how soccer & gratitude…
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Below I list 5 reasons head injuries occur among girl soccer players. Many of you already know girls soccer [ages 13-17] are some of the highest in sports-related head trauma. Some doctors say the main thing we need to do is not let them head the ball or even play soccer till they are 14 yrs old, which I disagree…
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It seems that more frequently I hear from parents convinced their kids are falling behind in soccer by not starting private training by age 7. They started playing rec soccer with their local league or YMCA by age 4 & now, at age 5-7 they must prepare for ‘select/club’ soccer. No, it’s okay! Kids don’t have to play club soccer…
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