5 Reasons to Stop Using Fitness as Punishment
“Losing team has to do ten pushups!” We hear this all the time on the practice field. “Pushups” is often substituted by sprints,...
4 Ways Yelling at Referees is Hurting Our Children
We see and hear it every single weekend on the youth soccer fields: “Come on, ref!” “What are you doing?!” “Are you blind?!” “Call it...
Developing a Scoring Mentality
Have you ever heard a coach, player, or parent after a match say “We dominated possession but just couldn’t score?” Have you ever found...
The Real Reason Kids Burn Out
In case you haven’t heard the statistic, 70% of kids in the US drop out of youth sports by the age of 13. The primary reason for this is...
7 Ways to Spot a Con Artist Coach
Unfortunately, there are many people in the youth soccer world who “steal a living.” They act as coaches or club directors but do nothing...